Forms and uses regular and irregular plural nouns.

Explains the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and

adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences

Uses abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).

Forms and uses regular and irregular verbs.

Forms and uses past, present and future verbs.

Uses correct subject and verb agreement.

Uses coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Produces simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Capitalizes appropriate words in titles.

Uses affixes and context clues to determine word meaning.

Identifies real-life connections between words and their use (e.g.,

describe people who are friendly or helpful).

Distinguishes the literal and non-literal meanings of words and

phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

Uses glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Figure out or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, word parts, and use reference materials.

Look back at details and examples when reading and then explaining what the text says and draw inferences from the text.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Read grade-level texts with accuracy and fluency and understand what was read.

Write opinion pieces supplying a topic and clearly support a point of view and ideas with reasons and information.

Write stories by developing real or imagined experiences or events using effective writing techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Actively collaborate with partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Know and use grade level grammar when writing or speaking.

Analyze how a text is structured, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Utilize writing techniques such as, planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Write opinion pieces and supporting points of view with reasons and information.

Collaborate with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

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 themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Demonstrate 5th grade grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (example: conjunctions, interjections, perfect verb tenses punctuation, prefixes and suffixes, root words.