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Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 6

Reading Standards for Literature—Grade 6
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex literary texts independently and proficiently.
RL.6.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend, and analyze grade-level app
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Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RL.6.4. 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.
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5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RL.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting or plot.
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RL.6.9. Compare/contrast how various forms or genres of texts approach a similar theme or topic.
 
Key Ideas and Details
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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2 Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations, to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.6.2. Analyze how the theme is reflected in the text by citing particular details and/or providing an objective summary.
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3 Students will analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RL.6.3. Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and determine how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
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Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 6

Reading Standards for Informational Text—Grade 6
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7 Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in print/non-print forms of text found in diverse media and formats.
RI.6.7. Integrate information presented in print and non-print formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
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8 Students will delineate and evaluate the argument, specific claims and evidence in a text, assessing the validity, reasoning, relevance and sufficiency.
RI.6.8. Identify and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from unsupported claims.
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9 Students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
RI.6.9. Compare/contrast how two or more authors present similar events.
 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Students will read, comprehend and analyze complex informational texts independently and proficiently.
RI.6.10. By the end of the year, flexibly use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e., questioning, monitoring, visualizing, inferencing, summarizing, synthesizing, using prior knowledge, determining importance) to read, comprehend and analyze grade-level appr
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Craft and Structure
4 Students will interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RI.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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5 Students will analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
RI.6.5. 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.
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6 Students will analyze how point of view, perspective and purpose shape the content and style of a text.
RI.6.6. Determine an author’s perspective and purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in a text.
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Key Ideas and Details
1 Students will read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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` Key Ideas and Details
2 Students will determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development; cite specific textual evidence, including summary, paraphrase and direct quotations to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RI.6.2. Analyze how the central ideas are reflected in a text by citing particular details and/or providing an objective summary.
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Composition—Grade 6

Composition—Grade 6
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
5 Students will conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
C.6.5. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources.
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6 Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source and integrate the information for the purposes of analysis, reflection and research while avoiding plagiarism.
C.6.6. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and, in order to reflect or interpret, quote or paraphrase data and conclusions of others, avoiding plagiarism by providing in-text and bibliograph
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Range of Writing
7 Students will compose routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
C.6.7. Compose routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a variety of tasks, purposes and audiences.
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Text Types and Purposes
1 Students will compose arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
C.6.1. Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
C.6.1.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
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C.6.1.d. Use words, phrase and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
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C.6.1.e. Establish and maintain a formal style.
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C.6.1.g. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
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2 Students will compose informative and explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization and analysis of content.
C.6.2. Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
C.6.2.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
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C.6.2.b. Introduce a topic, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding compre
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C.6.2.c. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples.
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C.6.2.d. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
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C.6.2.g. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
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C.6.2.h. With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
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3 Students will compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
C.6.3. Compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events, memories or ideas, using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.
C.6.3.a. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
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C.6.3.c. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events and/or characters.
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C.6.3.d. Use a variety of transition words to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
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C.6.3.f. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
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C.6.3.g. With guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.
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Language—Grade 6

Language—Grade 6
Knowledge of Language
3 Students will apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
L.6.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.
L.6.3.b. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4 Students will use a variety of strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases, consulting reference material when appropriate. Students will acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases
L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
L.6.4.a. 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.
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L.6.4.b. Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
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L.6.4.c. Consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation and determine or clarity the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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L.6.4.d. 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.
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5 Students will demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.6.5. Demonstrate understanding of, figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.6.5.a. Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to personification, in context.
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L.6.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
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L.6.5.c. Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.
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Conventions of Standard English
1 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
L.6.1. In both written and oral expression:
L.6.1.a. Recognize vague pronouns and correct pronoun errors, including but not limited to subjective, objective, possessive and intensive pronouns.
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L.6.1.c. Recognize variations from standard English and implement strategies to improve expression in conventional language.
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2 Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.
L.6.2. When writing:
L.6.2.a. Demonstrate appropriate use of punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
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L.6.2.b. Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies to identify and correct spelling errors.
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