South Dakota ELA 5.W.8.b

ELA5th GradeWriting

The Standard

5.W.8: Gather and recall relevant information from experiences and multiple print and digital sources such as library databases.

Provide a list of sources.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students keep track of the books and web pages they use while writing. They put them in a list so a reader can find them.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student lists every source they used, with accurate titles and authors when available. A classmate could find the book or web page from the information given.
Common Misconceptions: Students may list Google instead of the web page they opened. They may leave out a source because they put its facts in their own words.
How to Assess It: Hand out a two-sentence report and the book cover and printed web page it draws from. Ask students to write a source list for the report.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a book and a printed web page; have them find titles and authors, then write a two-item source list.
Show a search result and the web page it leads to; ask, 'Which belongs on your source list, and why?'
Play a matching game with cards showing book titles, authors, web page titles, and site names; students build source entries.
Have students make a guide to a local park using its map and website, then list both sources at the bottom.

Free download

A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to 5.W.8.b, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.

PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.

Keep exploring

Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.