5th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

ELA.5.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills

• ELA.5.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills.
• ELA.5.F.1.3 Apply letter-sound, syllable, and morphology knowledge to read and write unfamiliar words.
• ELA.5.F.1.3.a Read and write unfamiliar one-syllable and multisyllabic words, in and out of context, using phonics, syllables, and morphology.
• ELA.5.F.1.4 Read grade-level texts accurately, automatically, and with appropriate expression.

ELA.5.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

• ELA.5.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
• ELA.5.R.1.1 Analyze how setting, events, conflict, and characterization contribute to a literary text's plot.
• ELA.5.R.1.2 Explain how a stated or implied theme develops throughout a literary text.
• ELA.5.R.1.3 Describe how an author develops a character's perspective in a literary text.
• ELA.5.R.1.4 Explain how figurative language and other poetic elements work together in a poem.

ELA.5.R.2 Reading Informational Text

• ELA.5.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
• ELA.5.R.2.1 Explain how text structures and features contribute to the overall meaning of a text.
• ELA.5.R.2.2 Explain how relevant details support the central idea, whether implied or explicit.
• ELA.5.R.2.3 Analyze an author's purpose and/or perspective in an informational text.
• ELA.5.R.2.4 Track an argument's development by identifying its specific claims, evidence, and reasoning.

ELA.5.R.3 Reading Across Genres

• ELA.5.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
• ELA.5.R.3.1 Analyze how figurative language contributes to meaning in texts.
• ELA.5.R.3.2 Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
• ELA.5.R.3.2.a For literary texts, summarize the plot and theme.
• ELA.5.R.3.2.b For informational texts, summarize the central idea and relevant details.
• ELA.5.R.3.3 Compare and contrast primary and secondary sources on the same topic.

ELA.5.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

• ELA.5.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
• ELA.5.C.1.1 Demonstrate fluent and legible cursive handwriting.
• ELA.5.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives with logical event sequences and techniques like dialogue and description.
• ELA.5.C.1.3 Write to support a claim with reasons, evidence from sources, elaboration, and varied transitions.
• ELA.5.C.1.4 Write expository texts using multiple sources, an organizational structure, elaboration, and varied transitions.
• ELA.5.C.1.5 Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, with adult guidance and peer feedback.

ELA.5.C.2 Communicating Orally

• ELA.5.C.2 Communicating Orally.
• ELA.5.C.2.1 Present information orally in logical sequence with nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and pacing.

ELA.5.C.3 Following Conventions

• ELA.5.C.3 Following Conventions.
• ELA.5.C.3.1 Follow grade-level conventions of standard English (grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization and spelling); the specific skills for this grade are listed in the official Conventions Progression chart.

ELA.5.C.4 Researching

• ELA.5.C.4 Researching.
• ELA.5.C.4.1 Research a question using organized information from multiple reliable and valid sources.

ELA.5.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

• ELA.5.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
• ELA.5.C.5.1 Arrange multimedia elements to create emphasis and/or clarity in oral or written tasks.
• ELA.5.C.5.2 Use digital writing tools, alone or collaboratively, to plan, draft, and revise writing.

ELA.5.V.1 Finding Meaning

• ELA.5.V.1 Finding Meaning.
• ELA.5.V.1.1 Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
• ELA.5.V.1.2 Use Greek and Latin roots and affixes, and their link to parts of speech, to determine unfamiliar word meanings.
• ELA.5.V.1.3 Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, references, and background knowledge to determine meanings of multiple-meaning and unknown words.