English Language Arts Curriculum

5th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will apply foundational skills to critically read and analyze grade level texts. Students will evaluate spoken language to compare and contrast point of view. Students will support formal writing with explanations and text evidence from multiple sources.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.5.2

Students will identify the theme of a fiction text or main idea of an informational text, noting the key details that support it. Students will summarize the text.

Pacing  

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Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.5.2.1

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. 5.RL.2
 

LA.5.2.2

Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. 5.RI.2
 

LA.5.2.3

Explain the function of interjections and utilize them in writing. 5.L.1a

Academic Vocabulary: theme

Content Vocabulary: