Curriculum / Global Curriculum / Grade 5

Grade 5 English & Literature.

10textbooks

250lessons

161competencies

Join the waitlist

The whole year, lesson by lesson.

Textbook 1Independent and Dependent Clauses, Conjunctions, and Punctuation

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Chapter 2

Coordinating Conjunctions and Compound Sentences

Chapter 3

Subordinating Conjunctions and Complex Sentences

Chapter 4

Sentence Boundaries and Introductory Compound-Complex Sentences

Textbook 2Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement, Morphology, Connotation, and Reference Tools

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Pronouns and Antecedents

Chapter 2

Roots and Affixes Working Together

Chapter 3

Denotation and Connotation

Chapter 4

Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauruses

Textbook 3Theme Evidence, Multiple Viewpoints, Text Structure, and Reasoning

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

How Details Support Theme

Chapter 2

Multiple Viewpoints

Chapter 3

Integrating Two Texts

Chapter 4

Judging Reasoning Simply

Textbook 4Thesis Statements, Controlling Ideas, Transitions, and Essay Coherence

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Topic, Focus, and Thesis

Chapter 2

Body Paragraphs Supporting the Thesis

Chapter 3

Transitions and Coherence

Chapter 4

Introductions, Conclusions, and Complete Essay Revision

Textbook 5From Opinion to Argument—Reasons, Evidence, and Explanation

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Position, Reasons, and Evidence

Chapter 2

Explaining the Evidence

Chapter 3

Organizing a One-Sided Argument

Chapter 4

Oral Persuasion and Argument Revision

Textbook 6Research Reliability, Notes, Citation, and Media Messages

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Relevant and Irrelevant Sources

Chapter 2

Basic Reliability

Chapter 3

Organized Notes and Simple Citation

Chapter 4

Fact, Opinion, and Construction in Media

Textbook 7Claims, Evidence, Presentation, and Collaborative Discussion

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Building a Persuasive Presentation

Chapter 2

Volume, Pace, Eye Contact, and Visual Support

Chapter 3

Questioning and Responding in Discussion

Chapter 4

Viewpoints, Agreement, and Group Conclusions

Textbook 8Folktale Motifs, Patterns, and Themes across Cultures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Motifs and Patterned Story Structure

Chapter 2

One Motif across Two Traditions

Chapter 3

Point of View and Retelling

Chapter 4

Folklore as a Living and Changing Tradition

Textbook 9World Myths, Arabian Nights, and Epic Heroes across Cultures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Thor, Loki, and Norse Character Contrasts

Chapter 2

Hindu and Chinese Mythic Narratives

Chapter 3

African and Mesoamerican Mythic Traditions

Chapter 4

Arabian Nights and Epic Heroes

Textbook 10Poetry, Drama, Prose Fiction, Biography, Speech, and the Grade 5 Portfolio

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

How Line and Stanza Shape Poetry

Chapter 2

Drama as Form

Chapter 3

Sustained Prose Fiction Study

Chapter 4

Biography, Adapted Speech, Research, and Final Portfolio

Every coin is a 15-minute lesson.

Explained simply, shown with pictures, then put to the test. Stars are chapter reviews. The trophy is the final review.

See how a lesson works

Every competency, covered.

The 161 competencies set for Grade 5 English & Literature, and every one has lessons behind it.

Independent and Dependent Clauses, Conjunctions, and Punctuation

19 competencies

Identify an independent clause.
Explain why an independent clause can stand as a sentence.
Identify a dependent clause.
Explain why a dependent clause cannot stand alone.
Distinguish a clause from a phrase in straightforward cases without beginning the full Grade 6 phrase system.
Identify coordinating conjunctions.
Identify subordinating conjunctions.
Explain the relationship expressed by a subordinating conjunction.
Construct a compound sentence.
Construct a complex sentence.
Construct a supported compound-complex sentence.
Correct a fragment consisting of an isolated dependent clause.
Correct a run-on sentence.
Correct a comma splice.
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses.
Use a comma after an introductory dependent clause.
Punctuate a dependent clause following an independent clause appropriately.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Explain a grammar correction using appropriate terminology.

Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement, Morphology, Connotation, and Reference Tools

25 competencies

Identify a pronoun’s antecedent.
Maintain pronoun–antecedent agreement in number.
Maintain pronoun consistency in person.
Identify ambiguous pronoun reference.
Revise a sentence for clear pronoun reference.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Explain a grammar correction using appropriate terminology.
Identify roots, prefixes, and suffixes within an unfamiliar word.
Combine morphological clues to infer meaning.
Recognize common spelling or form changes after affixation in supported words.
Verify an inferred meaning through context or reference tools.
Define denotation.
Define connotation.
Distinguish positive, negative, and neutral connotations.
Compare words with similar denotations but different connotations.
Select a word whose connotation suits the intended meaning.
Use academic vocabulary from several subjects.
Use guide words and entry features in a dictionary.
Select the appropriate dictionary definition for context.
Use a glossary efficiently.
Use a thesaurus cautiously.
Verify that a suggested synonym fits grammar and meaning.
Use precise vocabulary in academic writing and speaking.
Maintain and apply a cross-subject vocabulary record.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.

Theme Evidence, Multiple Viewpoints, Text Structure, and Reasoning

35 competencies

Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Compare the effect of two points of view.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
State a theme precisely.
Identify several details supporting a theme.
Explain how each selected detail supports the theme.
Reject a detail that does not support the proposed theme.
Identify a viewpoint within a literary or informational text.
Explain how a character’s or speaker’s position affects viewpoint.
Compare two viewpoints within one text.
Compare viewpoints across two texts.
Identify information shared by two texts.
Identify complementary information supplied by each text.
Combine information from two texts into one accurate explanation.
Identify a straightforward difference between two sources.
Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
Identify chronological organization.
Identify cause-and-effect organization.
Identify compare-and-contrast organization.
Identify problem-and-solution organization.
Explain how organization helps communicate information in an introductory way.
Summarize a longer text objectively.
Annotate evidence relevant to a question or controlling idea.
Monitor comprehension and revise an interpretation when evidence conflicts.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Summarize areas of agreement and disagreement.
Integrate information from two texts.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.

Thesis Statements, Controlling Ideas, Transitions, and Essay Coherence

15 competencies

Revise a sentence for clear pronoun reference.
Maintain tense consistency across multi-paragraph writing.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Formulate a clear thesis or controlling idea.
Distinguish a thesis from a broad topic.
Align body paragraphs with the thesis.
Write topic sentences supporting the controlling idea.
Use transitions within paragraphs.
Use transitions between paragraphs.
Write an informative or explanatory essay.
Integrate facts, definitions, examples, and details.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Revise for thesis alignment, paragraph order, transitions, logic, evidence, and clarity.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.
Publish or present a polished composition.

From Opinion to Argument—Reasons, Evidence, and Explanation

21 competencies

Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
State a clear oral claim.
Support a claim with several reasons.
Include relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports the claim.
Organize a persuasive presentation with opening, development, and conclusion.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.
Use argument and reasoning vocabulary accurately.
Write an emerging argument supporting one position.
State a clear position.
Develop several relevant reasons.
Select relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports a reason.
Distinguish evidence from unsupported opinion.
Revise for thesis alignment, paragraph order, transitions, logic, evidence, and clarity.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.
Publish or present a polished composition.

Research Reliability, Notes, Citation, and Media Messages

26 competencies

Ask a focused research question.
Determine whether a source is relevant to the question.
Explain why an irrelevant source should not be used.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Organize notes by source and subtopic.
Restate information accurately in the student’s own words.
Use a short direct quotation in a teacher-supported case.
Attribute a fact or quotation to a source simply.
Create a basic source list.
Write an introductory research essay from a small source set.
Distinguish fact and opinion in a media message.
Recognize an advertisement or sponsored message.
Recognize unsupported promotional language.
Explain how a headline, image, caption, or layout can influence initial interpretation.
Present research findings and name sources.
Present research findings clearly.
Use research and media vocabulary accurately.
Write an introductory source-based research essay.
Use simple source attribution.
Include a simple source list.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.

Claims, Evidence, Presentation, and Collaborative Discussion

17 competencies

State a clear oral claim.
Support a claim with several reasons.
Include relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports the claim.
Organize a persuasive presentation with opening, development, and conclusion.
Control volume appropriately.
Control pace appropriately.
Maintain beginning deliberate eye contact.
Use notes without reading the complete presentation.
Ask a clarifying or evidence-seeking question.
Respond directly to another speaker’s idea.
Refer to evidence during a discussion.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Maintain the discussion topic.
Summarize areas of agreement and disagreement.
Present research findings clearly.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.

Folktale Motifs, Patterns, and Themes across Cultures

26 competencies

Maintain consistent narrative person unless a change is purposeful.
Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Explain how repetition or patterned structure affects a tale.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Compare the effect of two points of view.
Compare a shared theme across stories from different cultures.
Explain how distinct settings, conflicts, or characters express a similar theme.
Identify recurring folktale motifs.
Explain how a motif functions in one tale.
Compare a motif across two tales.
Explain how oral retelling and adaptation may create variations.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Compare viewpoints across two texts.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Write a comparison of themes across two literary texts.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.
Write a narrative with controlled sequence, point of view, and descriptive detail.

