Course
Research and Informational Reading
A Grade 5 English course that helps students evaluate sources, take notes and paraphrase information, and write short responses backed by text evidence.
Research and Informational Reading
Course overview
This course teaches Grade 5 students how to research a topic with care and turn what they read into clear notes and short written responses. Students learn to judge source quality, paraphrase without copying, and support answers with text evidence.
What students will learn
- Decide whether a source is reliable.
- Use notes to capture important facts from a source.
- Paraphrase information in their own words.
- Cite text evidence in a short response.
- Explain why one source or detail is stronger than another.
Lessons
- Evaluate Sources - Learn how to check who wrote a source and whether it can be trusted.
- Take Notes and Paraphrase - Practice organizing facts and restating them in your own words.
- Use Text Evidence in a Short Response - Build a response that answers the question and points back to the text.
Parent guide
Work through the lessons in order and keep each session short. Ask your child to name the clue that made a source trustworthy, then to show the note or paraphrase that proves they understood the text. When they write, remind them to answer the question first and then support the answer with evidence.
Completion
A student finishes this course when they can judge a source, take useful notes, paraphrase a fact or idea, and write a short response that uses text evidence.