Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Determine 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.
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drama, or poem, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
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.
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described; describe an author’s purpose and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.
Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
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