World Myths, Arabian Nights, and Epic Heroes across Cultures

24 competencies

Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Identify simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and hyperbole.
Explain the image created by figurative language.
Explain how figurative language affects mood, emphasis, or meaning.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
Compare a shared theme across stories from different cultures.
Explain how distinct settings, conflicts, or characters express a similar theme.
Compare epic heroes from different cultural traditions.
Explain how a hero’s traits, duties, helpers, and challenges reflect a tradition.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Present research findings clearly.
Write a comparison of themes across two literary texts.
Integrate information from two texts.

Poetry, Drama, Prose Fiction, Biography, Speech, and the Grade 5 Portfolio

38 competencies

Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Identify simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and hyperbole.
Explain the image created by figurative language.
Explain how figurative language affects mood, emphasis, or meaning.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
Identify line, stanza, refrain, rhyme, rhythm, and repetition in poetry.
Explain how line and stanza arrangement shape reading and meaning.
Distinguish narrative, lyric, and selected fixed-form poems at an introductory level.
Identify cast, scene, act, dialogue, stage directions, and conflict in drama.
Explain how a dramatic form differs from narrative prose.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
Ask a focused research question.
Determine whether a source is relevant to the question.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Present research findings and name sources.
Present research findings clearly.
Perform a dramatic role with attention to character and scene.
Recite poetry with attention to lines, stanzas, rhythm, and meaning.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.
Use literary-analysis vocabulary accurately.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.
Publish or present a polished composition.

More of Grade 5.

Mathematics Science World Studies Thinking & Life

English & Literature in other grades

1 2 3 456 7 8 9 10 11 12

Start Grade 5 English & Literature tonight.

Free to download at launch, on the App Store and Google Play.

The whole year, lesson by lesson.

Textbook 1Independent and Dependent Clauses, Conjunctions, and Punctuation

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Chapter 2

Coordinating Conjunctions and Compound Sentences

Chapter 3

Subordinating Conjunctions and Complex Sentences

Chapter 4

Sentence Boundaries and Introductory Compound-Complex Sentences

Textbook 2Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement, Morphology, Connotation, and Reference Tools

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Pronouns and Antecedents

Chapter 2

Roots and Affixes Working Together

Chapter 3

Denotation and Connotation

Chapter 4

Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Thesauruses

Textbook 3Theme Evidence, Multiple Viewpoints, Text Structure, and Reasoning

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

How Details Support Theme

Chapter 2

Multiple Viewpoints

Chapter 3

Integrating Two Texts

Chapter 4

Judging Reasoning Simply

Textbook 4Thesis Statements, Controlling Ideas, Transitions, and Essay Coherence

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Topic, Focus, and Thesis

Chapter 2

Body Paragraphs Supporting the Thesis

Chapter 3

Transitions and Coherence

Chapter 4

Introductions, Conclusions, and Complete Essay Revision

Textbook 5From Opinion to Argument—Reasons, Evidence, and Explanation

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Position, Reasons, and Evidence

Chapter 2

Explaining the Evidence

Chapter 3

Organizing a One-Sided Argument

Chapter 4

Oral Persuasion and Argument Revision

Textbook 6Research Reliability, Notes, Citation, and Media Messages

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Relevant and Irrelevant Sources

Chapter 2

Basic Reliability

Chapter 3

Organized Notes and Simple Citation

Chapter 4

Fact, Opinion, and Construction in Media

Textbook 7Claims, Evidence, Presentation, and Collaborative Discussion

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Building a Persuasive Presentation

Chapter 2

Volume, Pace, Eye Contact, and Visual Support

Chapter 3

Questioning and Responding in Discussion

Chapter 4

Viewpoints, Agreement, and Group Conclusions

Textbook 8Folktale Motifs, Patterns, and Themes across Cultures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Motifs and Patterned Story Structure

Chapter 2

One Motif across Two Traditions

Chapter 3

Point of View and Retelling

Chapter 4

Folklore as a Living and Changing Tradition

Textbook 9World Myths, Arabian Nights, and Epic Heroes across Cultures

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

Thor, Loki, and Norse Character Contrasts

Chapter 2

Hindu and Chinese Mythic Narratives

Chapter 3

African and Mesoamerican Mythic Traditions

Chapter 4

Arabian Nights and Epic Heroes

Textbook 10Poetry, Drama, Prose Fiction, Biography, Speech, and the Grade 5 Portfolio

4 chapters · 25 lessons

Chapter 1

How Line and Stanza Shape Poetry

Chapter 2

Drama as Form

Chapter 3

Sustained Prose Fiction Study

Chapter 4

Biography, Adapted Speech, Research, and Final Portfolio

Every competency, covered.

