5th Grade ELA (Utah Core Standards)

Strand 1: Speaking and Listening

• 5.SL.1 Take part in discussions and group work on topics, texts and issues with suitable vocabulary.
  • a. Respond respectfully to claims from different points of view and decide whether more information is needed.
  • b. Ask questions, note new information, give reasons for answers and stay on topic.
• 5.SL.2 Examine information in different formats and media to make sound decisions and tell fact from fiction.
• 5.SL.3 Speak with grade-appropriate language, grammar, volume and pronunciation.
  • a. Present claims and findings in logical order with relevant details and facts.

Strand 2: Reading

• 5.R.3 Show phonics skill by reading and spelling multisyllable words using patterns, roots and affixes.
  • a. Use all letter-sound patterns and word parts to read and spell unfamiliar multisyllable words in and out of context.
• 5.R.4 Read grade-level text accurately and fluently enough to understand it.
• 5.R.5 Cite text evidence when explaining what a text says and what can be inferred.
• 5.R.6 Find a theme or main idea, including in texts from diverse cultures, show how details support it and summarize.
• 5.R.7 Compare story elements or explain relationships in informational texts.
  • RL. Compare two characters, settings or events using specific details.
  • RI. Explain relationships between people, events or ideas in history, science or technical texts.
• 5.R.8 Work out the meaning of words, phrases and figurative language, including academic terms, and explain their effect.
• 5.R.9 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using several strategies.
  • a. Use context as a clue to meaning.
  • b. Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots to work out meaning.
  • c. Use references to find pronunciation and exact meaning of key terms.
• 5.R.10 Analyze how texts are structured.
  • RL. Explain how chapters, scenes or stanzas fit together into the overall structure.
  • RI. Compare the overall structures of texts (sequence, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution).
• 5.R.11 Analyze point of view and accounts.
  • RL. Explain how a narrator's or speaker's point of view shapes how events are described.
  • RI. Analyze several accounts of one event, noting similarities and differences in point of view.
• 5.R.12 Use visual, multimedia and multiple sources.
  • RL. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements add to meaning, tone or beauty.
  • RI. Use information from several sources, including media, to answer a question or solve a problem.
• 5.R.13 Explain how an author supports claims with reasons and evidence, matching each reason to its claim.
• 5.R.14 Compare and combine texts.
  • RL. Compare how stories in the same genre handle similar themes and topics.
  • RI. Combine information from several texts on one topic to speak or write about it knowledgeably.

Strand 3: Writing

• 5.W.1 Write arguments that state a supported claim, use linking words and end with a concluding section.
  • a. Introduce a supported claim and order ideas logically for the purpose.
  • b. Combine, expand and shorten sentences for effect and reader interest.
  • c. Use conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 5.W.2 Write informative texts that link ideas clearly and end with a concluding section.
  • a. Introduce a topic, group information into sections and use complex sentences and text features.
  • b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations and examples.
  • c. Use precise language and subject vocabulary.
  • d. Use conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 5.W.3 Write narratives of real or imagined events with descriptive details, clear structure and a resolution.
  • a. Set up the situation, introduce a narrator or characters and order events naturally.
  • b. Use dialogue, description and pacing to develop events and characters' responses.
  • c. Use varied transitions to manage the order of events.
  • d. Use concrete words, complex sentences and sensory details.
  • e. Use conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 5.W.4 Do short research projects to build an argument or answer a question.
  • a. Gather, summarize and paraphrase information and list sources.
  • b. Elaborate to show understanding of the topic.
  • c. Work with others through the writing process.
• 5.W.5 Write fluently in cursive and manuscript.