5th grade Instructional Guide

Canyons School District

Instructional Supports Department

including text cohesion, sentence structure, and phrasing.

experiences and events precisely.

e. Use appropriate

conventions when writing including text cohesion, sentence structure, and phrasing.

Standard 5.W.4: Conduct short research projects to craft an argument or answer a question. a. Gather, summarize, and paraphrase information and provide a list of relevant sources. b. Elaborate to demonstrate understanding of the topic under investigation. c. Interact and collaborate with others throughout the writing process. Standard 5.W.5: Fluently write in cursive and manuscript.

There are opportunities within the curriculum to conduct a research project. This standard can also be taught cross-curricular with science or social studies. Teams decide which marking period to have this standard mastered.

Ongoing instruction embedded into writing and phonics instruction.