Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...
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5 th Grade<br />
Intermediate Stage of Reading:<br />
Intermediate readers are able to identify the print forms of almost every word that is in their speaking and<br />
listening vocabulary. They have become fluent silent readers. Their individual interests are important<br />
determiners of appropriate books. Some students prefer fiction while others prefer nonfiction. Most<br />
students are willing to tackle books that challenge their reading abilities if the topic is one of great<br />
interest. The focus of instruction for these children is expansion of vocabulary, or critical thinking skills,<br />
and of strategies for getting meaning from complex text.<br />
Appropriate books for students in this stage contain more difficult vocabulary and concepts, include<br />
chapters that are often complete in themselves, and feature characters and situations of interest to upper<br />
elementary students.<br />
Stages of Writing:<br />
Refer to ASPIRE (appendix B).<br />
Genre – more sophisticated fantastic stories, fables, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction.<br />
Suggested Authors:<br />
Avi<br />
Natalie Babbitt<br />
John Christopher<br />
Eion Colfer<br />
Sharon Creech<br />
Christopher Paul Curtis<br />
Paul Fleishman<br />
Jack Gantos<br />
Jean Craighead George<br />
Virginia Hamilton<br />
Brian Jaques<br />
Julius Lester<br />
Scott O’Dell<br />
Linda Sue Park<br />
Gary Paulsen<br />
Carolyn Reeder<br />
Jerry Spinelli<br />
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