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Tennessee English Language Arts Standards
2009-2010 Implementation
Internet Resources
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11
Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns), verbs (e.g., action/linking, regular/irregular, be/have, verb phrases, agreement with subject in person and number), pronouns (e.g., agreement with antecedent, reflexive, possessive, correct pronoun case), adjectives (e.g., common/proper, predicate adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, proper comparative forms), adverbs (e.g., proper comparative forms, adverbs of degree {too, very}), conjunctions (e.g., coordinating), interjections, and prepositions (place prepositional phrases in correct location within the sentence).
0501.1.1
  1. Abstract or Concrete - [this link opens in a new window] identify the types of nouns in this quiz
  2. Fish Tanks - [this link opens in a new window] Fill a tank with tropical fish using prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
  3. Gorilla Grammar - [this link opens in a new window] identify Parts of Speech- Beginner (nouns and verbs) Advanced ( all parts of speech)
  4. Noun Explorer - move through the cave by selecting the correct spelling, or correct abbreviation
  5. Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button. The quiz is at the bottom of this page.
  6. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; Holiday Plans, Pick-and-Pet Farm, Memo to Staff Members, Movie Hits and Misses, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  7. Adjectives/Adverbs - change adjectives into adverbs in this quiz
  8. Irregular verbs - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
  9. Pronoun Case - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
  10. Subject-verb Agreement - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
  11. Be - verb usage quiz
  12. Grammar Blast - [this link opens in a new window] various graded grammar skills activities [choose 5th]
  13. Irregular Verbs - Jeopardy type game for two players
  14. Linking Verbs - identify types of verbs in this quiz
  15. Parts of Speech - identify the part of speech that will complete the sentence
  16. Parts of Speech - Identify word's part of speech. Part 2 | Part 3
  17. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; Luke's Music Talk, Hillary's Hilarious Comedy Hour, Memo to Stump Humphrey Staff, Evening Weather Report, Olivia and Tutu, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  18. Practicing past, present & future tenses - Tense Activity 1 | Tense Activity 2 | Tense Activity 3
  19. To Be - present and past tense quiz
  20. Verb Phrases - [this link opens in a new window] find the complete verb phrase
  21. Verb Tenses - identify correct usage of verbs
  22. Conjunctions - click on the buttons to find the correct answer
  23. Conjunctions - click on the buttons to find the correct answer
  24. Conjunctions Quiz I - click the answer buttons to see the answers
  25. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
  26. Conjunction-itis Popup - [this link opens in a new window] find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one
  27. Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
  28. Adjective - Select the correct form of the adjective
  29. Adjective - comparative forms; lesson and quiz
  30. Adjective Review Game - Find the adjective or predicate adjective in each sentence
  31. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
  32. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
  33. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; Snail Race Sportscast, Ad for G. O. Travel Olympic Replay, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  34. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; The Late, Late Show, Olympic Replay, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  35. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; The Morning News, Oh Brother, Movie Hits and Misses, or any one of the mixed pronoun practice exercises.

  36. Using Irregular Adjectives - Select the correct word or phrase from the choices provided.

Recognize usage errors (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: {to/to/two, their/there/they’re, its/it’s, sit/set, lie/lay, affect/effect, sit/set, lie/lay, may/can, leave/let, teach/learn}).
0501.1.2
  1. Affect and Effect - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  2. Can or May - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  3. Commonly Confused Words - seven words (two pairs and a triplet) to review
    1. Quiz on Commonly Confused Words - take this quiz after reviewing the words above
  4. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
  5. Confusing Words I - instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions [answers are below the ten questions] [accept/except, ad/add, allowed/aloud, choose/chose]
  6. Confusing Words II - instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions [answers are below the ten questions] [advise/advice, a lot/allot, beside/besides, quiet/quite, passed/past]
  7. Double Negatives - a quiz
  8. How Does the Effect Affect You? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  9. Is It Farther or Further? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  10. Lay or Lie - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  11. Leave and Let - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  12. Lie and Lay - Whatever - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  13. Sit or Set - Does it Matter? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  14. Sit or Set? . . . Lie or Lay? - a University of West Florida Writing Lab activity This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  15. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
  16. Review of Grade 4 words
    1. There there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
    2. They're/their/there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer (a different quiz)
    3. To / Two / Too - [this link opens in a new window] Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a Quia quiz)
    4. To / Two / Too - (2) [this link opens in a new window] Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. [one question per page]
    5. To, too and two - After clicking "Score and Show Answer(s)", click the "Try another set" button at the bottom to get a new set of questions.
    6. Two, Too, and To - Who Knew? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  17. Words Commonly Confused - links to eighty different activities
Recognize and appreciate cultural and regional differences signaled by word usage and vocabulary.
0501.1.3
 
