Grade 6
6.RI.9
Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
October 1, 20186.RI.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
October 1, 20186.RL.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
October 1, 20186.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.RI.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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, 2018