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5th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Interpretive (comprehension and analysis of written and spoken texts) Reading/Listening
Analyzing language choices

Analyzing how writers and speakers use vocabulary and other language resources for specific purposes (to explain, persuade, entertain, etc.) depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area.

| RL.5.4 | RL.5.5 | RI.5.4 | RI.5.5 | SL.5.3 | L.5.3 | L.5.4 | L.5.5 | L.5.6 |
EMERGING
1

Distinguish how different words with similar meanings produce different effects on the audience (e.g., describing a character as angry versus furious).

EXPANDING
2

Distinguish how different words with similar meanings (e.g., describing an event as sad versus tragic) and figurative language (e.g., she ran like a cheetah) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.

BRIDGING
3

Distinguish how different words with related meanings (e.g., fun versus thrilling, possibly versus certainly) and figurative language (e.g., the stream slithered through the parched land) produce shades of meaning and different effects on the audience.