IXL Skill Plan | Virginia Standards of Learning (adopted in 2024): Grade 5

Virginia Standards of Learning (adopted in 2024): Grade 5

Skills available for Virginia fifth-grade language arts standards

Strand

Foundations for Reading
Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Reading and Vocabulary
Reading Literary Text
Reading Informational Text
Foundations for Writing
Writing
Language Usage
Research

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Foundations for Reading
5.FFR.3 Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills to decode (read) unfamiliar words in grade level text.
5.FFR.3.A Use knowledge of syllabication and syllable types to decode and encode words.		1. Read multisyllabic words
5.FFR.3.A Use knowledge of syllabication and syllable types to decode and encode words.
1. Read multisyllabic words

5.FFR.3.B Use knowledge of morphology (suffixes, prefixes, root/base) to decode words.		Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Prefixes and suffixes 10. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 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 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 17. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
5.FFR.3.B Use knowledge of morphology (suffixes, prefixes, root/base) to decode words.
Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Prefixes and suffixes 10. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 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 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 17. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

5.FFR.3.C Read grade-level high-frequency words, including decodable and irregular words, with automaticity and accuracy.
5.FFR.3.C Read grade-level high-frequency words, including decodable and irregular words, with automaticity and accuracy.

Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
5.DSR The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts. This includes fluently reading and gathering evidence from grade-level complex texts, reading widely on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary, and using reading strategies when comprehension breaks down.
5.DSR.A Read a variety of grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression in successive readings to support comprehension. Monitor while reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, as necessary.		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
5.DSR.A Read a variety of grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression in successive readings to support comprehension. Monitor while reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, as necessary.
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Use academic vocabulary in context

5.DSR.B Proficiently read and comprehend a variety of literary and informational texts that exhibit complexity at the higher range of the grades 4-5 band.		Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read historical fiction 6. Read poetry 7. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 8. Read about animals 9. Read about art, music, and traditions 10. Read about famous places 11. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 12. Read about famous people 13. Read about business and technology 14. Read about science and nature 15. Read about history
5.DSR.B Proficiently read and comprehend a variety of literary and informational texts that exhibit complexity at the higher range of the grades 4-5 band.
Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read historical fiction 6. Read poetry 7. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 8. Read about animals 9. Read about art, music, and traditions 10. Read about famous places 11. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 12. Read about famous people 13. Read about business and technology 14. Read about science and nature 15. Read about history

5.DSR.C When responding to text through discussions and/or writing, draw several pieces of evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences from texts, including quoting or paraphrasing accurately and tracing where relevant evidence is located.		Supporting evidence 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Research skills 3. Identify and correct plagiarism
5.DSR.C When responding to text through discussions and/or writing, draw several pieces of evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences from texts, including quoting or paraphrasing accurately and tracing where relevant evidence is located.
Supporting evidence 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Research skills 3. Identify and correct plagiarism

5.DSR.D Regularly engage in reading a series of conceptually related texts organized around topics of study to build knowledge and vocabulary (These texts should be at a range of complexity levels so students can read the texts independently, with peers, or with modest support.). Use this background knowledge as context for new learning.
5.DSR.D Regularly engage in reading a series of conceptually related texts organized around topics of study to build knowledge and vocabulary (These texts should be at a range of complexity levels so students can read the texts independently, with peers, or with modest support.). Use this background knowledge as context for new learning.


5.DSR.E Use reading strategies as needed to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text. These sense-making strategies attend to common organizational text structures, summarizing, asking questions of the text, and others.		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Text features 3. Select and use text features Theme 4. Determine the themes of short stories Author's purpose and tone 5. Identify the purpose of a text 6. Which sentence is more formal? Point of view 7. Compare and contrast points of view 8. Identify the narrative point of view Inference 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 11. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 12. Identify story elements 13. Summarize a story Text structure 14. Determine the order of events in informational texts 15. Compare and contrast in informational texts 16. Match causes and effects in informational texts 17. Match problems with their solutions 18. Identify text structures
5.DSR.E Use reading strategies as needed to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text. These sense-making strategies attend to common organizational text structures, summarizing, asking questions of the text, and others.
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Text features 3. Select and use text features Theme 4. Determine the themes of short stories Author's purpose and tone 5. Identify the purpose of a text 6. Which sentence is more formal? Point of view 7. Compare and contrast points of view 8. Identify the narrative point of view Inference 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 11. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 12. Identify story elements 13. Summarize a story Text structure 14. Determine the order of events in informational texts 15. Compare and contrast in informational texts 16. Match causes and effects in informational texts 17. Match problems with their solutions 18. Identify text structures

