Arizona 5th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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5.W Writing Standards

• Text Types and Purposes
  • 5.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
    • 5.W.1.a 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.
    • 5.W.1.b Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
    • 5.W.1.c Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
    • 5.W.1.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
  • 5.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • 5.W.2.a 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.
    • 5.W.2.b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
    • 5.W.2.c Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
    • 5.W.2.d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • 5.W.2.e Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
  • 5.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
    • 5.W.3.a Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
    • 5.W.3.b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue and description, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
    • 5.W.3.c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
    • 5.W.3.d Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
    • 5.W.3.e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
• Production and Distribution of Writing
  • 5.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
  • 5.W.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
  • 5.W.6 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 in order to complete a writing task.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
  • 5.W.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic and to answer a specific question.
  • 5.W.8 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.
  • 5.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
    • 5.W.9.a Apply grade 5 Reading standards to literature.
    • 5.W.9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts.
• Range of Writing
  • 5.W.10 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.