Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.3: 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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.5.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Female Moses | 10-12 |
| Nellie Bly, Investigative Reporter | 13-15 |
| Susan B. Anthony, Suffragist | 16-18 |
| Dr. Abel Wolman, Public Health Engineer | 19-21 |
| The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara | 22-24 |
| Nelson Mandela: A Man of Courage | 25-27 |
| Poisonous Animals | 28-30 |
| The Story of Exodus 1947 | 31-33 |
| Roanoke Island’s Lost Colony | 34-36 |
| Trash: It's Got to Go Somewhere | 37-39 |
| Alien Species Wreak Havoc | 40-42 |
| U.S. Anti-Slave Trade Actions | 43-45 |
| The U.S. Mint | 46-48 |
| Fit for a King: The Great Pyramid at Giza | 49-51 |
| The Great Wall of China | 52-54 |
| The Moai on Easter Island | 55-57 |
| A Monument to Love: The Taj Mahal | 58-60 |
| The Panama Canal | 61-63 |
| The Three Gorges Dam | 64-66 |
| Mount Tambora, A Violent Volcano | 67-69 |
| The Great Irish Famine | 70-72 |
| Washed Away in the Johnstown Flood | 73-75 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire | 76-78 |
| The Sinking of the Lusitania | 79-81 |
| The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina | 82-84 |
| The Unsung Heroes of Fort Mifflin | 85-87 |
| The Continental Army's Winter at Valley Forge | 88-90 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 91-93 |
| Explosion on the U.S.S. Maine | 94-96 |
| Assassinated! | 97-99 |
| The Justice Bell | 100-102 |
| The Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II | 103-105 |
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