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Georgia Performance Standards for Fifth Grade
Language Arts Terms for Georgia’s (CRCT) Criterion Reference
Competency Test Administered in April of Each Year
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsComprehension
(See April Power Point)
. Distinguishes fact from fiction text
. Uses Title, Table of Contents, and Chapter Headings
. Recognizes author’s purpose
. Makes predictions about text
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsComprehension
• Uses dictionary, thesaurus, andglossary skills (See March Power Point)
• Distinguishes fact from opinion• Identifies a paragraph’s main idea,
topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsComprehension
• Identifies different genres -fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry
• Recognizes the author’s purpose for writing
• Reads and comprehends 25 books or 1,000,000 words per year
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsComprehension of Poetry
• Alliteration – a sentence with a string of words with the same beginning consonant. ( e.g. Peter Piper picked a pot of pickled peppers.)
• Onomatopoeia – the sound we say an object makes. (e.g. -The bee buzzed and the snake hissed.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsComprehension of Poetry
• Refrain – a phrase or verse repeated regularly in a poem or song
• Stanza- a group of lines forming a division in a poem
• Prose – the ordinary language that people use in speaking or writing or writing without the repeating rhythm that is used in verse
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsWriting
Uses transition words (finally, in conclusion, next, etc.) (See March Power Point)
. Develops characters through action and dialogue
. Uses descriptive adjectives and verbs
. Writes to persuade, inform, and entertain ( Remember P.I.E.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade Terms
• Pre-writes, drafts, edits, revises, rewrites, andpublishes. Must complete all steps of the writing process.
• Provides a closing paragraph in a piece of writing
Writing
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsWriting
(See 05 Sentences, Boundaries Power Point)• Fragmented sentence – an
incomplete sentence. It is a sentence that has a word or words missing such as a subject, predicate or both. Incorrect: (e.g.- On the old stool in the corner of my mom’s kitchen.) Correct:(e.g. - On Sunday, I sat on the old stool in the corner of my mom’s kitchen.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsWriting
• Apposition – a grammatical construction in which a noun is followed by another noun that explains it. (e.g. – my friend, the doctor- the word doctor is an apposition with friend.)
• Appositive – the second of a pair of nouns in apposition. (e.g. – my wife, the teacher- the word teacher is an appositive.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsNarrative Writing
The student will produce a narrative that includes a plot, a point of view, setting, and conflict and/or the significance of events. A narrative is a story that one writes. Narrative strategies can include flashbacks, foreshadowing, dialogue, tension or conflict. A closing paragraph is written at the end.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsInformational Writing
The student will produce informational writing which could be a report, correspondence, directions, or procedures. The text will include facts and details. The student will use a variety of resources including newspapers, encyclopedia, internet, etc. to write the text. A closing paragraph is written at the end.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsResponse Writing
The student will produce a response to literature making a judgment that is reflective, evaluative, or interpretive. A closing paragraph is written at the end.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsPersuasive Writing
The student will produce a persuasiveessay that: establishes context, creates a speaker’s voice, and develops strong reader interest; states a clear position in support of an idea and addressees readers’ concerns, etc. A closing paragraph is written at the end.
(See Persuasive Paragraph Checklist Power Point on this CD.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsResearch Writing
• The student will produce a research paper using internet resources, encyclopedia, dictionary, etc. The paper will include citations, end notes, bibliography, etc. A closing paragraph is written at the end.
• The student will demonstrate basic keyboarding skills before middle grades.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsVocabulary
. Homophone
. Homograph
. Antonym
. Synonym
. Idiom
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homophoneHomophone- a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning and spelling
Blue and blew are homophones.The sky is blue. The wind blew the trees over.
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homographHomograph - a word with
the same spelling, but has a different meaning
He has a bow and arrow. He took a bow.
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antonymAntonym- a word that has the opposite meaning
(in and out)He is going in the door. He is going out the door.
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synonymSynonym – a word with the same or almost the same meaning
The rock is large.The rock is big.
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idiomIdiom - a phrase whose meaning cannot be
understood from the ordinary meanings of the separate words in it I believe you are “pulling my leg.”
The idiom “pulling my leg" means to “trick or tease.”
People who do not speak English well have a hard time understanding idioms.
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CRCT Fifth Grade Vocabulary• Suffixes – a syllable added to the
end of a word to change its meaning – successes
• Prefixes - a syllable added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning - dislike
• Root words – a word to which a prefix or suffix is added- successes
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CRCT Fifth Grade Vocabulary• Hyperbole – an exaggeration that
represents something greater than it is (e.g. - a mile high ice cream cone.)
• Simile – a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using “like or as”(e.g. - Santa’ cheeks were like roses.)
• Metaphor- a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using “like or as” (e.g. - their cheeks were roses.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade Vocabulary
• Refrain – a phrase or verse repeated regularly in a song or verse
• Personification – giving human qualities to animals or objects (e.g. - a smiling moon or a jovial sun.)
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CRCT Fifth Grade VocabularyProsody- student should read orally with rhythm and flow that
sounds like everyday speech. Student self corrects and self monitors.
Should read orally with 95% accuracy so that the meaning is clear to the listener.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions- “ Rules of Grammar ”
(See February & March Vocabulary Power Points)
• Uses correct subject/verb agreement
• Uses nouns correctly• Uses adjectives/adverbs
correctly• Uses contractions correctly
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions
• Uses personal and possessive pronouns correctly
• Uses internet, encyclopedia, atlas, books, etc. to research
• Uses punctuation and capitalization correctly
• Writes legibly in cursive
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions
(See March Power Point)• Varies sentence structure by using and
understanding the four (4) different kinds of sentences which include:
• Declarative- a telling sentence• Interrogative- a question sentence• Exclamatory- a sentence that
shows excitement• Imperative- a command sentence
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions
• Uses correct mechanics of commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes
• Quotation Marks- a pair of marks to indicate the beginning and end of a direct quotation. She asked, “ Why do I have to go? ”
• Comma- a mark used to show separation of words or word groups in a sentenceI like bikes, boats, cats, and dogs.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions
Apostrophe – a mark used to show that letters are missing as in can’t. It also can be used to show the possessive case as in James’s.
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CRCT Fifth Grade TermsConventions
• Semi-colon – a punctuation mark that is used to separate parts of a sentence which need clearer separation or it can be used to separate main clauses which have no conjunctions. (and, or, but)
• Colon – a punctuation mark used to call attention to what follows such as a list, explanation or quotation.
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CRCT 5th Grade TermsListening, Speaking and Presentations• Listens critically and responds
appropriately• Clarifies, illustrates, expands on a topic• Uses notes and multi-media when
delivering a presentation• Uses languages cues and hypothesizes by
saying phrases like… what if…, very likely…., I’m unsure whether….