English Language Arts

Common Core State StandardS for enGLISH LanGUaGe artS & LIteraCy In HIStory/SoCIaL StUdIeS, SCIenCe, and teCHnICaL SUbjeCtSCommon Core State Standards for English language arts & literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjectsSpeaking and Listening Standards K–5SLGrade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:Comprehension and Collaboration1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborativediscussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)with diverse partners on grade 3 topics andtexts, building on others’ ideas and expressingtheir own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having reador studied required material; explicitly drawon that preparation and other informationknown about the topic to explore ideas underdiscussion.b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g.,gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening toothers with care, speaking one at a time aboutthe topics and texts under discussion).c. Ask questions to check understanding ofinformation presented, stay on topic, and linktheir comments to the remarks of others.d. Explain their own ideas and understanding inlight of the discussion.2. Determine the main ideas and supporting detailsof a text read aloud or information presented indiverse media and formats, including visually,quantitatively, and orally.3. Ask and answer questions about information froma speaker, offering appropriate elaboration anddetail.Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborativediscussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)with diverse partners on grade 4 topics andtexts, building on others’ ideas and expressingtheir own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having reador studied required material; explicitly drawon that preparation and other informationknown about the topic to explore ideas underdiscussion.b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions andcarry out assigned roles.c. Pose and respond to specific questions toclarify or follow up on information, and makecomments that contribute to the discussionand link to the remarks of others.d. Review the key ideas expressed and explaintheir own ideas and understanding in light ofthe discussion.2. Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud orinformation presented in diverse media andformats, including visually, quantitatively, andorally.3. Identify the reasons and evidence a speakerprovides to support particular points.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborativediscussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)with diverse partners on grade 5 topics andtexts, building on others’ ideas and expressingtheir own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having reador studied required material; explicitly drawon that preparation and other informationknown about the topic to explore ideas underdiscussion.b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions andcarry out assigned roles.c. Pose and respond to specific questions bymaking comments that contribute to thediscussion and elaborate on the remarks ofothers.d. Review the key ideas expressed and drawconclusions in light of information andknowledge gained from the discussions.2. Summarize a written text read aloud orinformation presented in diverse media andformats, including visually, quantitatively, andorally.3. Summarize the points a speaker makes andexplain how each claim is supported by reasonsand evidence.24 | K-5 | SpeaKInG and LIStenInG4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recountan experience with appropriate facts and relevant,descriptive details, speaking clearly at anunderstandable pace.5. Create engaging audio recordings of storiesor poems that demonstrate fluid reading at anunderstandable pace; add visual displays whenappropriate to emphasize or enhance certain factsor details.6. Speak in complete sentences when appropriate totask and situation in order to provide requesteddetail or clarification. (See grade 3 Languagestandards 1 and 3 on pages 28 and 29 for specificexpectations.)4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recountan experience in an organized manner, usingappropriate facts and relevant, descriptive detailsto support main ideas or themes; speak clearly atan understandable pace.5. Add audio recordings and visual displays topresentations when appropriate to enhance thedevelopment of main ideas or themes.6. Differentiate between contexts that call for formalEnglish (e.g., presenting ideas) and situationswhere informal discourse is appropriate (e.g.,small-group discussion); use formal English whenappropriate to task and situation. (See grade 4Language standards 1 on pages 28 and 29 forspecific expectations.)4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion,sequencing ideas logically and using appropriatefacts and relevant, descriptive details to supportmain ideas or themes; speak clearly at anunderstandable pace.5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics,sound) and visual displays in presentations whenappropriate to enhance the development of mainideas or themes.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks,using formal English when appropriate to task andsituation. (See grade 5 Language standards 1 and3 on pages 28 and 29 for specific expectations.)COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS for ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 50