Standard
1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to
read.
1.1 Uses word recognition and word meaning skills to read and
comprehend text
Uses a variety of skills (phonetic principles, word structure,
context, and meaning) to read
Identifies and discusses reading strategies including working
out unknown words, self-correcting, and re-reading when necessary to
comprehend
1.2
Builds vocabulary through reading
Increases vocabulary through reading and using references
(e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses)
Learns content area vocabulary
1.3
Reads fluently, adjusting reading for purpose and material
Sustains reading for extended periods of 30-40 minutes
Reads accurately and fluently and with expression challenging
children's literature
Reads aloud to convey meaning
Rereads and adjusts pace to clarify meaning
Skims and scans to select books or locate information
1.4
Understands elements of literature
Recognizes figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor,
analogy, exaggeration, idiom, personification)
Discusses literary elements: plot, characters, setting, point
of view, problem, sequence of events, solution, theme and author's
craft
1.5
Uses features of nonfiction text and computer software
Uses text features to find and sort information for a specific
topic or purpose
Recognizes organizational features of electronic information
(e.g., pull-down menus, key word searches, icons)
Uses text features:
Computer: keyboard, icon, mouse, computer menu, keyword searches
Text: title, page number, caption, label, chart, author and
illustrator, cover information, title page, table of contents,
diagram, map, glossary, map and key, index, chapter heading, pie
chart/bar graph, directions, appendix, reference, introduction,
timetable, parenthesis, acknowledgement, checklist, subheading, table,
asterisk, graph, blurb, footnote, abbreviation, preface
Identifies and understands new features:
Computer: internet menus and search
Text: bibliography, quotation, chapter
Standard
2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.
2.1 Comprehends important ideas and details
Demonstrates basic comprehension of the content of literary,
informational, task-oriented, and persuasive texts
Connects text to personal experience, other texts, and issues
Understands stories with a number of characters, events, and
scene changes
2.2
Expands comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing
information and ideas
Uses thinking skills to increase understanding including
ability to predict, infer, question, compare, summarize, analyze,
interpret, and evaluate, all with supporting evidence
Compares and contrasts texts or parts of text
Synthesizes information on one topic from several sources
Begins to gain deeper meaning by "reading between the
lines"
2.3
Thinks critically and analyzes authors' use of language, style,
purpose, and perspective
Recognizes author's purpose, point of view, style, persuasive
techniques, cultural perspective, and validity of information
Differentiates between reality and fantasy, fiction and
nonfiction, fact and opinion
Applies information from a variety of texts
Standard
3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
3.1 Reads to learn new information and
3.2
Reads to perform a task
Reads nonfiction:
Directions, report, recount, article, poster, directions,
nonfiction text: (science, social studies, math, the arts, health and
fitness), question and answer
Reference: glossary, dictionary, map, encyclopedia, almanac,
thesaurus, directory, atlas, internet
Literacy: diary/journal, biography, essay, autobiography
Advertising: advertisement, labels, signs, brochure
Workplace: technical text, newspaper, business letter, schedule
Reads new forms of nonfiction for research and real life
purposes:
Advertising: promotional material
Workplace: manual, letters, reports
Uses library to select texts at appropriate level based on
interest or purpose
Understands and identifies whether information is appropriate
for a specific task
Seeks material in and beyond school to pursue interest or
complete a task
3.3
Reads for literary experience in a variety of forms
Reads a variety of fiction representing different cultures,
perspectives, and issues:
Standard
1. The student writes clearly and effectively
1.1 Develops concept and design
Ideas
and content
* Writes on a variety of topics and in a variety of genres
Stays
on topic for extended writing
Elaborates
and gives significant details to ideas
Gathers
information from other sources and summarizes or synthesizes
information
Organization
* Organizes writing in logical sequence including time, topic and
details, problem and solution, and compare and contrast
Uses
transitional words (and, but, then, also, etc.) correctly
Varies
leads and endings in writing
1.2
Uses style appropriate to the audience and purpose
Voice
* Analyzes voice in others' writing
Communicates
own perspective and ideas
Word
choice
* Uses patterns and vocabulary from literature and nonfiction
Uses
words appropriate to the context
Consistently
uses a wide range of words to convey precise meaning
Uses
descriptive details and similes
Sentence
fluency
* Consistently uses a variety of sentence lengths and types
1.3
Applies writing conventions
Conventions
(see Expected Conventions by Grade Level)
Conventions
(final draft)
Uses
ending punctuation, commas, and quotation marks correctly in final
draft
Uses
appropriate capitals
Uses
accurate grammar including use of pronouns and subject/verb agreement
Spells
grade-level words correctly
Uses
tools,(dictionaries, word lists, spell checkers) to edit
Writes
in paragraphs
Standard
2. The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and
purposes.
