Delaware Standards and Instruction
DE.CC5RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5
Key Ideas and Details
CC5RI2. 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
CC5RI8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
DE.CC5W. Writing Standards K-5
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CC5W9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CC5W9a. 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]'').
CC5W9b. 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 support which point[s]'').