West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards
WV.5.W. Writing
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.5.20. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
ELA.5.20.1. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
ELA.5.20.2. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
ELA.5.20.3. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently and specifically).
ELA.5.22. Write a narrative to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
ELA.5.22.1. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
ELA.5.22.2. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
ELA.5.22.4. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
ELA.5.22.5. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.5.23. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in Text Types and Purposes.)
ELA.5.24. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 5.)
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.5.26. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Range of Writing
ELA.5.29. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.