RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Identify Which Reasons and Evidence Support Which Points.RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). Locate and Use Information from Multiple Sources.RI.5.7: 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. Analyze How Visual Elements Contribute to Meaning, Tone, or Beauty.RL.5.7: 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). Analyze Multiple Accounts of the Same Events/Topic.RI.5.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Describe How Point of View Affects the Way Events Are Described.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. Compare and Contrast Structure in Several Texts.RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. Explain How a Series of Parts Forms an Overall Structure.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. Define Academic and Domain-Specific Words and Phrases in Grade 5 Text.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. Define Words and Phrases as Used in a Text.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. RI.5.3: 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. Compare and Contrast Two or More Characters, Settings, or Events.
RL.5.3: 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).
Explain How Key Details Support Each Main Idea.RI.5.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details summarize the text. 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 the text.
RI.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.