RL.5.2 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2
:"Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Simple Fiction Summary
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Simple Fiction Summary
Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.
4th Grade
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Language Frames: Character Changes
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Language Frames: Character Changes
Use this simple template to identify a character's feelings, challenges, and resolution throughout a text.
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Graphic Organizer: Cause & Effect
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Graphic Organizer: Cause & Effect
Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.
3rd Grade
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Glossary: Summary Writing with Big Ideas
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Glossary: Summary Writing with Big Ideas
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.
5th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Summary Writing with Big Ideas
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Vocabulary Cards: Summary Writing with Big Ideas
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summary Writing with Big Ideas.
5th Grade
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Summary Writing: Big Ideas vs. Details
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Summary Writing: Big Ideas vs. Details
Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.
5th Grade
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Big Idea Summary
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Big Idea Summary
Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.
5th Grade
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Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever
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Panchatantra: The Fish That Were Too Clever
Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.
5th Grade
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Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"
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Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"
What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.
5th Grade
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Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"
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Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"
Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.
5th Grade
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Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"
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Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"
What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.
5th Grade
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Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit
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Find the Main Idea: Peter Rabbit
Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.
5th Grade
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Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant
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Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant
Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.
5th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words
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Vocabulary Cards: Common Theme Words
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.
5th Grade
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Glossary: Common Theme Words
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Glossary: Common Theme Words
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.
5th Grade
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A Visual Glossary of Theme Words
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A Visual Glossary of Theme Words
Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.
5th Grade
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Book Casting Call
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Book Casting Call
Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.
5th Grade
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Fictional Character Development
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Fictional Character Development
If your child needs help understanding big ideas and concepts, have her tackle this helpful reading comprehension worksheet.
5th Grade
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Identify the Main Idea
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Identify the Main Idea
Sometimes the main idea of a piece of writing leads to the perfect title!
4th Grade
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Examine the Song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
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Examine the Song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.
4th Grade
Social studies
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.
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Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
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Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!
5th Grade
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!
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Who Is Peter Pan?
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Who Is Peter Pan?
Have your child read these Peter Pan passages and decide what she knows about the Peter Pan character.
5th Grade
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1
Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.
4th Grade
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3
Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.
4th Grade
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