Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Correlations

English Language Arts

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 - 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.5.4: 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.

Strand - Conventions of Standard English, Grade 5

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.5.1b: Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.5.1d: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.5.2e: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.5.2a: Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.5.2b: Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.5.2c: Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.5.2d: Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

Strand - Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Grade 5

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.

ELA.L.5.4a: Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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