IXL skill plan | Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments

Skill plan for the CAASPP - Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments - 5th grade

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Claim 1 Reading
Literary Texts
Target 1: Key Details		Story elements 1. Identify story elements Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Reading comprehension 3. Read fantasy with illustrations
Target 1: Key Details
Story elements 1. Identify story elements Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Reading comprehension 3. Read fantasy with illustrations

Target 2: Central Ideas		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read realistic fiction Summary 3. Summarize a story
Target 2: Central Ideas
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read realistic fiction Summary 3. Summarize a story

Target 3: Word Meanings		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Find words using context Prefixes and suffixes 3. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 5. Use dictionary entries
Target 3: Word Meanings
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Find words using context Prefixes and suffixes 3. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 5. Use dictionary entries

Target 4: Reasoning & Evidence		1. Draw inferences from a text
Target 4: Reasoning & Evidence
1. Draw inferences from a text

Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts		1. Distinguish points of view 2. Compare and contrast characters
Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts
1. Distinguish points of view 2. Compare and contrast characters

Target 6: Text Structures & Features		1. Read historical fiction 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama
Target 6: Text Structures & Features
1. Read historical fiction 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama

Target 7: Language Use		1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Target 7: Language Use
1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Informational Texts
Target 8: Key Details		Comprehension and inference 1. Read about animals Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Target 8: Key Details
Comprehension and inference 1. Read about animals Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Target 9: Central Ideas		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Reading comprehension 3. Read about science and nature
Target 9: Central Ideas
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Reading comprehension 3. Read about science and nature

Target 10: Word Meanings		Academic vocabulary 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Read about business and technology Domain-specific vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Vocabulary in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 7. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 8. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference skills 9. Use thesaurus entries
Target 10: Word Meanings
Academic vocabulary 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Read about business and technology Domain-specific vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Vocabulary in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 7. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 8. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference skills 9. Use thesaurus entries

Target 11: Reasoning & Evidence Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts		Reading comprehension 1. Read about history Compare texts 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Compare and contrast points of view
Target 11: Reasoning & Evidence Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts
Reading comprehension 1. Read about history Compare texts 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Compare and contrast points of view

Target 13: Text Structures & Features		Informational text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify and analyze text structures Text features 5. Select and use text features
Target 13: Text Structures & Features
Informational text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify and analyze text structures Text features 5. Select and use text features

Target 14: Language Use		1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Target 14: Language Use
1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Claim 2 Writing
Organization/Purpose
Targets 1a & 2: Narrative		1. Use linking words in paragraphs
Targets 1a & 2: Narrative
1. Use linking words in paragraphs

Targets 3a & 4: Informative/Explanatory		Main idea 1. Organize information by topic Organize writing 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Transitions 5. Choose the best transition Tone 6. Which sentence is more formal?
Targets 3a & 4: Informative/Explanatory
Main idea 1. Organize information by topic Organize writing 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Transitions 5. Choose the best transition Tone 6. Which sentence is more formal?

Targets 6a & 7: Opinion/Argument		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Targets 6a & 7: Opinion/Argument
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Across genres: Purpose		1. Identify the purpose of a text
Across genres: Purpose
1. Identify the purpose of a text
Evidence/Elaboration
Targets 1a & 2: Narrative		1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Add imagery to stories
Targets 1a & 2: Narrative
1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Add imagery to stories

Targets 3a & 4: Informative/Explanatory		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Create varied sentences based on models
Targets 3a & 4: Informative/Explanatory
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Create varied sentences based on models

Targets 6a & 7: Opinion/Argument		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Targets 6a & 7: Opinion/Argument
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Target 8: Language & Vocabulary Use		Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words Academic vocabulary 2. Use academic vocabulary in context
Target 8: Language & Vocabulary Use
Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words Academic vocabulary 2. Use academic vocabulary in context
Revision
Targets 1b, 3b, & 6b: Revision		1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Remove the sentence that does not belong
Targets 1b, 3b, & 6b: Revision
1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Remove the sentence that does not belong
Conventions
Target 9: Edit/Clarify		Sentence variety 1. Create compound sentences Frequently confused words 2. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistent verb tense 3. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Commas 4. Commas: review
Target 9: Edit/Clarify
Sentence variety 1. Create compound sentences Frequently confused words 2. Correct errors with frequently confused words Consistent verb tense 3. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Commas 4. Commas: review

Claim 4 Research/Inquiry
Research
Target 2: Interpret and Integrate Information		Comprehension and inference 1. Read about famous people Integrate information 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Target 2: Interpret and Integrate Information
Comprehension and inference 1. Read about famous people Integrate information 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Character analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Target 3: Analyze Information/Sources		1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Identify relevant sources
Target 3: Analyze Information/Sources
1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Identify relevant sources

Target 4: Use Evidence		Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Plagiarism 3. Identify and correct plagiarism
Target 4: Use Evidence
Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Plagiarism 3. Identify and correct plagiarism

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