CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7

ELA5th GradeIntegration of Knowledge and Ideas

The Standard

Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text

What This Standard Means

Students need to use more than one source to answer a question or solve a problem. They should skim, use headings, captions, menus, search boxes, indexes, and links, then pull the useful information without reading every word.

Mastery looks like choosing the right source, finding the answer fast, and explaining where the information came from. Students often get stuck by copying the first fact they see, ignoring better sources, or wasting time reading a whole article when a chart, sidebar, or search result gives the answer.

Ways to Teach It

Give pairs a textbook page, website printout, and infographic, then ask them to find three facts about hurricane safety in five minutes.
Ask students, “Which source helped you most, and what feature helped you find the answer quickly?”
Hand students two short sources and ask them to answer one question, then underline the exact place they found the answer.
Have students compare a bus schedule, park website, and map to choose the fastest route for a class picnic.