3rdMarking Period Reading Standards Fifth Grade
1.Develop abilities in reading.
A.Higher thinking (analyze, evaluate, classify, predict, decide, generalize, solve, relate, interpret, simplify, summarize).
B.Communications (present, persuade, collaborate, explain, recommend).
C.Goal setting/attainment (brainstorm, envision, research, plan, organize, persist).
2.Read, write, speak, observe, and listen to express, explore, and learn about ideas.
A. Read and enjoy literature (e.g. poetry, narratives).
B. Use mass media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television, movies, Internet, software).
C. Conduct and present research (locate/observe/gather information, analyze a situation, draw a conclusion, predict an outcome, defend a position, create a model, explain a process).
D. Demonstrate appropriate speaking behaviors (e.g. volume, pace, clarity, eye contact, erect and still stance, gesture, handling of notes and visual aids).
E. Present ideas in small and large group discussions and oral presentations.
3. Develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read andunderstand texts.
F. Formulate questions to guide reading (before, during, and after). (RD-5-1.0.6) [EL-5-FF-S-4]
- Scan to find specific key information (e.g. dates and places); skim to get the general meaning of a passage. (RD-5-1.0.7 & 1.0.8) [EL-5-FF-S-4]
H. Read grade-appropriate material – orally and silently – with accuracy and fluency. [EL-5-FF-S-3]
J. Apply context and self-correction strategies while reading. [EL-5-FF-S-2]
4. Use appropriate reading strategies to make sense of a variety of print and non-print
texts (literary, informational, practical/workplace, persuasive).
A.Identify and describe characteristics of different types of literary texts/genres. (e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, stories, folktales, historical fiction, realistic fiction, mysteries, science fiction, autobiographies, memoirs, thesis, memorandum, resume, policy manual, and legal document) (RD-5-2.0.1 DOK 2) [EL-5-DIU-S-4, EL-5-DIU-S-8, EL-5-IT-S-1, EL-5-IT-S-6]
B.Analyze and explain literary elements. (e.g. characterization, plot, setting, theme, point of view, and problem/solution(3rd MP) (RD-5-2.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-5-DIU-S-8]
C.Explain a character’s or speaker’s actions, qualities, emotions, and dialogue based on a passage. (RD-5-3.0.1 DOK 3) [EL-5-IT-S5]
D.Explain how a conflict in a passage is resolved and make an inference.
(RD-5-3.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-5-IT-S-5]
- Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary (words and terms specific to understanding the content). (RD-5-2.0.4) [EL-5-DIU-S-5]
G. Evaluate text to make inferences or draw conclusions based on what is read. (RD-5-2.0.7 DOK 3)
[EL-5-DIU-S-7]
I. Explain and/or evaluate author’s message, author’s purpose, author’s opinion (i.e. assertion, propaganda, bias, and misinformation), argument and supporting evidence, and make logical predictions. (RD-5-3.0.3, 3.0.6, & 3.0.7 DOK 2) [EL-5-DIU-S-7, EL-5-DIU-S-8, EL-5-IT-S-3}
- Identify and explain the organizational pattern used (e.g. sequence, cause and effect, or comparison and contrast) to understand a passage. (RD-5-5.0.4-DOK 2) [EL-5-DIU-S-2, EL-5-DCS-S-4,
EL-5-IT-S-2]
- Summarize/paraphrase (e.g. to show relationships, relative importance of information) and sequence major events or steps in a process. (RD-5-2.0.6) [EL-5-DIU-S-6]
- Identify and explain the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure.
(RD-5- 2.0.5) [EL-5-DIU-S-6]
Q. Self-select texts based on personal interests. [EL-5-DIU-S-2]
3rd Marking Period Reading Standards Fifth Grade
5. Interpret text and make connections to develop a more complete understanding of whatis read.
- Identify and analyze commonly used persuasive techniques (bandwagon, emotional appeal, propaganda, loaded language, testimonial, and expert opinion) used in a passage. (RD-5-3.0.9 DOK 2) [EL-5-IT-S-6, EL-5-DCS-S-9]
- Evaluate and analyze what is read based on the author’s word choice, content, or use of literary elements. (e.g. irony, mood, rhythm, and suspense) (RD-5-5.0.1 DOK 3) [EL-5-IT-S-5,
EL-5-DCS-S-2]
- Identify and analyze literary devices such as foreshadowing, imagery, or figurative language (i.e. similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, pun, and word play). (RD-5-5.0.2 DOK 2) [EL-5-IT-S-6]
F. Use prior knowledge and connect information from a passage to students’ lives (text-to
self), other texts (text-to-text-e.g. novel, short story, song, film, website, etc.), and real
world issues (text-to-world). (RD-5-4.0.1) [EL-5-RRT-S-2, EL-5-RRT-S-3, EL-5-RRT-S-4,
EL-5-DCS-S-5]
- Read and use functional messages encountered in daily life.[EL-5-DIU-S-9]
I. Form and support judgments/opinions about central ideas. [EL-5-RRT-S-5, EL-5-DCS-S-3]
- Evaluate the accuracy of information and generalizations presented in texts.[EL-5-DCS-S-6]
- Evaluate the quality of evidence used to support or oppose an argument, recognize faulty
reasoning, and false premises in an argument. (e.g. primary and secondary source)
[EL-5-IT-S-3, EL-5-DCS-S-7, EL-5-DCS-S-8, EL-5-DCS-S-1O]
May 2010