Fifth Grade Reading Expectations

3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.

3.1 Read to learn new information.

3.1.1 Observe and use signs, labels, and instruction.

Apply understanding of signs, labels, and instructions to learn new information.

• Use signs, labels, and instructions from different sources to complete a task using grade level appropriate text (e.g., labels on math graphs).

3.1.2 Locate and use a variety of resource materials for specific task.

Evaluate appropriateness of a variety of resource materials for a specific task.

• Select a variety of resource materials (e.g., library, web-based) appropriate to the task.

3.1.3 Select resources to answer a question or solve a problem.

Apply knowledge of information sources to select appropriate resources for investigating a topic.

• Locate, select, and use library, web-based, and Internet materials best suited to investigate a topic.

3.1.4 Read and comprehend a full rage of texts (instructions, magazine articles, poetry, novels, short stories, professional level materials that match career or academic interests, electronic information, etc.).

Understand how to comprehend a full range of text..

• Read instructions, news articles, poetry, novels, short stories, professional level materials that match career or academic interests, electronic information, etc, and demonstrate understanding of the content.

3.2 Read to perform a task.

3.2.1 Read and understand information (schedules, recipes, instructions, etc.) to perform tasks for a variety of real life purposes.

Apply understanding of how to read for performing a specific task.

• Read and explain a class schedule or bus schedule.
• Follow a recipe to make something.
• Follow instructions for bandaging a wound.

3.3 Read for career application.

3.3.1 Identify documents that would be read for occupational/career areas of interest.

Understand that particular documents are used in job-related settings.

• Identify documents one might be required to read for occupational/career areas of interest (e.g., medicine, technology, education).

3.3.2 Read and interpret non-technical documents from career settings, such as memos, directories, and schedules.

Understand technical and non-technical documents used in a variety of career settings.

• Locate and interpret technical and non-technical documents from a variety of career settings (e.g., blueprints for architects, graphs for mathematicians, tables for business leaders ). (See Text Forms and Features)

3.4 Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.

3.4.1 Read and respond to a variety of traditional and contemporary literature (novels, folk tales, stories, myths, rhymes, poems, plays, etc.).

Analyze a variety of genre.

• Respond to a variety of genre of literature based on given criteria (e.g., compare and contrast characters, identify and explain characteristics of genre, compare and contrast mood in two genres). (See Text Forms and Features)

3.4.2 Read a variety of literature representing different cultures, perspectives, and issues.

Analyze literature from a variety of cultures or historical periods for relationships.

• Identify similarities and differences within and among multiple cultures or historical periods citing text-based evidence (e.g., perspectives on how to punish criminals in different cultures or historical periods).

3.4.3 Understand different views of family, friendship, culture, and tradition found in literature.

Identify recurring themes in literature.

• Identify and discuss recurring themes in literature (e.g., identity, conflict).