Capitalize correctly sentence beginnings, proper nouns and adjectives, titles, abbreviations, quotations, parts of friendly letters and business letters.
0501.1.4
  1. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter - lesson plan; read the correspondence of the famous, the infamous and the ordinary, some of whom lived through extraordinary times.Use these fascinating letters as a starting point for discussion of and practice in the conventions and purposes of letter writing.
Use correct end of sentence punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).
0501.1.5
  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; Mindy's Minute Mysteries!, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning and function of certain marks of punctuation, including colons (between the hour and minute and after the greeting of
a business letter), semi-colons, apostrophes, quotation marks, and commas used in these ways: direct address, items in a series, following introductory words, in dates and addresses, quotations, parts of a letter, and before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences..
0501.1.6
  1. PowerProofreading - Edit sentences with grammatical mistakes
  2. Proofreading Makes Perfect - Correct these sentences by typing in correct grammar.
  3. Commas in Quotations - Read the directions and take the online quiz
  4. Comma Practice - Select sentence with correctly used commas
  5. Quotation marks and commas - Online Quiz
Demonstrate the correct use of quotation marks in conversation, including their use with capitalization, end marks, and explanatory material.
0501.1.7
  1. Al Capone Does My Shirts - on page three of this PDF document is an exercise using this skill.
  2. Quotation Marks - Lesson plan using comics in the newspaper.
Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.
0501.1.8
 
Form and spell correctly contractions, plurals, and possessives.
0501.1.9
 
Abbreviate words correctly.
0501.1.10
 
Write legibly in manuscript and cursive.
0501.1.11
 
Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement in simple and compound sentences, correct syntax, correct placement of modifiers).
0501.12
  1. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 1 - choose the correct verb so that subject and verb agree
  2. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 2 - take this quiz after mastering the quiz questions and their rules in the assignment above
  3. Let's see whether you understand subject-verb agreement. - Read each sentence, enter your response in the space provided, and then press "Submit" to check your answer.
  4. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercises - a worksheet to print
  5. Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (2) - After each sentence select the verb form that will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of arriving at the correct choice for that sentence.
  6. Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (3) - Select the appropriate verbs from the drop-down menus to complete each sentence correctly. There are thirty-three "opportunities for error" in these paragraphs.
  7. Subject-Verb Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar
  8. Subject/Verb Agreement - click the answer buttons to see the answers
  9. Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - select the correct verb form to agree with the subject
  10. Is this sentence correct? - decide if a sentence is correct or not
Recognize incomplete sentences and run-on sentences and edit appropriately.
0501.1.13
  1. A sample of a good 239-word sentence - It's not the kind of thing you'd want to read very often, but it does work. Remember, this is not a run-on sentence.
  2. Avoiding Comma Splices - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
  3. Avoiding Comma Splices II - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
  4. Conjunctions - Click on the buttons to find the correct answer
  5. Conjunctions Quiz I - Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
  6. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
  7. Conjunction-itis Popup - [this link opens in a new window] Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one!
  8. Fragments and Run-On's - After each sentence, select the option which best describes that sentence.
  9. Repairing Run-On Sentences - After each run-on sentence below select the remedy that would best repair that sentence.
  10. Run on's and Comma Splices - Look at the passage and decide whether the sentence is correct or whether it is a run-on.
Eliminate reliance on simple sentences by combining independent classes, by creating compound subjects and/or predicates, by using introductory phrases or clauses, or by appropriate use of a semi-colon.
0501.1.14
  1. Sentence Sort - Help the fox get across the park by selecting what type of sentence is shown.
  2. Sentence Speedway - Students identify sentence parts as phrase, dependent clause or independent clause.
  3. Subject Verb Mix-Up - Build a sentence by selecting a subject, verb, and a sentence ending that makes sense.
Define and recognize word synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.
0501.1.15
 
Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference sources) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
0501.1.16
 

State Performance Indicators
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8

Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns, nouns as objects), pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object), verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses), adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative forms, predicate adjectives), and adverbs (i.e., comparative forms, negatives) within context.
SPI 0501.1.1
  1. Irregular verbs - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
  2. Pronoun Agreements - 5 interactive varied leveled quizzes
  3. Pronoun Case - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
  4. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; Memo to Staff Members, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) within context.
SPI 0501.1.2
  1. Subject-verb Agreement - 6 exercises in the practice of this skill, interactive with handouts.
Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative forms, predicate adjectives) and adverbs (i.e., comparative forms, negatives) within context.
SPI 0501.1.3
 
Recognize usage errors occurring within context (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: {to/too/two, their/there/they’re, lie/lay, sit/set, leave/let, learn/teach}).
SPI 0501.1.4
  1. Affect and Effect - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  2. Can or May - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  3. Commonly Confused Words - seven words (two pairs and a triplet) to review
    1. Quiz on Commonly Confused Words - take this quiz after reviewing the words above
  4. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
  5. Confusing Words I - instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions [answers are below the ten questions] [accept/except, ad/add, allowed/aloud, choose/chose]
  6. Confusing Words II - instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions [answers are below the ten questions] [advise/advice, a lot/allot, beside/besides, quiet/quite, passed/past]
  7. Double Negatives - a quiz
  8. How Does the Effect Affect You? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  9. Is It Farther or Further? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  10. Lay or Lie - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  11. Leave and Let - explanation and five sample questions, grade available
  12. Lie and Lay - Whatever - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  13. Sit or Set - Does it Matter? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  14. Sit or Set? . . . Lie or Lay? - a University of West Florida Writing Lab activity This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  15. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
  16. Review of Grade 4 words
    1. There there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
    2. They're/their/there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer (a different quiz)
    3. To / Two / Too - [this link opens in a new window] Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a Quia quiz)
    4. To / Two / Too - (2) [this link opens in a new window] Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. [one question per page]
    5. To, too and two - After clicking "Score and Show Answer(s)", click the "Try another set" button at the bottom to get a new set of questions.
    6. Two, Too, and To - Who Knew? - lesson followed by questions to answer on paper
  17. Words Commonly Confused - links to eighty different activities
Identify sentences with correct use of commas (i.e., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters, compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, and introductory words) and of colons within context.
SPI 0501.1.5
  1. Comma practice - 5 interactive quizzes of varied levels
  2. Dear Mr. Henshaw - [this link opens in a new window] parts of a friendly Letter (a Quia quiz)
  3. Interactive exercises on using commas - Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5
  4. Power Proofreading - Choose 5th grade then select; The Tanaka Twins, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  5. Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.
  6. Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
  7. Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks! - in each blank space in the paragraphs below, provide a comma where it is appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where a comma is not necessary.
Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations.
SPI 0501.1.6
  1. PowerProofreading - Edit sentences with grammatical mistakes
  2. Proofreading Makes Perfect - Correct these sentences by typing in correct grammar.
  3. Commas in Quotations - Read the directions and take the online quiz
  4. Comma Practice - Select sentence with correctly used commas
  5. Quotation marks and commas - Online Quiz
Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context, including the correct spelling of plurals and possessives.
SPI 0501.1.7
  • Online Spelling Quizzes - numerous quizzes in TCAP format
  • Spellaroo- click on the misspelled word in the sentences
  • Spell It! [Caution: This site uses a really irritating animated mouse pointer] from the list of available words this site randomly removes letters from them for students to replace (5th grade list available)
Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining
techniques (i.e., comma+ coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory
phrases and/or clauses).
SPI 0501.1.8
  1. Combining Sentences - interactive quiz
  2. Combining Sentences - level 2 interactive quiz
  3. Combining Sentences with Appositives -Combine the sentences in each numbered item by changing the information in the second sentence to an appositive or an appositive phrase and adding it to the first sentence.
Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e.,
conjunctions, semicolons, periods to join or separate elements) within context.
SPI 0501.1.9
  1. Avoiding Run-on Sentences - online quiz
  2. Finding Fragments in Short Passages - click on the sentence fragment with your mouse. At the bottom of the page, click on next quiz for more practice.omma
  3. Repairing Run-on Sentences - interactive online quiz
  4. Run-on Sentence Practice - interactive online quiz
Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.
SPI 0501.1.10
  1. Sentence Fragments - Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment
  2. Revising Sentence Fragments - Rewrite each sentence fragment, adding a subject or a predicate or both to form a complete sentence.
  3. Sentence Fragment Practice - Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment
  4. Sentence Fragment Practice - Set 2 - Of the three sentences in each group, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment
  5. Find the Fragment - self checking
Determine word meanings within context.
SPI 0501.1.11
 
