Common Core Question Stems: 5th Grade. Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Text Writing Speaking and Listening Language

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1 Common Core Question Stems: 5th Grade Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Text Writing Speaking and Listening Language

2 LACC.5.RL.1.1 Why did the author write this text? What inferences can you make from the text? What evidence would you need to support the inference? What can you conclude from this text? Why do you think that? Can you give specific details from the text that support your inference? Can you show me where this is supported in the text? LACC.5.RL.1.3 Describe the main characters from your story. In what ways are the characters similar /different? How do these differences affect the How does the setting affect a How do the characters act toward one another? What attitude did the characters have? Show evidence to support your thinking. How are and similar and different? Look at this dialogue. What does it tell you about the characters? LACC.5.RL.1.2 Which of the following best describes the theme of this What is the theme of the What conflicts or problems did you find in your reading? How did the characters respond to the conflict? How did the characters solve the problem? In this poem, can you find examples of when the speaker was showing how they feel about the topic? Summarize the story in your own words. LACC.5.RL.2.4 What does the word mean in this sentence? Are there any clues around the word that can help you determine its meaning? Are there any words or phrases that you don t understand? What can help you understand them? What strategies can you use to help you find the meaning of the word? Look at this group of words. What is the meaning of the phrase?

3 LACC.5.RL.2.5 How does the author organize the text? Can you explain the difference between plays and stories? Can you explain the difference between a chapter in a book and a stanza from a poem? Why did the author choose to write this as a poem? How many stanzas are in this poem? How does this scene affect the play? What is the main idea of this chapter? LACC.5.RL.3.7 How does this image add to the meaning of the How does this image make you feel? How do illustrations or graphics help you understand a story better? Look at this illustration. How does this add to the Look at this illustration. How does it add to the tone or mood of this chapter? LACC.5.RL.2.6 Who is telling the Is the narrator a character in the How does the narrator s point of view change how the events are being described? Why do you think the narrator chose to say that way? Would the story be different if the narrator was a character? What would change? LACC.5.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast and. How are and similar or different? How are these two characters different? The same? These two text have the same topic. How do the authors present the topic differently? How are these two stories different in how they tell the theme of? What are some of the features of folktales? mystery? Adventure stories?

4 LACC.5.RL.4.10 What book are you currently reading? What will you read next? What book have you read that you enjoyed the most? Do you have a favorite genre? What is it? Do you have a favorite author? Who is your favorite author? Have you read any of his or her books lately? Have you tried this book by the same author as that one? LACC.5.RI.1.1 What quote from the text will you use to support your inference? Why do you think that? Support your inference with evidence from the text. Show me where in the text the author said that. Link your ideas to the evidence in the text. Show me in the text what made you think that. LACC.5.RI.1.2 What is this text about? What are the main ideas in the text? Which details support the main ideas? What are some of the key details in the text? How did you decide that these details are important? What details does the author provide to support the main idea? Summarize the main ideas in 1-3 sentences. LACC.5.RI.1.3 How are and related? How are these scientific concepts related? How do you know? How are these historical events connected? Show me in the story how you know. Explain s idea. What happened because of this idea? How have these ideas affected people today? What are the results of these events? How do you know?

5 LACC.5.RI.2.4 What clues from the sentence can help you figure out the meaning of this word? What does this word mean? What does the author mean by this phrase? What strategies can you use to figure out this word? What parts of the word do you know? How can this help you figure out the word? Does the word have a prefix or suffix? How can this help you? What text features can help you figure out the word meaning? LACC.5.RI.2.5 How does the author organize the ideas in this text? How are these two books organized differently? Why do you think the author organized them differently? Scan-read this text. Is it organized chronologically, by cause-effect or Problem-solution? Scan through your science text book, what organizational structures are used? What organizational structures do you think a biography would use? Why do you think that? LACC.5.RI.2.6 Who is telling these events? Is this a first hand account or a second hand account? How is a first hand account different from a second hand account? Similar? Describe the similarities and differences between the accounts. Can you find some important differences in these two accounts of the same events or topics? Why do you think these two authors tell the events or ideas in a different way? LACC.5.RI.3.7 Use this information to find the answer. Then use this other source. Was your answer different or the same? Can you use the Internet to find the answer to this question or problem? Where would you find this answer? What sources can you use to solve this problem? Can you think of another source of information that would help you?

6 LACC.5.RI.3.8 What is the author s point? What evidence does the author use to support his point? Where does the author provide evidence to support his or her point? Why do you think the author added that detail? Why did the author write this text? How do you know? Did the author give you a reason for writing this? What additional evidence or reasons could the author have used? LACC.5.RI.4.10 What topics are you interested in? Why don t you try reading this book about? Another book about that you may like is. Before reading a book, what text features do you look at? Did you read the headings and bold text to help you understand what you are reading? Were you able to read the information fluently and did you understand it? LACC.5.RI.3.9 What did this text teach you about? What details did this text include that were not in the other? What details are you including in your paper-presentation? Why do you think they are important? Why do you think this author included different details than the other? How will you organize your information and keep it sorted by text source? LACC.5.RF.3.3 Can you make all the sounds in that word in order? Can you put those sounds together to help you? Are there any familiar parts in that word that you can use to help you? Can you chunk the word into word parts to help you read it? Do you know any other words that are similar to that one?

