Grade 5: Exploring ELA through Coding

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore heading tags and learn how to correctly write subtitles. They will then use this skill to write subtitles on their webpage.

Topics covered:

Heading Tags

Heading Hierarchy

Writing subtitles

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.A

Learning Outcomes:

Students learn how to write good paragraphs and will practice doing so on their webpage using paragraph tags.

Topics covered:

Paragraph tags

Writing Hook Sentences

Writing Introduction paragraphs

Writing body paragraphs

Writing conclusion paragraphs

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-15, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.A, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10

Learning Outcomes:

Students build a webpage using the coding skills they have learned. They will use this webpage to write an opinion piece on something they would change in the world if they could.

Topics covered:

Application of learned skills

Writing Practice

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-14, 1B-AP-15, 1B-IC-21, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2

Learning Outcomes:

Students create a webpage using the coding skills they have learned. They will use this webpage to write a narrative piece about an experience that was hard but ended up being worth it.

Topics covered:

Application of learned skills

Writing Practice

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-14, 1B-AP-15, 1B-IC-21, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2

Learning Outcomes:

Students design a webpage using the coding skills they have learned. They will use this webpage to write an informational piece on good practices to be safe on the Internet.

Topics covered:

Application of learned skills

Writing Practice

Standard alignment:

1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-09, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-14, 1B-AP-15, 1B-IC-21, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2