Hawaii State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 5
HI.LA.5.1. Reading: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use knowledge of the conventions of language and texts to construct meaning for a range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes
LA.5.1.1. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learned through reading print and online resources and word study, including meanings of roots, affixes, word origins
LA.5.1.2. Locating Sources/ Gathering Information: Use a variety of grade-appropriate print and online resources to research a topic
HI.LA.5.2. Reading: READING COMPREHENSION: Use reading strategies to construct meaning from a variety of texts
LA.5.2.1. Understanding Text Structures: Use organizational patterns (e.g., compare and contrast, proposition and support) to access information
LA.5.2.2. Constructing Meaning: Make inferences and draw conclusions about grade-appropriate texts
LA.5.2.3. Constructing Meaning: Distinguish between explicit and implied information
HI.LA.5.3. Reading: LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS: Respond to literary texts from a range of stances: personal, interpretive, critical
LA.5.3.1. Interpretive Stance: Cite specific information or ideas in the text that support and develop the author's message or theme
LA.5.3.2. Interpretive Stance: Explain the relationship between plot events and how they build to the resolution of the selection's primary conflict
LA.5.3.3. Interpretive: Explain how characters evolve over the course of a work
LA.5.3.4. Critical Stance: Compare a literary element (e.g., characters, setting, plot) as it occurs in two or more texts and explain how effectively it is realized in each text
LA.5.3.5. Critical Stance: Describe how the author's choice of words or use of imagery contributes to overall quality and reader's enjoyment
LA.5.3.6. Literary Elements: Identify the meaning of common idioms (e.g., from the frying pan into the fire, cat got your tongue, raining cats and dogs) found in a text
LA.5.3.7. Personal Connection: Describe similarities and differences between characters and themes in literary texts and personal or real world experiences
HI.LA.5.4. Writing: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms
LA.5.4.1. Range of Writing: Write in a variety of grade-appropriate formats for a variety of purposes and audiences, such as:
LA.5.4.1.a. Narratives that include plot, setting, characters, and a conflict
LA.5.4.1.b. Poems that use figurative language to convey a theme or impression
LA.5.4.1.c. Reports incorporating a framing question and including research from two or more sources
LA.5.4.1.d. Responses to literature
LA.5.4.1.e. Pieces related to completing tasks
LA.5.4.1.f. Notes summarizing what they have read or heard
LA.5.4.1.g. Pieces to reflect on learning and to solve problems
LA.5.4.2. Sentence Structure and Grammar: Form and use the following grammatical constructions correctly when editing writing:
LA.5.4.2.a. Complex sentences
LA.5.4.2.b. Introductory phrases and subordinate clauses
LA.5.4.2.c. Noun-pronoun agreement with intervening words or phrases
LA.5.4.2.d. Appositives
LA.5.4.2.e. Relative clauses
LA.5.4.3. Sentence Structure and Grammar: Recognize and correct run-on sentences and fragments
LA.5.4.4. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling: Use a variety of strategies and resources to spell grade-appropriate words
LA.5.4.5. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling: Edit writing to correct use of following punctuation:
LA.5.4.5.a. Parentheses
LA.5.4.5.b. Commas with relative clauses
LA.5.4.5.c. Commas with appositives, if needed
LA.5.4.6. Citing Sources: Write bibliographical entries for periodicals
HI.LA.5.5. Writing: RHETORIC: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose
LA.5.5.1. Meaning: Use information from appropriate sources: self, peers, and a variety of grade-appropriate sources
LA.5.5.2. Meaning: Use significant details and relevant information to develop meaning
LA.5.5.3. Design: Organize writing to exclude extraneous details and inconsistencies
LA.5.5.4. Design: Use transitional words or phrases between sentences and paragraphs to guide the reader and give the writing cohesiveness
LA.5.5.5. Clarity: Use clear and precise vocabulary to support meaning
LA.5.5.6. Clarity: Improve clarity by combining sentences, varying sentences, or rearranging text
LA.5.5.7. Voice: Adjust voice to suit the purpose and form of writing (e.g., funny story, report, serious poem)
HI.LA.5.6. Oral Communication: CONVENTIONS AND SKILLS: Apply knowledge of verbal and nonverbal language to communicate effectively in various situations: interpersonal, group, and public: for a variety of purposes
LA.5.6.1. Discussion and Presentation: Use speaking and listening skills to fill a prescribed role in group activities
LA.5.6.2. Discussion and Presentation: Give informal presentations or reports to inform
LA.5.6.3. Critical Listening: Recall oral messages by noting key ideas and relating them to the speaker's purpose
LA.5.6.4. Critical Listening: Form an opinion or draw a conclusion about key points in oral messages
LA.5.6.5. Delivery: Vary pitch and stress to emphasize intended meaning
LA.5.6.6. Delivery: Use gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to enhance the spoken word
LA.5.6.7. Delivery: Adjust dialect (e.g., standard English, Hawaiian Creole, colloquialisms) to grade-appropriate audience, purpose, and situation
LA.5.6.8. Media Comprehension and Interpretation: Describe how advertising techniques are used in various media
HI.LA.5.7. Oral Communication: RHETORIC: Adapt messages appropriately to address audience, purpose, and situation
LA.5.7.1. Meaning: Combine ideas from prior knowledge, input from others, and text resources to elaborate on and support ideas
LA.5.7.2. Design: Include an introduction, transitions, and a conclusion to organize speaking
LA.5.7.3. Clarity: Select words and construct sentences to clarify message when speaking