Reading and Vocabulary
5.RV.1 Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
5.RV.1.A Develop general academic language and content specific vocabulary by listening to, reading, and discussing a variety of grade-five texts and topics.		Vocabulary in context 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
5.RV.1.A Develop general academic language and content specific vocabulary by listening to, reading, and discussing a variety of grade-five texts and topics.
Vocabulary in context 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

5.RV.1.B Discuss meanings of complex words and phrases acquired through conversations and literature.		Figurative language 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2
5.RV.1.B Discuss meanings of complex words and phrases acquired through conversations and literature.
Figurative language 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2

5.RV.1.C Determine the meaning of complex words using frequently occurring root words and inflectional affixes (e.g., -s, -ing,-ed).		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 6. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
5.RV.1.C Determine the meaning of complex words using frequently occurring root words and inflectional affixes (e.g., -s, -ing,-ed).
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 6. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

5.RV.1.D Use the context of a sentence to apply knowledge of homophones.		1. Homophones with pictures 2. Use the correct homophone
5.RV.1.D Use the context of a sentence to apply knowledge of homophones.
1. Homophones with pictures 2. Use the correct homophone

5.RV.1.E Apply knowledge of grade-level appropriate synonyms and antonyms to better understand each word.		Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms 3. Find antonyms in context
5.RV.1.E Apply knowledge of grade-level appropriate synonyms and antonyms to better understand each word.
Synonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Antonyms 3. Find antonyms in context

5.RV.1.F Analyze the morphological relationships between words, including how Greek and Latin affixes and roots impact the meaning.		Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 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 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 17. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Word patterns 18. Word pattern analogies 19. Word pattern sentences
5.RV.1.F Analyze the morphological relationships between words, including how Greek and Latin affixes and roots impact the meaning.
Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 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 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 17. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Word patterns 18. Word pattern analogies 19. Word pattern sentences

5.RV.1.G Develop breadth of vocabulary knowledge by listening to and reading high quality, complex text.		Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read historical fiction 6. Read poetry 7. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 8. Read about animals 9. Read about art, music, and traditions 10. Read about famous places 11. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 12. Read about famous people 13. Read about business and technology 14. Read about science and nature 15. Read about history
5.RV.1.G Develop breadth of vocabulary knowledge by listening to and reading high quality, complex text.
Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read historical fiction 6. Read poetry 7. Read drama Informational texts: level 1 8. Read about animals 9. Read about art, music, and traditions 10. Read about famous places 11. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 12. Read about famous people 13. Read about business and technology 14. Read about science and nature 15. Read about history

5.RV.1.H Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives.		1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation
5.RV.1.H Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives.
1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation

5.RV.1.I Use strategies to infer word meanings.		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition?
5.RV.1.I Use strategies to infer word meanings.
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition?

5.RV.1.J Use glossaries, beginning dictionaries, and thesauruses, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.		Reference skills 1. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 2. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters 3. Order alphabetically: challenge 4. Use guide words Dictionary skills 5. Use dictionary entries 6. Use dictionary definitions Thesaurus skills 7. Use thesaurus entries
5.RV.1.J Use glossaries, beginning dictionaries, and thesauruses, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
Reference skills 1. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters 2. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters 3. Order alphabetically: challenge 4. Use guide words Dictionary skills 5. Use dictionary entries 6. Use dictionary definitions Thesaurus skills 7. Use thesaurus entries

5.RV.1.K Use newly learned words and phrases in discussions and speaking activities.
5.RV.1.K Use newly learned words and phrases in discussions and speaking activities.

