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Fifth grade language arts

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Sentence types Adjectives and adverbs Greek and Latin roots
1 A.1 Is the sentence declarative, W.1 Choose between adjectives and UU.1 Match words with Greek and Latin
interrogative, imperative, or adverbs roots to their meanings
exclamatory?
W.2 Is the word an adjective or adverb? UU.2 Sort words by shared Greek or
2 Latin roots

Sentence creation Adjectives that compare

3 B.1 Order the words to create a sentence
B.2 Create a sentence based on the
model
4 of Greek and Latin roots
Subject and predicate
C.1 Identify the complete subject or
5 complete predicate of a sentence
C.2 Identify the simple subject or
predicate of a sentence
6 Z.1 Identify prepositions
Sentences, fragments, and
run-ons
7 D.1 Is it a complete sentence or a
fragment?
D.2 Is it a complete sentence or a run-
8 on?
D.3 Is it a complete sentence, a
fragment, or a run-on?
9 AA.2 Contractions with "not"
Simple, compound, and
complex sentences
10
E.1 Is the sentence simple or compound?
E.2 Create compound sentences
11 E.3 Identify dependent and independent
clauses
E.4 Is the sentence simple, compound, or
complex?
12
Nouns
F.1 Identify nouns with abstract nouns
F.2 Identify common and proper nouns
Regular plural nouns
G.1 Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe,
o, and y
G.2 Form and use plurals of nouns ending
in f, fe, o, and y
G.3 Form plurals: review
G.4 Form and use plurals: review
Possessive nouns
H.1 Identify plurals, singular possessives,
and plural possessives
H.2 Form the singular or plural
possessive
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X.1 Use adjectives to compare
X.2 Spell adjectives that compare
X.3 Use adjectives with more and most
Adverbs that compare
Y.1 Use adverbs to compare
Prepositions
Z.2 Identify prepositions and their
objects
Z.3 Identify prepositional phrases
Z.4 Prepositions: review
Contractions
AA.1 Pronoun-verb contractions
Coordinating conjunctions
BB.1 Identify coordinating conjunctions
BB.2 Use coordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
CC.1 Identify subordinating conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions
DD.1 Use the correct pair of correlative
conjunctions
DD.2 Fill in the missing correlative
conjunction
Commas
EE.1 Commas with a series
EE.2 Commas with dates and places
EE.3 Commas with direct addresses,
introductory words, and
interjections
EE.4 Commas with compound and
complex sentences
EE.5 Commas: review
Capitalization
UU.3 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues
to the meanings of words
UU.4 Use the meanings of words as clues
to the meanings of Greek and Latin
roots
UU.5 Use words as clues to the meanings
UU.6 Determine the meanings of Greek
and Latin roots
UU.7 Determine the meanings of words
with Greek and Latin roots
Context clues
VV.1 Find words using context
VV.2 Determine the meaning of words
using synonyms in context
VV.3 Use context to identify the meaning
of a word
VV.4 Determine the meaning of domain-
specific words with pictures
Alphabetical order
WW.1 Order alphabetically based on the
first two letters
WW.2 Order alphabetically based on the
first three letters
WW.3 Order alphabetically: challenge
Dictionary skills
XX.1 Use guide words
XX.2 Use dictionary entries
XX.3 Use dictionary definitions
Thesaurus skills
YY.1 Use thesaurus entries
Main idea
ZZ.1 Organize information by main idea
ZZ.2 Determine the main idea
Opinions
AAA.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
AAA.2 Identify an author's statement of
opinion
Reasons and support
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H.3 Identify and correct errors with plural
and possessive nouns
Subject-verb agreement
I.1 Use the correct subject or verb
I.2 Use the correct subject or verb with
compound subjects
Simple verb tense review
J.1 Is the sentence in the past, present,
or future tense?
J.2 Form and use the regular past tense
J.3 Form and use the irregular past tense
J.4 Form and use the simple past,
present, and future tense
Inappropriate shifts in verb
tense
K.1 Correct inappropriate shifts in verb
tense
Helping verbs
L.1 Identify main verbs and helping verbs
Progressive verb tenses
M.1 Use the progressive verb tenses