7 LACC.5.RF.4.4 What did you choose this book? Are you understand the ideas in the What can you do if you don t understand a What strategies will help you understand a What steps do you take before beginning to read a What can you do to find an answer to a question about a book you are reading? How can you read this text like you would say it? Can you read this part in the same way the character would say it? LACC.5.W.1.2 How will you organize your ideas before you begin writing? How will you present your information? What organizational structure will you use? What examples and details have you included that support your main idea? What illustrations or media have you included? Show me your important facts that support the topic. What other details and facts could you add? What words or phrases will you use to connect your ideas? LACC.5.W.1.1 What is your writing about? How will you support your opinion? What reasons will you give to make your opinion clear to the reader? What details have you included that will support your opinion? Why did you choose to place your reasons in this order? Should this reason be first? Is your writing clear to the reader? Does your concluding sentence connect back to your opinion? LACC.5.W.1.3 Tell me the plot of your story. Describe your main character. Will they change in the How do you think felt when this happened? What will happen next in your What if you changed the order of your events? How would this affect the What dialogue have you used to support your main characters and their development? Will you have your character face a problem or challenge? How will the characters respond to the problems in the How will your character change and develop as they solve the problem?

8 LACC.5.W.2.4 Who will your audience be for this What is your purpose for writing this? How will you organize your ideas or events? What graphic organizer will you use to help you organize your thoughts before you begin? How are you making your writing clear to the reader? What connecting words are you using to move the reader through your LACC.5.W.2.6 What technology could you use to type your Show me how to edit and revise your document on the computer. How will you check the spelling of your document? How do you find how to spell a word on the computer? How would you find a better word choice on the computer? How did your group work together to complete this assignment? What other technology might you use to help write your paper? LACC.5.W.2.5 How will you gather ideas for your How will you organize your ideas and details? What would be a good way to begin your What would be a good title for your writing? How can you make this clearer to your reader? Which details should you add to this part? Are there any sentences that should be removed? How have you ended your Can you think of a different way to end it? LACC.5.W.3.7 What sources could you use to find information about? How will this source help you write your paper? What is the main idea of your research project? What details do you plan to include? Did you find information for many different aspects of your topic? How will you organize your notes and sort the information by sources? How will you cite your sources?

9 LACC.5.W.3.8 Tell me why this information is important to your writing. How do you know the source is reliable and is providing valid information? How did you know this is relevant and useful information that you should include? How will you cite your sources and include these citations in your paper? Can you say that using your own words? How will you summarize this information? LACC.5.SL.1.1 How did you prepare for this group discussion? What details do you plan to add to the group discussion? How does that comment or question make you feel? How should you respond? What could you add to give more details about that idea? What questions do you plan to ask your group? What questions could you have asked in that situation? Can you tell me what key ideas were discussed? LACC.5.W.3.9 Can you reflect on this topic by describing how it makes you feel? Analyze how the author uses figurative language. Why do you think they use it in this way? What have you learned from this text? How did this writing make you feel about this topic? What questions do you have after reading this text? LACC.5.SL.1.2 Summarize the information that was read aloud. Can you summarize the information that was presented? What detail was included in the presentation? What new information did you learn from this presentation? What information was given through this video? This image? How did the information given help you understand more about? How does your understanding change when a text is read aloud or presented visually?

10 LACC.5.SL.1.3 What is the speaker s point? What reasons has the speaker given the audience? How has the speaker supported his or her point? How did the media source support the main point? What information did not seem accurate or logical? Did the speaker give valid reasons to support his/her opinion? Why do you think they are valid? LACC.5.SL.2.4 What topic or opinion are you presenting? What details are you including in your report? How will you organize your details? What reasons will you give you support your points? How will you conclude your repot? What transition words have you used to connect your ideas? What gestures will you use to support your presentation? LACC.5.SL.2.5 What visual displays are you including in your presentation? Why have you chosen to include this visual display or graphic? Are there any graphics or sounds that would support your main idea? How does this visual develop your main idea? How will this graphic help your readers understand your main points? LACC.5.SL.2.6 Who is your audience? Why is your audience interested in your presented? How will you keep your audience engaged? How much does your audience know about your subject already? How will this affect how you present your information? Are you trying to persuade your audience? explain something? tell a What words will you use to keep your audience engaged?

11 LACC.5.L.1.1 Explain the functions of prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. How are they similar? How are they different? What verb tense is being used? Why? Is your verb tense correct throughout your writing? Why does the verb tense change here? How do you use correlative conjunctions correctly? LACC.5.L.1.2 Why is a comma needed in this sentence? How do you know when to use a comma? How do you use commas when you are using someone s name in a direct question? How are commas used in introductory elements? How do you correctly write titles? How do you decide what type of punctuation to use on a title? LACC.5.L.1.3 How can you combine these sentences to make the ideas more concise? How can you reduce this sentence to make it more direct? What can you include to expand that sentence? Have you used a variety of sentences in your writing? Show me. Why do you think the author used that dialect in his/her writing? How does this dialogue sound different than how we speak? Is this standard English? How do you know? LACC.5.L.3.4 What have you done already to determine the meaning of the word? What clues helped you figure out the meaning of that word? What does this phrase mean? Are there roots, suffixes or prefixes that you can use to help you? What reference material can you use to find the meaning and pronunciation of this word?

12 LACC.5.L.3.5 What does the author really mean by this phrase? Find a simile or metaphor in this text. What is the author comparing? What simile or metaphor have you included in your writing? Why do you think the author choose these words to put in the writing? How are these words related? Why do you think the author included these related words? LACC.5.L.3.6 What genres have you been reading? What sort of words have you noticed in those books? What special or repeated words have you found in your reading? Look for words that show that characters or events are different. Keep a list of transition words that you find. Try to include those in your next writing.