Grade 5 Language Arts/Reading is a rigorous course that builds and challenges students' growing language arts and reading skills with more complex texts and writing structures.  Students learn how to create, support, and develop a logical flow of ideas in writing that will convey to readers a main point or message. In addition, concepts of English basics, including phonics, word origins, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar are reviewed. Course topics include:
	
	
		
Prose, Sentences, and Personal Narrative
		
Prose, Nouns, and Story Writing
		
Drama and Verbs
		
Poetry and Pronouns
		
Genres, Adjectives, and Writing to Compare
		
Historic Text, Adverbs, and Essay Writing
		
Scientific Text and Writing a Book Review
		
Technical Text, Capitalization, and Sources
		
Research, Punctuation, and Reports
		
Precise and Effective Writing