Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts

This subject covers the essential skills in reading, writing, and language for 5th grade students as outlined by the Common Core standards.

Reading ComprehensionNarrative WritingVocabulary and Word Study
Analyzing Text StructureOpinion and Persuasive WritingGrammar and Conventions
Reading in Everyday LifeWriting for Real PurposesSpeaking and Listening Skills
Using Context CluesPlanning and Revising Your Writing
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Study Strategies

Planning and Revising Your Writing

Making Your Writing Better

Good writers make a plan and then revise their work. Before you write, jot down your main ideas and the order they should go in. After writing, read your work again to add details, fix mistakes, and make it clearer.

  • Use graphic organizers like story maps or outlines.
  • Read your writing out loud to catch errors or awkward sentences.

Planning and revising help you create your best work!

Examples

  • Using a chart to plan the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

  • Changing sentences to make them more interesting after reading your draft.