LITERACY
Literature
Key ideas and details
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Cite textual evidence to support analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from text
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Determine theme of a text and how it is
conveyed through particular details; provide
a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments
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Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot
unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how
characters respond or change as plot moves
toward a resolution
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Understand that motives of characters or the
causes of complex events in texts will be similar
to and/or different from those in one’s own life
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Generate interesting questions to be answered
while reading
Craft and structure
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Determine 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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Analyze how particular sentence, chapter, scene,
or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text
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Explain how an author develops the point of
view of the narrator or speaker in a text
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Identify various types of poetic structures to
assist in comprehension
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Draw analogies between prose and poetry
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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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
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Compare and contrast texts in different forms
or genres in terms of their approaches to similar
themes and topics
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Compare the use of fact and fantasy in historical
fiction
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend literature, including
stories, dramas, and poems with scaffolding as
needed at high end of range
Informational Text
Key ideas and details
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Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
text says as well as inferences drawn from text
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Determine a central idea of a text and how it is
conveyed through particular details
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Analyze how key individual, event, idea is
introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in text
Craft and structure
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Determine meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text
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Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph,
chapter, or section fits into the overall structure
of a text and contributes to development of
the ideas
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Determine author’s point of view or purpose in a
text and explain how it is conveyed in the text
Integration of knowledge and ideas
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Integrate information presented in different
media or formats as well as in words to develop
a coherent understanding of a topic or issue
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Trace and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are
supported by reasons and evidence from claims
that are not
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Compare and contrast one author’s presentation
of events with that of another
Range of reading and level of text complexity
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Read and comprehend literary nonfiction in text
complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as
needed at the high end of the range
Writing
Text type and purposes
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Write arguments to support claims with clear
reasons and relevant evidence
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Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and
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evidence clearly
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Support claim(s) with clear reasons and
relevant evidence, using credible sources
and demonstrating an understanding of the
topic or text
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Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the
relationships among claim(s) and reasons
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Establish and maintain a formal style
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Provide a concluding statement or section that
follows from the argument presented
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine
topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization,
and analysis of relevant content
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Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and
information, using strategies when useful to aid
comprehension
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Develop the topic with relevant facts,
definitions, concrete details, quotations, or
other information and examples
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Use appropriate transitions to clarify the
relationships among ideas and concepts
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Use precise language and domain-specific
vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic
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Establish and maintain a formal style
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Provide concluding section that follows from the
information or explanation presented
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Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured
event sequences
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Engage and orient the reader by establishing
a context and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that
unfolds naturally and logically
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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue,
pacing, and description, to develop
experiences, events, and/or characters
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Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and
clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts
from one time frame or setting to another
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Use precise words and phrases, relevant
descriptive details, and sensory language to
convey experiences and events
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Provide a conclusion that follows from the
narrated experiences or events
Production and distribution of writing
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Produce clear and coherent writing so
development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
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Develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, editing, rewriting
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Use technology to produce and publish writing
as well as to interact and collaborate with others
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Offer specific constructive feedback to others
based on the seven traits model of writing
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Articulate the qualities that make a piece of
writing effective
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Use the seven-traits models as criteria to
assess writing
Research to build and present knowledge
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Conduct research projects to answer question,
drawing on sources and refocusing the inquiry
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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
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Draw evidence from literary or informational texts
to support analysis, reflection, and research
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Apply grade 6 reading standards to literature
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Apply grade 6 reading standards to literary
nonfiction
Range of writing
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Write routinely over extended time frames and
shorter time frames for a range of discipline-
specific tasks, purposes, and audiences
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration
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Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions with diverse partners
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Come to discussions prepared, having read or
studied required material; explicitly draw on
that preparation by referring to evidence on
the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect
on ideas
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Follow rules for discussions, set specific goals
and deadlines, define individual roles as needed
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Pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail by making comments
that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under
discussion
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