Long Range Plans for Grade 5 Language (Notation Curriculum)

Month 1: - Introduction to notation and its importance in language - Understanding the different types of notation (e.g. punctuation marks, capitalization, etc.) - Practice using punctuation marks correctly in writing - Introduction to capitalization rules and practice capitalizing proper nouns

Month 2: - Review of punctuation marks and capitalization rules - Introduction to quotation marks and their usage in writing - Practice using quotation marks to indicate direct speech or dialogue - Introduction to italics and underlining for emphasis in writing

Month 3: - Review of quotation marks, italics, and underlining - Introduction to parentheses and their usage in writing - Practice using parentheses to provide additional information or clarify meaning - Introduction to dashes and their usage in writing

Month 4: - Review of parentheses and dashes - Introduction to ellipses and their usage in writing - Practice using ellipses to indicate omissions or pauses in writing - Introduction to brackets and their usage in writing

Month 5: - Review of ellipses and brackets - Introduction to colons and their usage in writing - Practice using colons to introduce lists or explanations - Introduction to semicolons and their usage in writing

Month 6: - Review of colons and semicolons - Introduction to exclamation marks and their usage in writing - Practice using exclamation marks to express strong emotions or exclamatory statements - Introduction to question marks and their usage in writing

Month 7: - Review of exclamation marks and question marks - Introduction to hyphens and their usage in writing - Practice using hyphens to join words or indicate compound words - Introduction to apostrophes and their usage in writing

Month 8: - Review of hyphens and apostrophes - Introduction to commas and their usage in writing - Practice using commas to separate items in a list or indicate pauses in writing - Introduction to the use of commas in dates, addresses, and numbers

Month 9: - Review of commas in lists, dates, addresses, and numbers - Introduction to the use of commas in compound sentences and complex sentences - Practice using commas to separate independent clauses and dependent clauses - Introduction to the use of commas in direct address and introductory phrases

Month 10: - Review of commas in compound sentences, complex sentences, direct address, and introductory phrases - Introduction to the use of commas in appositives and nonessential clauses - Practice using commas to set off appositives and nonessential clauses - Introduction to the use of commas in coordinating adjectives

Month 11: - Review of commas in appositives, nonessential clauses, and coordinating adjectives - Introduction to the use of commas in restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses - Practice using commas to set off restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses - Introduction to the use of commas in quotations and dialogue

Month 12: - Review of commas in restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses, quotations, and dialogue - Final review of all types of notation covered throughout the year - Practice using all types of notation correctly in writing - Assessment of students’ understanding and application of notation skills