Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Gray Whales: Giants of the Sea | 14-17 |
| Lead: The Original Heavy Metal | 18-21 |
| Natural Forces | 22-25 |
| Storms Lend Scientists a Helping Hand | 26-29 |
| Frances Glessner Lee, the First Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) | 30-33 |
| Oceans: What's Up Down There? | 34-37 |
| Ghost Towns | 38-41 |
| Wildfire! | 42-45 |
| A Major Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 | 46-49 |
| Turning Waste into Fuel | 50-53 |
| Confucius and the Role of Government | 54-57 |
| Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation | 58-61 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 66-69 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
| Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion (Brief Biography) | 74-77 |
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| A Big Change (E-mail) | 86-89 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Natural Forces | 22-25 |
| Frances Glessner Lee, the First Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) | 30-33 |
| Wildfire! | 42-45 |
| Confucius and the Role of Government | 54-57 |
| Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation | 58-61 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 66-69 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.5.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion (Brief Biography) | 74-77 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| A Big Change (E-mail) | 86-89 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Gray Whales: Giants of the Sea | 14-17 |
| Lead: The Original Heavy Metal | 18-21 |
| Natural Forces | 22-25 |
| Storms Lend Scientists a Helping Hand | 26-29 |
| Frances Glessner Lee, the First Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) | 30-33 |
| Oceans: What's Up Down There? | 34-37 |
| Ghost Towns | 38-41 |
| Wildfire! | 42-45 |
| A Major Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 | 46-49 |
| Turning Waste into Fuel | 50-53 |
| Confucius and the Role of Government | 54-57 |
| Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation | 58-61 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 66-69 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
| Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion (Brief Biography) | 74-77 |
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| A Big Change (E-mail) | 86-89 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.5.5: Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Oceans: What's Up Down There? | 34-37 |
| A Major Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 | 46-49 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.5.6: Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Gray Whales: Giants of the Sea | 14-17 |
| Lead: The Original Heavy Metal | 18-21 |
| Natural Forces | 22-25 |
| Storms Lend Scientists a Helping Hand | 26-29 |
| Frances Glessner Lee, the First Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) | 30-33 |
| Oceans: What's Up Down There? | 34-37 |
| Ghost Towns | 38-41 |
| Wildfire! | 42-45 |
| A Major Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 | 46-49 |
| Turning Waste into Fuel | 50-53 |
| Confucius and the Role of Government | 54-57 |
| Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation | 58-61 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 66-69 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
| Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion (Brief Biography) | 74-77 |
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| A Big Change (E-mail) | 86-89 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.5.7: Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Gray Whales: Giants of the Sea | 14-17 |
| Lead: The Original Heavy Metal | 18-21 |
| Natural Forces | 22-25 |
| Storms Lend Scientists a Helping Hand | 26-29 |
| Frances Glessner Lee, the First Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) | 30-33 |
| Oceans: What's Up Down There? | 34-37 |
| Ghost Towns | 38-41 |
| Wildfire! | 42-45 |
| A Major Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 | 46-49 |
| Turning Waste into Fuel | 50-53 |
| Confucius and the Role of Government | 54-57 |
| Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation | 58-61 |
| The French and Indian War | 62-65 |
| The Lewis and Clark Expedition | 66-69 |
| The Spanish-American War | 70-73 |
| Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Champion (Brief Biography) | 74-77 |
| Real Ghost Stories: Washington Irving (Web Site) | 78-81 |
| Pelorus Jack: Famous Dolphin Feared Dead (Newspaper Article) | 82-85 |
| A Big Change (E-mail) | 86-89 |
| Man's Father and Son Shot on Same Date, Eighty-One Years Apart (Magazine Feature) | 90-93 |
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