Literacy Standards Assessed Key Ideas and Details: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 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. Text Types and Purposes:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Production and Distribution of Writing:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Research to Build and Present Knowledge:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. Comprehension and Collaboration:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4 Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. Social Science Standards Assessed: The following standards are based on the Common Core recommendations for Social Science made in 2015. The "shared vision" of these standards is that students in the elementary grades develop self, local, national, and global awareness; and that they critically analyze and evaluate information. The recommendations also emphasize that Social Science instruction should cross other academic disciplines and should integrate student communication and collaboration. SS.CV.3.4:Identify core civic virtues and democratic principles (such as equality, freedom, liberty, respect for individual rights) that guide our state and nation. SS.IS.6.3-5: Construct and critique arguments and explanations using reasoning, examples, and details from multiple sources.