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RI Reading: Informational
- Key Ideas and Details
- RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the 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.
- 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.
- Craft and Structure
- 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.
- 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.
- RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- 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.
- 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).
- RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
- Language in Reading: Informational
- RI.5.10 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when reading to compare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g., dialects, registers) used in informational text.
- RI.5.11 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.
- RI.5.11.a Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- RI.5.11.b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
- RI.5.11.c Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
- RI.5.12 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- RI.5.12.a Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
- RI.5.12.b Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
- RI.5.12.c Use the relationships between particular words (e.g., synonyms) to better understand each of the words.
- Range of Reading and Level of Text
- RI.5.13 Read and comprehend high quality informational text of appropriate quantitative and qualitative complexity for Grade 5.