Recognize root words, prefixes, and syllabication as aids in determining meaning within context.
SPI 0501.1.12

 

Select appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context.
SPI 0501.1.13
 
Identify compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.
SPI 0501.1.14
  1. Contractions - Practicing Contractions With Trinh and Tai - Matching | Concentration
  2. Contractions - type the contraction for each word in the blank provided
  3. Contractions and Negatives - read the lesson then take the quiz
  4. Contractions Crossword Puzzle - (interactive) Write the two words that make the contraction for each clue.
  5. Contractions Crossword Puzzle - (printable) Write the two words that make the contraction for each clue.
  6. Contractions Practice 1 - to Be (Verb) - type the correct contraction for each pair of words
  7. Contractions Practice 2 - type the correct contraction for each pair of words
  8. Contractions quiz - match ten word pairs and their contractions [concentration style game]
  9. Contractions Quizzes from Quia - Matching | Flashcards | Concentration
  10. Contractions: Redeeming the Time - five weeks of activities
  11. Type the contraction - type contraction form of words
Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
SPI 0501.1.15
 
Determine the correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words within context.
SPI 0501.1.16
 
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Communication
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8
Listening
Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and paraphrasing what is said.
0501.2.1
  1. America on the Move - Story Kit - conduct oral history interviews to construct a family immigration or migration story. The kit contains step-by-step instructions, sample interview questions, and research guidance
Use established rules for polite conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, face the speaker, listen attentively, provide appropriate feedback, take turns, raise hands).
0501.2.2
  1. George Washington's Rules of Civility - George Washington, sometime before the age of 16, transcribed Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation.
  2. How Polite Are You? - situational questions for whole class or group discussions.
  3. Tips for Social Etiquette Conversation - short article with tips.

  4. Teaching the Art of Polite Conversation - article with tips and ideas

Give multi-step directions (e.g., tell someone how to make a simple recipe).
0501.2.3
  1. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - lesson plan; learn how to play Mankala, then write directions to teach others
  2. Tinker Toys Project -lesson plan; After creating a 3D object, the group works together to write the directions
  3. Which Direction Should I go? - lesson plan ; practice using directions in their community and on maps, and conclude by creating a treasure hunt for other students to take.
Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and group members.
0501.2.4
  1. Koko's Kitten - Lesson plan - read a story and formulate a list of related questions to be answered through Internet research
  2. Questioning: A Comprehension Strategy for Small-Group Guided Reading - how to compose question webs by thinking aloud while reading. Students observe how to gather information about the topic and add it to question webs in the form of answers or additional questions
Identify the targeted audience and purpose for a speech.
0501.2.5
 
Construct a summary of a speech.
0501.2.6
 
Speaking
Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatization, oral presentations, and personal experiences).
0501.2.7
  1. Poetry Presentation Rubric - Use this rubric for oral presentations
  2. J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter celebrate birthdays - participate in a debate and decide whether the books should be banned from the public library.
Use different voice levels and speech patterns in formal and informal
situations.
0501.2.8
  1. Vote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches - teaches students the characteristics of effective persuasive speech writing and oral argument.
Participate in recitations of assigned/self-selected passages.
0501.2.9
  1. Poetry Recitation Lesson: Field Participation - lesson plan; choose and memorize a poem of at least 16 lines, practice expression with warm-up activites, evaluate other recitations for practice and
    peer evaluation.
  2. The Reading Performance: Understanding Fluency Through Oral Interpretation - lesson plan examines how the oral reading of poetry may be useful in supporting fluency
Create and deliver an oral presentation using visual aids or props.
0501.2.10
  1. Using Visual Aids Effectively - article with tips
  2. Oral Presentations - Strategies for success
  3. Preparing visual aids - make it easier for the audience to understand your presentation and the points you wish to make.
  4. Oral Presentation Rubric - use this to evalutate yourself
  5. Making an Oral Presentation - scroll to the middle of the page for this article.
  6. Oral Presentation Skills - covers three main aspects of making a presentation:
Recognize common organizational structures of speeches (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect).
0501.2.11
 
