Achieving literacy mastery for lifelong learning
Reach literacy mastery! The Grade 5 Language Arts curriculum develops sophisticated communication skills as students engage critically with complex Caribbean and world texts, write with purpose and style, and communicate with confidence across all modes and media.
Master literacy through sophisticated reading, writing, speaking, listening, and representing
Grade 5 路 Language Arts
The learner will explore, use, and critically apply oral language for pleasure, personal growth, to foster relationships and to develop an appreciation and celebration of culture and of oral languages.
35 specific outcomesGrade 5 路 Language Arts
Learners will select and engage with a wide range of paper-based, digital, and visual texts for independent reading, pleasure, and personal growth.
13 specific outcomesStudents will demonstrate a variety of ways to use background knowledge and interests to select and engage critically with a range of culturally diverse paper based, visual, and digital texts for pleasure and personal growth.
27 specific outcomesStudents will interact with understanding and critical thought to a variety of genres and text forms using vocabulary, comprehension strategies and graphophonic cues.
19 specific outcomesStudents will develop their understanding of how an author鈥檚 choice of vocabulary, language, genre, text form, text features and style influence the meaning of text and define the author鈥檚 craft.
Grade 5 路 Language Arts
Learners will generate, gather and organize ideas and information to write for a range of purposes and audiences, using the writing process independently and collaboratively.
16 specific outcomesLearners will revise and edit written drafts to improve organization, style, and effectiveness for a variety of purposes and audiences.
24 specific outcomesLearners will apply spelling conventions, grammar, and writing mechanics to enhance the precision and clarity of their written work.
11 specific outcomesLearners will generate, gather, and organize thoughts to explore, clarify and reflect on thoughts, feelings, and experiences as they create a written or representative draft, independently and collaboratively, for a range of audiences and purposes.
Learners will revise the organization and language use in drafted writing or representation, collaboratively and independently, for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Learners will use their knowledge of spoken language, written language and writing conventions to refine the precision and enhance the meaning and clarity of their written work.
