Nebraska 5th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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LA.5.W Writing

• Production of Writing: Use a recursive writing process to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
  • LA.5.W.1 Create grammatically correct multi-paragraph compositions with varied sentence structures.
    • LA.5.W.1.a Apply knowledge of rules for capitalization; use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
    • LA.5.W.1.b Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of a sentence, to separate clauses, to set off a question, and to indicate direct address.
    • LA.5.W.1.c Explain the function of and use frequently occurring interjections, verb tenses (e.g., perfect), and correlative conjunctions.
    • LA.5.W.1.d Distinguish between and use types of adjectives (e.g., comparative, superlative).
    • LA.5.W.1.e Identify and revise fragment and run-on sentences and inappropriate shifts in verb tenses.
  • LA.5.W.2 Use a recursive writing process to develop, strengthen, and produce writing appropriate to the audience, purpose, and discipline.
    • LA.5.W.2.a Use prewriting activities and resources to plan, organize, and draft writing.
    • LA.5.W.2.b Adapt writing processes to sustain engagement in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
    • LA.5.W.2.c Improve and clarify the content, structure, and organization of writing by revising, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.5.W.2.d Improve and clarify writing by editing and proofreading, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.5.W.2.e Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, cursive, font, graphics, symbols).
    • LA.5.W.2.f Use appropriate print and digital/multimedia tools to produce, enhance, and/or publish writing individually or in collaboration with peers.
• Modes of Writing: Write in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
  • LA.5.W.3 Write creative and/or expressive pieces that describe a well-developed event or experience.
    • LA.5.W.3.a Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters.
    • LA.5.W.3.b Use precise words and phrases, descriptive/sensory details, dialogue, and sensory language to convey thoughts, feelings, experiences, and events.
    • LA.5.W.3.c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to organize a sequence of events that unfolds naturally.
    • LA.5.W.3.d Provide a conclusion related to the creative or expressive event or experience.
  • LA.5.W.4 Write opinion pieces that explain a perspective with supporting reasons and evidence.
    • LA.5.W.4.a Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion or perspective, and develop a structure in which ideas are grouped logically.
    • LA.5.W.4.b Use facts and details to support reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.5.W.4.c Use words, phrases, and key vocabulary to connect ideas.
    • LA.5.W.4.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the perspective.
  • LA.5.W.5 Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic or text and clearly convey ideas and information.
    • LA.5.W.5.a Introduce a topic clearly and provide a general focus, grouping information logically and including text features, illustrations, and/or multimedia elements.
    • LA.5.W.5.b Develop the topic with information (e.g., facts, definitions, details, quotations) related to the topic.
    • LA.5.W.5.c Use linking words and phrases and key vocabulary to connect ideas and categories of information.
    • LA.5.W.5.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation(s).
  • LA.5.W.6 Locate and summarize relevant information and evidence from literary and informational text sources to answer questions about a topic.
    • LA.5.W.6.a Paraphrase information and evidence to support ideas while avoiding plagiarism.
    • LA.5.W.6.b Locate and evaluate credibility of evidence (e.g., motivation and/or potential bias of an information product) from print and digital sources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
    • LA.5.W.6.c Sort evidence into categories using an appropriate note-taking format to collect and organize information.
    • LA.5.W.6.d Demonstrate academic integrity by avoiding overreliance on any one source and referencing sources in writing and speaking; provide a list of sources using a standard format.
    • LA.5.W.6.e Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials, appropriate language use, respect diverse perspectives).