Grade 5 ~ Writing – CoolSchool101

Identifying Your Audience & Purpose for Writing

Lesson 1

~ Read this explanation of writing to Adapt to your audience. Page 2.

~ Read about the Purpose for Writing. Read the Details to Consider.

Lesson 2

~ Watch this lesson “Identify the subject and audience of an essay”

~ Read this text explanation of Writing for a specific audience.

Lesson 3

~ Take this online multiple choice quiz on writing for an audience. Lab Activity 4: Audience and Purpose

~ Take this online multiple choice quiz on writing for an audience. Lab Activity 3: Audience and Purpose

Lesson 4

~ Play this online game to practice your understanding of “Author’s Purpose”

~ Take this online quiz.

~ Print these Author’s Purpose Scavenger Hunt worksheets, or to conserve paper, complete the activity in a word processor and save it. Use books, magazines, newspapers from home, or research for examples using the internet. (don’t forget to list your sources!). You may take lesson periods to complete this exercise.

Lesson 5

~ Complete the Author’s Purpose Scavenger Hunt Exercise.

Practice Writing ~ Write poems, stories, and essays based upon personal reflections, observations, and experiences.

Lesson 10

~ Write your very own picture book story! Create a free account on Storybird.com. Login. and choose “write” from the menu at the top. Choose a picture from the display of images and then at the top right corner choose “use this art” button. This is the image that you will use to start creating your story. Try to write a story based upon personal reflections, observations and experiences.

~ Select “Use this art for a: Picture Book“, then begin writing your story. It must be at least 5 pages in length, and you will have this lesson period and the next 2 lessons to create your story. Have fun!

Lesson 11

~ Work on your Picture Book on Storybird.com

Lesson 12

~ Finish your Picture Book on Storybird.com

Lesson 13

~ Write a Draft of a letter to your Grandma, or your Aunt, a friend or someone close to you. Write at least a page full and write about personal things, or experiences that have been happening in your life recently. Don’t forget to use proper punctuation, as many adjectives (describing words) as possible and proper paragraphs for each individual point.

Lesson 14

~ Re-write your letter with all your grammar, spelling and punctuation corrected. Print or write neatly! The person receiving the letter must be able to read it, or what’s the point of writing the letter? Now, address the letter properly, affix proper postage and mail it!

Lesson 15

~ Watch this Video review of how to write Cinquain Poems

~ Write a Cinquain Poem of your own! Think of a subject that is from some of your personal observations of the world around you. Print this Cinquain Poetry blank worksheet to use to write your final copy of your poem!

Lesson 16

~ Watch this video revision on how to write a Haiku Poem.

~ Write a Haiku Poem of your own! Again think of a subject that is from some of your personal observations of the world around you. Print this Haiku blank worksheet to use to write your final copy of your poem!

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~ Watch this video review on how to write a Limerick Poem.

~ Write a Limerick Poem of your own! Again think of personal observations of the world around you, or experiences and go from there. Be creative and funny! Print this Limerick blank worksheet to use to write your final copy of your poem!

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~ Watch this video review of a Shape Poem or Concrete Poem.

~ Write a Shape Poem of your own! Again think of personal observations of the world around you, or experiences and go from there. Be creative and funny!

~ Here are some great examples to help inspire you! ex 1, ex 2, ex 3, ex 4

Lesson 19

~ Watch this Video Review of an Acrostic Poem

~ Write an Acrostic Poem of your own! Again think of personal observations of the world around you, or experiences and go from there. Be creative and funny! You can even do one using your own name.

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~ Watch this video review of a Diamante Poem

~ Write a Diamante Poem of your own! Again think of personal observations of the world around you, or experiences and go from there. Be creative and funny! Don’t forget, you are comparing 2 things! Print this Diamante blank worksheet to use for your final copy of your poem.

Compare & Contrast

Lesson 21

~ Watch this Video Explanation on Compare and Contrast.

Video 2

~ Read these 2 stories about the Ant and The Grasshopper.

~ Print and fill in this Printable Venn Diagram with a comparison between the original version and the modern version of the story.

Lesson 22

~ Print and complete this Compare and Contrast Assignment.

