Pitt County Schools 5th Grade ELA Power Standards
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S Reading: Literature
PS RL5.2: 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.
Will Know:
*That the theme of a story or drama is
a result of how the main character
responds to challenges and the
outcome that is produced.
*That the theme of a poem is
determined by analyzing the author’s
feelings toward a topic (seashells,
tornado, dogs) or toward a universal
theme (poverty, heroism, compassion).
*The components of a summary of
literature.
Will be Able to:
(Story or Drama)
*Retell the structure of the story
including conflict, resolution, and
main events.
*Describe how the main characters
in a story or drama respond to
challenges.
*Analyze the characters response to
the challenge and determine or infer
the theme.
(Poem)
*Recognize the author’s approach to
the topic of the poem.
*Describe the author’s feelings
toward the topic.
*Analyze the relationship between
universal themes in poetry and the
author’s approach towards a theme.
(Both)
*Compose a summary of a story,
drama or poem that includes the
theme of the work.
Alan Becker (District Specialist for Elementary Education ELA)
3rd 9 Weeks: Learning Goals
RL5.6: Describe how a
narrator's or speaker's point
of view influences how
events are described.
Will Know:
*Narrators or speakers in
a text use a POV in which
they feel a certain way
about a character, setting,
or event.
*A narrator’s or speaker’s
point of view impacts how
the reader perceives a
character, setting, or
event.
Will be Able to:
*Identify the tone and
feeling in which the
narrator or speaker
describes a character,
setting, or event.
*Describe how the POV
influences the way the
events are described.
*Evaluate the
effectiveness of the
narrator or speaker in
influencing the reader.
Reading: Informational Text
RI5.8: Explain how an author uses
reasons and evidence to support
particular points in a text,
identifying which reasons and
evidence support which point(s)
Will Know:
*An author uses reasons and
evidence to support points.
*Authors often give multiple
points and are required to
support each one.
Will be Able to:
*Identify the points given
within a paragraph and the
text as a whole and the
support that follows.
*Organize each point along a
graphic organizer and provide
the textual support that
corresponds with the points.
*Explain how each piece of
evidence and support relates
to the point.
*Determine and evaluate how
well the support or evidence
given validates the points.
RI5.6: Analyze multiple
accounts of the same event or
topic, noting important
similarities and differences in
the point of view they
represent.
Will Know:
*Multiple accounts of a
topic or event reflect
different points of views or
attitudes towards the event
or topic.
*Words that allude to types
of attitudes, biases, or POV.
Will be Able to:
*Identify the same event
described from multiple
accounts.
*Paraphrase the event using
the perspectives of the
authors.
*Compare all accounts using
a graphic organizer and
identify the similarities and
differences.
*Compare the similarities
and differences between
the perspectives (attitudes,
feeling, biases, etc.) of the
event.
Language
L5.4: Determine and/or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiple-
meaning words and phrases based on
grade 5 reading and content, choosing
flexibly from a range of strategies:
context clues, word parts, word
relationships, and reference materials.
Will Know:
*Words often have dual
meanings
*Authors sometimes use
phrases figuratively to
engage the reader.
Will be Able to:
*Recognize that the
meaning of a word or
phrase is unknown to the
reader.
*Determine which context
clues to use to help identify
the meaning of the
unknown word or phrase.
*Explain the meaning of the
unknown word or phrase in
their own words and check
to see if it makes sense in
the context of the story or
informational text.