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An asterisk (*) notation indicates the reader should see “Research to Build and Present Knowledge” in Writing and “Comprehension and Collaboration” in Speaking and Listening for additional standards relevant to gathering, assessing, and applying information from print and digital sources.
Standards with California additions appear with a “CA” notation at the end.
For more information, see the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards.
These Standards were approved by the CA State Board of Education in 2010.

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Standard Identifier: RL.5.4

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. (See grade 5 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.5.5

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

Standard Identifier: RL.5.6

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

Standard Identifier: RL.5.7

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Standard Identifier: RL.5.8

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
(Not applicable to literature)

Standard Identifier: RL.5.9

Grade: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Standard Identifier: RL.6.4

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (See grade 6 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.6.5

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Standard Identifier: RL.6.6

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Standard Identifier: RL.6.7

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.

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