Common Core Benchmarks

Writing, Reading: Informational,  Speaking and Listening (W.4.6, RI.8.7, SL.11-12.2, SL.11.12.5)

Fifth Grade
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Text types and Purposes
Production and Distribution of Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
 

  • Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of text (graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

  • Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) to explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

  • Write informative.explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information in paragraphs and sections: include formation illustrations and multimedia when useful in aiding comprehension with some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to provide and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page ina single setting.

  • 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 setting.

  • 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.

  • Include multimedia components (graphics, sound) and visuals in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

  • Consult reference materials (dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

  • Students will be able to demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of 25-30 words a minute in order to type two pages in a single setting.