Reading Literary Text
5.RL.1 Key Ideas and Plot Details
5.RL.1.A Summarize the story or play, including the overarching theme and lessons learned, and explain how they are developed or conveyed through specific details.		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Summary 2. Identify story elements 3. Read drama 4. Summarize a story
5.RL.1.A Summarize the story or play, including the overarching theme and lessons learned, and explain how they are developed or conveyed through specific details.
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Summary 2. Identify story elements 3. Read drama 4. Summarize a story

5.RL.1.B Describe plots in stories as a sequence of events that develops the central conflict and resolution, including initiating events, climax, and resolution.		1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story
5.RL.1.B Describe plots in stories as a sequence of events that develops the central conflict and resolution, including initiating events, climax, and resolution.
1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story

5.RL.1.C Explain how events from the plot cause the character(s) to change or evolve and how the development of character(s) or settings impact the plot.		Character analysis 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts: level 1 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read historical fiction
5.RL.1.C Explain how events from the plot cause the character(s) to change or evolve and how the development of character(s) or settings impact the plot.
Character analysis 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts: level 1 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read historical fiction
5.RL.2 Craft and Style
5.RL.2.A Describe how an author develops a character through what characters say, think, do, and how other characters respond.		Character analysis 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Read historical fiction 7. Read drama
5.RL.2.A Describe how an author develops a character through what characters say, think, do, and how other characters respond.
Character analysis 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Read historical fiction 7. Read drama

5.RL.2.B Analyze the author's use of language (e.g., synonyms, figurative language, sensory words, dialogue, dialect) and their impact on understanding characters, setting, and plot events.		Figurative language 1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 4. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Shades of meaning 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Positive and negative connotation Sensory details 9. Sort sensory details 10. Identify sensory details Dialogue 11. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Similes and metaphors 12. Similes and metaphors with pictures 13. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
5.RL.2.B Analyze the author's use of language (e.g., synonyms, figurative language, sensory words, dialogue, dialect) and their impact on understanding characters, setting, and plot events.
Figurative language 1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 4. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Shades of meaning 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Positive and negative connotation Sensory details 9. Sort sensory details 10. Identify sensory details Dialogue 11. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Similes and metaphors 12. Similes and metaphors with pictures 13. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

5.RL.2.C Analyze how the characteristics of a poem and the author's use of patterns of sound (e.g., rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, consonance) impact meaning.		1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry
5.RL.2.C Analyze how the characteristics of a poem and the author's use of patterns of sound (e.g., rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, consonance) impact meaning.
1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry
5.RL.3 Integration of Concepts
5.RL.3.A Set a purpose for reading by activating prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge.
5.RL.3.A Set a purpose for reading by activating prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge.


5.RL.3.B Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first-and third-person narratives.		1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view
5.RL.3.B Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first-and third-person narratives.
1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view

5.RL.3.C Compare and contrast details in paired literary and informational nonfiction texts including their treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events.		1. Compare mythological illustrations
5.RL.3.C Compare and contrast details in paired literary and informational nonfiction texts including their treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events.
1. Compare mythological illustrations

Reading Informational Text
5.RI.1 Key Ideas and Confirming Details
5.RI.1.A Summarize the main ideas of texts and specific paragraphs within them, including how they are developed through the details.		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts: level 1 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history
5.RI.1.A Summarize the main ideas of texts and specific paragraphs within them, including how they are developed through the details.
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts: level 1 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history

5.RI.1.B Summarize events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in historical, scientific, or technical texts, including what happened, how, and why.		Text structure 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts: level 1 7. Read about animals 8. Read about art, music, and traditions 9. Read about famous places 10. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 11. Read about famous people 12. Read about business and technology 13. Read about science and nature 14. Read about history
5.RI.1.B Summarize events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in historical, scientific, or technical texts, including what happened, how, and why.
Text structure 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts: level 1 7. Read about animals 8. Read about art, music, and traditions 9. Read about famous places 10. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 11. Read about famous people 12. Read about business and technology 13. Read about science and nature 14. Read about history

5.RI.1.C Describe how an author uses reasons, evidence, and opinions to support points in a text, by identifying (and accurately quoting) which reasons and evidence support which point(s).		1. Compare information from two texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.RI.1.C Describe how an author uses reasons, evidence, and opinions to support points in a text, by identifying (and accurately quoting) which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
1. Compare information from two texts 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.RI.2 Craft and Style
5.RI.2.A Describe the overall organization patterns of texts (e.g., cause/effect, comparison/contrast, problem/solution, description, sequence, and chronological) and how each successive part builds on earlier sections, using available transitional words and phrases.		Text structure 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Transitions 6. Choose the best transition
5.RI.2.A Describe the overall organization patterns of texts (e.g., cause/effect, comparison/contrast, problem/solution, description, sequence, and chronological) and how each successive part builds on earlier sections, using available transitional words and phrases.
Text structure 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Transitions 6. Choose the best transition

