Common Core State
6.RL.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.
October 1, 20186.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.
October 1, 20186.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
October 1, 20186.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.
October 1, 20186.RL.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
October 1, 20186.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.
October 1, 20186.L.2a
Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
October 1, 20186.RI.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 or judgments.
October 1, 20186.RI.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
October 1, 20186.L.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
October 1, 2018