South Dakota ELA 5.RI.7

ELA5th GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

Interpret information from multiple print or digital sources (e.g. diagrams, charts, graphs, maps, tables) to develop an understanding of the text.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read an informational text and examine related charts, maps, diagrams, or tables, on paper or a screen. They connect details across sources to explain the topic.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student checks headings, keys, and labels before using a visual source. They choose relevant details from the text and visuals, then explain how those details support a conclusion.
Common Misconceptions: Students may copy a number from a chart without explaining what it means for the text. They may read a map color without checking its key or mistake the tallest bar for the biggest increase.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Give students a note saying the park flooded Wednesday morning and a rainfall table showing Monday, 1 inch, and Tuesday, 4 inches. Ask which day's rain likely contributed to the flood, and require evidence from both sources.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a creek map, a rainfall chart, and a short flood report; have them highlight details that explain where flooding happened.
Ask: What do the rainfall chart and creek map tell us about the flood that the report does not?
Play evidence match: students pair claim cards about flooding with clues on a map and rainfall chart, then explain each match.
Display a local forecast, a temperature graph, and a weather map; ask students to choose a safe time for an outdoor class event.

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