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Grade 6
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ELA: Grade 6 - WRITING


Standard One     Standard Two     Standard Three     Standard Four     Literary Competencies     Top
Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
    6.1.W.1

Use at least three sources of information, with appropriate citations, to develop reports

    6.1.W.2

Take notes to record and organize relevant data, facts, and ideas

    6.1.W.3

State a main idea and support it with details and examples

    6.1.W.4

Compare and contrast ideas and information from two or three sources

    6.1.W.5

Adopt an organizational format, such as chronological order, that is appropriate for informational writing

    6.1.W.6

Use paragraphing to organize ideas and information

    6.1.W.7

Use paraphrasing, with assistance

    6.1.W.8

Maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing

 
    6.1.W.9

Include relevant and exclude irrelevant information, with assistance

    6.1.W.10

Connect, compare, and contrast ideas and information from one or more sources, with assistance

    6.1.W.11

Support ideas with examples, definitions, analogies, and direct references to the text, with assistance

    6.1.W.12

Answer questions about informational material and write accurate and complete responses, with assistance

Standard One     Standard Two     Standard Three     Standard Four     Literary Competencies     Top
Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
    6.2.W.1

Write original literary texts

  • use organizing structures, such as stanzas, chapters, scenes, and verses
  • develop characters, create a setting, and establish a plot
  • use examples of literary devices, such as rhythm, rhyme, simile, and personification
  • establish a consistent point of view (e.g., first or third person)
  • use vocabulary to create a desired effect
    •     6.2.W.2

    Write interpretive essays to

  • summarize the plot
  • describe the characters and explain how they change
  • describe the setting and recognize its importance to the story
  • draw a conclusion about the work
  • interpret the impact of literary devices, such as simile and personification
  • recognize the impact of rhythm and rhyme in poems
    •     6.2.W.3

    Respond to literature, connecting the response to personal experience

        6.2.W.4

    Maintain a writing portfolio that includes literary, interpretive, and responsive writing

        6.2.W.5

    Express opinions and support them through specific references to the text, with assistance

        6.2.W.6

    Demonstrate understanding of plot and theme, with assistance

        6.2.W.7

    Identify and describe characters and their motivations, with assistance

        6.2.W.8

    Analyze the impact of the setting, with assistance

        6.2.W.9

    Identify how the use of literary devices, such as symbolism, metaphor and simile, personification, and flashback, affects meaning, with assistance

        6.2.W.10

    Draw conclusions and provide reasons for the conclusions, with assistance

        6.2.W.11

    Compare and contrast characters, setting, mood, and voice in more than one literary text or performance, with assistance

    Standard One     Standard Two     Standard Three     Standard Four     Literary Competencies     Top
    Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
        6.3.W.1

    Use strategies, such as note taking, semantic webbing or mapping, and outlining, to plan and organize writing

        6.3.W.2

    Use supporting evidence from text to evaluate ideas, information, themes, or experiences

        6.3.W.3

    Analyze the impact of an event or issue from personal, peer group, and school community perspectives

        6.3.W.4

    Use information and ideas from other subject areas and personal experiences to form and express opinions and judgments

        6.3.W.5

    Adopt an organizational format (e.g., compare/contrast) appropriate for critical analysis and evaluation

        6.3.W.6

    Use precise vocabulary in writing analysis and evaluation

        6.3.W.7

    Maintain a writing portfolio that includes writing for critical analysis and evaluation

    		 
        6.3.W.8

    Present clear analysis, using examples, details, and reasons from text, with assistance

        6.3.W.9

    Select content and choose strategies for written presentation on the basis of audience, purpose, and content, with assistance

        6.3.W.10

    Explain connections between and among texts to extend the meaning of each individual text, with assistance

        6.3.W.11

    Compare and contrast literary elements in more than one genre and/or by more than one author, with assistance

    Standard One     Standard Two     Standard Three     Standard Four     Literary Competencies     Top
    Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
        6.4.W.1

    Share the process of writing with peers and adults; for example, write a condolence note, get well-card, or thank-you letter with a writing partner or in small groups

        6.4.W.2

    Respect the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the recipient

        6.4.W.3

    Develop a personal voice that enables the reader to get to know the writer

        6.4.W.4

    Write personal reactions about experiences, events, and observations, using a form of social communication

        6.4.W.5

    Maintain a portfolio that includes writing for social communication

    		 
    Standard One     Standard Two     Standard Three     Standard Four     Literary Competencies     Top
    Literacy Competencies
        6.LC.W.1

    Spelling
    Correctly spell words within own writing that have been previously studied or that follow previously studied spelling patterns

        6.LC.W.2

    Spelling
    Use a variety of spelling resources, such as dictionaries and spell-check tools, to support correct spelling

        6.LC.W.3

    Handwriting
    Use legible print and/or cursive writing

    		 
        6.LC.W.4

    Composition
    Engage in a variety of writing activities, both student and teacher initiated, to respond to the reading of literary and informational texts

        6.LC.W.5

    Composition
    Engage in a variety of writing activities, both student and teacher initiated, in response to listening to literary and informational texts

    		 
        6.LC.W.6

    Composition
    Write on a wide range of topics, both student and teacher selected

        6.LC.W.7

    Composition
    Write for a variety of purposes, selecting a form of writing appropriate to the function of the written communication

        6.LC.W.8

    Composition
    Select an organizational pattern for writing that effectively communicates the topic and purpose of the text to the intended audience

        6.LC.W.9

    Composition
    Write, using a variety of media such as print and electronic

        6.LC.W.10

    Composition
    Use the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, and editing)

        6.LC.W.11

    Composition
    Use a variety of prewriting strategies to plan and organize writing

        6.LC.W.12

    Composition
    Review writing independently in order to revise for focus, development of ideas, organization, and language use

        6.LC.W.13

    Composition
    Review writing independently to address editing concerns

    		 
        6.LC.W.14

    Composition
    Write for a wide variety of audiences

    		 
        6.LC.W.15

    Composition
    Adjust style of writing, including voice and language used, according to purpose and audience

        6.LC.W.16

    Composition
    Demonstrate effective use of writer’s-craft techniques, such as literary devices, when writing

        6.LC.W.17

    Composition
    Review writing with teachers and peers

        6.LC.W.18

    Motivation to Write
    Engage in writing voluntarily to communicate ideas and emotions to a variety of audiences

    		 
        6.LC.W.19

    Motivation to Write
    Engage in writing voluntarily for a variety of purposes

    		 
        6.LC.W.20

    Motivation to Write
    Engage in writing voluntarily on a range of topics

    		 
        6.LC.W.21

    Motivation to Write
    Publish writing in a variety of presentation or display mediums, for a variety of audiences

     
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