Fifth Grade Reading

Fifth Grade Reading

Common Core Standards

I Can… Statements

Key ideas and details:

·  I can explain a text using details/quotes.

·  I can draw conclusions/make inferences using texts.

·  I can determine the theme (idea, message, or lesson) of a story, drama, or poem from details in a text.

·  I can explain how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges (conflict/problem) in a text.

·  I can explain how the speaker/narrator in a poem thinks about a topic.

·  I can summarize a text in my own words.

·  I can compare and contrast characters, settings, or events (plot) in a text using details.

·  I can determine the main ideas of a text.

·  I can explain the relationships between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text.

Craft and Structure:

·  I can determine the meaning of figurative language (e.g. similes& metaphors) in a text.

·  I can explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of a text.

·  I can describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view (opinion) influences how events are described.

·  I can determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary used in a text.

·  I can compare and contrast information from two or more sources.

·  I can analyze multiple points of view on the same event or topic.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

·  I can analyze how visual elements add to the meaning, tone, and beauty of a text.

·  I can compare and contrast stories in the same genre based on themes and on topics.

·  I can locate an answer to a question from multiple print or digital sources.

·  I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support informational text.

·  I can combine information from two informational texts on the same topic to write or to speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

·  I can read and comprehend independently and proficiently.

Phonics and Word Recognition:

·  I can know and use phonics and word analysis in decoding words.

·  I can know and use letter sounds to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

·  I can read with accuracy and fluency.

·  I can read with purpose and with understanding.

·  I can read 5th grade prose (everyday writing) and poetry.

·  I can use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.

Comprehension and Collaboration:

·  I can give examples of reasons and evidence that explain the speaker’s points.

Knowledge of Language:

·  I can compare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g. dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.