5th Grade ELA (Maine Learning Results)

Language 1: Grammar and usage

• L1.5.1 Explain what conjunctions, prepositions and interjections do, in general and in given sentences.
• L1.5.2 Form and use perfect tenses such as had walked and will have walked.
• L1.5.3 Use verb tenses to show different times, sequences, states and conditions.
• L1.5.4 Spot and fix unwanted changes of verb tense.
• L1.5.5 Use paired conjunctions such as either/or and neither/nor.

Language 2: Capitalization, punctuation and spelling

• L2.5.1 Punctuate items in a list.
• L2.5.2 Put a comma after an introductory element.
• L2.5.3 Use commas with yes and no, with tag questions and when addressing someone directly.
• L2.5.4 Show titles of works with underlining, quotation marks or italics.
• L2.5.5 Spell grade-level words correctly, checking references when needed.

Language 3: Using knowledge of language

• L3.5.1 Apply language knowledge and conventions when writing, speaking, reading and listening.
• L3.5.2 Expand, combine and shorten sentences for meaning, interest and style.
• L3.5.3 Compare the varieties of English, such as dialects and registers, found in stories, plays and poems.

Language 4: Working out word meanings

• L4.5.1 Work out the meaning of new and multiple-meaning words from grade 5 reading and topics, using a choice of strategies.
• L4.5.2 Use context such as cause and effect or comparisons as clues to meaning.
• L4.5.3 Use grade-level Greek and Latin roots and affixes as clues to meaning.
• L4.5.4 Use dictionaries, glossaries and thesauruses, print or digital, for pronunciation and exact meaning.

Language 5: Figurative language and word relationships

• L5.5.1 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships and slight differences in meaning.
• L5.5.2 Interpret similes, metaphors and other figurative language in context.
• L5.5.3 Recognize and explain common idioms, adages and proverbs.
• L5.5.4 Use links between words, such as synonyms, antonyms and homographs, to understand each word better.

Language 6: Academic and subject vocabulary

• L6.5.1 Learn and use grade-level academic and subject words, including words that signal contrast or addition.

Speaking and Listening 1: Collaborative discussion

• SL1.5.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 5 topics, building on others' ideas and stating their own clearly.
• SL1.5.2 Prepare for discussions by reading or studying and use that preparation to explore ideas.
• SL1.5.3 Follow discussion rules and carry out assigned roles.
• SL1.5.4 Ask and answer specific questions and add comments that elaborate on what others said.
• SL1.5.5 Review key ideas and draw conclusions from what the discussion revealed.

Speaking and Listening 2: Understanding and judging what is presented

• SL2.5.1 Summarize a read-aloud or information presented in various media.
• SL2.5.2 Summarize a speaker's points and explain what reasons and evidence back each claim.

Speaking and Listening 3: Presenting information and evidence

• SL3.5.1 Report or give an opinion, ordering ideas logically with facts and details, and speak clearly.
• SL3.5.2 Add multimedia and visual displays to presentations to develop main ideas or themes.

Speaking and Listening 4: Adapting speech

• SL4.5.1 Adapt speech to different contexts and tasks using a suitable register (see grade 5 Language 1 and 3).

Reading 3: Phonics and word recognition

• R3.5.1 Use letter-sound, syllable and morphology knowledge to read unfamiliar long words in and out of context.

Reading 4: Close reading and textual evidence

• R4.5.1 Quote the text accurately to explain what it states directly and what can be inferred.

Reading 5: Summary, themes and central ideas

• R5.5.1 Summarize stories, including the theme and how characters develop.
• R5.5.2 Summarize a text, showing how key details back up two or more central ideas.

Reading 6: How characters, events and ideas develop

• R6.5.1 Analyze how characters, settings or events in a story relate, using details from the text.
• R6.5.2 Analyze how people, events or ideas relate or interact across a text.

Reading 7: Word meanings in texts

• R7.5.1 Work out what words and phrases in a text mean, including figurative uses and connotations.
• R7.5.2 Choose and start their own strategies for learning subject-specific words.

Reading 8: Text structure and features

• R8.5.1 Explain how the way a text is organized supports its meaning and purpose.
• R8.5.2 Compare the overall structures of several texts about one topic.

Reading 9: Perspective and purpose

• R9.5.1 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's viewpoint shapes how events are described.
• R9.5.2 Analyze several accounts of one event or topic, noting key similarities and differences in perspective.

Reading 10: Arguments and claims

• R10.5.1 Trace how a claim is organized and developed in a text.
• R10.5.2 Judge how effective an author's or character's claim is.

Reading 11: Integrating texts, forms and media

• R11.5.1 Analyze how different forms and their features add to a text's meaning, tone and intent.
• R11.5.2 Compare how different authors writing the same type of text handle similar themes.
• R11.5.3 Use information from several texts to answer a question or solve a problem.

Reading 12: Fluency

• R12.5.1 Read accurately and fluently enough to understand.
• R12.5.2 Read a range of grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.
• R12.5.3 Use context to check or correct word reading.

Writing 1: Inquiry and research

• W1.5.1 Ask and explore questions through research that builds broad knowledge of a topic.
• W1.5.2 Answer questions using relevant information from varied sources or from experience.
• W1.5.3 Summarize or paraphrase source notes and sort them into given categories.
• W1.5.4 List the sources used.

Writing 2: Process, production and technology

• W2.5.1 With help from peers and adults, improve writing by planning, drafting, revising, editing, reflecting or trying a new approach.
• W2.5.2 With some adult help, use technology to write and to work with others.
• W2.5.3 Type well enough to produce longer pieces of writing.

Writing 3: Composing for audience and purpose

• W3.5.1 Write clearly and organize more complex pieces with an introduction, a detailed body and a conclusion.
• W3.5.2 Develop the topic with relevant details in a logical order.
• W3.5.3 Use increasingly varied linking words and phrases suited to their level.
• W3.5.4 Choose precise words.
• W3.5.5 End with a closing related to the ideas presented.