Colorado 5th Grade ELA Standards in Reading for All Purposes

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RW.5.2 Reading for All Purposes

• RW.5.2.1 Apply strategies to interpret and analyze various types of literary texts.
  • RW.5.2.1.a Use pre-reading strategies, such as identifying a purpose for reading, generating questions to answers while reading, previewing sections of texts and activating prior knowledge.
  • RW.5.2.1.b Use Key Ideas and Details to:
    • RW.5.2.1.b.i Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
    • RW.5.2.1.b.ii 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.
    • RW.5.2.1.b.iii Compare and contrast two or more character’s points of view, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (for example: how characters interact).
  • RW.5.2.1.c Use Craft and Structure to:
    • RW.5.2.1.c.i Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
    • RW.5.2.1.c.ii Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
    • RW.5.2.1.c.iii Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
    • RW.5.2.1.c.iv Locate information to support opinions, predictions, inferences, and identification of the author’s message or theme.
  • RW.5.2.1.d Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:
    • RW.5.2.1.d.i Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (for example: graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
    • RW.5.2.1.d.ii Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (for example: mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
    • RW.5.2.1.d.iii Use knowledge of literary devices (such as imagery, rhythm, foreshadowing, simple metaphors) to understand and respond to text.
  • RW.5.2.1.e Use Range of Reading and Complexity of Text to:
    • RW.5.2.1.e.i By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
• RW.5.2.2 Apply strategies to interpret and analyze various types of informational texts.
  • RW.5.2.2.a Use Key Ideas and Details to:
    • RW.5.2.2.a.i Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
    • RW.5.2.2.a.ii Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
    • RW.5.2.2.a.iii 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.
    • RW.5.2.2.a.iv Distinguish between fact and opinion, providing support for judgments made.
  • RW.5.2.2.b Use Craft and Structure to:
    • RW.5.2.2.b.i Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
    • RW.5.2.2.b.ii Compare and contrast the overall structure (for example: chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
    • RW.5.2.2.b.iii Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
    • RW.5.2.2.b.iv Use informational text features (such as bold type, headings, graphic organizers, numbering schemes, glossary) and text structures to organize or categorize information, to answer questions, or to perform specific tasks.
  • RW.5.2.2.c Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:
    • RW.5.2.2.c.i 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.
    • RW.5.2.2.c.ii Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
    • RW.5.2.2.c.iii Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
  • RW.5.2.2.d Use Range of Reading and Complexity of Text to:
    • RW.5.2.2.d.i By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
• RW.5.2.3 Apply knowledge of word meanings (morphology) and word relationships to determine the meaning of unknown words in and out of context.
  • RW.5.2.3.a Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
    • RW.5.2.3.a.i Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (for example, roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
  • RW.5.2.3.b Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
    • RW.5.2.3.b.i Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
    • RW.5.2.3.b.ii Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
    • RW.5.2.3.b.iii Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • RW.5.2.3.c Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • RW.5.2.3.c.i Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
    • RW.5.2.3.c.ii Compare and contrast the varieties of English (for example: dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.
  • RW.5.2.3.d Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
    • RW.5.2.3.d.i Use context (for example: cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    • RW.5.2.3.d.ii Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (for example: photograph, photosynthesis).
    • RW.5.2.3.d.iii Consult reference materials (for example, dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
  • RW.5.2.3.e Read and identify the meaning of words with sophisticated prefixes and suffixes.
  • RW.5.2.3.f Apply knowledge of derivational suffixes that change the part of speech of the base word (for example active and activity).
  • RW.5.2.3.g Infer meaning of words using structural analysis, context, and knowledge of multiple meanings.
  • RW.5.2.3.h Read and identify the meaning of roots and related word families in which the pronunciation of the root does not change.
  • RW.5.2.3.i Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
    • RW.5.2.3.i.i Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
    • RW.5.2.3.i.ii Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
    • RW.5.2.3.i.iii Use the relationship between particular words (for example: synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
  • RW.5.2.3.j Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (for example: however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).