LITERACY
Literature
Key ideas and details
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Quote accurately from text when explaining
what text says and when drawing inferences
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Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem
from details in the text
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Compare and contrast two or more characters,
settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing
on specific details in text
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Understand story elements
Craft and structure
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Determine meaning of words and phrases,
including figurative language
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Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or
stanzas fits together to provide the overall
structure
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Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of
view influences how events are described
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Understand the distinguishing features of
literary texts
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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Analyze how visual and multimedia elements
contribute to meaning, tone, or beauty of a text
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Compare and contrast stories in same genre on
their approaches to similar themes and topics
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend literature at the high end
of text complexity band independently
Informational Text
Key ideas and details
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Quote accurately from a text when explaining
what the text says explicitly
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Determine two or more main ideas of a text and
explain how they are supported by key details
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Explain the relationships or interactions
between two or more individuals, events, ideas,
or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical
text based on specific information in the text
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Draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations
about text and support them
Craft and structure
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Determine the meaning of general academic
and domain-specific words and phrases in a text
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Compare and contrast the overall structure of
events, ideas in two or more texts
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Analyze multiple accounts of the same event
or topic, noting important similarities and
differences in the point of view they represent
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Understand figurative language such as irony,
foreshadowing, parody, point of view
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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Draw on information from multiple print or
digital sources, demonstrating the ability to
locate an answer to a question quickly or to
solve a problem efficiently
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Explain how an author uses reasons and
evidence to support particular points in a text
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Integrate information from several texts in order
to write about subject knowledgeably
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend informational texts at
high end of text complexity band independently
and proficiently
Foundational Skills
Phonics and word recognition
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Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words
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Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound
correspondences, syllabication patterns, and
morphology to read accurately unfamiliar
multisyllabic words in context and out of context
Fluency
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Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension
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Read grade-level text with purpose and
understanding
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Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with
accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on
successive readings
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Use context to confirm or self-correct word
recognition and understanding
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Use a variety of strategies to monitor reading
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Develop vocabulary by reading independently
and connect meaning to real world experiences
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Perform rapid and accurate word naming when
reading grade level text as necessary
Writing
Text types and purposes
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Write opinion pieces on topics or texts,
supporting point of view with reasons and
information
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Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an
opinion, and create an organizational structure
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Provide logically ordered reasons that are
supported by facts and details
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Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases,
and clauses
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Provide a concluding statement or section
related to the opinion presented
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine
topic and convey ideas and information clearly
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Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general
observation and focus, and group related
information logically; include formatting
illustrations, and multimedia
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Develop the topic with facts, definitions,
concrete details, quotations
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Link ideas within and across categories of
information using words, phrases, and clauses
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Use precise language and domain-specific
vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic
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Provide a concluding statement or section
related to the information or explanation
presented
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Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique
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Orient the reader by establishing situation and
introducing narrator and/or characters; organize
an event sequence that unfolds naturally
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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue,
description, and pacing, to develop experiences
and events or show the responses of characters
to situations
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Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and
clauses to manage the sequence of events
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Use concrete words and phrases and sensory
details to convey experiences precisely
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Provide a conclusion that follows from the
narrated experiences or events
Production and distribution of writing
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate
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Develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, editing, rewriting
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Use technology to produce and publish writing
and to interact and collaborate with others
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Articulate the qualities that make a piece of
writing effective
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Use seven-trait model as criteria to assess
writing
Research to build and present knowledge
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Conduct short research projects that use
several sources to build knowledge through
investigation of different aspects of a topic
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Recall relevant information from experiences
or gather relevant information; summarize or
paraphrase information in notes and finished
work, and provide a list of sources
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Draw evidence from literary or informational
texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research
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Apply grade 5 Reading standards to literature
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Apply grade 5 Reading standards to
informational texts
Range of writing
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Write routinely over extended time frames and
shorter time frames for a range of disciplines
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration
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Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions with diverse partners
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Come to discussions prepared having read or
studied required material; explicitly draw on that
preparation and other information known about
the topic to explore ideas under discussion
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Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and
carry out assigned roles
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Pose and respond to specific questions by
making comments that contribute to the
discussion
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Review the key ideas expressed and draw
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