NECAP Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) for Writing Grade 5
Writing is assessed at the statewide level in the fall of grades 5 and 8. Therefore, support materials are provided for end of grade 4 and end of grade 7 GLEs. Writing is an integral part of local assessment at all grade levels, and the NECAP GLEs provide grade-level guidelines for teachers.
GLE Clusters (click on number to view): Structures of Language (5.1) | Writing in Response to Literary or Informational Text (5.2, 5.3) | Narrative Writing (5.4, 5.5) | Informational Writing (5.6, 5.7, 5.8) | Writing Conventions (5.9)
Web-based Writing GLEsReading/Writing Support Materials Introduction Background Information for Writing Support Materials Grade 5 Clusters: |
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Students demonstrate command of the structures of sentences, paragraphs,
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Using varied sentence length and structure to enhance meaning (e.g., including phrases and clauses) |
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Using the paragraph form: indenting, main idea, supporting details |
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Recognizing organizational structures within paragraphs EXAMPLES (of text structures): description, sequential, chronology, proposition/support, compare/contrast EXAMPLE: When given a paragraph and a list of text structures, students identify structure used or their purposes |
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In response to literary or informational text, students show understanding
of plot /ideas/concepts by… |
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Selecting appropriate information to set context/background EXAMPLE (of providing context): When introducing a character, making sure the reader understands who the character is |
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Summarizing key ideas |
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Connecting what has been read (plot/ideas/concepts) to prior knowledge or other texts, by referring to relevant ideas |
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In response to literary or informational text, students make and
support analytical judgments about text by… |
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Stating and maintaining a focus (purpose) when responding to a given a question |
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Making inferences about the content, events, characters, setting, or common themes |
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Using specific details and references to text or citations to support focus |
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Organizing ideas, using transition words/phrases and writing a conclusion that provides closure |
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In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line/plot/series of events by… |
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Creating a clear and coherent (logically consistent) story line |
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Establishing context (setting or background information), problem/conflict/challenge, and resolution |
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Using transition words/phrases to establish clear chronology and to enhance meaning |
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Students demonstrate use of narrative strategies by… |
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Using relevant and descriptive details to advance the plot/story line |
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Using dialogue to advance plot/story line |
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Developing characters through description |
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In informational writing, students organize ideas/concepts by … |
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Using an organizational text structure appropriate to focus/controlling idea EXAMPLES (of text structures): description, sequential,
chronology, proposition/support, compare/contrast |
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Selecting appropriate information to set the context |
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Using transition words or phrases appropriate to organizing text structure EXAMPLES: for procedures - using numbering, ordering; for
compare/contrast - using "on the other hand" |
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Writing a conclusion that provides closure. |
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In informational writing, students demonstrate use of a range of elaboration strategies by … |
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Stating and maintaining a focus/controlling idea on a topic |
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In informational writing, students demonstrate use of a range of elaboration strategies by … |
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Including facts and details relevant to focus/controlling idea, and excluding extraneous information |
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Including sufficient details or facts for appropriate depth of information: naming, describing, explaining, comparing, use of visual images |
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In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate English conventions by… |
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Identifying or correcting grammatical errors EXAMPLES: subject-verb agreement |
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Applying basic capitalization rules |
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Using punctuation to clarify meaning EXAMPLES: commas, apostrophes, quotation marks |
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Correctly spelling grade-appropriate, high-frequency words, including
homonyms and homophones and applying syllables and affix spelling
patterns/rules EXAMPLES: consonant doubling, consonant patterns, units
of meaning - common roots, base words, pre/suffixes |
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