Common Core State Standards

Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

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; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.