Missouri 5th Grade Standards in Writing

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5.W Writing

• 5.W.1 Apply a writing process to develop a text for audience and purpose
  • 5.W.1.A Follow a writing process to plan a first draft by:
    • 5.W.1.A.a selecting a genre appropriate for conveying the purpose to an intended audience
    • 5.W.1.A.b formulating questions related to the topic
    • 5.W.1.A.c accessing prior knowledge or building background knowledge related to the topic
    • 5.W.1.A.d using a prewriting strategy
  • 5.W.1.B Appropriate to genre type, develop a draft from prewriting by:
    • 5.W.1.B.a choosing an appropriate organizational structure and building on one main idea to create a multiple paragraph text appropriate to the genre
    • 5.W.1.B.b establishing and supporting a main idea with an overall topic sentence at, or near, the beginning of the first paragraph
    • 5.W.1.B.c categorizing, organizing, and sequencing facts, details, and/or events (from sources when appropriate) into clear introductory, supporting, and concluding paragraphs applicable to the organizational structure
    • 5.W.1.B.d restating the overall main idea in the concluding statement
    • 5.W.1.B.e addressing an appropriate audience, organization, and purpose
  • 5.W.1.C Reread, revise, and edit drafts with assistance to:
    • 5.W.1.C.a develop and strengthen writing by revising
      • 5.W.1.C.a.1 main idea
      • 5.W.1.C.a.2 sequence (ideas)
      • 5.W.1.C.a.3 focus
      • 5.W.1.C.a.4 organizational structure
      • 5.W.1.C.a.5 details/facts (from multiple sources, when appropriate)
      • 5.W.1.C.a.6 word choice (related to the topic)
      • 5.W.1.C.a.7 sentence structure
      • 5.W.1.C.a.8 transitions
      • 5.W.1.C.a.9 audience and purpose
      • 5.W.1.C.a.10 voice
    • 5.W.1.C.b edit for language conventions
  • 5.W.1.D With assistance from adults/peers:
    • 5.W.1.D.a use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing
    • 5.W.1.D.b demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages, ideally in a single sitting
• 5.W.2 Compose well-developed writing texts for audience and purpose.
  • 5.W.2.A Write opinion texts that:
    • 5.W.2.A.a introduce a topic or text being studied using an introductory paragraph that clearly supports the writer’s purpose
    • 5.W.2.A.b state an opinion or establish a position and provide relevant reasons for the opinion supported by multiple facts and details
    • 5.W.2.A.c use specific and accurate words that are related to the topic, audience, and purpose
    • 5.W.2.A.d contain information using student’s original language, except when using direct quotation from a source
    • 5.W.2.A.e reference the name of the author(s) or name of the source used for details or facts included in the text
    • 5.W.2.A.f use transitions to connect opinion and reason
    • 5.W.2.A.g organize the supporting details/reasons into introductory, supporting, and concluding paragraphs
  • 5.W.2.B Write informative/ explanatory texts that:
    • 5.W.2.B.a introduce a topic using a topic sentence in an introductory paragraph
    • 5.W.2.B.b develop the topic into supporting paragraphs from sources, using topic sentences with facts, details, examples, and quotations
    • 5.W.2.B.c use an organizational format that suits the topic
    • 5.W.2.B.d use specific, relevant, and accurate words that are suited to the topic, audience, and purpose
    • 5.W.2.B.e contain information using student’s original language, except when using direct quotations from a source
    • 5.W.2.B.f use transition words to connect ideas within and across categories of information
    • 5.W.2.B.g use text structures when useful
    • 5.W.2.B.h create a concluding paragraph related to the information
  • 5.W.2.C Write fiction or nonfiction narratives and poems that:
    • 5.W.2.C.a establish a setting, situation/topic and introduce a narrator and/or characters
    • 5.W.2.C.b use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, motivation, and descriptions
    • 5.W.2.C.c organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally to establish a beginning/middle/end
    • 5.W.2.C.d use a variety of transitions to manage the sequence of events
    • 5.W.2.C.e use specific, relevant, and accurate words that are suited to the topic, audience, and purpose
• 5.W.3 Gather, analyze, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources.
  • 5.W.3.A Apply research process to:
    • 5.W.3.A.a generate a list of subject appropriate topics
    • 5.W.3.A.b formulate and refine an open-ended research question
    • 5.W.3.A.c follow guidelines for collecting and recording information
    • 5.W.3.A.d select relevant resources, literary and informational
    • 5.W.3.A.e assess relevance, accuracy, and reliability of information in print and digital sources
    • 5.W.3.A.f convert graphic/visual data into written notes
    • 5.W.3.A.g differentiate between paraphrasing and plagiarism when using ideas of others
    • 5.W.3.A.h present and evaluate how completely, accurately, and efficiently the research question was explored or answered using established teacher/student criteria
    • 5.W.3.A.i record bibliographic information from sources according to a standard format