The 161 competencies set for Grade 5 English & Literature, and every one has lessons behind it.

Independent and Dependent Clauses, Conjunctions, and Punctuation

19 competencies

Identify an independent clause.
Explain why an independent clause can stand as a sentence.
Identify a dependent clause.
Explain why a dependent clause cannot stand alone.
Distinguish a clause from a phrase in straightforward cases without beginning the full Grade 6 phrase system.
Identify coordinating conjunctions.
Identify subordinating conjunctions.
Explain the relationship expressed by a subordinating conjunction.
Construct a compound sentence.
Construct a complex sentence.
Construct a supported compound-complex sentence.
Correct a fragment consisting of an isolated dependent clause.
Correct a run-on sentence.
Correct a comma splice.
Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses.
Use a comma after an introductory dependent clause.
Punctuate a dependent clause following an independent clause appropriately.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Explain a grammar correction using appropriate terminology.

Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement, Morphology, Connotation, and Reference Tools

25 competencies

Identify a pronoun’s antecedent.
Maintain pronoun–antecedent agreement in number.
Maintain pronoun consistency in person.
Identify ambiguous pronoun reference.
Revise a sentence for clear pronoun reference.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Explain a grammar correction using appropriate terminology.
Identify roots, prefixes, and suffixes within an unfamiliar word.
Combine morphological clues to infer meaning.
Recognize common spelling or form changes after affixation in supported words.
Verify an inferred meaning through context or reference tools.
Define denotation.
Define connotation.
Distinguish positive, negative, and neutral connotations.
Compare words with similar denotations but different connotations.
Select a word whose connotation suits the intended meaning.
Use academic vocabulary from several subjects.
Use guide words and entry features in a dictionary.
Select the appropriate dictionary definition for context.
Use a glossary efficiently.
Use a thesaurus cautiously.
Verify that a suggested synonym fits grammar and meaning.
Use precise vocabulary in academic writing and speaking.
Maintain and apply a cross-subject vocabulary record.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.

Theme Evidence, Multiple Viewpoints, Text Structure, and Reasoning

35 competencies

Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Compare the effect of two points of view.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
State a theme precisely.
Identify several details supporting a theme.
Explain how each selected detail supports the theme.
Reject a detail that does not support the proposed theme.
Identify a viewpoint within a literary or informational text.
Explain how a character’s or speaker’s position affects viewpoint.
Compare two viewpoints within one text.
Compare viewpoints across two texts.
Identify information shared by two texts.
Identify complementary information supplied by each text.
Combine information from two texts into one accurate explanation.
Identify a straightforward difference between two sources.
Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
Identify chronological organization.
Identify cause-and-effect organization.
Identify compare-and-contrast organization.
Identify problem-and-solution organization.
Explain how organization helps communicate information in an introductory way.
Summarize a longer text objectively.
Annotate evidence relevant to a question or controlling idea.
Monitor comprehension and revise an interpretation when evidence conflicts.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Summarize areas of agreement and disagreement.
Integrate information from two texts.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.

Thesis Statements, Controlling Ideas, Transitions, and Essay Coherence

15 competencies

Revise a sentence for clear pronoun reference.
Maintain tense consistency across multi-paragraph writing.
Edit clause boundaries, conjunctions, pronouns, tense, and punctuation.
Formulate a clear thesis or controlling idea.
Distinguish a thesis from a broad topic.
Align body paragraphs with the thesis.
Write topic sentences supporting the controlling idea.
Use transitions within paragraphs.
Use transitions between paragraphs.
Write an informative or explanatory essay.
Integrate facts, definitions, examples, and details.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Revise for thesis alignment, paragraph order, transitions, logic, evidence, and clarity.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.
Publish or present a polished composition.

From Opinion to Argument—Reasons, Evidence, and Explanation

21 competencies

Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
State a clear oral claim.
Support a claim with several reasons.
Include relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports the claim.
Organize a persuasive presentation with opening, development, and conclusion.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.
Use argument and reasoning vocabulary accurately.
Write an emerging argument supporting one position.
State a clear position.
Develop several relevant reasons.
Select relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports a reason.
Distinguish evidence from unsupported opinion.
Revise for thesis alignment, paragraph order, transitions, logic, evidence, and clarity.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.
Publish or present a polished composition.

