5th Grade English Language Arts / Social Studies Assignments
- Instructor
- Mark Szopinski
- Term
- Academic School Year 2022-2023
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Q4.W9 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 91-92
Spelling
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W9 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Moved from last Friday.
Study your Q4.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The suffix -ology = "the science / study of ____________"
- The suffix -ist = "one who studies / practices _________"
Spelling List
1. antagonist
2. biology
3. chemist
4. ecology
5. geologist
6. journalist
7. mythology
8. psychology
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. archaeology
2. meteorologist
Due:
Q4.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Civil War lecture notes in preparation for Wednesday's Civil War FINAL quiz!
Due:
Q4.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Moved from last Friday.
Study your Q4.W7 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix anti- = "against"
- The prefix de- = "down" or "away"
- The prefix super- = "above" or "beyond"
- The prefix trans- = "across" or "beyond"
Spelling List
1. antibiotic
2. antivirus
3. decline
4. dejected
5. superficial
6. superhuman
7. transaction
8. transformation
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. superintendent
2. translucent
Due:
Q4.W8 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 213-214
Spelling
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W7 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 213-214
Spelling
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W7 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 203-204
Word Analysis
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W6: "Abraham Lincoln" Reading Comprehension
(Reading/Worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W6 I-Ready MATH Diagnostic
Spring Diagnostic in Math (#3)
Due:
Q4.W6 I-Ready READING Diagnostic
Spring Diagnostic in Reading (#3)
Due:
Q4.W5 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q4.W5 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix con- = "with" / "together"
- The prefix mid- = "middle"
Spelling List
1. concur
2. conduct
3. conspire
4. converge
5. midsentence
6. midstream
7. midterm
8. midwinter
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. contiguous
2. midfielder
Due:
Q4.W5 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 67-68
Spelling
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W5 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 57-58
Word Analysis
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q4.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix non- = "not
- The prefix pre- = "before"
- The suffix -ness = "the state or quality of"
- The suffix -ment = "an action or process"
Spelling List
1. arrangement
2. forgiveness
3. government
4. improvement
5. nonexistent
6. nontoxic
7. prehistoric
8. preseason
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. nonabrasive
2. predetermine
Due:
Q4.W4 "Biography" Summary Paragraphs
Imagine… the year is 2093. …and now, in your old age, someone has approached you begging to write your official biography (your amazing life story!).
“Biography” Summary Paragraphs must:
(1.) Be “past tense.” (“She travelled…”)
(2.) Be written in third-person point-of-view. ("She travelled...")
(3.) Include 7 sentences MINIMUM.
(4.) Span your ENTIRE life! (remember, you are ≈ 80 years old!)
(5.) Be positive! 😇 “Good” things only!
(3.) Include 7 sentences MINIMUM.
(4.) Span your ENTIRE life! (remember, you are ≈ 80 years old!)
(5.) Be positive! 😇 “Good” things only!
Think about the following: What do you hope to accomplish in your life? How will make it happen? What career do you want to have? What places to you want to travel / live?
Due:
Q4.W4 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 11-12
Spelling
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W4 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 1-2
Word Analysis
(SPW 1 worksheet distributed in class)
Due:
Q4.W2 / Q4.W3: AASA State Testing!!!!
Please make sure our scholars are well-rested and ready to show what they know!
Monday (4/3): Writing
Tuesday (4/4): Science 1
Wednesday (4/5): Make-Ups
Thursday (4/6): Science 2
Friday (4/7): Science 3
Monday (4/10): Math 1
Tuesday (4/11): Math 2
Wednesday (4/5): Make-Ups
Thursday (4/13): Reading 1
Friday (4/14): Reading 1
Monday (4/17): Make-Ups
Tuesday (4/18): Make-Ups
Wednesday (4/19): Make-Ups
Thursday (4/20): Make-Ups
Friday (4/21): Make-Ups
Due:
DAILY "Mastery Machine" Standard-Based Quizzes!
While growth is the most important thing, it's time to show what we know!
Due:
Q3.W9 "Making Inferences" QUIZ
Study your classwork / notes in preparation for Friday's quiz on making inferences!
Due:
Q3.W9 Skills Practice Workbook 1 pgs. 215-216
Run-Ons and Fragments
RE-PRINT FROM SPW 1 - Worksheet distributed in class.
Due:
Q3.W9 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 69-70
Punctuation for Titles of Works
Due:
Q3.W9 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 115-116
Sequence
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Q3.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q3.W7 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
***POSTPONED FROM LAST FRIDAY (2/17).
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Greek root gram = "letter" / "written"
- The Greek root soph = "wisdom"
- The Greek root mech = "machine"
- The Greek root poli = "city"
Spelling List
1. diagram
2. grammar
3. mechanic
4. mechanized
5. policy
6. political
7. politician
8. sophomore
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. metropolitan
2. sophisticated
Due:
Q3.W8 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 101-102
Making Inferences
Due:
Q3.W7 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 105-106
Spelling
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Q3.W7 Interim Assessments 3
Monday: WRITING
Tuesday: SCIENCE
Wednesday: MATH
Thursday: READING
Due:
Q3.W6 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 95-96
Word Analysis
Due:
Q3.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 79-80
Making Inferences
Due:
Q3.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q3.W5 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix en- = "cause to" / "put into"
- The prefix per- = "through"
- The prefix semi- = "half"
Spelling List
1. encircle
2. encode
3. enforce
4. envision
5. perceptive
6. pervasive
7. semiannual
8. semiformal
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. perennial
2. semiconscious
Due:
Q3.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 67-68
Spelling
Due:
Q3.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 63-64
Fact and Opinion
Due:
Q3.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 57-58
Word Analysis
Due:
Q3.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q3.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Greek root path ="feeling"
- The Latin root mem = "mind"
- The Latin root scrib / scrip = "to write"
Spelling List
1. apathetic
2. apathy
3. empathy
4. inscription
5. memorable
6. memorial
7. subscription
8. sympathetic
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. indescribable
2. memorabilia
Due:
Q3.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 53-54
Spelling
Due:
Q3.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 35-36
Classify and Categorize
Due:
Q3.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 43-44
Word Analysis
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Q3.W3 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q3.W3 Spelling / US Geography handout in preparation for Friday's Spelling / US Geography quiz!
Spelling List
1. Alaska
2. Arizona
3. California
4. Colorado
5. Florida
6. Hawaii
7. Nevada
8. New Mexico
9. New York
10. Texas
11. Utah
12. Washington, D.C.
Due:
Q3.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 129-130
Main Idea and Details
Due:
Q3.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 49-50
Main Idea and Details
Due:
Q3.W2 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 25-26
Spelling
Due:
Q3.W2 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 21-22
Compare and Contrast
Due:
Q3.W1 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Postponed from Friday (1/6) to Monday (1/9)
Study your Q3.W1 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The suffix -ology = the study / science of
- The suffix -ist = one who studies / practices
Spelling List
1. antagonist
2. biology
3. cartoonist
4. chemist
5. ecology
6. journalist
7. protagonist
8. psychology
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. archaeology
2. meteorologist
Due:
Q3.W1 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 91-92
Spelling
Due:
Q3.W1 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 7-8
Cause and Effect
Due:
Q3.W1 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 81-82
Word Analysis
Due:
Q2.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q2.W8 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Thursday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix anti- = "against"
- The prefix de- = "down" or "away"
- The prefix super- = "above" or "beyond"
- The prefix trans- = "across" or "beyond"
Spelling List
1. antibiotic
2. antisocial
3. decline
4. dejected
5. superhuman
6. supervise
7. transaction
8. transformation
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. superintendent
2. translucent
Due:
Q2.W8 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 213-214
Spelling
Due:
Q2.W8 Figurative Language QUIZ
Study your Figurative Language notes (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification) in preparation for Thursday's quiz!
Due:
Q2.W8 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 209-210
Main Idea and Details
Due:
Q2.W8 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 203-204
Word Analysis
Due:
Q2.W7 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 181-182
Sequence
Due:
Q2.W7 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 195-196
Compare and Contrast
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Q2.W6 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q2.W6 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Latin root "vac" = "empty"
- The Latin roots "grad" / "gress" = "step" or "go"
- The Greek root "meter" = "measure"
Spelling List
1. geometry
2. graduation
3. perimeter
4. progression
5. symmetry
6. thermometer
7. vacancy
8. vacant
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. biodegradable
2. vaccinate
Due:
Q2.W6 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 185-186
Spelling
Due:
Q2.W6 Figurative Language Worksheet
"What is Hyperbole?" worksheet distributed in class.
Due:
Q2.W6 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 175-176
Word Analysis
Due:
Q2.W5 "The Legislative Branch" Comprehension
Reading distributed in class.
Due:
Q2.W5 Figurative Language Worksheet #2
"Writing Similes" worksheet distributed in class.
Due:
Q2.W5 Figurative Language Worksheet
"What are Similes?" worksheet distributed in class.
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Q2.W4 Parts of Speech QUIZ
Study your Sentence Diagrams in your Writing/Spelling Notebook in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Due:
Q2.W4 US Government QUIZ
Study your "Intro to Government" / "US Government" Guided Notes in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Due:
Q2.W4 Nouns Worksheet
Worksheet distributed in class.
