ARM 10.53.420. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE

(1) Foundational reading standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morpheme structures; and (b) encode multisyllabic words using combined knowledge of English graphemes, syllabication patterns, and taught morpheme structures. (2) Vocabulary standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) develop and apply expanding word knowledge and morphological awareness through shared reading, independent reading, and classroom conversation; and (b) determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text, including those with cultural significance to Montana Indigenous Peoples. (3) Fluency standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) read grade-appropriate texts with sufficient accuracy, rate, and expression to support comprehension. (4) Reading comprehension standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text, including those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; (b) summarize a text; (c) explain the development of a stated or implied central idea or theme over the course of a text, including those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; (d) use key details to compare and contrast two or more elements within a fiction or nonfiction text; (e) identify and explain how figurative language contributes to the meaning and tone of the text; (f) compare and contrast how text features, structures, and sequences of events or information in two or more texts contribute to the overall meaning; (g) describe how a narrator's or author's point of view influences how events are described, including those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples; and (h) compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences, including in those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples. (5) Writing standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) write opinion pieces with a clear organizational structure including an introduction, logically ordered reasons supported by facts and details, linking words and phrases, and a conclusion; (b) write informative pieces including an introduction and conclusion, linking facts, definitions, and details using transition words and write narratives about real or imagined experiences or events using dialogue, descriptive details, clear sequences, and transition words; (c) develop and strengthen writing by using a writing process including planning, drafting, revising, implementing feedback, and editing; (d) write a multi-paragraph piece using simple, compound, and complex sentences; and (e) demonstrate grade-level appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (6) Research and inquiry standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) conduct short research projects that build knowledge of different aspects of a topic, referencing a variety of relevant and reliable sources; (b) gather and take notes on information from multiple relevant sources and organize information and provide a list of sources; and (c) conduct short research projects using traditional and contemporary fiction and nonfiction sources from diverse cultural perspectives, including those by and about Montana Indigenous Peoples. (7) Speaking and listening standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) engage in collaborative discussions with a variety of partners on topics and texts, clearly expressing ideas and building on the ideas of others; (b) summarize a text read aloud or information presented through a variety of media formats; and (c) 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.