Learning Domain: Language Standards

Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Introduce: a. No new skills are introduced in sixth grade. Practice: a. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed and/or using spelling patterns and generalizations. (e.g., word families, positionbased spelling, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) Display proficiency in: b. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. c. Add prefixes and suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Informational/Nonfiction Text

Standard: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Informational/Nonfiction Text

Standard: Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. (Supported claims may include historical or scientific evidence; non-supported claims may include propaganda and advertising.)

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Literature/Fiction

Standard: Read closely to comprehend text a. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly. b. Cite textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. c. Provide a summary of the text excluding personal opinions or judgments.

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Literature/Fiction

Standard: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and explain how it is conveyed through particular details.

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Literature/Fiction

Standard: Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

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Learning Domain: Reading Standards for Literature/Fiction

Standard: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (Figurative language may include simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification; sounds may include onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm).

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Learning Domain: Speaking and Listening Standards

Standard: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to explore and reflect on ideas being discussed. b. Follow rules for collaborative discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. c. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue being discussed. d. Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.

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Learning Domain: Writing Standards

Standard: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension. b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. c. Use appropriate words, phrases, and clauses as transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal writing style. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

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Learning Domain: Writing Standards

Standard: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

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Learning Domain: Writing Standards

Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3.)

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Learning Domain: Writing Standards

Standard: Incorporate evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. a. Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature. (e.g., Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.) b. Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction. (e.g., Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.)

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