Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning
VT.RI.5. Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
RI.5.2. 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
RI.5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
VT.W.5. Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.5.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
W.5.9(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]'').
W.5.9(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 support which point[s]'').