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I-CANyons Parent Toolkit for Fifth Grade Language Arts (ELA)


Reading Literature and Informational Text:  I CAN...

Standard

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding by quoting accurately when referring to the text and drawing inferences.

Core Standard

RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

SL5.3 Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. 

In Other Words

Students ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why and how regarding a story such as Because of Winn Dixie to show understanding of the text. Students can draw conclusions on the characters and plot based on clues from the text.

If Mastered

Student will be able to use different texts while teaching a parent or sibling how to ask and answer questions to better understand the characters and plot of a story.

If Not Yet Mastered

Together read a text that interests the child. As you read the book, use the suggestions listed in the following link to guide your questioning.

Standard

Identify and summarize main ideas and key details.

Core Standard

RL. 5.2 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 a text.

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

SL. 5.2 Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

In Other Words

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

If Mastered

If mastered, have your student use this interactive tool to extend their skills surrounding main idea to newspaper headlines.

If Not Yet Mastered

Click here for the link.

Standard

Determine the meaning of academic words and phrases in a text

Core Standard

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

In Other Words

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

If Mastered

If mastered, have your student use the following interactive tool to extend their skills surrounding main idea to newspaper headlines. Click here to access the activity.

If Not Yet Mastered

If not mastered, use the PALS Paragraph Shrinking Strategy. The parent will act as the "coach" and the student will be the "player". Description of the strategy can be found here along with books that are great practice texts.


Standard

Recognize and compare structures in texts (e.g., sequence, character, digital sources).

Core Standard

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

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

RL 5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elemens contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

RI 5.3 Explain the relationship or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific informaiton in the text.

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

RI 5.7 Draw on informaiton from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or solve a problem efficiently.

In Other Words

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Student is able to identify characters, specific events and the setting (where the story takes place) of a text.

Student is able to list sequenced events, similarities and differences, problem and solution, and cause and effect after reading a non-fiction text.

If Mastered

If mastered, engage your student in analyzing texts written by Laura Numeroff to look at circular plot. This website has some related activities.

If Not Yet Mastered

If not mastered, use any of the resources found at this link below to support your student in books they are reading at home to practice analyzing text structure for the books they are reading. 
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