5th Grade ELA (North Dakota Content Standards)

Foundations of Literacy (F)

• 5.F.8 Decode words using syllable patterns and morphology, in and out of context.
  • 5.F.8a Decode longer words using syllable types and division rules.
  • 5.F.8b Decode inflectional endings.
  • 5.F.8c Decode Latin and Greek roots.
• 5.F.9 Spell words using syllable patterns and morphology, in and out of context.
  • 5.F.9a Spell longer words using syllable types and division rules.
  • 5.F.9b Spell common Latin and Greek roots.
  • 5.F.9c Spell inflectional and derivational endings.
  • 5.F.9d Spell schwa sounds.
• 5.F.10 Work out meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words using varied strategies.
• 5.F.11 Learn and use grade-level words, clarifying unknown words in a text.
• 5.F.12 Read grade 5 texts accurately and automatically with expression.
• 5.F.14 Write several organized paragraphs with topic, supporting and concluding sentences.

Communication (C)

• 5.C.1 Organize and present information alone and in groups for any audience.
• 5.C.2 Present ideas with suitable eye contact, body language and volume.
• 5.C.4 Use grade-level conversational, academic and subject-specific words.
• 5.C.6 Take part in discussions with active listening, asking and answering questions.
• 5.C.7 Work with others to reach a shared goal.

Reading (R)

• 5.R.1 Understand grade-level text heard, during and after listening.
• 5.R.2 Make inferences from text during and after reading.
• 5.R.3a Summarize an informational text with main ideas and supporting details.
• 5.R.3b Summarize a literary text including its major story elements.
• 5.R.4 Identify a claim or theme backed by evidence from the text.
• 5.R.5 Work out meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words in a text.
• 5.R.6 Describe the structure of an informational text.
  • 5.R.6a Describe compare-and-contrast structure.
  • 5.R.6b Describe cause-and-effect structure.
  • 5.R.6c Describe problem-and-solution structure.
  • 5.R.6d Describe description structure.
  • 5.R.6e Describe sequence structure.
• 5.R.7 Work out how literary devices shape meaning.
  • 5.R.7a Identify how imagery adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7b Identify how metaphor adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7c Identify how idiom adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7d Identify how personification adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7e Identify how hyperbole adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7f Identify how simile adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7g Identify how alliteration adds to meaning.
  • 5.R.7h Identify how onomatopoeia adds to meaning.
• 5.R.8 Analyze a range of fiction and poetry.
  • 5.R.8a Describe how an author develops a character's perspective.
  • 5.R.8b Identify a story's point of view.
  • 5.R.8c Compare how stories and poems approach similar themes.
• 5.R.9 Combine information from several texts or media on one informational topic.

Writing (W)

• 5.W.1 Write clearly, developed and organized to suit the task and audience.
• 5.W.2 Use a structure with an introduction, several body paragraphs and a conclusion.
• 5.W.3 Write organized informative pieces with factual details.
• 5.W.4 Write organized arguments backed by evidence.
• 5.W.5 Write narratives using techniques such as dialogue and pacing, in a natural order.
• 5.W.6 Use the five writing steps: planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing.
  • 5.W.6a Plan ideas using methods such as graphic organizers or peer feedback.
  • 5.W.6b Draft from the planning work.
  • 5.W.6c Revise by adding, cutting, combining or rearranging content and word choice.
  • 5.W.6d Edit spelling, sentences and grammar.
  • 5.W.6e Publish a final draft suited to the task and audience.
• 5.W.7 Choose words and figurative language to create mood.

Language Usage (L)

• 5.L.1 Write simple, compound and complex sentences.
  • 5.L.1a Use independent and dependent clauses.
  • 5.L.1b Use quotation marks for dialogue, quoted material and titles.
  • 5.L.1c Apply capitalization and punctuation learned earlier.
• 5.L.2 Use the parts of speech from earlier grades in varied sentences.
  • 5.L.2a Use perfect and progressive verb tenses.
  • 5.L.2b Use relative pronouns.
  • 5.L.2c Use correlative conjunctions.
  • 5.L.2d Use clauses and phrases.

Inquiry and Research (IR)

• 5.IR.1 Choose a topic and write a focus question.
• 5.IR.2 Find relevant information in a pair of credible sources.
• 5.IR.3 Track relevant information from two sources using organizers and notes.
• 5.IR.4 Identify facts and several perspectives in credible sources.
• 5.IR.5 Cite sources on a bibliography page in an approved format.