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Missouri Standards

Missouri 5th Grade ELA Standards

All 27 Missouri English language arts standards for 5th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's document, linked at the end of this page.

27 standards

Reading

11 standards
5.R.1.A
Analyze a text by drawing conclusions and inferences, citing both what it says directly and what can be read between the lines, and repair understanding as needed.
5.R.1.B
Use roots, affixes, and context for meaning, build analogies, explain idioms, adages, and hyperbole, spot signal words like however, and use a thesaurus.
5.R.1.C
Compare and analyze ideas across fiction and nonfiction, and explain how a novel reflects the culture and history of its era, like the Great Depression.
5.R.1.D
Read fifth grade books on their own for longer stretches and many purposes, and show evidence of reading, like a book review or reading notes.
5.R.2.A
Compare characters' roles and conflicts, explain theme and resolution, show how point of view shapes events, spot foreshadowing, and explore myths and history in stories.
5.R.2.B
Explain how poets use sound and the look of a poem on the page, and identify poem forms like the sonnet, ballad, or cinquain.
5.R.2.C
Compare a story with its stage or film version, name parts of a play, and judge how imagery and figurative language add to the work.
5.R.3.A
Use text features and graphics to preview and find facts, follow how-to texts to complete a task, and interpret numbers and data in a text.
5.R.3.B
Judge whether an author met their purpose, compare accounts of one event, verify facts, map an argument's claim and evidence, and flag misleading statements.
5.R.3.C
Explain how biographies present a life, tell stated from implied purpose, analyze how structure links ideas, and combine several texts to speak on a topic.
5.R.4.A
Compare how different media present a message and the techniques they use, identify a media point of view, judge how formal online spaces are, and read web pages.

Reading Foundations

2 standards
5.RF.3.A
Decode unfamiliar long words with letter sounds, syllables, and word parts, including subject words like photosynthesis or legislature.
5.RF.4.A
Read fifth grade texts fluently with fitting pace, accuracy, and phrasing, using context to confirm words and rereading when meaning slips.

Writing

8 standards
5.W.1.A
Plan a draft by picking the genre that best serves the purpose and readers, raising questions, building background on the topic, and prewriting.
5.W.1.B
Draft a multi-paragraph piece in a structure that fits the genre, with an early topic sentence, organized body paragraphs, and a conclusion restating the main idea.
5.W.1.C
With help, revise for main idea, focus, structure, facts from several sources, word choice, sentence variety, transitions, and voice, then edit for conventions.
5.W.1.D
With help, use technology and the internet to publish writing, and type at least two pages, ideally in one sitting.
5.W.2.A
Write an opinion essay with a purposeful introduction, a position backed by several facts, credited sources, linking transitions, and a clear conclusion.
5.W.2.B
Write an informational essay organized to suit the topic, with sourced facts, examples, and quotes in body paragraphs, transitions across sections, and a conclusion.
5.W.2.C
Write a real or imagined story or poem that introduces a narrator, setting, and characters, uses dialogue and motives, and paces events with varied transitions.
5.W.3.A
Research a refined question by judging sources for accuracy and reliability, turning data into notes, paraphrasing instead of copying, citing sources, and presenting.

Language

2 standards
5.L.1.A
Explain and use all eight parts of speech, use relative pronouns like who and whose, keep verb tenses and pronouns consistent, and write complex sentences.
5.L.1.B
Use commas after introductory clauses and with yes and no, italicize or underline book titles, quote story titles, and use apostrophes for singular and plural owners.

Speaking/Listening

4 standards
5.SL.1.A
Follow discussion rules on their own, ask and answer follow-up questions, give and restate multi-step directions in groups, and summarize a speaker's main points.
5.SL.2.A
Reflect on how well they listen and adjust their habits, like taking notes or asking a question to check their understanding.
5.SL.3.A
Sum up what classmates said before sharing their own ideas, and give and weigh evidence for opinions in a discussion.
5.SL.4.A
Plan a presentation for a specific audience, use varied media, and use pacing, vocabulary, and gestures to get a clear point of view across.

The official Missouri documents

The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Missouri's standards, not the official wording, which Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.