Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (Plds)

Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) Standard with DOK Below Proficient Approaching Proficient Proficient Highly Proficient The Level 1 student is The Level 2 student is The Level 3 student is The Level 4 student is below proficient in applying approaching proficient in proficient in applying the highly proficient in the English language applying the English language English language applying the English arts/literacy arts/literacy knowledge/skills arts/literacy language arts/literacy knowledge/skills as as specified in the Florida knowledge/skills as knowledge/skills as specified in the Florida Standards. The student specified in the Florida specified in the Florida Standards. The student generally performs slightly Standards. The student Standards. The student generally performs below the standard for the generally performs at the generally performs significantly below the grade level, is likely able to standard for the grade significantly above the standard for the grade access grade-level content and level, is able to access standard for the grade level, is likely able to engages in higher-order grade-level content, and level, is able to access partially access grade-level thinking skills with some engages in higher order above grade-level content and engages with independence and support. thinking skills with some content, and engages in higher-order thinking skills independence and higher-order thinking with extensive support minimal support. skills independently. For grade-appropriate, low- For grade-appropriate, low-to- For grade-appropriate, For grade-appropriate, complexity texts, the moderate complexity texts, the moderate-to-high high complexity texts, Level 1 student Level 2 student complexity texts, the the Level 4 student Level 3 student Writes an opinion that Writes a moderately organized Writes a well-organized Writes a well-organized lacks organization, that opinion piece that introduces opinion piece that opinion piece that does not include an the topic, provides relevant introduces the topic, introduces the topic, introduction or conclusion and irrelevant reasons for the provides reasons for the provides reasons for the or includes an unclear one, opinion that may or may not be opinion that are logically opinion that are logically LAFS.W.1.1 provides irrelevant reasons logically ordered and/or ordered and supported by ordered and supported by (DOK 3) to support an opinion, and supported by facts and details, facts and details, links facts and details, links provides facts and reasons links opinions and reasons, and opinions and reasons, opinions and reasons, that are not connected. provides a concluding and provides a relevant and provides a relevant statement. concluding statement. concluding statement.

1 Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) Writes an explanation that Writes a loosely organized Writes a well-organized Writes a well-organized lacks organization, that explanatory piece that explanatory piece that explanatory piece that does not include an introduces the topic, develops clearly introduces the clearly and effectively introduction or conclusion the topic with facts and details topic, develops the topic introduces the topic, or includes an ineffective that may or may not have with concrete facts and develops the topic with one, provides irrelevant support in the text, links ideas details, links ideas with concrete facts and reasons to support the with categories of information categories of information details, links supported LAFS.W.1.2 opinion, and does not use which may or may not be using phrases and ideas with categories of (DOK 2) domain- specific demonstrated in the text, uses clauses, uses domain- information using vocabulary to clarify the domain-specific vocabulary in specific vocabulary, and complex phrases and text. an attempt to explain the topic, provides a concluding clauses, uses domain- and provides a concluding statement. specific vocabulary statement. efficiently, and provides an effective concluding statement. Produces writing with Produces writing with guidance Produces writing with Produces writing with LAFS.W.2.4 -2.6 guidance and support that and support that includes guidance and support guidance and support Production & includes insufficient incomplete or insufficient that includes and exhibits that includes and exhibits Distribution of development, revision, and development, revision, and development, revision, complex development, Writing collaborative elements. collaborative elements. and collaborative concise revision, and (DOK 3, 3, & 2) elements. collaborative elements. Recalls some information Recalls some information from Recalls information from Recalls information from from experiences and experiences and sources, experiences and sources, experiences and sources, sources, providing providing some evidence that sorting relevant evidence sorting relevant evidence that is not may not be sorted into the into provided categories evidence into provided relevant or sorted into the relevant provided categories and drawing information categories and drawing LAFS.W.3.8 provided categories and and drawing some relevant from literary or information from literary (DOK 2) drawing irrelevant information from literary or informational texts to or informational texts as information from literary or informational texts to attempt support his or her strong and relevant informational texts to to support his or her research research and analysis. support for his or her attempt to support his or and analysis. research and analysis. her research and analysis.

2 Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) Draws evidence from Draws evidence from literary or Draws evidence from Draws evidence from literary or informational informational texts to support literary or informational literary or informational texts to support analysis, analysis, reflection, and texts to support analysis, texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. research. reflection, and research. reflection, and research. Attempts grade 5 Reading Inconsistently applies grade 5 Applies grade 5 Reading Consistently applies LAFS.W.3.9 standards to literature. Reading standards to standards to literature. grade 5 Reading (DOK 3) Attempts grade 5 Reading literature. Applies grade 5 Reading standards to literature. standards to informational Inconsistently applies grade 5 standards to Consistently applies texts. Reading standards to informational texts. grade 5 Reading informational texts. standards to informational texts.

Demonstrates a basic Demonstrates an Demonstrates command Demonstrates strong understanding of the understanding of the of the conventions of command of the conventions of standard conventions of standard standard English conventions of standard English grammar and English grammar and usage grammar and usage English grammar and usage when writing or when writing or speaking, when writing or speaking, usage when writing or speaking; attempts to form understanding the function of explaining the function of speaking, explaining the and use the perfect verb conjunctions, prepositions, conjunctions, function of conjunctions, tenses; attempts to use and interjections in general prepositions, and prepositions, and correlative conjunctions and their function in particular interjections in general interjections in general (e.g., either/or, sentences; forms and uses the and their function in and their function in neither/nor). perfect verb tenses, uses verb particular sentences; particular sentences; LAFS.L.1.1 tense to convey various times, forms and uses the forms and uses the (DOK1) sequences, states, and perfect verb tenses, uses perfect verb tenses, uses conditions, and recognizes verb tense to convey verb tense to convey inappropriate shifts in verb various times, sequences, various specific times, tense; uses correlative states, and conditions, sequences, states, and conjunctions (e.g., either/or, and recognizes and conditions, and neither/nor). corrects inappropriate recognizes and corrects shifts in verb tense; uses inappropriate shifts in correlative conjunctions verb tense; uses (e.g., either/or, correlative conjunctions neither/nor). (e.g., either/or, neither/nor). LAFS.L.1.2(DOK Demonstrates basic Demonstrates understanding of Demonstrates command Demonstrates strong 1) understanding of the the conventions of standard of the conventions of command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, standard English conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when capitalization, English capitalization,