5.RI.2.B Examine text features and search tools in multiple print and digital sources to evaluate and gain meaning from the information found.		1. Read graphic organizers 2. Select and use text features
5.RI.2.B Examine text features and search tools in multiple print and digital sources to evaluate and gain meaning from the information found.
1. Read graphic organizers 2. Select and use text features

5.RI.2.C Determine the author's purpose(s) and describe how the author's perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences the meaning of the text.		1. Identify the purpose of a text
5.RI.2.C Determine the author's purpose(s) and describe how the author's perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences the meaning of the text.
1. Identify the purpose of a text
5.RI.3 Integration of Concepts
5.RI.3.A Use prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge as context for new learning.
5.RI.3.A Use prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge as context for new learning.


5.RI.3.B Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.		1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Distinguish facts from opinions
5.RI.3.B Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Distinguish facts from opinions

5.RI.3.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why based on specific information in the text.		Text relationships 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.RI.3.C Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why based on specific information in the text.
Text relationships 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Foundations for Writing
5.FFW.1 Handwriting
5.FFW.1.A Maintain legible printing.
5.FFW.1.A Maintain legible printing.


5.FFW.1.B Maintain legible cursive.
5.FFW.1.B Maintain legible cursive.


5.FFW.1.C Sign first and last name.
5.FFW.1.C Sign first and last name.

5.FFW.2 Spelling
5.FFW.2.A Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to spell accurately.
5.FFW.2.A Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to spell accurately.


5.FFW.2.B Use phoneme-grapheme (sound/symbol) correspondences to decode (read) and encode (spell) grade-level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy.
5.FFW.2.B Use phoneme-grapheme (sound/symbol) correspondences to decode (read) and encode (spell) grade-level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy.

Writing
5.W.1 Modes and Purposes for Writing
5.W.1.A Write personal or fictional narratives in prose or poetic form that organize the writing around a central problem, conflict, or experience using descriptions or dialogue to develop the experience(s).		Organization 1. Put the sentences in order Descriptive details 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Add imagery to stories 5. Punctuating dialogue Sensory details 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details Transitions 8. Choose the best transition
5.W.1.A Write personal or fictional narratives in prose or poetic form that organize the writing around a central problem, conflict, or experience using descriptions or dialogue to develop the experience(s).
Organization 1. Put the sentences in order Descriptive details 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Add imagery to stories 5. Punctuating dialogue Sensory details 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details Transitions 8. Choose the best transition

5.W.1.B Write expository texts to examine a topic and convey ideas that develop the focus with relevant facts, concrete details, and examples from multiple sources and are grouped logically.		Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Organization 3. Organize information by topic Facts and opinions 4. Distinguish facts from opinions Supporting evidence 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Plagiarism 7. Identify and correct plagiarism
5.W.1.B Write expository texts to examine a topic and convey ideas that develop the focus with relevant facts, concrete details, and examples from multiple sources and are grouped logically.
Introductions and conclusions 1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence Organization 3. Organize information by topic Facts and opinions 4. Distinguish facts from opinions Supporting evidence 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Plagiarism 7. Identify and correct plagiarism

5.W.1.C Write persuasive pieces on topics or texts, including media messages, supporting a clear perspective with adequate facts, reasons, and logically grouped information.		Organization 1. Organize information by topic Purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Facts and opinions 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Supporting evidence 6. Identify supporting details in literary texts 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.W.1.C Write persuasive pieces on topics or texts, including media messages, supporting a clear perspective with adequate facts, reasons, and logically grouped information.
Organization 1. Organize information by topic Purpose 2. Identify the purpose of a text Facts and opinions 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Supporting evidence 6. Identify supporting details in literary texts 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts

