5th grade common core ela essential questions
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1st 9 Weeks
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How can visuals be
used to make
predications and
support opinions?
How do readers use
their context clues and
resources to determine
the meaning of
unfamiliar vocabulary?
How do dialects
convey
differences in
characters?
How does an
author
illustrate a
theme?
How does point of
view influence
the description
of events?
How does point of
view influence
the description
of events?
How do speaking
quotations differ
from quotes when
referencing a
specific area of text?
How are words,
phrases, and
clauses used to
link opinions?
What is the
purpose of using
figurative
language?
How does an
author
establish
theme?
How does an
author engage
readers?
How can a reader
connect a text to
other texts, personal
experiences, or world
occurrences?
How can text
references be used
to support opinions
formulated about a
text?
How does an author use
descriptive details, a
sequence of events, and
a conclusion to
establish a situation
and setting?
How can an
opinion be
given more
validity?
How can a reader
use previously read
material to make
valid predictions?
How can
predications be
checked?
How does a reader
use examples and
references to
support a theme?
How does an
author give an
opinion piece
more validity?
How do visual
elements contribute
to the meaning,
tone, and beauty of
a presentation?
How can context
clues be used to
determine word
meaning?
What tactics
does a speaker
use to appeal
to an audience?
How do writer’s
convey their
ideas
effectively?
How can people
share their
ideas with
peers?
Can primary
sources function
as reliable sources
of information?
How does an
author
establish a
theme?
What makes a
presentation style
effective/
appropriate?
How does an
author convey
theme?
What is the
best way to
conduct
research?
How does a
speaker
engage an
audience?
How does a
reader identify
theme?
What makes
themes from
fiction relatable
to real life?
How does an
author capture
a reader’s
interest?
How can
opinions be
given more
validity?
How does one
locate
information?
What information is
conveyed through
primary sources and
secondary sources?
How are
thoughtful
discussions
conducted?
How does the tone,
language, and
structure effect
the meaning of a
text?
How is a
summary
crafted?
How are
presentations
structured to elicit
audience
engagement?
How does one
separate reliable
resources from
unreliable?
What makes a
presentation
interesting?
How can texts
be connected
to real world
events?
How can reviewing
and peer reviewing
alter the quality of
one’s work?
How is speech
adapted to
effectively
present a topic?
2nd 9 Weeks
How can I learn
from the
experiences of
the past?
How does
developing work
time independence
help me to learn?
How does
understanding the
vocabulary help me
comprehend non-
fiction text?
How does
understanding
word meaning
before reading help
me to comprehend?
How does making
a prediction keep
me focused when
reading?
How do I use
quotes to
engage the
reader?
How can I
organize the
information
from my notes?
How do I only select
the most important
information for my
summary?
How do I
engage the
reader?
How does predicting
the outcome help me
to comprehend the
text?
How does talking
ideas out with a
partner help me to
solidify my
understanding?
How does knowing
the vocabulary
help me to explain
a topic?
How does knowing
the vocabulary
help me to explain
a topic?
How does asking
questions help me
to understanding
the big idea?
How does activating
my background
knowledge help me
to make sense of
non-fiction text?
How does
organizing my
thoughts help me to
explain what I
read?
How can
comparing two
things help me
differentiate?
How can portraying
an event help me to
respond to the
text?
How can portraying
an event help me to
respond to the
text?
How can portraying
an event help me to
respond to the
text?
How does
figurative
language impact
the reader?
How does
figurative
language impact
my writing?
How can I
understand the
meaning of words
through
relationships?
How does
figurative
language influence
the reader?
How does knowing
the vocabulary help
me to comprehend
the text?
How can taking
good notes
make me a
better writer?
How does reading
fluently help me
to understand
the text?
How does adding
figurative
language impact
a speech?
What can I learn
about myself and
the world by
studying historical
figures?
How will the clues
in a text lead me to
the author’s
purpose?
How do I retell
what I have
read in
writing?
What do I know
about the topic that
can help me predict
the outcome?
What do I know
about the topic that
can help me predict
the outcome?
How do I make
inferences using the
words from the text
and my background
knowledge?
How does using
my five senses
help me create
an image?
How does asking
questions keep
me interested in
what I’m reading?
How do I retain
what I read?
How do I put what the
author says, together
with my own
knowledge, to come up
with a conclusion?
How do I compare
and contrast two
types of literary
work?
How do I
identify the
main idea of
the text?
How do I begin
the writing
process?
How do I begin
writing my
essay?
How do I make
my writing
stronger?
How do errors
affect the
reading of my
essay?
3rd 9 Weeks
How can making
predictions help
us understand a
text?
How can understanding
synonyms, antonyms,
and homophones help in
decoding unknown
words?
How do authors use
words in unusual
or non-literal
ways and why?
How do words and
phrases in a text
create tone or help
to identify theme?
What is it like to be
an author? How do
authors work with
illustrators?
What kinds of
words does this
author use and
why?
How will I be
assessed on my
learning in this
unit?
How are visual
texts different
from written
texts and why?
How does the
author use
words to affect
his readers?
How can I improve
my writing on the
next assessment?
How can
predictions help
me understand a
text?
Why are
descriptive words
important in
characterization?
How are correlative
conjunctions used?
How can they aid in
constructing
comparisons?
How are
characters from
these stories alike
and different?
How are books
of the same
genre alike and
different?
How are titles
punctuated?
What are the
elements of a
good story?
How do a
character’s
problems help drive
the action in a
story?
Where do letters
and words come
from and how are
they constructed?
How are a real
person’s
characteristics like
those of a protagonist
in a book?
What are some ways
in which numbers
are different from
language?
What are the
elements of an
effective multi-
media
presentation?
How can I express
what I have learned
from texts in an
effective
informational essay?
4th 9 Weeks
How can fiction
relate to true
historical
events?
How can textual
examples be used
to support a
writer's ideas?
What is the
purpose of
conjunctions?
How does one
determine what
words and concepts
are important to a
work of literature?
How does the
perspective of a
narrative influence
the opinions of the
reader?
How does a
narrator’s
perspective
influence the
narrative?
How do stories in
the same genre
approach the same
topic differently?
How can visual
representations
affect a reader
or viewer?
How can text
examples be used
to support one’s
ideas?
What is the
purpose of a
preposition?
What is the
purpose and
function of a
comma?
How are varying
verb tenses used
to convey
sequence in time?
How does an
author convey
a theme?
How are inferences
supported with
examples from the
text?
How does
figurative
language
impact a text?
How can opinions
be supported
with examples
from the text?
How do authors
effectively
describe a setting
for a reader?
How can technology
be used to answer a
question quickly or
solve a problem
efficiently?
How does an
author engage
a reader?
What is the
purpose of
figurative
language?
How does an
author’s
purpose affect
the reader?
How does historical
fiction capture
events of the past
in words?
How can one locate
reliable resources
to support research
on a specific topic?
How does a historical
fiction author
incorporate past
events into fictional
story lines?
How does an author
provide effective
description of
various settings in
a narrative?
How does an author
provide effective
description of
various settings in
a narrative?
How can
translations of
the same text
differ?
How can answers
for a question be
located quickly?
How can a
relationship
between two related
objects be
explained?
How does an
author engage
a reader?
How does a
point of view
influence a
narrative?
How does
figurative
language
impact a text?
How does
sentence variety
contribute to
reader interest?
How can research
help provide
answers to
questions?
How do works of the
same genre deal
with historical
occurrences
differently?
How can true
events influence
fictional
narratives?
How does a
reader identify
theme in a work
of literature?
How can text
references be
used to
support theme?
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