36 5.W.1.a W.5.1.A ELAGSE5W1a W.5.1.a W.5.1a W.5.1.b 5W1a 5.W.TTP.1.a 5.W.1.b W.5.1.B ELAGSE5W1b W.5.1.b W.5.1b W.5.1.c W.5.1.B 5W1b 5.W.TTP.1.c 5.W.1.c W.5.1.C ELAGSE5W1c W.5.1.c W.5.1c W.5.1.d 5W1c W.5.1.c 5.W.TTP.1.e W.5.1.E 5.W.1.d W.5.1.D ELAGSE5W1d W.5.1.d W.5.1d W.5.1.e 5W1e 5.W.TTP.1.d 5.19* CC.1.4.5.G CC.1.4.5.H CC.1.4.5.I CC.1.4.5.J CC.1.4.5.K CC.1.4.5.L ELA.5.C.1.3 ELA.5.V.1.1

Persuasive Text Prompts 5th Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.19*
Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write persuasive essays for appropriate audiences that establish a position and include sound reasoning, detailed and relevant evidence, and consideration of alternatives.
Alabama Course of Study Standards: 36
Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim, supporting the claim with relevant evidence from sources, using connectives to link ideas, and presenting a strong conclusion. Examples: first, as a result, therefore, in addition
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.a Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1a Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1a Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.a Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1a North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.b
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1a
Introduce a precise claim and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.a
Introduce a topic or text. 5.W.TTP.1.b - Develop an opinion through logically-ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.b Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1b Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1b Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.b Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1b North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.c
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
New Jersey Student Learning Standards: W.5.1.B
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details from text(s), quote directly from text when appropriate.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1b
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details from various sources.
Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.c
Create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.c
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1c Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1c Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.c Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1c
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.d Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.e
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1c
Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary while writing an argument.
Ohio's Learning Standards: W.5.1.c
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
Arkansas Academic Standards: W.5.1.E Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.d Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1d Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1d Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.d Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1d North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.e Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.d
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1e
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the argument presented.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.G
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.H
Introduce the topic and state an opinion on the topic E05.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.I
Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details; draw from credible sources. E05.E.1.1.2 - Develop the analysis using a variety of evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.J
Create an organizational structure that includes related ideas grouped to support the writer’s purpose; link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses; provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion. E05.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. E05.E.1.1.3 - Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially). E05.E.1.1.6 - Provide a concluding section related to the analysis presented.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.K
Write with an awareness of style. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Use sentences of varying length. E05.D.2.1.1 - Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. E05.D.2.1.2 - Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.* E05.D.2.1.3 - Choose punctuation for effect.* E05.D.2.1.4 - Choose words and phrases for effect.* E05.E.1.1.3 - Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially). E05.E.1.1.4 - Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic and/or convey the experience and events. E05.E.1.1.5 - Establish and maintain a formal style.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.L
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling. E05.D.1.1.1 - Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences. E05.D.1.1.2 - Form and use the perfect verb tenses (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked). E05.D.1.1.3 - Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. E05.D.1.1.4 - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.* E05.D.1.1.5 - Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor). E05.D.1.1.6 - Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-on sentences.* E05.D.1.1.7 - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).* E05.D.1.1.8 - Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. E05.D.1.2.1 - Use punctuation to separate items in a series.* E05.D.1.2.2 - Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. E05.D.1.2.3 - Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?). E05.D.1.2.4 - Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works. E05.D.1.2.5 - Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.5.C.1.3
Write to make a claim supporting a perspective with logical reasons, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, and an organizational structure with varied transitions
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.5.V.1.1
Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

Persuasive Text Prompts

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 5.19*

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 36

Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim, supporting the claim with relevant evidence from sources, using connectives to link ideas, and presenting a strong conclusion.Examples: first, as a result, therefore, in addition

Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.a

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1a

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1a

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.a

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1a

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.b

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1a

Introduce a precise claim and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.a

Introduce a topic or text. 5.W.TTP.1.b - Develop an opinion through logically-ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.b

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1b

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1b

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.b

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1b

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.c

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

New Jersey Student Learning Standards: W.5.1.B

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details from text(s), quote directly from text when appropriate.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1b

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details from various sources.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.c

Create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.c

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1c

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1c

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.c

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1c

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.d

Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.e

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1c

Use precise language and content-specific vocabulary while writing an argument.

Ohio's Learning Standards: W.5.1.c

Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

Arkansas Academic Standards: W.5.1.E

Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 5.W.1.d

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.5.1d

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE5W1d

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.5.1.d

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.5.1d

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.5.1.e

Tennessee Academic Standards: 5.W.TTP.1.d

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 5W1e

Provide a concluding statement or section related to the argument presented.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.G

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.H

Introduce the topic and state an opinion on the topic E05.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.I

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details; draw from credible sources. E05.E.1.1.2 - Develop the analysis using a variety of evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.J

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.K

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.4.5.L

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.5.C.1.3

Write to make a claim supporting a perspective with logical reasons, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, and an organizational structure with varied transitions

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.5.V.1.1

Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

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Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, stating a claim, supporting the claim with relevant evidence from sources, using connectives to link ideas, and presenting a strong conclusion.
Examples: first, as a result, therefore, in addition

Introduce a topic or text.

5.W.TTP.1.b - Develop an opinion through logically-ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Introduce the topic and state an opinion on the topic
E05.E.1.1.1 - Introduce text(s) for the intended audience, state an opinion and/or topic, establish a situation, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details; draw from credible sources.
E05.E.1.1.2 - Develop the analysis using a variety of evidence from text(s) to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences