What we do:

• Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
• Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

How we do it:

• Writers’ Workshop
• Readers’ Workshop and independent reading
• As-needed grammar lessons
• Multimedia projects and presentations
• Individual reflection, research, and writing, including journals
• Collaborative projects and activities
• Multi-paragraph writing projects
• Quizzes and tests