Language Arts Standards Grade 6

8/3/2019 Language Arts Standards Grade 6

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What our students should know by the end of 6th grade in:

Reading

Writing

ListeningSpeaking


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Reading - Word Analysis

Read grade level text fluently.R 1.1

Interpret figurative language and words

with more than one meaning.R 1.2

Monitor non-fiction (expository) text for

unknown words or words with novel

meanings by using clues from the text.R 1.4

Explain shades of meaning for wordsthat are related (ex. difference between

softly and quietly).R 1.5


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ReadingComprehension

Identify features of popular media (ex.

newspapers, magazines, on-line

information).R 2.1

Connect and clarify main ideas.R 2.3

Determine adequacy and appropriateness

of the evidence for a conclusion.R 2.6

Note propaganda, faulty reasoning,

persuasion in text.R 2.8


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Literary Response & Analysis

Analyze qualities of the character for how

it effects the plot.R 3.2

Define how tone or meaning is conveyed

in poetry.R 3.4

Explain effects of literary devices.R 3.7


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Writing StrategiesCreate multiple-paragraph expository

compositions.W 1.2

Use features of electronic text.W 1.4

Edit and revise manuscripts for improved

writing.W 1.6

Writing Applications

Write narratives.W 2.1

Write expository compositions.W 2.2

Write research reports.W 2.3

Write responses to literature.W 2.4

Write persuasive compositions.W 2.5


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English ConventionsUse compound & complex sentences.

LC 1.1

Use indefinite pronouns and proper

verb tenses.LC 1.2a

Ensure that verbs agree with subjects.LC 1.2b

Use colons and semicolons correctly.LC 1.3

Spell frequently misspelled words

correctly.LC 1.5


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Listening & Speaking

Relate verbal and nonverbal communication.1.1

Identify tone/mood/emotion.1.2

Restate multi-step directions.1.3

Match purpose and delivery when speaking.1.4

Assist listener with main idea.1.5

Support opinions with evidence when speaking.1.6

Use effective oral delivery techniques.1.7

See propaganda in media.1.9

Deliver narrative presentations.2.1

Deliver informative presentations.2.2

Deliver oral responses to literature.2.3

Deliver persuasive presentations.2.4

Deliver problem/solution presentations.2.5


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How you can help your young person at home

with reading and writing.

Reading

Encourage your child to read aloud to you.

Read to and with your child regularly.

Visit the library and/or bookstore with your child on a regular

basis.

Ask your child interesting questions after reading a story and talkabout the characters, events, and ideas.

Encourage your child to ask you questions about what was read. Encourage your child to read nonfiction, informational materials

on many topics.

Help your child gain access to reference materials (for example, a

dictionary, an atlas, encyclopedias).

Schedule a family reading time in which everyone is reading. Have your child read every night for 30 minutes.

Have your child read and follow directions for games and recipes.

Writing

Encourage your child to keep a diary and/or a vacation journal. Have your child use a computer for writing, using various fonts,

margins, spell-check, editing procedures, and graphics. Encourage your child to write thank-you notes, letters and

e-mail messages. Encourage your child to provide interesting oral summaries

of movies or television programs. Have family discussions about things you read together. Encourage your child to listen to the opinions of others.

Revised July2011

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