3 Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) punctuation, and spelling writing; uses punctuation to punctuation, and spelling punctuation, and spelling when writing; uses separate items in a series; uses when writing; uses when writing; uses punctuation to separate a comma to separate an punctuation to separate punctuation to separate items in a series; spells introductory element from the items in a series; uses a items in a series; uses a words correctly, consulting rest of the sentence; uses a comma to separate an comma to separate an references as needed. comma to set off the words yes introductory element introductory element and no, to set off a tag from the rest of the from the rest of the question from the rest of the sentence; uses a comma sentence; uses a comma sentence, and to indicate direct to set off the words yes to set off the words yes address; spells words correctly, and no, to set off a tag and no, to set off a tag consulting references as question from the rest of question from the rest of needed. the sentence, and to the sentence, and to indicate direct address; indicate direct address; uses underlining, uses underlining, quotation marks, or italics quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works; to indicate titles of works; spells words correctly, spells words correctly, consulting references as consulting references as needed. needed. Uses a basic knowledge of Uses knowledge of language Uses knowledge of Uses deep knowledge of language and its and its conventions when language and its language and its conventions when writing, writing, speaking, reading, or conventions when conventions when speaking, reading, or listening; expands, combines, writing, speaking, writing, speaking, listening; expands and and reduces sentences for reading, or listening; reading, or listening; reduces sentences for meaning; compares and expands, combines, and effectively expands, meaning; compares the contrasts the varieties of reduces sentences for combines, and reduces LAFS.L.2.3 (DOK language used in stories, English (e.g., dialects, meaning, reader/listener sentences for meaning, 3) dramas, or poems. registers) used in stories, interest, and style; reader/listener interest, dramas, or poems. compares and contrasts and style; compares and the varieties of English contrasts, in depth, the (e.g., dialects, registers) varieties of English (e.g., used in stories, dramas, dialects, registers) used or poems. in stories, dramas, or poems.

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Clarifies the meaning of Determines or clarifies the Determines or clarifies Determines or clarifies unknown words and meaning of unknown and the meaning of unknown and applies the meaning phrases, choosing from a multiple-meaning words and and multiple-meaning of unknown and multiple- limited range of strategies; phrases, choosing flexibly from words and phrases, meaning words and uses immediate context as a range of strategies; uses choosing flexibly from a phrases, choosing a clue to the meaning of a immediate context as a clue to range of strategies; uses strategically from a range word or phrase; consults the meaning of a word or context as a clue to the of strategies; uses reference materials (e.g., phrase; recognizes Greek and meaning of a word or sentence and paragraph dictionaries, glossaries, Latin affixes and roots; consults phrase; uses common, level context as a clue to thesauruses), both print reference materials (e.g., grade-appropriate Greek the meaning of a word or LAFS.L.3.4(DOK and digital, to determine dictionaries, glossaries, and Latin affixes and phrase; uses Greek and 2) the meaning of key words thesauruses), both print and roots as clues to the Latin affixes and roots as and phrases. digital, to find the meaning of a word; clues to the meaning of a pronunciation and determine or consults reference word; consults reference clarify the meaning of key materials (e.g., materials (e.g., words and phrases. dictionaries, glossaries, dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the and digital, to find the pronunciation and pronunciation and determine or clarify the determine or clarify the precise meaning of key precise meaning of key words and phrases. words and phrases. LAFS.L.3.5 (DOK Recognizes figurative Demonstrates understanding of Demonstrates Demonstrates 3) language, basic word basic figurative language, basic understanding of understanding of relationships, and nuances word relationships, and figurative language, word complex figurative in word meanings; nuances in word meanings; relationships, and language, complex word recognizes common interprets basic figurative nuances in word relationships, and subtle idioms, adages, and language, including similes and meanings; interprets nuances in word proverbs; understands the metaphors, in context; figurative language, meanings; interprets relationship between recognizes common idioms, including similes and complex figurative particular words (e.g., adages, and proverbs; uses the metaphors, in context; language, including

5 Grade 5 Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) synonyms, antonyms, relationship between particular recognizes and explains similes and metaphors, in homographs). words (e.g., synonyms, the meaning of common context; recognizes and antonyms, homographs) to idioms, adages, and explains the meaning of better understand each of the proverbs; uses the idioms, adages, and words. relationship between proverbs; uses the particular words (e.g., relationship between synonyms, antonyms, particular words (e.g., homographs) to better synonyms, antonyms, understand each of the homographs) to better words. understand each of the words. Apply limited grade- Apply basic grade-appropriate Acquire and use Actively acquire and appropriate general general academic and domain- accurately grade- expertly apply grade- academic and domain- specific words and phrases; appropriate general appropriate general specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge academic and domain- academic and domain- gather vocabulary when considering a word or specific words and specific words and LAFS.L.3.6 (DOK knowledge when phrase important to phrases; gather phrases; gather 1) considering a word or comprehension or expression. vocabulary knowledge vocabulary knowledge phrase important to when considering a word when considering a word comprehension or or phrase important to or phrase important to expression. comprehension or comprehension or expression. expression.