Courses of Study : English Language Arts (Grade 5)

Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
English Language Arts (2015)
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1 ) Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. [RL.5.1]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.1- Find in the text and/or answer who, what, why, when, and where questions about a story.


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2 ) Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. [RL.5.2]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.2- Identify the main idea of a story; identify a problem and its solution in a story; summarize a story.


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3 ) Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). [RL.5.3]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.3- Compare and contrast two characters or events in a story.


Craft and Structure
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4 ) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. [RL.5.4]

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5 ) Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. [RL.5.5]

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6 ) Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. [RL.5.6]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.6- Describe how the author's point of view shapes how the events happen.


Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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7 ) Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). [RL.5.7]

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8 ) Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. [RL.5.9]

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
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9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the Grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.5.10]

Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
English Language Arts (2015)
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10 ) Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. [RI.5.1]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.10- Find in the text/or answer who, what, why, when, and where questions to demonstrate understanding of an informational text.


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11 ) Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. [RI.5.2]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.11- Identify the main idea of an informational text; identify the events or details in an informational text; summarize an informational text.


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12 ) Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. [RI.5.3]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.12- Identify the relationship/connection between two individuals, events, or ideas in an informational text.


Craft and Structure
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13 ) Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 5 topic or subject area. [RI.5.4]

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14 ) Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause and effect, problem and solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. [RI.5.5]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.14- Identify the structure (problem-solution, sequence of events, cause and effect) in a text or part of a text.


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15 ) Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. [RI.5.6]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.15- Identify the similarities and differences of the same event through various authors' points of view.


Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
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16 ) Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. [RI.5.7]

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17 ) Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). [RI.5.8]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.17- Identify the reasons or evidence that support an idea or point in an informational text.


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18 ) Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. [RI.5.9]

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
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19 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the Grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RI.5.10]

Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Phonics and Word Recognition
English Language Arts (2015)
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20 ) Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. [RF.5.3]

a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. [RF.5.3a]

Fluency
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21 ) Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. [RF.5.4]

a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. [RF.5.4a]

b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. [RF.5.4b]

c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. [RF.5.4c]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.21- Read/identify 200 words associated with pictures or tangible objects.


Writing Standards
Text Types and Purposes
English Language Arts (2015)
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22 ) Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. [W.5.1]

a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose. [W.5.1a]

b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. [W.5.1b]

c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically). [W.5.1c]

d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. [W.5.1d]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.22- Compose opinion pieces by stating an opinion, providing facts or reasons supporting the opinion, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the stated opinion.


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23 ) Write informative or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. [W.5.2]

a. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. [W.5.2a]

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic. [W.5.2b]

c. Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially). [W.5.2c]

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. [W.5.2d]

e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. [W.5.2e]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.23- Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.


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24 ) Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. [W.5.3]

a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator, characters, or both; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. [W.5.3a]

b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. [W.5.3b]

c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. [W.5.3c]

d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. [W.5.3d]

e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. [W.5.3e]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.24- Compose narrative texts by introducing characters or a narrator, organizing events in sequence and providing an ending related to the event sequence.


Production and Distribution of Writing
English Language Arts (2015)
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25 ) Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 22-24 above.) [W.5.4]

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26 ) With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of the first three Language standards in Grades K-5.) [W.5.5]

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27 ) With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting. [W.5.6]

Research to Build and Present Knowledge
English Language Arts (2015)
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28 ) Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. [W.5.7]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.28- Identify evidence from more than one text to support a research topic.


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29 ) Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources. [W.5.8]

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30 ) Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.5.9]

a. Apply Grade 5 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]"). [W.5.9a]

b. Apply Grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]"). [W.5.9b]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.30- Analyze evidence from literary or informational texts to support a research topic.


Range of Writing
English Language Arts (2015)
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31 ) Write routinely over extended time frames, including time for research, reflection, and revision, and shorter time frames such as a single sitting or a day or two for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. [W.5.10]

Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
English Language Arts (2015)
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32 ) Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on Grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. [SL.5.1]

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion. [SL.5.1a]

b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. [SL.5.1b]

c. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others. [SL.5.1c]

d. Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions. [SL.5.1d]

English Language Arts (2015)
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33 ) Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. [SL.5.2]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.33- Identify the main ideas and details in a text read aloud or presented in other diverse forms of media.


English Language Arts (2015)
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34 ) Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. [SL.5.3]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.34- Ask and answer questions about the information provided by a speaker.


Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
English Language Arts (2015)
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35 ) Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. [SL.5.4]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.35- Report on a topic, using a beginning, middle, and end and relevant facts and details; state an opinion about the topic.


English Language Arts (2015)
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36 ) Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. [SL.5.5]

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37 ) Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See Grade 5 Language standards 38 and 40 for specific expectations.) [SL.5.6]

Language Standards
Skills and understandings that are particularly likely to require continued attention in higher grades as they are applied to increasingly sophisticated writing and speaking are marked with an asterisk (*).
Conventions of Standard English
English Language Arts (2015)
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38 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.5.1]

a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences. [L.5.1a]

b. Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses. [L.5.1b]

c. Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. [L.5.1c]

d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.* [L.5.1d]

e. Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor). [L.5.1e]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.38- Demonstrate standard English grammar when communicating.
ELA.AAS.5.38a- Use conjunctions and prepositions correctly in sentences.
ELA.AAS.5.38b- Use correct verb tenses when speaking and/or writing.
ELA.AAS.5.38e- Use conjunctions correctly (i.e., and and or).


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39 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.5.2]

a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.* [L.5.2a]

b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. [L.5.2b]

c. Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it'), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve'). [L.5.2c]

d. Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works. [L.5.2d]

e. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. [L.5.2e]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.39- Demonstrate standard English grammar when communicating.
ELA.AAS.5.39a- Use commas correctly in a sentence that contains a series of items.
ELA.AAS.5.39d- Use quotation marks to identify titles of written works.


Knowledge of Language
English Language Arts (2015)
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40 ) Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. [L.5.3]

a. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader or listener interest, and style. [L.5.3a]

b. Compare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems. [L.5.3b]

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
English Language Arts (2015)
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41 ) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.5.4]

a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. [L.5.4a]

b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). [L.5.4b]

c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. [L.5.4c]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.41- Identify the meaning of a word used in context.
ELA.AAS.5.41c- Use a dictionary or a glossary to find the meaning of a word.


English Language Arts (2015)
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42 ) Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. [L.5.5]

a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context. [L.5.5a]

b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. [L.5.5b]

c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. [L.5.5c]


Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
ELA.AAS.5.42- Demonstrate understanding of simple and/or various forms of figurative language.
ELA.AAS.5.42c- Identify common synonyms and antonyms (e.g., happy-glad, hot-cold).


English Language Arts (2015)
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43 ) Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). [L.5.6]