Formulate the criteria needed in selecting a good group leader (e.g., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task ).
0501.2.12
 

State Performance Indicators
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |

Identify the audience for a given speech.
SPI 0501.2.1
Identify the criteria necessary for a good group leader appropriate to a particular task (i.e., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task).
SPI 0501.2.2
Choose the best summary of a speech.
SPI 0501.2.3
Organize ideas in the most effective order for an oral presentation.
SPI 0501.2.4
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Writing
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.14
Determine an audience and purpose for writing.
0501.3.1
  1. When you start to write - strategies for planning
  2. Thought Starters (Asking the Right Questions) - strategies for writing
Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, describe, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, respond to literature, acquire knowledge (e.g., clarify thinking, take notes, synthesize information, enhance communication).
0501.3.2
 
Practice writing to narrative and descriptive prompts within a specified time.
0501.3.3
  1. Scrambled Stories - students select one of six stories, select from a list of words, and then see the story that they scrambled
  2. Scrambled Stories Teacher's Guide - suggestions on how to use the stories in grades K-6
  3. Who Could it Be? - lesson plan; practice with identifying and writing specific points of view, sometimes called voice.
Write poems, stories, and essays based upon personal reflections, observations, and experiences.
0501.3.4
 
Compare and contrast two persons, places, things, or ideas.
0501.3.5
  1. Compare and Contrast - Students select two works of art from a list of 26, and then write their own short essay comparing the works of art. [The interactive part of this site was not working on 4/8/07]
Make written responses to literature studied (e.g., critique, journal, group project).
0501.3.6
  1. Literary Response Template - PDF template to help students create a response to literature.
  2. Response to Literary Rubric - use this to rate writing.
Create a well-developed story or passage summary, as well as personal reflections and imaginative writing samples.
0501.3.7
  1. Make a Long Story Short - Summarize passage with correct choice. online quiz
  2. Tales of the Talking Toothbrush - lesson plan; Imagine its problems, feelings, and secret desires. Then do one of these activities
  3. Magic Mirror - creative lesson plan; "SEE" a story that explains something about your life and times.
Compose clear, coherent, well-organized multi-paragraphed works.
0501.3.8
  1. Make Kids' Writing Shine: Using Beginnings and Endings to Teach Craft - strategies for writing.
  2. Want to write narrative? Think in movie mode - Try these techniques to better prepare your approach to narrative writing
  3. Writing Tips - assess your writing with this helpful chart.
Explore writing in the expository mode.
0501.3.9
  1. An Overview of the Expository Mode - overview, diagrams, examples and more
  2. The Expository Mode -explanation, forms and guidelines.
  3. Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters - lesson plan; explore the nature and structure of expository texts focusing on cause and effect.
Recognize and use all steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofing, publishing.
0501.3.10
  1. Introduction to Prewriting - ideas to help with prewriting
  2. Instructional Philosophy and Teaching Suggestions for Writing - Students learn to write by exercising all the options available to real-world authors, including daily time for writing, conferences with teachers and peers, pacing set by each individual writer, and opportunities to publish their writing.
  3. The Writing Process - each step of the writing process can move you forward to completing a piece of writing or backward in terms of rethinking, reshaping, and revising that piece of writing.
  4. Writer Writer! - After researching fables, students will select a moral and write an original fable to teach that moral
  5. Learn how to write a sentence and paragraph - easy explanation to help students write.
  6. Paragraph Punch - Click on the Demo button for interactive exercises that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
  7. How to Write a Paragraph Using the Writing Cycle - easy suggestions to follow to develop a paragraph.
  8. Paragraph writing exercise - interactive online exercise
  9. Techniques for Writing: Writing Topic Sentences for Paragraphs - lesson and practice.
  10. Writing Effective Paragraphs - on-line interactive exercise
Construct an outline with main ideas and supporting details.
0501.3.11
  1. Making an Outline - lesson and practice; Supply a missing piece of information in an outline.
Select and refine a topic.
0501.3.12
  1. Information Elimination [this link opens on a new page] Students model, instruct, and practice narrowing a topic for expository writing. (Author - Julie Thompson)
  2. Ways to Narrow Down a Topic - suggestions for narrowing a topic.
Compose clear, coherent, well-organized multi-paragraphed works.
0501.3.13
 
