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CO.6.1.Oral Expression and Listening
Oral Expression and Listening
6.1.1. Successful group discussions require planning and participation by all. Students can:
6.1.1.a. Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. (CCSS: SL.6.4)
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6.1.1.c. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (CCSS: SL.6.6)
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6.1.1.e. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study. (CCSS: SL.6.2)
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6.2.1.a.ii. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. (CCSS: RL.6.2)
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6.2.1.a.iii. Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. (CCSS: RL.6.3)
6.2.1.b.i. 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. (CCSS: RL.6.4)
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6.2.1.b.ii. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. (CCSS: RL.6.5)
6.2.1.c. Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:
6.2.1.c.i. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen o
6.2.1.c.ii. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. (CCSS: RL.6.9)
6.2.1.d. Use Range of Reading and Complexity of Text to:
6.2.1.d.i. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. (CCSS: RL.6.10)
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6.2.2.a.ii. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. (CCSS: RI.6.2)
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6.2.2.a.iii. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). (CCSS: RI.6.3)
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6.2.2.b. Use Craft and Structure to:
6.2.2.b.i. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. (CCSS: RI.6.4)
6.2.2.b.ii. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. (CCSS: RI.6.5)
6.2.2.c. Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:
6.2.2.c.i. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. (CCSS: RI.6.7)
6.2.2.c.ii. 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. (CCSS: RI.6.8)
6.2.2.c.iii. Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person). (CCSS: RI.6.9)
6.2.2.f. Use information from text and text features (such as timeline, diagram, captions) to answer questions or perform specific tasks.
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6.2.3. Word meanings are determined by how they are designed and how they are used in context. Students can:
6.2.3.a. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. (CCSS: L.6.4)
6.2.3.a.i. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. (CCSS: L.6.4a)
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6.2.3.a.iii. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). (CCSS: L.6.4b)
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6.2.3.a.v. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. (CCSS: L.6.4c)
6.2.3.a.vi. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). (CCSS: L.6.4d)
6.2.3.b.iii. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty). (CCSS: L.6.5c)
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6.2.3.c. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (CCSS: L.6.6)
6.3.1. Writing literary genres for intended audiences and purposes requires ideas, organization, and voice. Students can:
6.3.1.a. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. (CCSS: W.6.3)
6.3.1.a.iii. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. (CCSS: W.6.3c)
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6.3.1.c. Use a range of poetic techniques (alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme); figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification); and graphic elements (capital letters, line length, word position) to express personal or narrative voice in texts.
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6.3.2.b. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. (CCSS: W.6.2)
6.3.2.b.ii. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. (CCSS: W.6.2b)
6.3.2.c. Write multi-paragraph compositions that have clear topic development, logical organization, effective use of detail, and variety in sentence structure.
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6.3.3.a.v. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language. (CCSS: L.6.1e)
6.3.3.a.viii. Maintain consistent verb tense within paragraph.
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6.3.3.b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (CCSS: L.6.2)
6.3.3.b.ii. Spell correctly. (CCSS: L.6.2b)
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6.3.3.c. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (CCSS: L.6.3)
6.3.3.c.ii. Maintain consistency in style and tone. (CCSS: L.6.3b)
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6.3.3.d. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in grade level expectations 1 and 2 above.) (CCSS: W.6.4)
6.4.1. Individual and group research projects require obtaining information on a topic from a variety of sources and organizing it for presentation. Students can:
6.4.1.b. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. (CC
6.4.1.b.ii. Locate specific information within resources using indexes, tables of contents, electronic search key words, etc.
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6.4.1.c. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (CCSS: W.6.9)
6.4.1.c.i. Follow established criteria for evaluating accuracy, validity, and usefulness of information.
6.4.1.c.iii. Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”). (CCSS: W.6.8a)
6.4.1.c.iv. 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”). (CCSS: W.6.8b)
6.4.2.e. Accurately state the assumptions underlying the inferences they or others make, and then accurately assess those assumptions for justifiability.