Standards Addressed in Unit 1
READING: LITERATURE
Key Ideas and Details
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.6.2: 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.
Craft and Structure
RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
WRITING: ARGUMENTATIVE
Text Types and Purposes
W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Production and Distribution of Writing
W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.6.5: 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.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.6.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
W.6.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Comprehension and Collaboration:
SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.2: Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
SL.6.3: Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
SL.6.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 6 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)
LANGUAGE
Conventions of Standard English
L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Knowledge of Language
L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.6.6: 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.
Key Ideas and Details
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.6.2: 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.
Craft and Structure
RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
WRITING: ARGUMENTATIVE
Text Types and Purposes
W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Production and Distribution of Writing
W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.6.5: 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.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.6.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
W.6.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Comprehension and Collaboration:
SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.2: Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
SL.6.3: Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
SL.6.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 6 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)
LANGUAGE
Conventions of Standard English
L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Knowledge of Language
L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.6.6: 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.