English Language Arts: Grade 5

Literature Text: Key Ideas and Details

Literature Text: Craft and Structure

Literature Text: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Literature Text: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details

Informational Text: Craft and Structure

Informational Text: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas  

Informational Text: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 

Conventions of Standard English: Conventions of Standard English 

Conventions of Standard English: Knowledge of Language 

Text-Dependent Analysis: Evidence-Based Analysis of Text

Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.  

Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.

Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts. 

Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.  

Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.  

Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.  

Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.  

Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage. 

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

Use knowledge of language and its conventions.

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and/or research.  

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.  

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.

Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).  

Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described; describe an author’s purpose and explain how it is conveyed in the text.  

Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics. 

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.  

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.  

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.  

Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.  

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.  

Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.  

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).  

Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge. 

Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.  

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.  

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.  

Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences. 

Form and use the perfect verb tenses (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked).  

Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.  

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*  

Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).  

Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.* 

Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).* 

Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.* 

Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.  

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?). 

Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.  

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly. 

Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for its conventions. meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. 

Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.* 

Choose punctuation for effect.*

Choose words and phrases for effect.*  

Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. 

Develop the analysis using a variety of evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences.

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

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events. 

Establish and maintain a formal style. 

Provide a concluding section related to the analysis presented.  

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

Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). 

Interpret figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification) in context. 

Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.  

Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. 

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

Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). 

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. 

Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context.  

Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. 

Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.