ELA AzMerit Specifications
Math AzMERIT Specifications
Grade 5 ELA
Reading Standards for Literature
Textual Evidence
Drawing Inferences
Summarizing Texts
Theme
Characters
Setting
Plot
Figurative Language
Structures of Texts
Narrator's Point of View
Visual Elements
Compare and Contrast
Standards for Informational Text
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Events, Ideas, and Concepts
Cause and Effect
Academic Language
Text Structure
Information from Sources
Writing Standards
Introducing and Closing Topics
Organizing Ideas
Transitional Words and Phrases
Text Formatting
Precise Language
Task, Purpose, and Audience
Functional Writing
Planning
Revising
Editing
Gathering Relevant Information
Recalling Information
Paraphrasing and Taking Notes
Bibliographic Information
Conventions and Standards of English
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Capitalization
Punctuation
Spelling
Language and Vocabulary
Multiple Meaning of Words
Context Clues
Root Words and Affixes
Reference Materials
Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Synonyms and Antonyms
Textual Evidence
Drawing Inferences
Summarizing Texts
Theme
Characters
Setting
Plot
Figurative Language
Structures of Texts
Narrator's Point of View
Visual Elements
Compare and Contrast
Standards for Informational Text
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Events, Ideas, and Concepts
Cause and Effect
Academic Language
Text Structure
Information from Sources
Writing Standards
Introducing and Closing Topics
Organizing Ideas
Transitional Words and Phrases
Text Formatting
Precise Language
Task, Purpose, and Audience
Functional Writing
Planning
Revising
Editing
Gathering Relevant Information
Recalling Information
Paraphrasing and Taking Notes
Bibliographic Information
Conventions and Standards of English
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Capitalization
Punctuation
Spelling
Language and Vocabulary
Multiple Meaning of Words
Context Clues
Root Words and Affixes
Reference Materials
Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Synonyms and Antonyms