Standards of Learning

This WebQuest covers the following fifth grade Virginia Standards of Learning:

English:

Oral Language

5.2 The student will use effective nonverbal communication skills:

• Maintain eye contact with listeners.Use gestures to support, accentuate, and dramatize verbal message.Use facial expressions to support and dramatize verbal message.
• Use posture appropriate for communication setting.

5.3 The student will make planned oral presentations.

• Determine appropriate content for audience.Organize content sequentially or around major ideas.
• Incorporate visual aids to support the presentation.

Reading:

5.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction.

• Describe the development of plot and explain how conflicts are resolved.

Writing

5.8 The student will write for a variety of purposes: to describe, to inform, to entertain, and to explain.

• Choose planning strategies for various writing purposes.Organize information.Demonstrate awareness of intended audience.Use precise and descriptive vocabulary to create tone and voice.Vary sentence structure.Revise writing for clarity.
• Use available technology to access information.

5.9 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.

Art:

Visual Communication and Production

5.1 The student will synthesize information to produce works of art.5. 3 The student will use the elements of art:  line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space to express ideas, images, and emotions.

5.4 The student will develop ideas for works of art by conducting research, making preliminary sketches, and constructing models.

5.11 The student will use a computer to produce a work of art.