Grade 6

6-8.RST.4

Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.5

Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.6

Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.7

Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.8

Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.9

Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RST.10

By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

October 1, 2018
6-8.WHST.1

Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RH.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RH.2

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

October 1, 2018
6-8.RH.3

Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).

October 1, 2018
6-8.RH.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

October 1, 2018