Challenging Common Core Language Arts Lessons, Grade 5 (Challenging Common Core Lessons)

Magdalena Fitzsimmons

ISBN 10: 1618215523 / ISBN 13: 9781618215529

Published by Prufrock Press 2016-06-30, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Challenging Common Core Language Arts Lessons, Grade 5 (Challenging Common Core Lessons)
• Publisher: Prufrock Press 2016-06-30
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1618215523
• ISBN 13: 9781618215529
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book, from the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, provides gifted and advanced learners challenging activities to master and engage with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts through four mini units. Each mini unit is packed with activities that enrich and extend grade-level ELA content for grade 5. Included texts have messages and characters that are developmentally suitable for students. Through higher order reasoning questions, resulting discussions, and student-created products associated with these texts, gifted and advanced students' needs are met while still maintaining messages and characters to which students can relate. Students will be exposed to themes such as the hero's journey, success from failure, journey as a symbol for change, and conflict. Each theme was chosen with advanced fifth-grade students in mind and their emerging need to learn more about themselves, their world, and how to work through adversity to accomplish their goals.

Grade 5

About the Author

The Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary, a research and development center, was established in 1988 under the direction of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska. The center provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents, and students in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals. Located in Williamsburg, VA, the center has established a national reputation for excellence in research, curriculum development, and service. Several major grants, including funding from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, have provided significant support for the work of the Center.