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Grade 5, Writing Benchmark H: Edit writing for conventions (COS 25-28, 30, 31/ SAT 10) Capitalize proper nouns, the first word of sentences and quotations, and necessary parts of a letter Punctuate using periods, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes with contractions and possessives, commas (items in a series, cities and states, compound sentences, to set off appositives, in a direct address,) quotation marks with dialogue, and colons to introduce a listing Use conventional spelling for grade-appropriate words Use knowledge of sounds and letters to phonetically write advanced words Use appropriate grammar (parts of speech, subject-verb agreement with simple and compound subjects appropriate tenses- present, past, and future, and special usage problems such a double negatives Use correct abbreviations Use correct sentence structure (edit awkward construction, fragments, run-ons redundancy)

Lesson Plans: Puzzled Over Paragraphs Launch your writing explorations by having students review what they already know about paragraphs and list what they'd like to learn. Pondering the Parts of Speech Students will analyze sentences in terms of length, type, structure, and style. Cooperative groups will locate examples of an assigned part of speech to create a poster that will be shared with the class. Successful Paragraphs This activity guides students through the writing process for a successful five-sentence paragraph with varied sentence beginnings. Go For Gold Grammar This page has many fun practice quizzes for first through fifth grade. Sentence Sense Sentence Sense Online is designed to take advantage of the interactivity possible on the Internet. There are over 200 computer-graded or self-grading exercises to encourage students to apply ideas, test their mastery, and have fun with language along the way. You Must Remember This! Students create mnemonics that help them remember the correct spellings of words.

Resources: Go For Gold Grammar: This page has many fun practice quizzes for first through fifth grade. Grammar Now: This site is dedicated to answering grammar, composition, or formatting questions. Grammar Activities: Online and printable grammar activities for all ages English Sentence Pattern Generator: Generate sentences for any English sentence pattern Power Proofreading: An online proofreading game for all grade levels Free Learning Resources: Your place to get free ready to use quality resources for teaching. Guide to Grammar and Writing: A great website that has a list and explanations for all sorts of grammar rules Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Practice correct usage of commas and apostrophes with this online game. Edit Dan's Copy: Have students practice their proofreading skills with this online game from Scholastic. Houghton Mifflin Spelling Resources: Hands-on spelling activities Online Spelling Games: Uses conventions of spelling in written compositions (e.g., spells high frequency, commonly misspelled words from appropriate grade-level list)
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