2.1 Writes for different audiences
Identifies
and adapts writing for a particular audience
2.2
Writes for different purposes
Writes
for real-life purposes
narrative:
to imagine, to describe, to tell about something
expository: to direct, to learn, to tell about something, to name
something
persuasive: to persuade, to request
2.3
Writes in a variety of forms
Writes
in a variety of forms and genres: summary and paraphrase, biography,
poetry, directions/instructions, business letter, point-of-view essay
Standard
3. The student understands and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.1 Prewrites; generates ideas and gathers information
Demonstrates
a variety of planning strategies including brainstorming, mapping,
graphic organizers, lists
Uses
strategies to organize as well as generate ideas
Gathers
information from a variety of sources
3.2
Drafts; elaborates on a topic and supporting ideas
Uses
planning ideas, strategies, and own vocabulary to produce a rough
draft
Focuses
on development of details, organization, and voice while drafting
3.3
Revises; collects input and enhances text and style
Rereads
writing to self or others to see if it makes sense
Uses
knowledge of traits to revise
Accepts
appropriate suggestions from others
Adds
or changes text or illustrations to enhance writing
3.4
Edits; uses resources to correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and
usage. (see Expected Conventions by Grade Level)
Uses
references,(dictionary, thesaurus, word lists), to edit errors
Adds
missing or necessary words
Corrects
spelling
Corrects
punctuation, capitalization, and grammatical errors with assistance
3.5
Publishes;
Selects
appropriate publishing form such as poster or book
Uses
available technology when needed
Standard
4. The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written
work.
4.1 Assesses own strengths and need for improvement
Assesses
progress and sets writing goals
Uses
established criteria to reflect on and improve writing
Number
Sense and Computation
MNS Students understand concepts and apply skills, which develop number
sense.
M5NS1 Students compute with very large and very small numbers, positive
integers, decimals, and fractions and understand the relationship
between decimals, fractions, and percents. They understand the relative
magnitudes of numbers.
1.1
Estimate, round, and manipulate very large and very small numbers.
1.2
Interpret percents as a part of a hundred; find decimal and percent equivalents
for common fractions and explain why they represent the same value;
compute a given percent of a whole number.
1.3
Understand and compute positive integer powers of nonnegative
integers; compute examples as repeated multiplication.
1.4
Determine the prime factors of all numbers through 50 and write the
numbers as the product of their prime factors by using exponents to
show multiples of a factor.
1.5
Identify and represent on a number line decimals, fractions, mixed
numbers, and positive and negative integers.
M5NS2
Students perform calculations and solve problems involving addition,
subtraction, and simple multiplication and division of fractions and
decimals.
2.1
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals; add with negative
integers; subtract positive integers from negative integers; and
verify the reasonableness of the results.
2.2
Demonstrate proficiency with division, including division with
positive decimals and long division with multi-digit divisors.
2.3
Solve simple problems, including ones arising in concrete situations,
involving the addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers
(like and unlike denominators of 20 or less), and express answers in
the simplest form.
2.4
Understand the concept of multiplication and division of fractions.
2.5
Compute and perform simple multiplication and division of fractions
and apply these procedures to solving problems.
Algebra
and Functions
MAF Students use concepts and patterns involved with developing
algebraic thought.
M5AF1 Students use variables in simple expressions, compute the value
of the expression for specific values of the variable, and plot and
interpret the results.
1.1
Use information taken from a graph or equation to answer questions
about a problem situation.
1.2
Use a letter to represent an unknown number; write and evaluate simple
algebraic expressions in one variable by substitution.
1.3
Know and use the distributive property in equations and expressions
with variables.
1.4
Identify and graph ordered pairs in the four quadrants of the
coordinate plane.
1.5
Solve problems involving linear functions with integer values; write the
equation; and graph the resulting ordered pairs of integers on a grid.
Measurement
and Geometry
MMG Students understand and apply measurement and geometric concepts.
M5MG1 Students understand and compute the volumes and areas of simple
objects.
1.1 Derive and use the formula for the area of a triangle and
of a parallelogram by comparing it with the formula for the area of a
rectangle.
1.2 Construct a cube and rectangular box from two-dimensional
patterns and use these patterns to compute the surface area for these
objects.
1.3 Understand the concept of volume and use the appropriate
units in common measuring systems to compute the volume of rectangular
solids.
1.4 Differentiate between, and use appropriate units of measures
for, two- and three-dimensional objects (i.e., find the perimeter,
area, volume).
M5MG2
Students identify, describe, and classify the properties of, and the
relation-ships between, plane and solid geometric figures.
2.1 Measure, identify, and draw angles, perpendicular and
parallel lines, rectangles, and triangles by using appropriate tools.
2.2 Know that the sum of the angles of any triangle is 180° and
the sum of the angles of any quadrilateral is 360° and use this
information to solve problems.
2.3 Visualize and draw two-dimensional views of
three-dimensional objects made from rectangular solids.
Statistics,
Data Analysis and Probability
MSP Students apply concepts of statistics, data analysis and probability.
M5SP1 Students display, analyze, compare, and interpret different data
sets, including data sets of different sizes.
1.1 Know the concepts of mean, median, and mode; compute and
compare simple examples to show that they may differ.
1.2 Organize and display single-variable data in appropriate
graphs and representations and explain which types of graphs are
appropriate for various data sets.
1.3 Use fractions and percentages to compare data sets of
different sizes.
1.4 Identify ordered pairs of data from a graph and interpret
the meaning of the data in terms of the situation depicted by the
graph.
1.5 Know how to write ordered pairs correctly; for example, (x,
y).
Mathematical
Reasoning and Application
MMR Students develop mathematical reasoning and understand the nature
and uses of math.
M5MR1 Students make decisions about how to approach problems.
1.1
Analyze problems by identifying relationships, distinguishing relevant
from irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information,
and observing patterns.
1.2
Determine when and how to break a problem into simpler parts.
M5MR2
Students use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions.
2.1
Use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results.
2.2
Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to more complex
problems.
2.3
Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts,
graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical
reasoning.
2.4
Express the solution clearly and logically by using the appropriate
mathematical notation and terms and clear language; support solutions
with evidence in both verbal and symbolic work.