Grade 6
Outcomes
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Reading Literature
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Key Ideas and Details
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6.RL.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.Examples
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6.RL.2
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.Examples
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6.RL.1
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Craft and Structure
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6.RL.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.Examples
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6.RL.5
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.Examples
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6.RL.4
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Key Ideas and Details
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Reading Informational
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Key Ideas and Details
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6.RI.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.Examples
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6.RI.2
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.Examples
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6.RI.1
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Craft and Structure
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6.RI.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.Examples
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6.RI.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.Examples
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6.RI.4
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Key Ideas and Details
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Language
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Conventions of Standard English
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6.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.Examples
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6.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.Examples
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6.L.2.a
Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.Examples
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6.L.2.b
Spell correctly.Examples
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6.L.1
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Knowledge of Language
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6.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.Examples
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6.L.3
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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6.L.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.Examples
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6.L.4.b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).Examples
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6.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.Examples
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6.L.5.b
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.Examples
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6.L.5.c
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).Examples
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6.L.4.a
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Conventions of Standard English