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LA.5.RI Reading Informational Text
- Central Ideas and Details: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level informational text.
- LA.5.RI.1 Explain the central idea in an informational text and how it is conveyed through key details.
- LA.5.RI.2 Compare and contrast two or more individuals, events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in a process, drawing on supporting details from an informational text or texts.
- Author’s Craft: Citing relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level informational text.
- LA.5.RI.3 Determine the author’s purpose(s) and describe how the author’s perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences the meaning of an informational text.
- LA.5.RI.4 Explain how text features (titles, headings, table of contents, glossaries, captions, graphs, maps, and/or other visuals) contribute to the meaning of texts.
- Knowledge and Ideas: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author’s perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level informational text.
- LA.5.RI.5 Integrate information from multiple texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate knowledge of the topic.
- LA.5.RI.6 Analyze the development of an author’s claim(s) and how supporting evidence is used to support the claim(s).
- LA.5.RI.7 Explain the relationships between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a range of informational texts.
- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: Read and comprehend complex, grade-level informational text independently and proficiently.
- LA.5.RI.8 Read and comprehend a wide range of informational text of appropriate complexity for Grade 5 independently and proficiently.