Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.4.1.D, 5.1.D. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.3.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.4.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.W.5.7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Common Core. ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4, RL.4.4, RL.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade-level topic or subject area.

Common Core. Math.5.OA.A.1. Write and interpret numerical expressions.