Students view themselves as readers, learn how to prepare for CSAP reading and writing test-taking, and study what good readers and writers do. Students also study fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essay and narrative writing, and research and report writing. In the final unit, students do an author study and write a literary essay.
Due to copyright restrictions, some reading excerpts have been omitted from these online versions. See printed hard copies in your building or visit CDE's Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) Released Items page.
Fifth Grade Standards Lessons (PDF or Word)—This matrix indicates lessons in which the specific standards can be addressed based on teacher’s focus and delivery of instruction.