Common Core State
5.W.9b
Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]”).
October 1, 20185.W.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
October 1, 20186.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
October 1, 20186.L.1a
Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
October 1, 20185.W.3a
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
October 1, 20185.W.3b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
October 1, 20185.W.3c
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
October 1, 20186.L.1d
Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*
October 1, 20185.W.3d
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
October 1, 20186.L.1e
Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.*
October 1, 2018