Grades
Standard
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and [...]
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, [...]
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, [...]
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on [...]
Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or [...]
Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, [...]
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are [...]
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; [...]
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific [...]
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of [...]
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., [...]
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography [...]
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that [...]
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or [...]
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or [...]
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms [...]
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with [...]
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the [...]
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to [...]
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other [...]
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent [...]
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text [...]
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence [...]
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary [...]
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze [...]
Grades
Standard
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and [...]
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, [...]
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, [...]
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on [...]
Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or [...]
Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, [...]
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are [...]
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; [...]
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific [...]
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of [...]
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., [...]
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography [...]
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that [...]
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or [...]
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or [...]
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms [...]
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with [...]
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the [...]
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to [...]
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other [...]
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent [...]
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text [...]
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence [...]
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary [...]
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters [...]
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze [...]