6th grade English worksheets

Grade 6

• 6.1.Alisten actively to interpret a message, ask clarifying questions, and respond appropriately;
• 6.1.Bfollow and give oral instructions that include multiple action steps;
• 6.1.Cgive an organized presentation with a specific stance and position, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, natural gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively; and
• 6.1.Dparticipate in student-led discussions by eliciting and considering suggestions from other group members, taking notes, and identifying points of agreement and disagreement.
• 6.2.Ause print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech;
• 6.2.Buse context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words; and
• 6.2.Cdetermine the meaning and usage of grade-level academic English words derived from Greek and Latin roots such as mis/mit, bene, man, vac, scrib/script, and jur/jus.
• 6.5.Aestablish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected text;
• 6.5.Bgenerate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
• 6.5.Cmake, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
• 6.5.Dcreate mental images to deepen understanding;
• 6.5.Emake connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
• 6.5.Fmake inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
• 6.5.Gevaluate details read to determine key ideas;
• 6.5.Hsynthesize information to create new understanding; and
• 6.5.Imonitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
• 6.6.Adescribe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;
• 6.6.Bwrite responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;
• 6.6.Cuse text evidence to support an appropriate response;
• 6.6.Dparaphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
• 6.6.Einteract with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
• 6.6.Frespond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate;
• 6.6.Gdiscuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text;
• 6.6.Hrespond orally or in writing with appropriate register, vocabulary, tone, and voice; and
• 6.6.Ireflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented.
• 6.7.Ainfer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence;
• 6.7.Banalyze how the characters' internal and external responses develop the plot;
• 6.7.Canalyze plot elements, including rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and non-linear elements such as flashback; and
• 6.7.Danalyze how the setting, including historical and cultural settings, influences character and plot development.
• 6.8.Ademonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, and myths;
• 6.8.Banalyze the effect of meter and structural elements such as line breaks in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
• 6.8.Canalyze how playwrights develop characters through dialogue and staging;
• 6.8.Danalyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including:
• 6.8.D.ithe controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence;
• 6.8.D.iifeatures such as introduction, foreword, preface, references, or acknowledgements to gain background information; and
• 6.8.D.iiiorganizational patterns such as definition, classification, advantage, and disadvantage;
• 6.8.Eanalyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by:
• 6.8.E.iidentifying the claim;
• 6.8.E.iiexplaining how the author uses various types of evidence to support the argument;
• 6.8.E.iiiidentifying the intended audience or reader; and