Georgia Standards of Excellence
GA.ELAGSE5RI. Reading Informational
Key Ideas and Details
ELAGSE5RI2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELAGSE5RI8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which point(s).
GA.ELAGSE5W. Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELAGSE5W9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
ELAGSE5W9.a. Apply grade 5 Reading Standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]”).
ELAGSE5W9.b. Apply grade 5 Reading Standards to informational texts (e.g., Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which point[s]).