Assessments for Language 5^th Grade

 Ongoing

 First Nine Weeks (14 grades)

1.    Forms of nouns (identify nouns, possessive, plural, compound words)

2. Abbreviations (capitalization, punctuation, spelling)
3. End marks
4. Sentences (run-on, fragments)
5. Titles of works (capitalization, underline, etc.)
6. Quotation marks (using commas, capitalization)

The following need to be introduced, but will not be assessed until later:  subject/verb agreement, letter writing, verbs, capitalization, adjectives (descriptive adjectives), correct errors in sentence structure

Second Nine Weeks (12 grades)

1. Letter writing (parts of a letter, capitalization, punctuation)
2. Verbs (identify, helping verbs, linking, contractions, tenses)
3. Subject/Verb agreement
4. Adjectives (identify, comparing, more/most, good/bad, articles, demonstrative)
5. Capitalization (proper noun, proper adj, first word, etc.)

The following need to be introduced, but will not be assessed until later:  commas, figurative language, pronouns, adverbs, commas, and negatives

Third Nine Weeks (14 grades)

1. Figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification)

3. Pronouns (identify, I/me, us/we, possessives, contractions)
4. Adverbs (identify, comparing)
5. Commas (in a series, set off appositives, in direct address)
6. Colons
7. Negatives

The following need to be introduced, but will not be assessed until later:  interjections, conjunctions, cursive writing, and word processing skills

Fourth Nine Weeks (16 grades)

1. Conjunctions
2. Interjections
3. Write legibly in cursive (rubric)
4. Use computer for expression (Using a word processor)
5. Organize and present in visual, oral, and print form (science fair project)
6. Identify parts of speech
7. Correct errors in sentence structure

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