Grade 5
5.W.2a
Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
October 1, 20185.W.2b
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
October 1, 20185.W.2c
Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
October 1, 20185.W.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
October 1, 20185.RI.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
October 1, 20185.RI.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
October 1, 20185.RL.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
October 1, 20185.RL.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
October 1, 20185.RL.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
October 1, 20185.RL.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
October 1, 20185.RL.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
October 1, 20185.RL.6
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
October 1, 2018