Grade 5 ELA – Should Students Have Homework Every Day? — Grade 5 ELA Worksheet

The lesson is designed for Grade 5 students, including ESL/EFL learners who are developing academic English. The language is accessible while the thinking skills remain appropriate for Grade 5.

Students will practice:

• reading an informational text closely
• identifying reasons and supporting evidence
• understanding vocabulary from context
• comparing different viewpoints
• expressing and explaining an opinion
• supporting an opinion with evidence from the text
• writing a short opinion paragraph

Common Core ELA Skills

This lesson supports Grade 5 ELA skills related to:

• RI.5.1 — using evidence from a text
• RI.5.8 — explaining how reasons and evidence support particular points
• W.5.1 — writing an opinion supported by reasons and information
• SL.5.1 — participating in academic discussion
• L.5.4 — determining word meaning from context

Topic

Should students have homework every day?

Rather than giving students a simple yes-or-no answer, the reading encourages them to consider both the benefits and problems of homework. Students are asked to decide what they think and support their position with evidence.

Best for:

• Grade 5 ELA
• EFL / English learners studying academic English
• homeschool lessons
• online classes
• tutoring
• classroom discussion and writing practice

This worksheet can be used as a complete lesson or alongside the corresponding LTC Grade 5 ELA YouTube lesson.

Series: Grade 5 ELA