Mrs. Pitsoulakis' 2023-2024 Teacher Page
WELCOME TO 5TH GRADE!
Hello! My name is Dianne Pitsoulakis and I'm excited to be your child's fifth grade Advanced ELA teacher. The fifth grade ELA curriculum offers our students an exceptional variety of novel studies as well as solid support and understanding of the fifth-grade literature and informational common core standards. Our writing units are well designed and allow the students to write and research many different topics throughout the year. Our structured word inquiry study allows the students to explore the meanings, origins and structures of familiar and unfamiliar words.
Thank you for stopping by to check my webpage. I will keep you up to date on our daily and ongoing activities. Please look at my Week at a Glance tab for homework assignments. Also, look for my Week in Review email each week where I review our learning activities for the week.
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you have! It's going to be a great year!
English/Language Arts Learning Standards
Quarter 4
Literature Standards:
RL 5.1 I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL 5.3 I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
RL 5.4 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language, such as similes and metaphors.
RL 5.5 I can explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas, fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama or poem.
RL 5.7 I can analyze how visual multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text.
RL 5.9 I can compare and contrast stories in the same genre according to similar themes and topics.
L 5.2 I can demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Informational Standards:
RI 5.1 I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI 5.5 I can compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RI 5.6 I can analyze multiple accounts of the same topic or event by noting similarities and differences in point of view.
RI 5.7 I can draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RI 5.8 I can explain how an author uses reason and evidence to support particular points, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.
L 5.2 I can demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Fast Bridge Testing
All students will participate in Fast Bridge Testing three times during the school year, fall, winter and spring. Students will test in Reading and Math. Students will be taking the Spring Fast Bridge Tests the week of May 13. Dates and times will follow. Students will need headphones and may chew gum or hard candy only during the test.
