Indiana Content Area Standards

• English Language Arts.Grade 3.RN.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 3, students interact with texts proficiently and independently.

  • Connection of Ideas.3.RN.4.1: Distinguish between fact and opinion; explain how an author uses reasons and facts to support specific points in a text.
  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.3.RN.2.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • Structural Elements and Organization.3.RN.3.2: Identify how a nonfiction text can be structured to indicate a problem and solution or to put events in chronological order.

• English Language Arts.Grade 3.RV.1

  Build and use accurately conversational, general academic, and content-specific words and phrases.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.3.RV.3.2: Determine the meanings of general academic and content-specific words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a third grade topic or subject area.

• English Language Arts.Grade 3.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.3.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.3.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.3.SL.2.2: Explore ideas under discussion by drawing on readings and other information.

• English Language Arts.Grade 4.RN.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 4-5. By the end of grade 4, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

  • Connection of Ideas.4.RN.4.1: Distinguish between fact and opinion; explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support a statement or position (claim) in a text.
  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.4.RN.2.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what a text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.4.RN.2.3: Explain the relationships between events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 4.RV.1

  Build and use accurately general academic and content-specific words and phrases.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.4.RV.3.2: Determine the meanings of general academic and content-specific words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a fourth grade topic or subject area.

• English Language Arts.Grade 4.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Discussion and Collaboration.4.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.4.SL.2.2: Explore ideas under discussion by drawing on readings and other information.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.4.SL.2.4: Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.

• English Language Arts.Grade 5.RN.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 4-5. By the end of grade 5, students interact with texts proficiently and independently.

  • Connection of Ideas.5.RN.4.1 : Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support claims in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which claims.
  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.5.RN.2.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 5.RV.1

  Build and use accurately general academic and content-specific words and phrases.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.5.RV.3.2: Determine the meaning of general academic and content-specific words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a fifth grade topic or text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 5.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Discussion and Collaboration.5.SL.2.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade- appropriate topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.5.SL.2.4: Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.5.SL.2.5: Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in reference to information and knowledge gained from the discussions.