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What is literacy all about in grade 5?

In one word: AGENCY

In a few words: Reading is about GROWING and SUPPORTING powerful ideas.

In a few words: Writing is about CONTROLLING multiple elements to craft a DESIRED MESSAGE.

  • using text evidence to support thinking

  • connecting ideas about characters and interactions to larger ideas, theories, and themes

  • thinking about how those themes effect our lives and the world around us

  • writing a little, while saying a lot

  • crafting scenes and structures, utilizing powerful words

  • thinking about your reader, your purpose, and the message you want to leave

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