Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Analyzing primary and secondary sources such as artifacts, documents, photos, and newspaper articles to examine and explain U.S. historical events; identifying multiple perspectives and diverse cultural groups that were important to events in early United States history.