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Q2.W3 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q2.W3 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Latin root "sens" = "be aware" / "feel"
- The Latin root "spec" = "see"
- The Latin root "sim" = "like" / "same"
Spelling List
1. consensus
2. inspect
3. nonsense
4. perspective
5. sensitive
6. simile
7. simulate
8. spectrum
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. desensitize
2. simultaneous
Due:
Q2.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 147-148 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q2.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 143-144 (S)
Making Inferences
Due:
Q2.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 137-138 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q2.W1 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q2.W1 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Latin root "terra" = "land" / "Earth"
- The Greek root "geo" = "Earth"
- The Greek root "photo" = "light"
Spelling List
1. geography
2. geologist
3. geometry
4. photocopy
5. photographer
6. photography
7. terrain
8. territorial
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. photosynthesis
2. extraterrestrial
Due:
Q2.W1 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 119-120 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q2.W1 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 109-110 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W10 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W10 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- Hyphenated compound words
- The suffixes -ic / -ical = "relating to"
Spelling List
1. athletic
2. energetic
3. get-together
4. high-tech
5. historical
6. optimistic
7. well-being
8. self-respect
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. commander-in-chief
2. symmetrical
Due:
Q1.W10 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 105-106 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W10 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 95-96 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W9 Reading Comprehension QUIZ
Hatchet (Chapter 10) in the Open Court textbook.
Due:
Q1.W9 SPW pgs. 79-80
Main Idea and Details
Due:
Q1.W9 Writing Mechanics - Quiz
Punctuation / Commas
Due:
Q1.W9 SPW pgs. 77-78
Vocabulary
Due:
Q1.W9 SPW pgs. 75-76
Vocabulary
Due:
Q1.W8 Reading Comprehension QUIZ
Hatchet (Chapters 8-9) in the Open Court textbook.
Due:
Q1.W8 SPW pgs. 61-62
Vocabulary ("Band Time")
Due:
Q1.W8 SPW pgs. 59-60
Vocabulary
Due:
Q1.W7 Writing Mechanics - Quiz
Capitalization (Titles) / Commas
Due:
Q1.W7 "Theme" Reading Passages
Worksheet/reading distributed in class.
Due:
Q1.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 67-68 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q1.W6 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W6 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix con- = "with" or "together"
- The prefix mid- = "middle"
Spelling List
1. concur
2. conspire
3. construct
4. contract
5. converge
6. midnight
7. midpoint
8. midterm
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. contiguous
2. midfielder
Due:
Q1.W6 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 63-64 (R)
Compare and Contrast
Due:
Q1.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 57-58 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W5 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Greek root "log" / "logos" = "word," "saying," or "thought"
- The Greek root "graph" = "write"
Spelling List
1. apologize
2. autobiography
3. autograph
4. geography
5. graphic
6. logical
7. paragraph
8. photograph
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. epilogue
2. prologue
Due:
Q1.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 53-54 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q1.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 49-50 (R)
Compare and Contrast
Due:
Q1.W5 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 43-44 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W4 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The suffix -ize = "to make"
- The suffix -ance/-ence = "state of" or "quality of"
Spelling List
1. criticize
2. emphasize
3. evidence
4. existence
5. legalize
6. magnetize
7. organize
8. specialize
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. characterize
2. preference
Due:
Q1.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 39-40 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q1.W4 Writing Quiz
Capitalization / End Punctuation
Due:
Q1.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 35-36 (R)
Classifying and Categorizing
Due:
Q1.W4 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 29-30 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W3 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W3 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The Latin root loc = "place"
- The Latin root flect = "bend"
- The Greek root cycl = "circle" or "ring"
- The Greek root phon = "sound"
Spelling List
1. cyclist
2. dislocate
3. inflection
4. location
5. motorcycle
6. phonetic
7. phonics
8. reflection
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. cyclical
2. antireflective
Due:
Q1.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 25-26 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q1.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 21-22 (R)
Sequence
Due:
Q1.W3 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 15-16 (S)
Word Analysis
Due:
Q1.W2 Word Analysis / Spelling Quiz
Study your Q1.W2 Word Analysis / Spelling list in preparation for Friday's quiz!
Word Analysis (Morphemes)
- The prefix non- = "not"
- The prefix pre- = "before"
- The suffix -ness = "state of being"
- The suffix -ment = "action" or "process"
Spelling List
1. fondness
2. forgiveness
3. government
4. improvement
5. nonexistent
6. nontoxic
7. predawn
8. preseason
Bonus "Challenge" Words
1. predetermine
2. nonabrasive
Due:
Q1.W2 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 11-12 (S)
Spelling
Due:
Q1.W2 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 7-8 (R)
Making Inferences
Due:
Q1.W2 Skills Practice Workbook pgs. 1-2 (S)
Word Analysis