North Dakota Academic Content Standards
ND.5.RI. Reading Standards for Informational/Nonfiction Text
Key Ideas and Details
5.RI.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
5.RI.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which point(s).
ND.5.W. Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
5.W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
5.W.9.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].").
5.W.9.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].").