Fifth Grade students visit the Library occasionally as a full class for book exchange and are encouraged to come to the Library on their own with the permission of their teacher.  Sope Creek Elementary participates in the Georgia Book Award program every year, and offers the novel nominee list for the 4th and 5th grade students.

Research & Library Skills

Fifth grade students visit the Library at the point of need, utilizing Reference, non-fiction, and online resources to solve their information problems.

Mrs. Schultz-Suggs is introducing fifth grade students to their Famous American research project via the Big 6.  It is the students who develop the questions they need to answer about their Famous American, and the students who generate the rubric by which their speech will be graded.  Students feel more invested in a project if they have some control over what they have to do and how they will be evaluated. 

Bibliographic Format & Copyright

Fifth graders are capable of being responsible and ethical users of information.  Part of this responsibility is giving credit where credit is due.  Cobb County schools use the MLA style as the basis for all format and citation questions. 

Using the MLA format as a guide, Sope Creek uses a modified version for each grade level.  Click here to view the fifth grade bibliographic format template.