These are the ELA standards we will be covering over the year:
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1 - [Anchor Standard] - Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1a - 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.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1b - Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1c - Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1d - Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 - [Anchor Standard] - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
3xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2a - 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.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2b - Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2c - Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2d - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2e - Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3 - [Anchor Standard] - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3a - Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3b - Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3c - Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3d - Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3e - Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
- Production and Distribution of Writing
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 - [Anchor Standard] - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4 - [Grade Level Standard] - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5 - [Anchor Standard] - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
3xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.5 - [Grade Level Standard] - With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 - [Anchor Standard] - Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.6 - [Grade Level Standard] - 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.
- Research to Build and Present Knowledge
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7 - [Anchor Standard] - Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7 - [Grade Level Standard] - Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 - [Anchor Standard] - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8 - [Grade Level Standard] - 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.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9 - [Anchor Standard] - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9 - [Grade Level Standard] - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9a - 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]”).
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9b - 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]”).
- Range of Writing
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.10 - [Anchor Standard] - Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
5xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.10 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1 - [Anchor Standard] - Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1a - 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.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1b - Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1c - Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1d - Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 - [Anchor Standard] - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
3xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2a - 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.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2b - Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2c - Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2d - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2e - Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3 - [Anchor Standard] - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3a - Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3b - Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3c - Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3d - Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3e - Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
- Production and Distribution of Writing
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 - [Anchor Standard] - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4 - [Grade Level Standard] - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5 - [Anchor Standard] - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
3xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.5 - [Grade Level Standard] - With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 - [Anchor Standard] - Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
1xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.6 - [Grade Level Standard] - 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.
- Research to Build and Present Knowledge
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7 - [Anchor Standard] - Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
2xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7 - [Grade Level Standard] - Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 - [Anchor Standard] - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8 - [Grade Level Standard] - 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.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9 - [Anchor Standard] - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9 - [Grade Level Standard] - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9a - 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]”).
0xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9b - 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]”).
- Range of Writing
LA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.10 - [Anchor Standard] - Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
5xLA.5.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.10 - [Grade Level Standard] - Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.