Grade 5

Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies and understanding textual features (e.g. sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). 

Reading Literature and Informational Texts - Craft and Structure Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

 Reading Literature and Informational Text - Comprehension, Response, and Analysis Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works, and literature from many periods.

Writing – Processes and Features Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

Grammar and Usage Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration Students adjust their use of spoken language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in spelling and decoding words

 Understand word relationships

Determine meanings of general academic language and domain- specific words (based on fifth grade reading)

Use grade appropriate general academic vocabulary and domain specific words and phrases taught directly and acquired through reading and responding to text

Identify how metaphors and similes, as well as rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (alliteration) supply meaning and rhythm in a specific verse or stanza of a poem

Explain major difference between drama and prose 

Distinguish between various types of literary genre

Use text features and search tools to locate and process information relevant to a given topic

Distinguish major categories of literary genre (e.g. stories from poems, fiction from non-fiction)

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, explicitly using the text as the basis for the answer.

Use information from illustrations, print features and other visual elements to develop an understanding of the text

Determine two or more main ideas and how they are supported by details; summarize text

Use key supporting details and evidence in stories, fables, folktales, biblical stories, myths from diverse cultures or non-fiction to determine the theme of a text, lessons and morals

Describe in detail a character, event, or setting, drawing on specific details in the text(e.g.,from a character’s thoughts, words, deeds, interactions with others)

Explain the relationships between two or more historical events or scientific concepts by drawing on specific information from one or more texts

Use a variety of reading strategies to achieve meaning while reading

Communicate thoughts, feelings, judgments, understanding, personal experiences and attitudes, draw conclusions and make predictions after reading or listening to material of grade level text 

Identify a purpose for reading and appreciate various forms of literature

 Recognize basic similarities and differences between two or more texts on the same topic

 Read to and with others

Read grade appropriate text with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Use signs and symbols used across curriculum content areas(e.g.,maps,temperature,and charts).

Interpret written directions for grade level materials

Apply Catholic values and teachings in the evaluation of literary themes and plots.

Produce grade appropriate coherent and clear writing in which organization, development, substance and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Apply conventions of print in meaningful writing activities

Use prewriting strategies (e.g., webbing, mapping, outlining, clustering and note taking)

Write in a variety of genre and style appropriate to task, purpose and audience

Compose paragraphs that are based on information, flow from reading and describe events and observations. 

Write opinions

Write informative/explanatory documents 

Write narratives 

Strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting

Perform short focused research tasks that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic using several sources

Write routinely for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences, over short and extended time frames

Use technology including internet to produce writing (with guidance from adults)

Observe conventions of grammar and usage in writing and speaking

Observe conventions of capitalization,punctuation, and spelling.

Produce legible written work applying the standards of correct cursive.

Make effective language choices.

Initiate and engage in group discussions on fifth grade topics and texts being studied in class 

Summarize the key ideas and supporting details presented graphically, visually, orally, or multimodal

Summarize the claims presented by the speaker and explain how each claim is supported with evidence

Report on events, topics or texts in an organized manner using appropriate, specific facts and descriptive details to support the main idea

Incorporate visual displays and digital media presentations when appropriate

Speak coherently with appropriate volume, enunciation, rate, fluency and expression

Recite short poems, scripture verses, rhymes and songs

Practice the steps to focused listening

Correctly spell root words, prefixes, suffixes, contractions and syllable constructions

Correctly spell grade level sight words

Applies spelling rules for pluralization of words

Utilize “spell check” in a word processing program

Build real-life connections between words and their various uses and meanings 

Define relationships between words (e.g., how smirk is like and unlike smile)

 Define relationships between words (e.g., how smirk is like and unlike smile)

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words through the use of one or more strategies, such as understanding how the word is used in a sentence; analyzing the word’s sounds, spelling,and meaningful parts; and consulting reference materials, both print and digital 

Use a known word as a clue to meaning of an unknown word with the same root (photograph, photosynthesis)

interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors

Explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs

Create and uses analogies to understand the meaning of words

Analyze the meaning of complex words by decomposing the word into understandable parts using the etymology of words (Latin and Greek_ (prefix/root/suffix) transubstantiation – Latin [trans] across or through [substantia] substance

Apply dictionary and thesaurus skills to find meaning, pronunciation, related words and ideas and extend the meaning of words

Reference structural elements of drama (e.g., cast of characters, setting descriptions, dialogue, stage directions, acts, scenes) when writing or speaking about specific works of dramatic literature

Rrecognizes features of various genre (e.g., fairytales, folktales, poems, historical fiction, narratives, biography, non-fiction, Psalms, Gospels, Biblical stories – parables)

Interpret how a narrator’s point of view influences how events are described

Describe the mood of selected literature or poetry 

Describe how events, ideas, or information are organized (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause and effect) in a whole text or part of a text

Explain how author’s purpose for writing influences the contents of the selection (e.g., inform, entertain, persuade)

Quote from a text to support statements about the text

Explain how images, sounds and movements contribute to an animated or live-action adaptation of a story, comparing that version to what is “seen” or “heard” from reading the text.

Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question or to solve a problem efficiently

Determine a theme of a text, drawing on how characters in a story respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text

Explain how an author uses evidence to support his or her claims in a text, identifying what evidence supports which claim

Compare and contrast two or more characters, events,or settings in a text, drawing on specific details

Activate prior knowledge about the topic

Collaborate with others to construct meaning through participation in literature groups 

Draw inferences from ideas and concepts presented in text 

Explain how author’s purpose for writing influences the contents of the selection (e.g., inform, entertain, persuade) 

Demonstrate the ability to relate new concepts to prior knowledge

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the sense

Discuss a book or story read aloud

Identify key words to draw conclusions

Make predictions based on the title of the book or about what will happen next 

Identify main idea, theme and supporting details

Recognize cause and effect, explain why specific effect occurred based on context

Describe the mood of selected literature or poetry 

Explain the author’s use of vocabulary during group discussions

Analyze the purpose of everyday print materials.

Determine the author’s purpose for writing

Determine the author’s purpose for writing

Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. (text to text connection) 

 Integrate information from several texts on the same subject in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably

Read on-level text with purpose and understand

Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings 

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, reading as necessary

Read assigned and self-selected fiction and non- fiction texts

Read across genres (myths, folktale, legend, fairytale, fable, fantasy, science fiction, autobiography, news story, mystery, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, content area, and classical literature

Self-select appropriate reading material for independent reading

Read and follow written directions for grade level materials

Produce legible work in cursive 

Capitalization

Correct spelling

Correct grammar rules

Correct indentation of paragraphs

Use punctuation to affect meaning and flow in written pieces

a. topic sentence b. supporting sentences c. unity d. coherence e. concluding sentence f. proper punctuation (final draft)

 An opinion about a concrete topic is introduced

Create an organizing structure where related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose 

Provide reasons and that are supported by facts and details

Link reasons and details together using words and phrases (e.g., consequently, generally, specifically)

Adopt an appropriate style for sharing and defending an opinion

Provide a concluding statement or section

State a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections

Develop the topic using facts, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples

Use appropriate links and transition words to join ideas within categories of information

Employ domain-specific vocabulary when appropriate

Provide a conclusion related to the information or explanation offered

Identify the need for correct citation of sources to avoid plagiarism

Orient the reader by establishing a situation, introduce a narrator and/or characters, and organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally

Use narrative techniques such as dialogue and description to develop events and show the characters’ external behaviors and internal responses to events

Use a variety of temporal words and phrases to manage the sequence of events

Use concrete and sensory words and phrases to convey events and experiences precisely

Provide a satisfying conclusion that follows from the narrative’s events

Collaboration with adults and peers to enhance writing ideas and techniques

Use dictionary and/or thesaurus to expand vocabulary appropriate to purpose

Participate in shared research and writing projects

Gather information from experience as well as print and digital resources, take notes on sources, categorize evidence, restate, summarize or paraphrase information 

Cite sources used

Provide basic bibliographic information using MLA format

Provisional writing – brief, daily writing that supports learning (brainstorming, spontaneous, routine tasks)

Readable writing – intended for an audience (essay test question, assignment –short response answers)

Polished writing – engaged in the full writing process (plan, research, reflect, revise; first draft, second draft, final)

Produce, publish, and interact with others about writing

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

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense and aspect

Use and punctuate declarative, interrogative, exclamatory,and imperative sentences

Identify and use the following parts of speech: singular and plural nouns, common and proper nouns

Identify the person, case, gender, and number of nouns

Use possessive pronouns and personal pronouns

Identify and use interrogative pronouns (who, whom, what, which)

Identify demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these and those) and indefinite pronouns (e.g. most, some, all, everybody)

Identify, define and use adjectives.

Identify and use appropriate tense of regular verbs

Identify and use linking/state of being verbs, auxiliary / helping verbs, irregular verbs, transitive and intransitive verbs

Identify and use preposition

Identify and use objects of prepositions.

Identify and define the function of parts of speech as elements of sentence structure (simple and complete subject, simple and complete predicate)

Use and define subject / verb agreement

identify direct objects

Identify active and passive voice

Identify and use adverbs

Identify and use conjunctions and interjections

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

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

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

Write and punctuate simple and compound sentences.

Use the following marks of punctuation: comma, quotation marks, and apostrophe.

Identify and use the following marks of punctuation: hyphen, colon, and semi-colon 

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed

Produce grammatically correct work

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

Come to discussions prepared, having read required materials

During discussions explicitly draw on relevant material and other information known about the topic

Respond to questions with elaborate, make comments that contribute to the topic and build on the ideas of previous speakers

Ask questions to clarify or follow up on ideas or information presented orally or through media

Draw conclusions based on the ideas of others and incorporate them in own thinking 

Demonstrate respect for the views of others even when there is disagreement

Use appropriate tone and voice 

Avoid sarcasm, hostility and defensiveness in tone or gesture when there is disagreement

Initiate discussion about ideas, projects, books, events rather than gossip about people who are not present

Form comments, opinions, and new ideas based on Catholic values and doctrine

Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communication tasks using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

Use appropriate manners and speech when addressing individuals or groups

Stop what they are doing and saying; Clear away distractions; Look toward the focal point

Be able to tell the person what was heard or ask a question of the speaker

Move into action if directions are given