Download Conventions Resource 3rd-5th

Read Alouds and Resources: Conventions 5th Grade
Read Alouds/Shared Reading to Illustrate Conventions
Many Luscious Lolipops Ruth Heller
Merry-Go-Round Ruth Heller
A Cache of Jewels Ruth Heller
Kites Sail High Ruth Heller
U,p Up and Away Ruth Heller
Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal Ruth Heller
Behind the Mask Ruth Heller
I and You and Don’t Forget Who Brian Cleary
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary Brian Cleary
To Root to Toot to Parachute Brian Cleary
Under, Over, By the Clover Brian Cleary
How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear? Brian Cleary
Dearly, Nearly, and Insincerely Brian Cleary
Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know Brian Cleary
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink Brian Cleary
Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp Brian Cleary
If You Were an Adjective & other If You Were…
books Michael Dahl
Dear Deer Gene Barretta
Eats, Shoots & Leaves Lynne Truss
Twenty-Odd Ducks Lynne Truss
Night in the Country Cynthia Rylant
Twilight Comes Twice Ralph Fletcher
The Girl’s Like Spaghetti Lynne Truss
Scarecrow Cynthia Rylant
Aunt Flossie’s Hat and Crabcakes Later
Elizabeth F. Howard
The Important Book Margaret W. Brown
Adjectives
Nouns
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Interjections
Prepositions
Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Prepositions
Homophones and Homonyms
Adverb
Synonyms
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs,
Pronouns
Homophones
Commas
Various punctuation
Various punctuation
Commas & Colons
Apostrophes
Various punctuation
Dashes and quotation marks
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart Libba M. Gray
Come on Rain Karen Hesse
Snow Uri Shulevitz
Hyphens
Ellipses and quotation marks
Commas
Commas
Resources:
 Mastering the Mechanics 2-3 book Linda Hoyt: 10 minute a day lessons to help
teach 3rd- 5th grade indicators and for the conventions domain
o Capitalization of Proper Nouns pg. 50 (3rd-5th)
o Complete sentences pg. 56 (3rd-5th)
o Pronouns (introductory) pg. 60 and 62 (2nd)
o Comparative and Superlative Adjectives pg. 72 (3rd)
o Apostrophes in contractions pg. 90 (3rd)
o Apostrophes in possessives pg. 92 (2nd)
o Commas in a compound sentences pg. 94 (3rd-5th)
o Conjunctions (starting point) pg. 94 (3rd)
o Commas in address, greeting, closing pg. 100 (3rd)
 Mastering the Mechanics 4-5 book Linda Hoyt: 10 minute a day lessons to help
teach 3rd- 5th grade indicators and for the conventions domain
o Reread during Writing and Editing p38 (3rd-5th)
o End Punctuation p40 (1st-5th)
o Capitalization (proper) pg. 46 and 50 (3rd-5th)
o Use an Editing Checklist p54 (3rd-5th)
o Compound sentences p66 (3rd-5th)
o Quotation in dialogue pg. 56 (2nd & 4th)
o Punctuation after clause pg. 68 (4th)
o Complete sentences pg. 78 (3rd-5th)
o Past, present, future verb pg. 84 (4th)
o Irregular verbs pg. 86 (5th)
o Subject – verb agreement pg 92 and 94 (4th)
o Conjunctions (introduction) (see 2-3 pg. 94) (3rd-4th)
o Pronoun-antecedent pg. 98 (4th-5th)
o Comparative and superlative adjectives pg. 106 (3rd & 5th)
o Degree adverbs pg. 108 (4th)
o Combining sentences pg. 122 (3rd-5th)
o Transition words pg. 155 (3rd-5th)
 Mechanically Inclined Jeff Anderson: Lessons for teaching 3rd- 5th grade grammar and
conventions in context. He uses excerpts from mentor texts, modeled writing, a writer’s
notebook, and visual cues in his dynamic lessons.
o Exclamation points (1st)
o Fragments and run-ons (3rd-5th)
o Commas: between main clauses, in compound sentences, in a series (3rd-4th)
o Prepositions (3rd)
o Prepositional Phrases (3rd)
o Conjunctions (3rd-4th)
o Nominative and objective case pronouns (3rd)
o Subject-verb agreement (4th)
o Past, present, and future verb tenses (4th)
o Adverbs of time, place, manner, and degree (4th)
o Pronoun-antecedent agreement (4th)
o Colons (5th)
o Hyphens (5th)
o Past participles of commonly misused verbs (5th)
o Subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement with collective nouns (5th)
 Everyday Editing Jeff Anderson: Lessons for teaching grammar and conventions by
“inviting students to notice” through a “powerful” mentor sentence and helping them edit
through an inquiry-based process.
o Capitalization lessons for all grade levels
o Teaching verb choice (all)
o Teaching paragraphs (all)
o Commas (3rd-4th)
o Apostrophes (2nd & 3rd)
o Quotation Marks (2nd & 3rd)
 6+1 Traits Ruth Culhamo Chapter 7 Conventions: Minding Your Table Manners pp212-246
 Craft Lessons Ralph Fletcher (blue book)
3rd-4th Grade Lessons:
1. *Using Stronger Verbs p51
2. *Using Sensory Details p53
 Nonfiction Craft Lessons Ralph Fletcher (green book)
3rd-4th Grade Lessons:
1. *Using Commas to List Multiple Facts p64
2. *Using Strong Verbs p72
5th-8th Grade Lessons:
1. Including Quotations p91
 Interactive Read-Alouds 2nd-3rd
o Conventions Lesson 1: Yo! Yes?
o Conventions Lesson 2: Ghost-EyeTree
 Interactive Read-Alouds 4th-5th
o Conventions Lesson Punctuation Takes a Vacation
o Conventions: The Heart