Develop a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
0501.3.14
 
Demonstrate syntactic variety.
0501.3.15
  1. Combining Sentences - interactive quiz
  2. Combining Sentences - level 2 interactive quiz
  3. Combining Sentences with Appositives -Combine the sentences in each numbered item by changing the information in the second sentence to an appositive or an appositive phrase and adding it to the first sentence.
Use precise language, including vivid words and figurative language.
0502.3.16
 
Use appropriate time-order or transitional words and phrases.
0501.3.17
  1. Build A Story - Select the appropriate phrases to create a story.
  2. Gap fill Exercise - Fill in blanks in paragraph with a transitional word
  3. Making Connections - Lesson plan; connect ideas in expository writing with effective transitions. teacher materials incluced.
  4. Sentence Variety - list of words to use for transition
  5. Transitional words - list of words that will pull sentences and paragraphs together.
  6. Transitional words - words to help your sentences pull together.
Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, title).
0501.3.18
  1. Formatting for a Report or Letter - directions given on how to format hand written work.
  2. Essay formatting - options for formatting a paper.
  3. MLA Page Format - simple explanation with illustrations
Revise to clarify thought, to refine ideas, and to distinguish between important and unimportant information.
0501.3.19
  1. Essay Map - interactive writing tool
Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process.
0501.3.20
  1. Interactive Plot Creator - Scroll to the middle of the page. Press the buttons for a setting, a character and a conflict, then write using this interactive writing prompt.
Demonstrate confidence and competence in using the Tennessee Writing Assessment rubric while evaluating one’s own writing and the writing of others.
0501.3.21
  1. Scoring Process Rubric - from the Dept of Education of TN.
  2. Grade 5: Sample Prompts and Anchor Papers - from Dept of Education of TN
  3. Tips on Creating a Productive Peer Response Experience for Students - how students should evaluate other's papers
  4. Self evaluation help - Questions to ask oneself when evaluating your own paper.
Use technology to publish and present.
0501.3.22
 
Identify and explore opportunities for publication (e.g., local/national contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals, school displays).
0501.3.23
 

State Performance Indicators
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 |

Identify the audience for which a text is written.
SPI 0501.3.1
  1. Who's the Audience? - lesson plan; look through the magazines to determine the audience for each
  2. Audience - lesson and practice
  3. Identify your Audience - online quiz
Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to report).
SPI 0501.3.2
  1. Audience and Purpose - links to numerous lessons and activities.
  2. Author's Purpose - matching game
  3. Author's Point of View - on-line version of a slide show - [Grades 3-5]
  4. Author's Purpose - lesson and practice
  5. Author's Purpose - lesson and practice
  6. Author's Purpose Quizzes - Quiz One | Quiz Two
  7. Different Text Types - learn about the different text types (persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive) with this game
  8. Different Types of Text - understand the purpose of different text types - quizzes
  9. Evaluate Author's Purpose - read story and print out answer sheet for completion
  10. Game - Author's Purpose - matching game
  11. Worksheets for Author's Intent - [scroll past the membership information] Four activities you might want to do as a class to practice Author's Purpose.
Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.
SPI 0501.3.3
  1. Supporting sentences - lesson and practice
Identify the sentence irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.
SPI 0501.3.4
 
Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well-developed paragraph.
SPI 0501.3.5
 
Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.
SPI 0501.3.6
  1. Put sentences in correct sequence for a paragraph- online quiz
  2. Chronological Order - interactive site using nonfiction selection.
  3. Order of Events Worksheets - [scroll past their membership information] fiction and non-fiction selections.
  4. Sequencing for fun - many activities from which to choose
Select details that support a topic sentence.
SPI 0501.3.7
  1. Supporting Details - lesson and practice
  2. Supporting sentences - lesson
  3. Graphic Organizer Template - print this for class use in practicing supporting details
  4. Take Notes - students evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story
Incorporate vivid and active words into a writing sample.
SPI 0501.3.8
  1. Using Vivid Adjectives - explore vivid adjectives in a variety of activities including thesaurus use and story development software
  2. Vivid Descriptions and Works of Art -lesson plan
Choose the sentence that best supports the topic sentence and fits the flow of ideas in a paragraph.
SPI 0501.3.9		 
Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
SPI 0501.3.10
  1. Build A Story - Select the appropriate phrases to create a story.
  2. Sentence Variety - list of words to use for transition
Rearrange paragraphs in a narrative writing selection in sequential and
chronological order.
SPI 0501.3.11
  1. Sentence Order in Paragraphs - lesson and exercise
  2. Sentence Order - lesson and exercise
Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.
SPI 0501.3.12
 
