Grade Five Writing Power Standards 3/30/07

• W-5-6 In informational writing, students organize ideas/concepts by using an

organizational text structure appropriate to focus/controlling idea

(description, sequence, chronology, proposition/support,

compare/contrast). Selecting appropriate information to set the context,

using transition words or phrases appropriate to organizing text structure

and writing a conclusion that provides closure.

• W-5-4.1 In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line/plot/series

of events by creating a clear and coherent (logically consistent) story line

• W-5-2.2 In response to literary or informational text, students show understanding

of plot/ideas/concepts by summarizing key ideas

• W-5-9.1 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate

English conventions by identifying or correcting grammatical errors

(Example: subject-verb agreement)

• W-5-9.2 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate

English conventions by applying basic capitalization rules.

• W-5-9.4 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate

English conventions by using punctuation to clarify meaning.

(Examples: commas, apostrophes, quotation marks)

• W-5-9.5 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate

English conventions by correctly spelling grade-appropriate, high

frequency words, including homonyms and homophones and applying

syllables and affix spelling patterns/rules.

(Examples: consonant doubling, consonant patterns, units of meaning – common roots, base words, pre/suffixes)