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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


• 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


• 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

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.)

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

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.)

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


(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.)


• 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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

CRCT Fifth Grade TermsVocabulary

. Homophone

. Homograph

. Antonym

. Synonym

. Idiom

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.

homographHomograph - a word with

the same spelling, but has a different meaning

He has a bow and arrow. He took a bow.

antonymAntonym- a word that has the opposite meaning

(in and out)He is going in the door. He is going out the door.

synonymSynonym – a word with the same or almost the same meaning

The rock is large.The rock is big.

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.

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

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.)

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.)

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.

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

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


(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


• 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.


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.


• 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.

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….

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