5.W.1.D Write in response to texts read (including summaries, reflections, and descriptions) in which students demonstrate their thinking with details, examples, and other evidence from the text that are logically grouped.		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.W.1.D Write in response to texts read (including summaries, reflections, and descriptions) in which students demonstrate their thinking with details, examples, and other evidence from the text that are logically grouped.
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.W.2 Organization and Composition
5.W.2.A Engage in writing as a process to compose well-developed paragraphs. This includes:
5.W.2.A Engage in writing as a process to compose well-developed paragraphs. This includes:

5.W.2.A.i: Introducing a clear topic sentence and logically organizing ideas and factual evidence to support the position in persuasive writing.		1. Choose the best topic sentence
5.W.2.A.i: Introducing a clear topic sentence and logically organizing ideas and factual evidence to support the position in persuasive writing.
1. Choose the best topic sentence
5.W.2.A.ii: Developing, selecting, and organizing ideas relevant to topic, purpose, and genre, using precise and descriptive language and tone-specific vocabulary to enhance the central idea, tone, and voice.		Purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Organization 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Choose the best topic sentence Literary devices 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Academic vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context Descriptive details 9. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 10. Add imagery to stories Sensory details 11. Sort sensory details 12. Identify sensory details Tone 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Compare passages for tone
5.W.2.A.ii: Developing, selecting, and organizing ideas relevant to topic, purpose, and genre, using precise and descriptive language and tone-specific vocabulary to enhance the central idea, tone, and voice.
Purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text Organization 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Choose the best topic sentence Literary devices 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Academic vocabulary 8. Use academic vocabulary in context Descriptive details 9. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 10. Add imagery to stories Sensory details 11. Sort sensory details 12. Identify sensory details Tone 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Compare passages for tone
5.W.2.A.iii: Using transition words and prepositional phrases for sentence variety and link one sentence and paragraph to another.		Conjunctions 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Prepositions 5. Identify prepositions 6. Identify prepositions and their objects 7. Identify prepositional phrases 8. Prepositions: review Sentence variety 9. Create varied sentences based on models
5.W.2.A.iii: Using transition words and prepositional phrases for sentence variety and link one sentence and paragraph to another.
Conjunctions 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Prepositions 5. Identify prepositions 6. Identify prepositions and their objects 7. Identify prepositional phrases 8. Prepositions: review Sentence variety 9. Create varied sentences based on models
5.W.2.A.iv: Providing a concluding statement or section.		1. Choose the best concluding sentence
5.W.2.A.iv: Providing a concluding statement or section.
1. Choose the best concluding sentence
5.W.3 Usage and Mechanics
5.W.3.A With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising for quality of ideas, organization, sentence fluency, and precise word choice.		1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 3. Create varied sentences based on models
5.W.3.A With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising for quality of ideas, organization, sentence fluency, and precise word choice.
1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 3. Create varied sentences based on models

5.W.3.B Self-and peer-edit the writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structures, paragraphing, and Standard English.		Capitalization 1. Correct capitalization errors Subject-verb agreement 2. Use the correct subject or verb 3. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects Commas 4. Commas: review Conjunctions 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions 6. Identify subordinating conjunctions Editing 7. Use the correct frequently confused word 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Correct errors with signs 10. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 11. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Complete sentences 12. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 13. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 14. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Formatting 15. Punctuating dialogue
5.W.3.B Self-and peer-edit the writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structures, paragraphing, and Standard English.
Capitalization 1. Correct capitalization errors Subject-verb agreement 2. Use the correct subject or verb 3. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects Commas 4. Commas: review Conjunctions 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions 6. Identify subordinating conjunctions Editing 7. Use the correct frequently confused word 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Correct errors with signs 10. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 11. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Complete sentences 12. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 13. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 14. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Formatting 15. Punctuating dialogue

Language Usage
5.LU.1 Grammar
5.LU.1.A Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.		Conjunctions 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Sentence structure 5. Create varied sentences based on models 6. Create compound sentences
5.LU.1.A Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
Conjunctions 1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Transitions 4. Choose the best transition Sentence structure 5. Create varied sentences based on models 6. Create compound sentences

5.LU.1.B Use adverbs to express time, frequency, degree, and level of certainty when speaking and writing.		1. Use relative adverbs 2. Use adverbs to compare
5.LU.1.B Use adverbs to express time, frequency, degree, and level of certainty when speaking and writing.
1. Use relative adverbs 2. Use adverbs to compare

