Common Core Standards and Module Connections:
This text can be found in the NYS Engage NY 5th grade module 2B in accordance with the Common Core Standards.Modules 2 incorporates a variety of biographies and short stories which depict the accomplishments of individuals from sports to science. This text is among the focused texts for the module as this module has the greatest number of texts that can be covered.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
RI.5.4 Determine meaning of general and domain specific vocabulary at 5th grade level and content areas
RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 (when considering text set)
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
College and Career Readiness Anchor Strategies for Reading:
Key Ideas and Details
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual
evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas
Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Writing Standards for Grade 5
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
RI.5.4 Determine meaning of general and domain specific vocabulary at 5th grade level and content areas
RI.5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 (when considering text set)
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
College and Career Readiness Anchor Strategies for Reading:
Key Ideas and Details
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual
evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas
Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Writing Standards for Grade 5
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.