West Virginia 5th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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Writing

• Text Types and Purposes
  • ELA.5.W.C9.1 write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
    • introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
    • provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
    • link opinion and reasons using words, phrases and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
    • provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
  • ELA.5.W.C9.2 write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
    • develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples related to the topic.
    • link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
    • use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
  • ELA.5.W.C9.3 write a narrative to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details and clear event sequences.
    • orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
    • use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
    • use a variety of transitional words, phrases and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
    • use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
    • provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
• Production and Distribution of Writing
  • ELA.5.W.C10.1 produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
  • ELA.5.W.C10.2 with guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
  • ELA.5.W.C10.3 with some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
  • ELA.5.W.C11.1 conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  • ELA.5.W.C11.2 recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work and provide a list of sources.
  • ELA.5.W.C11.3 draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research.
    • apply grade 5 reading objectives to literature (e.g., “compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]”).
    • apply grade 5 reading objectives to informational texts (e.g., “explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]”).
• Range of Writing
  • ELA.5.W.C12.1 write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes and audiences.