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.

  • 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.

• English Language Arts.Grade 3.W.1

  Write routinely over a variety of time frames and for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to write in response to literature and nonfiction texts.

  • Handwriting.3.W.2.1: Write legibly in print or cursive, leaving space between letters in a word, words, in a sentence, and words and the edges of the paper.
  • Writing Genres.3.W.3.2: Write informative compositions on a variety of topics that a. State the topic, develop a main idea for the introductory paragraph, and group related information together. b. Develop the topic with facts and details. c. Connect ideas within categories of information using words and phrases. d. Usetextfeatures(e.g.,pictures,graphics)whenusefultoaidcomprehension. e. Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • Writing Genres.3.W.3.3: Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that a. Establish an introduction (e.g., situation, narrator, characters). b. Include specific descriptive details and clear event sequences. c. Include dialogue. d. Connect ideas and events using introduction and transition words. e. Provideanending.

• 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.

  • 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.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.3.SL.2.3: Demonstrate knowledge and use of agreed-upon rules for discussions and identify and serve in roles for small group discussions or projects.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.3.SL.2.4: Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link comments to the remarks of others.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.3.SL.2.5: Explain personal ideas and understanding in reference to the discussion.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.3.SL.4.2: Create oral presentations that maintain a clear focus, using various media when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.

• English Language Arts.Grade 4.W.1

  Write routinely over a variety of time frames and for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to support reflection and response to literature and nonfiction texts.

  • Handwriting.4.W.2.1: Write legibly in print or cursive, forming letters and words that can be read by others.
  • Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative and Narrative.4.W.3.3: Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that a. Establish an introduction, with a context to allow the reader to imagine the world of the event or experience. b. Organize events that unfold naturally, using meaningful paragraphing and transitional words and phrases. c. Use dialogue and descriptive details to develop events and reveal characters personalities, feelings, and responses to situations. d. Employ vocabulary with sufficient sensory (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) details to give clear pictures of ideas and events. e. Provide an ending that follows the narrated experiences or events.
  • Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative.4.W.3.2: Write informative compositions on a variety of topics that a. Provide an introductory paragraph with a clear main idea. b. Provide supporting paragraphs with topic and summary sentences. c. Provide facts, specific details, and examples from various sources and texts to support ideas and extend explanations. d. Connect ideas using words and phrases. e. Include text features (e.g., formatting, pictures, graphics) and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension. f. Use language and vocabulary appropriate for audience and topic. g. Provide a concluding statement or section.

• 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.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.4.Sl.2.3: Demonstrate knowledge and use of agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.4.Sl.2.5: Review the key ideas expressed and explain personal ideas in reference to the discussion.

• English Language Arts. Grade 5.W.1

  Write routinely over a variety of time frames and for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to support reflection and response to literature and nonfiction texts.

  • Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative.5.W.3.2: Write informative compositions on a variety of topics that - a. Introduce a topic; organize sentences and paragraphs logically, using an organizational form that suits the topic. b. Employ sufficient examples, facts, quotations, or other information from various sources and text to give clear support for topics. c. Connect ideas within and across categories using transition words (e.g. therefore, in addition). d. Include text features (e.g. formatting, pictures, graphics) and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension. e. Use appropriate language, vocabulary, and sentence variety to convey meaning; for effect; and to support a tone and formality appropriate to the topic and audience. f. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
  • Writing Genres: Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative.5.W.3.3: Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that a. Develop the exposition (e.g., describe the setting, establish the situation, introduce the narrator and/or characters). b. Develop an event sequence (e.g., conflict, climax, resolution) that unfolds naturally, connecting ideas and events using transitions. c. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. d. Use precise and expressive vocabulary and figurative language for effect. e. Provide an ending that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

• 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.2.2: Reflect on and contribute to ideas under discussion by drawing on readings and other resources.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.5.SL.2.3: Establish and follow agreed-upon rules for discussion.
  • 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.