5th Grade ELA (Indiana Academic Standards)

Reading Foundations (RF)

• 5.RF.1 Use letter–sound patterns, syllable rules and word parts to read unfamiliar long words in context.
• 5.RF.2 Read grade-level or harder texts aloud smoothly and accurately, with expression that shows understanding.

Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 5.RC.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what it says and when making inferences.
• 5.RC.2 Find the theme of a story, play or poem from details, how characters face challenges or what a speaker reflects on; summarize.
• 5.RC.3 Compare two or more characters, settings or events, showing how details shape the plot.
• 5.RC.4 Explain how a narrator's or speaker's point of view shapes how events are described.
• 5.RC.5 Compare stories in the same genre on how they approach similar themes and topics.
• 5.RC.6 Identify two or more main ideas of a text, support them with key details and summarize it.
• 5.RC.7 Use text features in print and digital sources to find information, understand content or solve problems.
• 5.RC.8 Compare how events, ideas or information are organized in two or more texts.
• 5.RC.9 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence and which evidence supports which claim.
• 5.RC.10 Combine information from several texts or digital sources on one topic to show knowledge of it.
• 5.RC.11 Use context clues and text features to infer the meaning of unknown words.
• 5.RC.12 Recognize word relationships: multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, homographs, figures of speech and analogies.
• 5.RC.13 Use word parts, known words, patterns, word origins and a word's grammatical role to work out meaning.
• 5.RC.14 Explain how word choice, imagery, symbols and figurative language create meaning in literature.

Writing (W)

• 5.W.1 Write opinion pieces with a clear position, varied supporting facts, organized reasons and a conclusion.
• 5.W.2 Write well-organized informative pieces with transitions, text features, precise words and a conclusion.
• 5.W.3 Write narratives that set the scene, unfold events logically, use dialogue and vivid language, and conclude.
• 5.W.4 Use the writing process: draft, revise using reference tools, edit and publish digitally with support.
• 5.W.5 Do research: frame a question, use reliable sources, paraphrase or quote with citations, avoid plagiarism, present findings.
• 5.W.6 Use grade 5 grammar: verb tenses, commonly confused verbs, prepositional phrases, varied sentences, correlative conjunctions.
• 5.W.7 Use capitals, apostrophes, quotation marks, commas (appositives, yes/no, tag questions, direct address) and spelling patterns.

Communication and Collaboration (CC)

• 5.CC.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 5 topics, building on others' ideas and stating one's own clearly.
• 5.CC.2 Ask and answer specific questions and add comments that build on others' remarks.
• 5.CC.3 Summarize or respond to information read aloud or presented visually, numerically or orally.
• 5.CC.4 Present a topic, opinion or narrative with a clear opening and close, relevant details and a clear pace.
• 5.CC.5 Give engaging presentations, adding multimedia and visuals where they develop main ideas.
• 5.CC.6 Examine claims in different media and judge the evidence given for them.
• 5.CC.7 Explain how media draws public attention to events and shapes opinions on issues.