5th Grade Florida Edition Teacher Curriculum Set

The Top Score Writing® Grade 5 Florida Edition Teacher Curriculum Set takes students deeper into text-based writing, building the advanced skills needed to analyze sources, craft arguments, and write with precision across multiple genres. This curriculum is fully aligned with Florida's B.E.S.T. Writing Standards, ensuring students build the skills they need to succeed in Florida classrooms and assessments.

This curriculum features 124 day-to-day lessons covering everything from planning and drafting to revising and editing. Each section includes pre-tests, post-tests, rubrics, and progress monitoring checklists to track growth every step of the way. Lessons also include Lexile-leveled text sets, student practice activities, skill checks, and homework to reinforce learning inside and outside the classroom. 

The curriculum is divided into five sections:

• Section 1: Expository Writing (Non-Text-Based)
• Section 2: Expository Writing (Text-Based)
• Section 3: Argumentative Writing (Text-Based)
• Section 4: Narrative Writing
• Section 5: Additional Activities and Strategies
• Bonus Lessons: Text-Based Narrative Writing
  
  

Teachers have permission to copy all student worksheets and passages for classroom use.