Common Core

Reading: Informational Text
6.RIT.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
6.RIT.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.
6.RIT.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
6.RIT.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
6.RIT.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contribution to the development of the ideas.
6.RIT.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
6.RIT.7
Integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
6.RIT.8
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from the claims that are not.
6.RIT.9
Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another
6.RIT.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity proficiently

Writing
6.W.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
6.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
6.W.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
6.W.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
6.W.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
6.W.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single setting.
6.W.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
6.W.8
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.
6.W.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
6.W.10
Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes

Reading Literature
6.RL.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
6.RL.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.
6.RL.3
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.
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.
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.
6.RL.6
Explain how the author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
6.RL.7
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 or watch.
6.RL.9
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
6.RL.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity.

Speaking and Listening
6.SL.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 6 topics building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
6.SL.2
Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text or issue under study.
6.SL.3
Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
6.SL.4
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.
6.SL.5
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
6.SL.6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Language
6.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
6.L.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
6.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
6.L.4
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.
6.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
6.L.6
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.