5th Grade English Language Arts - Communication Standards

Links in the Pages Below Were Verified in September of 2014

To work on fifth grade communication standards, click on the numbers below to visit pages of internet resources for each of the learning standards.

Checks for Understanding are at the top of this page. Scroll down to find internet resources related to the State Performance Indicators (SPIs).

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)
0501.2.1	Summarizing - Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said.
0501.2.2	Polite Conversation - Use established rules for polite conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, face the speaker, listen attentively, provide appropriate feedback, take turns).
0501.2.3	Give Directions - Give multi-step directions.
0501.2.4	Questions - Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and group members.
0501.2.5	Audience - Identify the targeted audience and purpose for a speech.
0501.2.6	Summarize - Construct a summary of a speech.
0501.2.7	Response to Text - Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatization, oral presentations, and personal experiences).
0501.2.8	Speech Patterns - Use different voice levels and speech patterns in formal and informal situations.
0501.2.9	Recitation - Participate in recitations of assigned/self-selected passages.
0501.2.10	Oral Presentation - Create and deliver an oral presentation using visual aids or props.
0501.2.11	Organizational Structures - Recognize common organizational structures of speeches (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect).
0501.2.12	Group Leader - Formulate the criteria needed in selecting a good group leader (e.g., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task ).
State Performance Indicators
SPI 0501.2.1	Audience - Identify the audience for a given speech.
SPI 0501.2.2	Good Leader - Identify the criteria necessary for a good group leader appropriate to a particular task (i.e., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task).
SPI 0501.2.3	Summary - Choose the best summary of a speech.
SPI 0501.2.4	Organize Ideas - Organize ideas in the most effective order for an oral presentation.
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