Standards Map for 5th Grade English Language Arts

Each 5th grade Fishtank ELA unit deepens student mastery of a set of grade-level standards. These are split into priority standards (standards especially important for understanding the core text and knowledge of the unit) and spiral standards (standards that students repeatedly use as they engage with, discuss, or write about a text). To learn more about how student mastery of the standards develops based on the focus areas of each 5th grade unit, read our 5th Grade Standards Overview.

Core Standards

Supporting Standards

Literature

Science and Social Studies

Building Community: Seedfolks

Exploring Human Rights: The Breadwinner

Friendship Across Boundaries: Return to Sender

Adapting to Survive: Short Stories and Poems

Belonging to a Movement: One Crazy Summer

Seeking Truth: A Wrinkle in Time

Protecting the Earth: Plastic Pollution

Sí Se Puede: The Migrant Workers' Movement

Young Heroes: Children of the Civil Rights Movement

Exploring Mars: Spirit and Opportunity

Reading Standards for Literature

RL.5.1

RL.5.2

RL.5.3

RL.5.4

RL.5.5

RL.5.6

RL.5.7

RL.5.9

RL.5.10

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.5.1

RI.5.2

RI.5.3

RI.5.4

RI.5.5

RI.5.6

RI.5.7

RI.5.8

RI.5.9

RI.5.10

Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

RF.5.3

RF.5.4

Writing Standards

W.5.1

W.5.2

W.5.3

W.5.4

W.5.5

W.5.6

W.5.7

W.5.8

W.5.9

W.5.10

Speaking and Listening Standards

SL.5.1

SL.5.2

SL.5.3

SL.5.4

SL.5.5

SL.5.6

Language Standards

L.5.1

L.5.2

L.5.3

L.5.4

L.5.5

L.5.6

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