Complete a graphic organizer (i.e., clustering, listing, mapping, webbing) to group ideas for writing.
SPI 0501.3.13
  1. Education World Templates - seventeen graphic organizers to download and print or edit
  2. WriteDesign - many graphic organizer
  3. Concept Maps Explained - Concept maps and story webs are visual ways to structure ideas. (sample included
  4. Five main types of organizers - links showing examples of many types
  5. Kinds of Concept Maps - examples of four major categories of concept maps
  6. Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning
  7. Graphic Organizers from Education Place These are Adobe Acrobat documents
  8. Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration
  9. Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer
  10. Online Mind Mapping Software - Mindomo - Just click "Try It Now" to begin. This site lets you create graphic organizers with topics, connections, labels, text notes, images, web links, and many formatting options. You can save your mind maps, print them, or export them as images
  11. Tips on Making Your Own Concept Maps
  12. Use Excel to make a Venn Diagram
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Research
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9
Define and narrow a topic for research.
0501.4.1
  1. How to Choose a Research Topic - suggestions on how to structure and compose your essay, research paper or book review:
Discern and use appropriate reference sources in various format (e.g., interviews with family and community; encyclopedia, card/electronic catalogs,
almanacs, magazines, newspapers).
0501.4.2
  1. Using an Almanac - learn appropriate uses of an almanac and how to find information in it efficiently and effectively
  2. Ready Reference and Library-Related Resources - from Kathy Schrock's site
  3. Reference Search - search engine with many reference sources to select from.
  4. Reference Search Quiz - Read each question. Choose the best answer by clicking in the circle.
  5. Referencing Guidelines - Referencing is a standardised method of acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used in any written work; examples of various types given.
  6. Using Reference Sources - online quiz
Use current technology as a research and communication tool for personal interest, research, and clarification.
0501.4.3
  1. Self Discovery and Peer Introduction - Students will hone research skills while using the World Wide Web, almanacs, Reader’s Guide, and other reference books to research topics that center on their birth date and personal interests
Gather and record information on a research topic using three different sources, at least one of which must be a print source.
0501.4.4
  1. An Introduction to Research - research a famous historical person using three sources of information (book, encyclopedia, and Internet); handouts and resources available for printing.
Evaluate and determine the reliability of sources on a given topic.
0501.4.5
  1. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides that practice.
  2. Evaluating Web Pages - techniques to apply and questions to ask
  3. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - why it's a good idea to evaluate web sources
  4. Critical Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
  5. Critically Analyzing Information Sources - the emphasis here is on print sources
  6. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - a thoughtful guide to evaluating web and other Internet resources
  7. Evaluation of information sources - This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet.
  8. Quality Information Check List - a resource to help young people evaluate the information they find on the Internet
  9. Evaluating Web pages: Trash and Treasure - Humboldt State University Library
Organize information from text or technological sources using a graphic organizer.
0501.4.6
  1. Online Mind Mapping Software - Mindomo - Just click "Try It Now" to begin. This site lets you create graphic organizers with topics, connections, labels, text notes, images, web links, and many formatting options. You can save your mind maps, print them, or export them as images
Develop a note taking system that includes important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of reference sources.
0501.4.7
  1. Note-take effectively - things to keep in mind while taking notes.
  2. Note-taking - Note-taking is considered by some to be the heart of the research process. There are many ways in which this can be done
  3. Making Note Cards - visual example of how to make a note card
Write a research report, using three or more sources
0501.4.8
  1. Bibme - fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page.
  2. Citation Machine - an interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of information property (Students are welcome to use this as well)
  3. Citing Sources- Guide to Library Research - Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
  4. MLA-Style Bibliography Builder - Choose a form, fill it out, and push the button... you will get an individual entry for a "Works Cited" page, which you may then copy and paste into your word processor.
  5. MLA, APA, AAA, Chicago (Turabian) Citation Guide - from North Seattle Community College Library
  6. Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format from the Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) at Purdue.
  7. Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format from the Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) at Purdu
Distinguish between necessary and unnecessary bibliographical information (information that should or should not be included in a citation).
0501.4.9
 
