ELA21.5.24

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

Students know:

Text features are items like charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages.
Text features can provide additional information or enhance understanding of the text.
Text can be structured in different ways, depending on the type of information that is being communicated.
A text that follows a comparison and contrast structure will describe how two or more things are alike or different.
Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).

Students are able to:

Identify digital and print text features and structures.
Evaluate the effectiveness of digital and print text features and structures in communicating the intended meaning.

Students understand that:

Text features can be found in printed and digital text materials.
Text features often provide important information about details in the text or can enhance understanding of details in the text.
Texts follow a predictable structure that contributes to the overall meaning of the text.
They can demonstrate comprehension of the text by evaluating on the purpose and effectiveness of the text features and structure the author chose to use.