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~ Print and complete this compare and contrast Assignment.

Lesson 24

~ Read about comparing and contrasting 2 things. At the bottom complete the activity of comparing and contrasting a Colonial Trade with a Modern Trade of today. Use a the Venn Diagram for this assignment.

Lesson 25

~ Read these 2 stories The Tortoise and The Hare and complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Original version to the Modern Version.

Respond in writing to literature studied (e.g., critique, journal,etc)

Lesson 26

~ Create your own Cartoon by completing this online activity.

Lesson 27

~ Go to the online Library page and go to the Tumblebook Library. Choose a short book to read. Once you have finished the book, print and complete this worksheet with your responses to what you have just read. You may need to take 2 or 3 lesson periods to complete this assignment depending on how quickly you read your choice book.

Lesson 28

~ Think of one of your favorite books you have read. Print and complete this response worksheet.

Lesson 29

~ Either go to the online library again and choose another short book, or think of one you have read recently, and print and complete this react and respond worksheet. You may need to take 2 or 3 lesson periods to complete this assignment depending on how quickly you read your choice book.

Create a well-developed story or passage summary, as well as personal reflections and imaginative writing samples.

Lesson 30

~ Create your own ADVENTURE story. Play this Story Starter Adventure online activity where you spin a wheel to find out what you will have to write about. Then choose the kind of story you will be writing. Afterwards, write it! Be creative. Don’t forget to organise your thoughts into separate paragraphs. Have an introductory paragraph, one or more main body paragraphs and a fabulous conclusion to your story!

Lesson 31

~ Create your own FANTASY story. Play this Story Starter Adventure online activity where you spin a wheel to find out what you will have to write about. Then choose the kind of story you will be writing. Afterwards, write it! Be creative. Don’t forget to organise your thoughts into separate paragraphs. Have an introductory paragraph, one or more main body paragraphs and a fabulous conclusion to your story!

Lesson 32

~ Create your own SCI-FI story. Play this Story Starter Adventure online activity where you spin a wheel to find out what you will have to write about. Then choose the kind of story you will be writing. Afterwards, write it! Be creative. Don’t forget to organise your thoughts into separate paragraphs. Have an introductory paragraph, one or more main body paragraphs and a fabulous conclusion to your story!

Lesson 33

~ Create your own story. Select the final option SCRAMBLER. Play this Story Starter Adventure online activity where you spin a wheel to find out what you will have to write about. Then choose the kind of story you will be writing. Afterwards, write it! Be creative. Don’t forget to organize your thoughts into separate paragraphs. Have an introductory paragraph, one or more main body paragraphs and a fabulous conclusion to your story!

Lesson 34

~ Complete this online activity. Read the passage and then pick the bes summary for it.

Lesson 35

~ Read a sample Branching story. Then create your own! (You may take 3 lesson periods to create your Branching story.) Use this period to read the sample below. Try all the options in the story.

~ The Town Witch – [sample of a branching story] a story with several possible endings depending on the decisions a reader makes [in the form of an Excel workbook] (The openoffice.org free program listed at the bottom of our home page will open this file. You will be able to use this program in the creation of yours. Download and install it if you do not have a program that will open the above link.)

Lesson 36

~ Work on your Branching Story.

Lesson 37

~ Work on your Branching Story.

Lesson 38

~ Work on your Branching Story.

Persuasive Writing

Lesson 39

~ Watch this review video on Persuasive Writing.

~ Read about Persuasive Writing. Examine the examples, then create your own ad for a made-up product, to go in your local newspaper. Create it in the Open office Draw program and then print it, or draw it by hand. Remember it has to be eye catching and persuade people who see it to want to buy your product!

Lesson 40

~ Print and complete this persuasive writing task.

Lesson 41

~ Think of something that you would want to persuade people to buy, or use, then print and complete this persuasive writing worksheet.

Expository Writing

Lesson 42

~ Watch this review video on Expository Writing.

~ Print or read these Expository Writing prompts and choose one to write about today. 3-5 paragraphs with an introduction and a conclusion. Take 2 lesson periods if necessary to complete this writing exercise.

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**Congratulations! You have finished for this year!**