Grade 5 English competencies
Reference of expected learner competencies for planning and assessment.
English
Term 1
66 competenciesThe learners demonstrate their expanding vocabulary knowledge as used in formal and informal situations; growing knowledge of grammatical structures; literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts; and developing skills in composing and creating text in order to produce culture-appropriate texts based on their purpose, context, and target audience.
The learners apply literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts and produce culture-appropriate texts: narrative and expository texts (explanation, news report) based on their purpose, context (national holidays), and target audience using simple, compound, and complex sentences, and age-appropriate and gender-sensitive language.
Comprehend literary texts: noting important elements (story grammar)
Comprehend literary texts: sequencing events: at least 7 events
Comprehend literary texts: identifying type of plot: sequential
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing sound devices: onomatopoeia
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing sound devices: alliteration
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing sound devices: assonance
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing sound devices: consonance
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: simile
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: metaphor
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: personification
Comprehend literary texts: inferring: character's feelings and traits
Comprehend literary texts: making predictions: character's possible decision/action
Comprehend literary texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend literary texts: identifying the main idea
Comprehend literary texts: summarizing story events
Comprehend literary texts: applying the important story elements to one's schema: evaluating possibility of an event happening in real life
Comprehend informational texts: noting important information through outlining: deductive organization (inverted pyramid)
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: news report
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: entertain
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: inform, explain, describe
Comprehend informational texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend informational texts: making generalizations
Comprehend informational texts: making a summary
Comprehend informational texts: distinguishing fact from opinion
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: analogy
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using structural analysis: suffixes: verb-forming suffixes
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using general references: dictionary
Use tone and mood appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: formal
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: kinds of nouns: collective, concrete, abstract
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: subject pronouns: demonstrative
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: subject pronouns: relative
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: helping
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: linking (and sense)
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: transitive
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive present
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive past
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive future
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adjectives: series (determiner, quantity, quality, size, shape, color)
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: manner
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: time
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: noun
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: composing compound-complex sentences
Produce text with introduction, body, and conclusion in conveying ideas: giving relevant information on a given topic
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: narrative
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: explanation
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: news report
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using friendly letters
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using facial expressions
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using gestures
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using eye contact
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using haptics
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using posture
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using proxemics and blocking
Fill out forms accurately: personal data forms
Fill out forms accurately: school forms
Identify visual elements: using layout (margin, grid, header, slide bar)
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting tone and mood
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: identifying the purpose of the visual text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: analyzing how visual elements contribute to the meaning of a text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on age and gender
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on socio-economic status
Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements
Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned
Identify multimedia elements: audio
Derive meaning for multimedia elements learned: identifying the author's purpose
Term 2
62 competenciesThe learners demonstrate their expanding vocabulary knowledge as used in formal and informal situations; growing knowledge of grammatical structures; literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts; and developing skills in composing and creating text in order to produce culture-appropriate texts based on their purpose, context, and target audience.
The learners apply literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts and produce culture-appropriate texts: narrative and expository texts (explanation, news report) based on their purpose, context (Ramadan and Chinese New Year), and target audience using simple, compound, and complex sentences, and age-appropriate and gender-sensitive language.
Comprehend literary texts: noting important elements (story grammar)
Comprehend literary texts: sequencing events: at least 7 events
Comprehend literary texts: identifying type of plot: flashback
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: metaphor
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: personification
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: hyperbole
Comprehend literary texts: inferring: character's feelings and traits
Comprehend literary texts: making predictions: character's possible decision/action
Comprehend literary texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend literary texts: identifying the main idea
Comprehend literary texts: summarizing story events
Comprehend literary texts: applying the important story elements to one's schema: evaluating possibility of an event happening in real life
Comprehend informational texts: noting important information through outlining: deductive organization (inverted pyramid)
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: news report
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: entertain
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: inform, explain, describe
Comprehend informational texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend informational texts: making generalizations
Comprehend informational texts: making a summary
Comprehend informational texts: distinguishing fact from opinion
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: analogy
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: appositive
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using structural analysis: suffixes: adverb-forming suffixes
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using general references: glossary
Use tone and mood appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: formal
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: kinds of nouns: possessive, compound
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: subject pronouns: relative
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: linking (and sense)
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: transitive
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive present
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive past
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive future
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: place
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: frequency
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: intensity
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: noun
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: pronoun
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: composing compound-complex sentences
Produce text with introduction, body, and conclusion in conveying ideas: giving relevant information on a given topic
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: narrative
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: explanation
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: news report
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using friendly letters
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using facial expressions
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using gestures
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using eye contact
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using haptics
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using posture
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using proxemics and blocking
Fill out forms accurately: bank forms
Fill out forms accurately: composite/government forms
Identify visual elements: using directionality (linear, overlapping shapes)
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting tone and mood
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: identifying the purpose of the visual text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: analyzing how visual elements contribute to the meaning of a text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on age and gender
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on socio-economic status
Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements
Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned
Identify multimedia elements: video
Derive meaning for multimedia elements learned: identifying the author's purpose
Term 3
58 competenciesThe learners demonstrate their expanding vocabulary knowledge as used in formal and informal situations; growing knowledge of grammatical structures; literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts; and developing skills in composing and creating text in order to produce culture-appropriate texts based on their purpose, context, and target audience.
The learners apply literal, inferential, and critical comprehension of literary and informational texts and produce culture-appropriate texts: narrative and expository texts (explanation, news report) based on their purpose, context (Indigenous People and regional celebrations), and target audience using simple, compound, and complex sentences, and age-appropriate and gender-sensitive language.
Comprehend literary texts: noting important elements (story grammar)
Comprehend literary texts: sequencing events: at least 7 events
Comprehend literary texts: identifying type of plot: flashback
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: personification
Comprehend literary texts: analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: hyperbole
Comprehend literary texts: inferring: character's feelings and traits
Comprehend literary texts: making predictions: character's possible decision/action
Comprehend literary texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend literary texts: identifying the main idea
Comprehend literary texts: summarizing story events
Comprehend literary texts: applying the important story elements to one's schema: evaluating possibility of an event happening in real life
Comprehend informational texts: noting important information through outlining: deductive organization (inverted pyramid)
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: identifying text types: news report
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: entertain
Comprehend informational texts: identifying author's purpose: inform, explain, describe
Comprehend informational texts: drawing conclusions
Comprehend informational texts: making generalizations
Comprehend informational texts: making a summary
Comprehend informational texts: distinguishing fact from opinion
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: analogy
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: appositive
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: general gist/sense
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using context clues: punctuation
Use words with literal and implied meanings in sentences: using general references: encyclopedia
Use tone and mood appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: formal
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using subject-verb agreement: subject pronouns: reflexive
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using kinds of verbs: transitive
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive present
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive past
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using tenses of verbs: progressive future
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: degrees of regular adverbs
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using adverbs: degrees of irregular adverbs
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: noun
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: pronoun
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: using complement: adjective
Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: composing compound-complex sentences
Produce text with introduction, body, and conclusion in conveying ideas: giving relevant information on a given topic
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: narrative
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: explanation
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using text types: news report
Express ideas appropriately for one's purpose, context, and target audience: using friendly letters
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using facial expressions
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using gestures
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using eye contact
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using haptics
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using posture
Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: using proxemics and blocking
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting tone and mood
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: identifying the purpose of the visual text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: analyzing how visual elements contribute to the meaning of a text
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on age and gender
Derive meaning based on the visual elements: interpreting stereotypes on socio-economic status
Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements
Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned
Identify multimedia elements: video
Derive meaning for multimedia elements learned: identifying the author's purpose
Create a multimedia text drawn from multimedia elements learned