Cite three or more sources, including the title, author, and page number(s).
0501.4.10
  1. BibMe - The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills.
  2. Citation Machine - an interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of information property (Students are welcome to use this as well)
  3. Citation Formats - MLA, APA, ASA
  4. Citing Sources- Guide to Library Research - Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
  5. EasyBib - free automatic bibliography composer
  6. Electronic Style (MLA) - This page will help you correctly list your electronic sources in MLA style
  7. OttoBib - put in the ISBN of your book and it will create your bib information!
  8. Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format from the Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) at Purdue.
  9. Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format from the Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) at Purdue.
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State Performance Indicators
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |

Identify the most reliable information sources available for preparing a research report.
SPI 0501.4.1
  1. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides that practice.
  2. Critical Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
  3. Critically Analyzing Information Sources - the emphasis here is on print sources
  4. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - a thoughtful guide to evaluating web and other Internet resources
  5. Evaluation of information sources - This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet.
  6. Evaluating Web Pages - Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
  7. Evaluating Web Pages - Southern Illinois University
  8. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
  9. Quality Information Check List -a resource to help young people evaluate the information they find on the Internet.
  10. Teaching Zack to think (from Alan November) - it is essential that students learn how to validate information.
Identify information that should or should not be included in a citation.
SPI 0501.4.2
  1. Mixed Up Citations APA - Drag and drop the elements into the correct order to properly write the citation.
  2. Citation Game Home Page - MLA - Drag and drop the elements into the correct order to properly write the citation.
Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., chart, web) organizing material collected from text or technological sources.
SPI 0501.4.3
  1. Concept Maps Explained - Concept maps and story webs are visual ways to structure ideas. (sample included
  2. Five main types of organizers - links showing examples of many types
  3. Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning
  4. Graphic Organizers from Education Place These are Adobe Acrobat documents
  5. Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration
  6. Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer
  7. Take Notes - students evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story
Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic..
SPI 0501.4.4
 

Logic
Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5
Distinguish fact from opinion and cause from effect.
0501.5.1
  1. Cause and Effect - combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect
  2. Cause and Effect - complete the statement to create a cause and effect
  3. Cause and Effect Actions - quiz using connector words
  4. Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect.
  5. What Caused It? - [this link opens in a new window] identify cause and effect patterns in text (science content is used to teach this reading skill) (Author - Sandi King)
Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media..
0501 5.2
  1. Drawing Inferences - how to be a critical reader
  2. How are They Selling It? - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
  3. Inference Battleship - interactive game with questions
  4. Inference Riddle Game - guess using riddles - infer what is being described by the clues you read
  5. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - descriptions of the various ways to aid you in reaching a conclusion
  6. Practice Making Inferences - quiz
  7. Teaching Students to Make Inferences
  8. What is an Inference - lesson
  9. Brainchild Test - [this link opens in a new window] 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
  10. Classroom Reading Key Vocabulary Building Program - a reading vocabulary improvement program that has identified the specific reading words students need to master for each grade This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  11. Cows context clue - [this link opens in a new window] build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions
  12. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
  13. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose correct answer.
  14. Drawing Inferences - how to be a critical reader
  15. Fifth Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
  16. How are They Selling It? - read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
  17. Looking for the Fine Print - students read advertisements to practice reading critically
  18. News Stories with Comprehension Quizzes [from the BBC] - (1) White loafers and passport control, (2) Hungry ferrett causes rail scare, (3) Dyslexic boy's site wins top award, (4) Otters head for towns and cities, (5) Demolition fears after city blaze.
    1. News Quiz Archive - over 50 news stories from the BBC - Choose carefully, not all of these would be appropriate for 5th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz
  19. Practicing reading comprehension skills - Bees | The Happy Monkey
Make and adjust predictions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media.
0501.5.3
  1. Follow the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
  2. Prediction Cards - Predicti