Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Correlations

English Language Arts

Strand - Reading Standards: Informational Text, Grade 5

Craft and Structure

ELA.RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.RI.5.7: 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.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

ELA.RI.5.10: 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.

Strand - Reading Standards: Foundational Skills, Grade 5

Phonics and Word Recognition

ELA.RF.5.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Fluency

ELA.RF.5.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Strand - Writing Standards, Grade 5

Text Types and Purposes

ELA.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Text Types and Purposes

ELA.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Production and Distribution of Writing

ELA.W.5.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

Production and Distribution of Writing

ELA.W.5.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Production and Distribution of Writing

ELA.W.5.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.5.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.5.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

ELA.W.5.7: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Range of Writing

ELA.W.5.10: 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.

Strand - Text Types and Purposes, Grade 5

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

ELA.W.5.1d: Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

ELA.W.5.1a: Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

ELA.W.5.1b: Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

ELA.W.5.1c: Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

ELA.W.5.2d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

ELA.W.5.2e: Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

ELA.W.5.2a: 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.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

ELA.W.5.2b: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

ELA.W.5.2c: Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).

Strand - Speaking and Listening Standards, Grade 5

Comprehension and Collaboration

ELA.SL.5.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.SL.5.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA.SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Strand - Comprehension and Collaboration, Grade 5

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on <em>grade 5 topics and texts</em>, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

ELA.SL.5.1a: 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.

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on <em>grade 5 topics and texts</em>, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

ELA.SL.5.1b: Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on <em>grade 5 topics and texts</em>, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

ELA.SL.5.1c: Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

Strand - Language Standards, Grade 5

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.5.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.5.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Knowledge of Language

ELA.L.5.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ELA.L.5.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ELA.L.5.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

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