M.2 Form the progressive verb tenses
Perfect verb tenses
N.1 Use the perfect verb tenses
N.2 Form the perfect verb tenses
N.3 Choose between the past tense and
past participle
Modal auxiliaries
O.1 What does the modal verb show?
O.2 Use the correct modal verb
Personal pronouns
P.1 Identify pronouns
P.2 Choose between subject and object
pronouns
P.3 Replace the noun with a pronoun
P.4 Compound subjects and objects with
"I" and "me"
P.5 Compound subjects and objects with
pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Q.1 Use possessive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
R.1 Choose between personal and
reflexive pronouns
R.2 Use reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
S.1 Identify relative pronouns
S.2 Use relative pronouns: who and
whom
S.3 Use relative pronouns: who, whom,
whose, which, and that
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FF.1 Correct capitalization errors
Addresses
GG.1 Formatting street addresses
Titles
HH.1 Capitalizing titles
HH.2 Formatting titles
HH.3 Formatting and capitalizing titles
Quotations and dialogue
II.1 Punctuating dialogue
Usage errors
JJ.1 Correct errors with signs
Frequently confused words
KK.1 Use the correct frequently confused
word
KK.2 Correct errors with frequently
confused words
Homophones
LL.1 Homophones with pictures
LL.2 Use the correct homophone
Multiple-meaning words
MM.1 Multiple-meaning words with
pictures
MM.2 Which sentence matches the
definition?
MM.3 Which definition matches the
sentence?
Synonyms
NN.1 Choose the synonym
NN.2 Find synonyms in context
Antonyms
OO.1 Choose the antonym
OO.2 Find antonyms in context
Shades of meaning
PP.1 Describe the difference between
related words
PP.2 Positive and negative connotation
Related words
QQ.1 Order items from most general to
most specific
QQ.2 Select the members of a group
QQ.3 Select the words that don't belong
Analogies
RR.1 Analogies
Word patterns
SS.1 Word pattern analogies
SS.2 Word pattern sentences
BBB.1 Choose reasons to support an
opinion
BBB.2 Identify supporting details in
literary texts
BBB.3 Identify supporting details in
informational texts
Author's purpose and tone
CCC.1 Identify the purpose of a text
CCC.2 Which sentence is more formal?
Compare and contrast texts
DDD.1 Compare information from two
texts
Logical transitions
EEE.1 Choose the best transition
Sequence
FFF.1 Put the sentences in order
Text structure
GGG.1 Compare and contrast in
informational texts
GGG.2 Match problems with their
solutions
GGG.3 Match causes with their effects
GGG.4 Determine the order of events in
informational texts
GGG.5 Identify text structures
Short stories
HHH.1 Identify story elements
HHH.2 Analyze short stories
Visual elements
III.1 Compare mythological illustrations
III.2 Read graphic organizers
Describing characters
JJJ.1 Use actions and dialogue to
understand characters
JJJ.2 Show character emotions and traits
JJJ.3 Compare and contrast characters
Point of view
KKK.1 Identify the narrative point of
view
Sensory details
LLL.1 Sort sensory details
LLL.2 Identify sensory details
Figurative language
MMM.1 Determine the meaning of idioms
from context: set 1
MMM.2 Identify the meaning of idioms
and adages: set 1
MMM.3 Determine the meaning of idioms
from context: set 2
MMM.4 Identify the meaning of idioms
and adages: set 2
MMM.5 Similes and metaphors with
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MMM.5 Similes and metaphors with
pictures
Relative adverbs Prefixes and suffixes
MMM.6 Determine the meanings of
TT.1 Words with pre- similes and metaphors
T.1 Use relative adverbs
TT.2 Words with re- MMM.7 Identify similes and metaphors
TT.3 Words with sub- MMM.8 Interpret the meaning of an
Adjectives allusion from its source
TT.4 Words with mis-
U.1 Identify adjectives MMM.9 Analyze the effects of figures of
TT.5 Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and
speech on meaning and tone
U.2 Order adjectives non-
TT.6 Words with -ful

Adverbs TT.7 Words with -less Poetry

TT.8 Words with -able and -ible NNN.1 Label the rhyme scheme
V.1 Identify adverbs
TT.9 Sort words with shared prefixes and NNN.2 Identify elements of poetry
suffixes by meaning
TT.10 Sort words with shared suffixes by
part of speech

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