ELA

=== 5th grade standard essay is 500 to 700 words in length. 5th graders in California are expected to begin learning how to write Narrative, Autobiographical, Literary Response, Persuasive essays and or speech es. ===

Some in-class resources may appear here as links: 8 box story page 4 box story page Star (CST) Academy - before and after Spring Break

Format helps and exercises:
(under construction)

Question #2 (in two parts): 1-Name the last three books you have read most or all of. 2-Describe the protagonist (main character) from your favorite one of those 3.

Webquest Resources: Food or Vacation - Webquest resource #1

5th grade Reading Lists

 * [|Education World's list]
 * [|Acton, Mass. teacher's readings list page (extensive)]
 * Mr. Holmquist's brief but not 'short' list - see below on this page

Xtras

Mr. Holmquist's 5th grade Brief Reading List...

 * ====Animorphs (series), various authors====
 * ====Harry Potter (series), J.K. Rowling====
 * ====True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi====
 * ====Geronimo Stilton (series), by Geronimo Stilton====
 * ====Series of Unfortunate Events (series), Lemony Snicket====
 * ====Spiderwick Chronicles (series), Tony Di Terlizzi and Holly Black====
 * ====Tunnels (series), Roderick Gordon====
 * ====The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis====