Arkansas State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 5

AR.1. Oral and Visual Communication: Speaking: Students shall demonstrate effective oral communication skills to express ideas and to present information.

OV.1.5.1. Speaking Vocabulary: Develop vocabulary from content area texts .

OV.1.5.2. Speaking Vocabulary: Use standard English in classroom discussion.

OV.1.5.3. Speaking behaviors: Use appropriate oral communication for various purposes and audiences .

OV.1.5.4. Speaking behaviors: Demonstrate appropriate eye contact.

OV.1.5.5. Speaking behaviors: Use correct pronunciation to communicate ideas and information.

OV.1.5.6. Speaking to share understanding and information: Contribute appropriately to class discussion.

OV.1.5.7. Speaking to share understanding and information: Deliver oral presentations using standard English and appropriate vocabulary.

OV.1.5.8. Speaking to share understanding and information: Use illustrations, pictures, and/or charts in oral presentations across the curriculum.

OV.1.5.9. Speaking for literary response and expression: Participate in a variety of speaking activities, including dramatic readings of poetry or prose.

OV.1.5.10. Speaking for critical analysis and evaluation: Evaluate self and peers' speaking performance based on preset criteria.

AR.2. Oral and Visual Communication: Listening: Students shall demonstrate effective listening skills in formal and informal settings to facilitate communication.

OV.2.5.1. Listening for information and understanding: Demonstrate effective listening skills by exhibiting appropriate body language .

OV.2.5.2. Listening for information and understanding: Establish purpose for listening .

OV.2.5.3. Listening for information and understanding: Listen attentively for main ideas.

OV.2.5.4. Listening for information and understanding: Demonstrate attentive listening skills to respond to speaker's message .

OV.2.5.5. Listening for critical analysis and evaluation: Evaluate presentations using established criteria/rubrics .

AR.3. Oral and Visual Communication: Media Literacy: Students shall demonstrate knowledge an understanding of media as a mode of communication.

OV.3.5.1. Utilizing media for information and understanding: View a variety of media (e.g., posters, film clips, periodicals, charts, cartoons, etc.) to enhance and show understanding of a specific topic .

OV.3.5.2. Utilizing media for critical analysis and evaluation: Differentiate between fact and opinion in media.

OV.3.5.3. Utilizing a variety of resources to produce visuals that communicate through print and non-print media: Use visual aids to convey information .

AR.4. Writing: Process: Students shall employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately.

W.4.5.1. Prewriting: Generate ideas using such strategies as reading, discussing, focused free-writing, observing, and brainstorming.

W.4.5.2. Prewriting: Organize ideas by using such graphic organizers as webbing, mapping, and formal outlining with main topics .

W.4.5.3. Prewriting: Demonstrate an awareness of purpose and audience with emphasis on expository and letter writing.

W.4.5.4. Prewriting: Use available technology to access information by using a card catalog.

W.4.5.5. Drafting: Use prewriting to draft expository paragraphs within an essay with emphasis on the following: Central idea; Explanation; Elaboration; Unity; Purpose and audience.

W.4.5.6. Drafting: Organize expository paragraphs that include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

W.4.5.7. Drafting: Create an effective lead sentence for each paragraph by using such features as questions or exclamations.

W.4.5.8. Revising: Revise content for: Central Idea; Organization (e.g., beginning, middle, and end; sequencing ideas; major points of information, etc.); Unity; Elaboration; Clarity.

W.4.5.9. Revising: Revise style for: Sentence variety; Tone; Voice; Selected vocabulary; Selected information.

W.4.5.10. Revising: Revise writing using various tools/methods, such as peer and/or teacher collaboration, a revision checklist, rubric, and/or reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, etc.).

W.4.5.11. Editing: Edit individually or in groups for appropriate grade-level conventions, within the following features: Sentence formation; Usage; Mechanics.

W.4.5.12. Publishing: Use available technology for sharing and/or publication.

W.4.5.13. Publishing: Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth in meeting goals and expectations.

W.4.5.14. Publishing: Publish/share according to purpose and audience.

AR.5. Writing: Purposes, Topics, Forms and Audiences: Students shall demonstrate competency in writing for a variety of purposes, topics and audiences employing a wide range of forms.

W.5.5.1. Purposes and Audiences: Write to describe, to inform, to entertain, to explain, and to persuade.

W.5.5.2. Purposes and Audiences: Select the form of writing that addresses the intended audience.

W.5.5.3. Topics and Forms: Create expository, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writings .

W.5.5.4. Topics and Forms: Write poems using a variety of techniques/devices, with emphasis on writing patterned and rhymed poetry .

W.5.5.5. Topics and Forms: Write research reports using summarizing and paraphrasing.

W.5.5.6. Topics and Forms: Write to reflect ideas/ interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.

W.5.5.7. Topics and Forms: Write with and without prompts for a sustained period of time .

W.5.5.8. Topics and Forms: Write in response to literature .

W.5.5.9. Topics and Forms: Write on demand with or without prompt within a given time frame.

W.5.5.10. Topics and Forms: Write across the curriculum.

AR.6. Writing: Conventions: Students shall apply knowledge of Standard English conventions in written work.

W.6.5.1. Sentence Formation: Use a variety of simple and compound sentences of varied lengths.

W.6.5.2. Sentence Formation: Use different kinds of sentences: Declarative; Interrogative; Imperative; Exclamatory.

W.6.5.3. Sentence Formation: Use compound subjects and predicates to combine simple sentences for more effective writing style.

W.6.5.4. Sentence Formation: Define, identify, and use natural and inverted sentence order for emphasis and variety.

W.6.5.5. Sentence Formation: Identify and correct fragments and run-ons.

W.6.5.6. Sentence Formation: Define and identify the parts of speech to construct effective sentences: Common and proper nouns; Pronouns to avoid repetition; Active and linking verbs; Adjectives to modify nouns and pronouns; Adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; Conjunctions to join; Interjections for excitement; Prepositions to indicate relationships.

W.6.5.7. Usage: Apply conventions of grammar with emphasis on the following: Subject-verb agreement; Parts of speech; Parts of a sentence; Conjugation in simple verb tenses; Possessive pronouns.

W.6.5.8. Spelling: Spell words by applying the correct spelling of roots, bases, and affixes.

W.6.5.9. Spelling: Spell homonyms correctly according to usage .

W.6.5.10. Capitalization: Apply conventional rules of capitalization in writing.

W.6.5.11. Punctuation: Apply conventional rules of punctuation in writing with emphasis on: End marks; Quotation marks; Comma in a series; Comma in compound sentences; Comma in complex sentence; Comma in direct address.

AR.7. Writing: Craftsmanship: students shall develop personal style and voice as they approach the craftsmanship of writing.

W.7.5.1. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use figurative language purposefully, such as simile and metaphor, to shape and control language .

W.7.5.2. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use a variety of sentence types and lengths (see Conventions Standard 6).

W.7.5.3. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use transition words .

W.7.5.4. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use purposeful vocabulary for emphasis or elaboration.

W.7.5.5. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Create a strong lead and conclusion.

W.7.5.6. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use logical sequence.

W.7.5.7. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Use writer's checklist or scoring guides/rubrics to improve written work.

W.7.5.8. Purposefully shaping and controlling language: Self-evaluate writing using checklists or scoring guides/rubrics.

AR.9. Reading: Comprehension: Students shall apply a variety of strategies to read and comprehend printed material.

R.9.5.1. Prior Knowledge: Use previewing, activating prior knowledge, predicting content of text, formulating questions, and establishing purposes for reading .

R.9.5.2. Prior Knowledge: Describe the interrelationships between text and other content areas.

R.9.5.3. Using questioning and monitoring: Generate questions to establish purposes for reading.

R.9.5.4. Using questioning and monitoring: Generate questions relevant to text and topics .

R.9.5.5. Using questioning and monitoring: Monitor comprehension in relation to questions generated.

R.9.5.6. Using inferences and interpretations: Connect own background knowledge and personal experience to make inferences and to respond to new information presented in text.

R.9.5.7. Using inferences and interpretations: Make inferences supported by a character's thoughts, words and actions, or the narrator's description.

R.9.5.8. Using inferences and interpretations: Analyze literary elements of character, plot, and setting.

R.9.5.9. Using inferences and interpretations: Compare/contrast the actions, motives and appearance of characters in a work of fiction and discuss the importance of the contrasts to the plot .

R.9.5.10. Using inferences and interpretations: Distinguish among facts and inferences supported by evidence and opinions in text.

R.9.5.11. Determining Importance: Use such comprehension strategies as establishing purpose, inferring, and summarizing, to determine essential information.

R.9.5.12. Determining Importance: Identify main ideas and supporting evidence in short reading passages.

R.9.5.13. Determining Importance: Use the text features to locate and recall information, with emphasis on fonts/effects and illustrations/photographs.

R.9.5.14. Determining Importance: Use knowledge of text structure(s) to enhance understanding with emphasis on sequence and description.

R.9.5.15. Determining Importance: Classify and organize text information by level of importance in a variety of ways, including timelines and graphic organizers, to support and explain ideas.

R.9.5.16. Determining Importance: Scan materials to locate specific information .

R.9.5.17. Determining Importance: Skim materials to develop a general overview.

R.9.5.18. Summarizing and Synthesizing: Retell stories with detail.

R.9.5.19. Summarizing and Synthesizing: Summarize information including main idea and significant supporting details.

R.9.5.20. Evaluating: Evaluate a character's decision/action.

R.9.5.21. Evaluating: Evaluate personal, social, and political issues as presented in text.

AR.10. Reading: Variety of text: Students shall read, examine, and respond to a wide range of texts for a variety of purposes.

R.10.5.1. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Read for a substantial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at independent and instructional levels.

R.10.5.2. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Read texts that reflect contributions of different cultural groups.

R.10.5.3. Exhibits behaviors and habits of an active reader: Vary reading strategies according to text and purpose.

R.10.5.4. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Read a variety of informational text, including textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and other instructional materials.

R.10.5.5. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Identify cause/effect and problem/solution relationships.

R.10.5.6. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Skim materials to locate specific information.

R.10.5.7. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Scan materials to develop a general overview .

R.10.5.8. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.

R.10.5.9. Reading a variety of informational materials for enjoyment, critical analysis, and evaluation: Use knowledge of text structure to locate information and aid comprehension.

R.10.5.10. Reading a variety of literature for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read a variety of literature, including historical fiction, biography, and realistic fiction.

R.10.5.11. Reading a variety of poetry for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read a variety of poetry, with emphasis on rhymed and patterned .

R.10.5.12. Reading a variety of poetry for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Describe the characteristics of rhymed and patterned poetry.

R.10.5.13. Reading a variety of practical materials for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Read and utilize functional/practical texts, including catalogs, schedules, and diagrams.

R.10.5.14. Reading a variety of practical materials for enjoyment, critical analysis and evaluation: Use graphic organizers to analyze information.

AR.11. Reading; Vocabulary, Word Study, and Fluency: Students shall acquire and apply skills in vocabulary development and word analysis to be able to read fluently.

R.11.5.1. Word recognition: Automatically decode words to ensure focus on comprehension.

R.11.5.2. Word recognition: Continue to develop and maintain an adequate body of sight words .

R.11.5.3. Word recognition: Add content words to sight vocabulary.

R.11.5.4. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use knowledge of root words and affixes and word relationships to determine meaning.

R.11.5.5. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use context to determine meaning of multiple meaning words.

R.11.5.6. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use resources to determine meaning of technical and specialized vocabulary.

R.11.5.7. Word Study and Vocabulary: Determine useful and relevant words.

R.11.5.8. Word Study and Vocabulary: Identify figurative language such as idioms, similes and metaphors.

R.11.5.9. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use word origins including common roots and word parts from Greek and Latin to analyze the meaning and determine pronunciation and derivations of complex words.

R.11.5.10. Word Study and Vocabulary: Use context clues to select appropriate dictionary definition .

R.11.5.11. Word Study and Vocabulary: Anticipate noun following noun markers including a, an, and the.

R.11.5.12. Reading with fluency: Read grade level text orally with an approximate rate of 128 words per minute.

R.11.5.13. Reading with fluency: Read grade level text orally with accuracy and expression.

AR.12. Inquiring/Researching: Research/Inquiry Process: Students shall engage in inquiry and research to address questions, to make judgments about credibility, and to communicate findings in ways that suit the purpose and audience.

IR.12.5.1. Accessing information: Generate questions to select a specific topic for research .

IR.12.5.2. Accessing information: Use reference features (e.g., table of contents, indices, and glossaries, etc.) and text features (e.g., format, graphics, sequence, diagrams, table of contents, etc.) to access information .

IR.12.5.3. Accessing information: Use print and electronic sources, including the card catalog, to locate information .

IR.12.5.4. Accessing information: Gather information from a source appropriate to purpose and topic.

IR.12.5.5. Interpreting Information: Explain information presented in graphic sources.

IR.12.5.6. Interpreting Information: Develop notes to identify support, and paraphrase main ideas from text.

IR.12.5.7. Interpreting Information: Create a formal topic outline of main topics.

IR.12.5.8. Interpreting Information: Use research to create an oral, written, or visual presentation /product.