5.LU.1.C Use interjections, prepositional phrases, and coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in writing to join words and phrases in a sentence.		1. Use coordinating conjunctions
5.LU.1.C Use interjections, prepositional phrases, and coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in writing to join words and phrases in a sentence.
1. Use coordinating conjunctions

5.LU.1.D Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense and number in writing.		1. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
5.LU.1.D Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense and number in writing.
1. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

5.LU.1.E Use standard subject-verb agreement when speaking and writing.		1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects
5.LU.1.E Use standard subject-verb agreement when speaking and writing.
1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects
5.LU.2 Mechanics
5.LU.2.A Use commas correctly in compound sentences.		1. Commas with compound and complex sentences
5.LU.2.A Use commas correctly in compound sentences.
1. Commas with compound and complex sentences

5.LU.2.B Use colons to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list.		1. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists
5.LU.2.B Use colons to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list.
1. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists

5.LU.2.C Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line in writing.
5.LU.2.C Use a hyphen to divide words at the end of a line in writing.


5.LU.2.D Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, syllable patterns, ending rules) when pronouncing and writing words.		Contractions 1. Pronoun-verb contractions 2. Contractions with "not" Plurals and possessives 3. Form the singular or plural possessive 4. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Regular plurals 5. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 6. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 7. Form plurals: review 8. Form and use plurals: review Regular past tense 9. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 10. Form and use the irregular past tense Word patterns 11. Word pattern analogies 12. Word pattern sentences Comparative adjectives 13. Spell adjectives that compare Homophones 14. Homophones with pictures
5.LU.2.D Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, syllable patterns, ending rules) when pronouncing and writing words.
Contractions 1. Pronoun-verb contractions 2. Contractions with "not" Plurals and possessives 3. Form the singular or plural possessive 4. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Regular plurals 5. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 6. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 7. Form plurals: review 8. Form and use plurals: review Regular past tense 9. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 10. Form and use the irregular past tense Word patterns 11. Word pattern analogies 12. Word pattern sentences Comparative adjectives 13. Spell adjectives that compare Homophones 14. Homophones with pictures

5.LU.2.E Consult reference materials to check and correct spelling.		1. Use guide words 2. Use dictionary entries
5.LU.2.E Consult reference materials to check and correct spelling.
1. Use guide words 2. Use dictionary entries

Research
5.R.1 Evaluation and Synthesis of Information
5.R.1.A Formulate questions that help narrow the topic and revise questions as needed based on research.
5.R.1.A Formulate questions that help narrow the topic and revise questions as needed based on research.


5.R.1.B Identify search terms to locate information and gather relevant information from various print and digital sources to address the research.
5.R.1.B Identify search terms to locate information and gather relevant information from various print and digital sources to address the research.


5.R.1.C Organize and synthesize information from the print and digital resources, evaluating their relevance, reliability, and credibility.		Analyze sources 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Identify relevant sources Organization 3. Order items from most general to most specific 4. Organize information by topic Supporting evidence 5. Distinguish facts from opinions 6. Choose reasons to support an opinion 7. Identify supporting details in literary texts 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts
5.R.1.C Organize and synthesize information from the print and digital resources, evaluating their relevance, reliability, and credibility.
Analyze sources 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Identify relevant sources Organization 3. Order items from most general to most specific 4. Organize information by topic Supporting evidence 5. Distinguish facts from opinions 6. Choose reasons to support an opinion 7. Identify supporting details in literary texts 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts

5.R.1.D Develop notes that include important concepts, summaries, and identification of information sources.		1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Compare information from two texts
5.R.1.D Develop notes that include important concepts, summaries, and identification of information sources.
1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Compare information from two texts

5.R.1.E Organize and share information orally, in writing, or through visual display.		1. Organize information by topic
5.R.1.E Organize and share information orally, in writing, or through visual display.
1. Organize information by topic

5.R.1.F Avoid plagiarism and give proper credit by providing citations whenever using another person's media, facts, ideas, graphics, music, and direct quotations.		1. Identify and correct plagiarism
5.R.1.F Avoid plagiarism and give proper credit by providing citations whenever using another person's media, facts, ideas, graphics, music, and direct quotations.
1. Identify and correct plagiarism