Research Reliability, Notes, Citation, and Media Messages

26 competencies

Ask a focused research question.
Determine whether a source is relevant to the question.
Explain why an irrelevant source should not be used.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Organize notes by source and subtopic.
Restate information accurately in the student’s own words.
Use a short direct quotation in a teacher-supported case.
Attribute a fact or quotation to a source simply.
Create a basic source list.
Write an introductory research essay from a small source set.
Distinguish fact and opinion in a media message.
Recognize an advertisement or sponsored message.
Recognize unsupported promotional language.
Explain how a headline, image, caption, or layout can influence initial interpretation.
Present research findings and name sources.
Present research findings clearly.
Use research and media vocabulary accurately.
Write an introductory source-based research essay.
Use simple source attribution.
Include a simple source list.
Edit for Grade 5 grammar and conventions.

Claims, Evidence, Presentation, and Collaborative Discussion

17 competencies

State a clear oral claim.
Support a claim with several reasons.
Include relevant evidence.
Explain how evidence supports the claim.
Organize a persuasive presentation with opening, development, and conclusion.
Control volume appropriately.
Control pace appropriately.
Maintain beginning deliberate eye contact.
Use notes without reading the complete presentation.
Ask a clarifying or evidence-seeking question.
Respond directly to another speaker’s idea.
Refer to evidence during a discussion.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Maintain the discussion topic.
Summarize areas of agreement and disagreement.
Present research findings clearly.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.

Folktale Motifs, Patterns, and Themes across Cultures

26 competencies

Maintain consistent narrative person unless a change is purposeful.
Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Explain how repetition or patterned structure affects a tale.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Compare the effect of two points of view.
Compare a shared theme across stories from different cultures.
Explain how distinct settings, conflicts, or characters express a similar theme.
Identify recurring folktale motifs.
Explain how a motif functions in one tale.
Compare a motif across two tales.
Explain how oral retelling and adaptation may create variations.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Compare viewpoints across two texts.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Write a comparison of themes across two literary texts.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.
Write a narrative with controlled sequence, point of view, and descriptive detail.

World Myths, Arabian Nights, and Epic Heroes across Cultures

24 competencies

Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Identify simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and hyperbole.
Explain the image created by figurative language.
Explain how figurative language affects mood, emphasis, or meaning.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
Compare a shared theme across stories from different cultures.
Explain how distinct settings, conflicts, or characters express a similar theme.
Compare epic heroes from different cultural traditions.
Explain how a hero’s traits, duties, helpers, and challenges reflect a tradition.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Compare two viewpoints orally.
Present research findings clearly.
Write a comparison of themes across two literary texts.
Integrate information from two texts.

Poetry, Drama, Prose Fiction, Biography, Speech, and the Grade 5 Portfolio

38 competencies

Identify the major structural parts of a narrative.
Explain how event order shapes understanding.
Explain the importance of a turning point.
Identify the narrator and point of view.
Explain what information the point of view reveals.
Explain what information the point of view limits or withholds.
Identify simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and hyperbole.
Explain the image created by figurative language.
Explain how figurative language affects mood, emphasis, or meaning.
Identify a theme in a literary text.
Identify line, stanza, refrain, rhyme, rhythm, and repetition in poetry.
Explain how line and stanza arrangement shape reading and meaning.
Distinguish narrative, lyric, and selected fixed-form poems at an introductory level.
Identify cast, scene, act, dialogue, stage directions, and conflict in drama.
Explain how a dramatic form differs from narrative prose.
Support a literary interpretation with relevant textual details.
Identify a basic conclusion or position in a text.
Identify reasons supporting the conclusion.
Judge whether a reason is relevant.
Judge whether an example supports the reason.
Identify an obvious unsupported claim or reasoning gap.
Ask a focused research question.
Determine whether a source is relevant to the question.
Identify the author, organization, or source creator when supplied.
Identify a publication context or source type.
Make a basic judgment of source reliability.
Prefer a knowledgeable or accountable source over an anonymous unsupported source.
Compare a fact across two sources.
Identify an obvious contradiction or unsupported claim.
Present research findings and name sources.
Present research findings clearly.
Perform a dramatic role with attention to character and scene.
Recite poetry with attention to lines, stanzas, rhythm, and meaning.
Answer audience questions with relevant evidence.
Use literary-analysis vocabulary accurately.
Write an introductory literary-response essay.
Analyze structure, point of view, or figurative language in a supported paragraph or essay.
Publish or present a polished composition.