Virginia SOL 5.RI.2

5.RI.2 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 5.RI.2.A

  Describe the overall organization patterns of texts (e.g., cause/effect, comparison/contrast, problem/solution, description, sequence, and chronological) and ho...

• 5.RI.2.B

  Examine text features and search tools in multiple print and digital sources to evaluate and gain meaning from the information found.

• 5.RI.2.C

  Determine the author’s purpose(s) and describe how the author’s perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences the meaning of the text.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify how an informational text is organized and explain how later sections connect to earlier ones. They use headings, captions, indexes, links, and search tools to locate and judge information across sources. They explain the author’s purpose and how beliefs, assumptions, or bias shape the message.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given an article, the student names the main structure, cites transition clues, and explains what each section adds. The student locates relevant details with print and digital tools and explains which source is more useful or trustworthy. The student states the author’s purpose and supports a claim about perspective with specific evidence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may choose a structure from one signal word even when the whole text follows another pattern. They may assume the first search result or a polished page is reliable. They often confuse topic with purpose or call any opinion bias without citing language, assumptions, or missing viewpoints.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a two-section article about water use, a book index entry, and two search-result snippets. Ask them to name the structure, explain what section two adds, choose the best source, and cite one phrase showing purpose or perspective.

1. 01

   Cut a short article into sections; pairs reorder it, label the pattern, and underline phrases that show how each section connects.

2. 02

   Compare two reports on the same event, then write which author seems more objective and cite two phrases that reveal perspective.

3. 03

   Play a text-structure card sort: match paragraph cards with pattern labels and transition cards, then explain each match to a partner.

4. 04

   Investigate a school lunch claim using a book index and a search engine, then rank two sources by usefulness and trustworthiness.

• 2.RI.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 10.RI.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 3.RI.2

  The 3rd Grade version of this standard.

• 1.RI.2

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.