4th quarter reading goals

State Standard(s)
Civics and Government 5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic through rights and responsibilities of citizens. 5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic. Culture 5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States. 5.C.1.4 Understand how cultural narratives (legends, songs, ballads, games, folk tales, and art forms) reflect the lifestyles, beliefs, and struggles of diverse ethnic groups. Geography 5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States. 5.G.1.3 Exemplify how technological advances (communication, transportation and agriculture) have allowed people to overcome geographic limitations. 5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors. History 5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States. 5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles, and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction. 5.H.2 Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States. 5.H.2.3 Compare the changing roles of women and minorities on American society from Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction. _Language L5.3a - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. L5.5c - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. L5.6 - Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, additional, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). _Reading Foundational Skills FluencyRF5.4c - Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. _Reading Informational Texts Craft and Structure RI5.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RI5.7 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. RI5.9 - Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeable. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity RI5.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. _Reading Literature Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity RL5.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, drama and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. _Speaking and Listening SL5.2 - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. SL5.3 - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. SL5.4 - Report on a topic or text, or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support main ideas or theme, speak clearly at an understandable pace. SL5.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. SL5.6 - Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Essential Understanding(s)	Essential Question(s)
Students will understand how to read a variety of texts on a similar topic how to identify similarities and differences on point of view how to determine important information within various texts how to organize important information how to present knowledgeably about a topic major factors that caused the civil war differences between the North and the South during the late 1800s	ELA: Why is understanding who is writing, why they are writing, and what they are leaving out, important to understanding a topic? How do I know what is important? Social Studies: Was slavery the primary cause of the Civil War? What problems did Reconstruction government face in the South?

State Standard(s)
Language L5.3a - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. L5.5c - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. L5.6 - Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, additional, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). L5.3a - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. L5.5c - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. L5.6 - Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, additional, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). Reading Foundational Skills RF5.4c - Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. Reading Informational Texts Key Ideas and Details RI5.3 - Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Craft and Structure RI5.6 - Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. RI5.7 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. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RI5.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). RI5.9 - Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity RI5.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Reading Literature Craft and Structure RL5.6- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RL5.9- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity RL5.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, drama and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently Speaking and Listening SL5.2 - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. SL5.3 - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. SL5.4 - Report on a topic or text, or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support main ideas or theme, speak clearly at an understandable pace. SL5.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. SL5.6 - Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. SL5.2 - Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. SL5.3 - Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. SL5.4 - Report on a topic or text, or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support main ideas or theme, speak clearly at an understandable pace. SL5.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. SL5.6 - Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Essential Understanding(s)	Essential Question(s)
Students will understand how to read a variety of texts on a similar topic how to identify similarities and differences on point of view how to determine and organize important information within various texts how to read and comprehend grade level literature and informational texts the impact of the Civil War on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.	What makes a good informational source? How do you know? How do you know what the most important ideas are related to a topic? Does change create conflict? What causes change? What rights and responsibilities are valued in our democratic republic? How has the development of our nation affected the people who live here? How have the roles of women and minorities changed over time?