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Skill plan for the Renaissance Star Assessments - Reading 5th grade

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Domain

Word Knowledge and Skills
Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning
Analyzing Literary Text
Understanding Author's Craft
Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text

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Word Knowledge and Skills
Score: Less than 969
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 3. Form and use compound words Word patterns 4. Word pattern sentences Roots and affixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 3. Form and use compound words Word patterns 4. Word pattern sentences Roots and affixes 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Select the members of a group 9. Select the words that don't belong
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Categories 8. Select the members of a group 9. Select the words that don't belong
Score: 969–1003
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Word patterns 3. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Compound words 2. Form and use compound words Word patterns 3. Word pattern sentences Prefixes and suffixes 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Identify homophones 5. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Identify homophones 5. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 6. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 7. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Score: 1004–1043
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Prefixes and suffixes 3. Words with pre- 4. Words with re- 5. Words with sub- 6. Words with mis- 7. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 8. Words with -ful 9. Words with -less 10. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 11. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Prefixes and suffixes 3. Words with pre- 4. Words with re- 5. Words with sub- 6. Words with mis- 7. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 8. Words with -ful 9. Words with -less 10. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 11. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 4. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Score: 1044–1095
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Word patterns 2. Word pattern analogies 3. Word pattern sentences Roots and affixes 4. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 5. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 6. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 8. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Word patterns 2. Word pattern analogies 3. Word pattern sentences Roots and affixes 4. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 5. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 6. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 8. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 8. Analogies
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? 4. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Idioms 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 8. Analogies
Score: 1096+
Vocabulary strategies		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Greek and Latin roots 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary strategies
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Greek and Latin roots 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Vocabulary knowledge		Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 3. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Analogies 6. Analogies
Vocabulary knowledge
Synonyms 1. Choose the synonym Multiple-meaning words 2. Use the correct homophone Shades of meaning 3. Describe the difference between related words Idioms 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Analogies 6. Analogies

Comprehension Strategies and Constructing Meaning
Score: Less than 969
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read about famous people 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 4. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Organize information by topic Supporting details 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read about famous places Generalize and extend meaning 9. Compare information from two informational texts 10. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read about famous people 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 4. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Organize information by topic Supporting details 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read about famous places Generalize and extend meaning 9. Compare information from two informational texts 10. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 11. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Put the sentences in order
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Put the sentences in order
Score: 969–1003
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Summarize a story
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story Author's purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Text features 3. Select and use text features Summary 4. Summarize a story

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Identify supporting details in informational texts Generalize and extend meaning 10. Compare information from two texts 11. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 12. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Identify supporting details in informational texts Generalize and extend meaning 10. Compare information from two texts 11. Compare mythological illustrations Fact and opinion 12. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Put the sentences in order
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Identify text structures 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Put the sentences in order
Score: 1004–1043
Reading process skills		Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 3. Identify the purpose of a text Visual elements 4. Read graphic organizers Summary 5. Summarize a story
Reading process skills
Make predictions 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Author's purpose 3. Identify the purpose of a text Visual elements 4. Read graphic organizers Summary 5. Summarize a story

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Fact and opinion 8. Distinguish facts from opinions
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read about animals Inference 3. Which book title goes with the picture? Main idea 4. Organize information by topic 5. Use key details to determine the main idea Supporting details 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 7. Read about art, music, and traditions Fact and opinion 8. Distinguish facts from opinions

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Identify time-order words 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Identify time-order words 5. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Score: 1044–1095
Reading process skills		Text features 1. Select and use text features Summary 2. Read about history
Reading process skills
Text features 1. Select and use text features Summary 2. Read about history

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Read historical fiction 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about business and technology Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare mythological illustrations 13. Compare and contrast points of view 14. Compare information from two texts Fact and opinion 15. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read about famous people 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Inference 5. Draw inferences from a text Main idea 6. Determine the main idea of a passage 7. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in literary texts 9. Read historical fiction 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about business and technology Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare mythological illustrations 13. Compare and contrast points of view 14. Compare information from two texts Fact and opinion 15. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama Informational text structures 2. Identify text structures 3. Put the sentences in order
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama Informational text structures 2. Identify text structures 3. Put the sentences in order
Score: 1096+
Reading process skills		1. Identify the author's purpose
Reading process skills
1. Identify the author's purpose

Constructing meaning		Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Inference 2. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2 4. Draw inferences from literary texts 5. Analyze short stories 6. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 Main idea 8. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 9. Identify supporting details in literary texts 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about animals Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects Fact and opinion 13. Distinguish facts from opinions
Constructing meaning
Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Inference 2. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2 4. Draw inferences from literary texts 5. Analyze short stories 6. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 Main idea 8. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 9. Identify supporting details in literary texts 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Read about animals Generalize and extend meaning 12. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects Fact and opinion 13. Distinguish facts from opinions

Organizational structure		Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Organizational structure
Literary text structures 1. Read drama 2. Label the rhyme scheme Informational text structures 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Analyzing Literary Text
Score: Less than 969
Literary elements		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Distinguish points of view
Literary elements
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Distinguish points of view

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry
Score: 969–1003
Literary elements		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Read realistic fiction Character analysis 5. Compare and contrast characters Point of view 6. Distinguish points of view
Literary elements
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Read realistic fiction Character analysis 5. Compare and contrast characters Point of view 6. Distinguish points of view

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry
Score: 1004–1043
Literary elements and genre characteristics		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary elements and genre characteristics
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view
Score: 1044–1095
Literary elements		Story elements 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of short stories Character analysis 3. Compare and contrast characters
Literary elements
Story elements 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of short stories Character analysis 3. Compare and contrast characters

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry
Score: 1096+
Literary elements		Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Match the quotations with their themes Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary elements
Elements of poetry 1. Identify elements of poetry Story elements 2. Identify story elements 3. Match the quotations with their themes Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view

Genre characteristics		1. Read poetry
Genre characteristics
1. Read poetry

Understanding Author's Craft
Score: Less than 969
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes 2. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Score: 969–1003
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Score: 1004–1043
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sensory details 3. Sort sensory details
Score: 1044–1095
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 4. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Sensory details 4. Identify sensory details
Score: 1096+
Author's choices		Literary devices 1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Interpret figures of speech Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details
Author's choices
Literary devices 1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Interpret figures of speech Sensory details 3. Identify sensory details

Analyzing Argument and Evaluating Text
Score: Less than 969
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Evaluation		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Evaluation
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Score: 969–1003
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Evaluation		Reasoning and support 1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Credibility 4. Identify and correct plagiarism
Evaluation
Reasoning and support 1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Credibility 4. Identify and correct plagiarism
Score: 1004–1043
Analysis		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analysis
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Evaluation		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Evaluation
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Score: 1044–1095
Analysis		1. Classify logical fallacies
Analysis
1. Classify logical fallacies

Evaluation		Reasoning and support 1. Trace an argument 2. Identify counterclaims 3. Identify relevant sources Credibility 4. Identify and correct plagiarism
Evaluation
Reasoning and support 1. Trace an argument 2. Identify counterclaims 3. Identify relevant sources Credibility 4. Identify and correct plagiarism
Score: 1096+
Analysis		1. Evaluate newspaper headlines for bias
Analysis
1. Evaluate newspaper headlines for bias

Evaluation		Reasoning and support 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Credibility 3. Identify relevant sources 4. Identify and correct plagiarism
Evaluation
Reasoning and support 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Credibility 3. Identify relevant sources 4. Identify and correct plagiarism

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