Locate and refer to relevant details and evidence when explaining what a text says explicitly/implicitly; make logical inferences
Determine a theme or central idea; explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text
In literary texts:
describe a character, setting, or event, drawing on specific details in the text
identify and analyze structural elements, using terms such as verse, rhythm, meter, characters, settings, dialogue, stage directions
compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations
In informational texts:
explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why, based on specific evidence from the text
identify the overall structure using terms such as sequence, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution
compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic
Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, academic, and content-specific words
Identify information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, illustrations, and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text
Explain how claims in a text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence
Recognize genres and make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, personal events, and situations
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
Read grade-level text across genres with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Write an argument to support claim(s), using clear reasons and relevant evidence
Introduce a precise claim, supported by well-organized facts and details, and organize the reasons and evidence logically and provide a concluding statement
Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary
Use transitional words and phrases to connect ideas and to manage the sequence of events
Write informative/explanatory texts to explore a topic and convey ideas clearly using information relevant to the subject and organized in paragraphs and sections
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters
Use dialogue and description of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely
Create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme, or personal experience
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to respond and support analysis, reflection, and research
Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, and to build knowledge through investigating multiple aspects of a topic
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from multiple sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners, expressing ideas clearly, and building on those of others
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas
Follow agreed-upon norms for discussions and carry out assigned roles
Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others
Review the relevant ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding of the discussion; paraphrase portions of information presented in diverse formats
Identify and evaluate the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace and volume appropriate for audience
Distinguish between contexts that call for formal English versus/or informal discourse; use formal English when appropriate to task and situation
Include digital media and/or visual displays in presentations to emphasize main ideas or themes
Distinguish between contexts that call for formal English versus/or informal discourse; use formal English when appropriate to task and situation
*The Language Strand identifies Conventions of Standard English and Core Convention skills that develop from Grade 3 - Grade 5.
Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English grammar when writing or speaking
Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences
Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general as well as in particular sentences
Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why)
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general as well as in particular sentences
Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns as well as abstract nouns
Form and use regular and irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, progressive verb tenses, perfect verb tenses to convey times, sequences, states, and conditions
Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement
Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.
Correctly use frequently confused words
Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
Demonstrate an understanding of word relationships and word meanings
Acquire and accurately use conversational, general, academic, and content-specific words and phrases
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings, including simple similes and metaphors in context
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms