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TX.110.22.English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 6, Adopted 2017

English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 6, Adopted 2017
6.1. Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:
6.1.C. Give an organized presentation with a specific stance and position, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, natural gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
 
6.10. Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions. The student is expected t
6.10.A. Plan a first draft by selecting a genre appropriate for a particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as discussion, background reading, and personal interests.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Process Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.10.B. Develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by:
6.10.B.i. Organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction, transitions, coherence within and across paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sequencing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Signal/Transitional Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting/Concluding Sentences
 
6.10.D. Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
6.10.D.i. Complete complex sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Subject and Verb Agreement
 
6.10.D.ii. Consistent, appropriate use of verb tenses.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
 
6.10.D.iv. Prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Subject and Verb Agreement
 
6.10.D.v. Pronouns, including relative.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
 
6.10.D.vi. Subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences and correlative conjunctions such as either/or and neither/nor.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Grammar
 
6.10.D.vii. Capitalization of proper nouns, including abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Pronouns
 
6.11. Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:
6.11.A. Compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.11.B. Compose informational texts, including multi-paragraph essays that convey information about a topic, using a clear controlling idea or thesis statement and genre characteristics and craft.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.11.C. Compose multi-paragraph argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Purpose for Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.11.D. Compose correspondence that reflects an opinion, registers a complaint, or requests information in a business or friendly structure.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Letter Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Personal Experience
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.12. Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:
6.12.B. Develop and revise a plan.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.12.F. Synthesize information from a variety of sources.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
 
6.12.H. Examine sources for:
6.12.H.ii. Faulty reasoning such as hyperbole, emotional appeals, and stereotype.
 
6.12.I. Display academic citations and use source materials ethically.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Writing/Listening/Speaking Rules
 
6.12.J. Use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
 
6.2. Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to:
6.2.A. Use print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Dictionary Skills
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Structural Analysis
 
6.2.B. Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Context Clues
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Decoding Strategies
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Figurative Language
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
 
6.2.C. Determine the meaning and usage of grade-level academic English words derived from Greek and Latin roots such as mis/mit, bene, man, vac, scrib/script, and jur/jus.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Structural Analysis
 
6.4. Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independentl
 
6.5. Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:
6.5.A. Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Reading Process
 
6.5.C. Make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Making Predictions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Making Predictions
 
6.5.E. Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Interpret Text
 
6.5.F. Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Conclusions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Drawing Inferences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Expository Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Implied Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
6.5.G. Evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Expository Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
6.5.H. Synthesize information to create new understanding.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
 
6.5.I. Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
 
6.6. Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:
6.6.A. Describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Interpret Text
 
6.6.B. Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres.
 
6.6.C. Use text evidence to support an appropriate response.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Expository Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
6.6.D. Paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarize
 
6.6.G. Discuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
 
6.6.H. Respond orally or in writing with appropriate register, vocabulary, tone, and voice.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
 
6.6.I. Reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thinking Skills
 
6.7. Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse li
6.7.A. Infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
 
6.7.B. Analyze how the characters' internal and external responses develop the plot.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
 
6.7.C. Analyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and non-linear elements such as flashback.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Techniques
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
 
6.7.D. Analyze how the setting, including historical and cultural settings, influences character and plot development.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
 
6.8. Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporar
6.8.A. Demonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, and myths.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of Speech
 
6.8.B. Analyze the effect of meter and structural elements such as line breaks in poems across a variety of poetic forms.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Elements/Poetic Devices
 
6.8.C. Analyze how playwrights develop characters through dialogue and staging.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Genre Characteristics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Elements
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
 
6.8.D. Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including:
6.8.D.i. The controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Expository Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Theme of Writing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
6.8.D.ii. Features such as introduction, foreword, preface, references, or acknowledgements to gain background information.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
6.8.D.iii. Organizational patterns such as definition, classification, advantage, and disadvantage.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
 
6.8.E. Analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:
6.8.E.ii. Explaining how the author uses various types of evidence to support the argument.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Expository Text
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literal/Inferential/Evaluative Questions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sentence Purpose Identification
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Detail
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Supporting Details
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Topic Sentences
 
6.8.E.iii. Identifying the intended audience or reader.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
 
6.9. Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student a
6.9.A. Explain the author's purpose and message within a text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Author's Purpose/Point of View
 
6.9.B. Analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Central Idea/Supporting Details
 
6.9.C. Analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
6.9.D. Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Figurative Language
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Elements/Poetic Devices
 
6.9.F. Analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood and voice.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Narrative Text
 
6.9.G. Explain the differences between rhetorical devices and logical fallacies.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Devices
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Elements/Poetic Devices