ABSTRACT

This practical resource is a compendium of authentic and hands-on literacy activities that will engage, challenge, and delight students. Specifically targeting Grade 5, these lessons and strategies enhance literacy instruction and encourage critical thinking.

Aligned with current standards and principles of literacy instruction, the lessons will inspire GenZ and future generations of students by allowing them to explore literacy through graphic design, public speaking, improvisation, smartphones and video, art, music, and more. The original and entertaining activity sheets, graphic organizers, and examples are ready to be used or adapted to a wide variety of stories, novels, and nonfiction. With fully developed lesson plans, the practical resources in this book will motivate students of all backgrounds, including English language learners, gifted and twice exceptional learners, and all students who are comfortable or not yet comfortable in the English classroom.

This book is the second in a set of three literacy titles focused on Grades 4, 5, and 6. Each book contains lessons and units to help develop deeper learning and encourage student creativity.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

The Wardrobe

Characterization

chapter Chapter 2|22 pages

Multi-Tool Metaphors

Plot/Conflict

chapter Chapter 3|10 pages

History Diggers

Non-Fiction Analysis

chapter Chapter 4|8 pages

Origami Fortune Tellers

Nonfiction Summaries

chapter Chapter 5|23 pages

Case Files

Biography and Characterization

chapter Chapter 6|7 pages

Bird's Eye View

Setting

chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

Nonverbal Interpretation Dictionary

Poetry

chapter Chapter 8|31 pages

Smokejumpers

A Full Non-Fiction Unit with Primary Sources

chapter Chapter 9|1 pages

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