Strand | Reading | |
Standard 1: Reading: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use knowledge of the conventions of language and texts to construct meaning for a range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes |
Topic | Vocabulary and Concept Development | ||
Benchmark LA.5.1.1 | Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learned through reading print and online resources and word study, including meanings of roots, affixes, word origins |
Topic | Locating Sources/ Gathering Information | ||
Benchmark LA.5.1.2 | Use a variety of grade-appropriate print and online resources to research a topic |
Strand | Reading | |
Standard 2: Reading: READING COMPREHENSION: Use reading strategies to construct meaning from a variety of texts |
Topic | Understanding Text Structures | ||
Benchmark LA.5.2.1 | Use organizational patterns (e.g., compare and contrast, proposition and support) to access information |
Topic | Constructing Meaning | ||
Benchmark LA.5.2.2 | Make inferences and draw conclusions about grade-appropriate texts |
Topic | Constructing Meaning | ||
Benchmark LA.5.2.3 | Distinguish between explicit and implied information |
Strand | Reading | |
Standard 3: Reading: LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS: Respond to literary texts from a range of stances: personal, interpretive, critical |
Topic | Interpretive Stance | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.1 | Cite specific information or ideas in the text that support and develop the author's message or theme |
Topic | Interpretive Stance | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.2 | Explain the relationship between plot events and how they build to the resolution of the selection's primary conflict |
Topic | Interpretive | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.3 | Explain how characters evolve over the course of a work |
Topic | Critical Stance | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.4 | Compare a literary element (e.g., characters, setting, plot) as it occurs in two or more texts and explain how effectively it is realized in each text |
Topic | Critical Stance | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.5 | Describe how the author's choice of words or use of imagery contributes to overall quality and reader's enjoyment |
Topic | Literary Elements | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.6 | Identify the meaning of common idioms (e.g., from the frying pan into the fire, cat got your tongue, raining cats and dogs) found in a text |
Topic | Personal Connection | ||
Benchmark LA.5.3.7 | Describe similarities and differences between characters and themes in literary texts and personal or real world experiences |