6th Grade ELA (Georgia's K-12 ELA Standards)

6-8.L.GC.1 Grammar: use standard grammar, usage and mechanics

• Grade 6 grammar, usage and mechanics skills are set out in the state's GUM chart, which has no separate codes.

6-8.L.GC.2 Grammar: use sentence structure to understand, combine and clarify ideas

• 6.L.GC.2.a Use knowledge of sentence structure to understand and analyze grade-level texts.
• 6.L.GC.2.b Vary sentence types to combine and tighten ideas while keeping verb tense consistent.
• 6.L.GC.2.c Recognize and use active voice and revise so subjects and verbs agree.
• 6.L.GC.2.d Use modifiers to add detail and description that make meaning clear and engaging.

6-8.L.V.1–3 Vocabulary: general and subject words, word analysis, meaning and connotation

• 6-8.L.V.1.a Learn everyday, academic and subject words through grade-level reading and media (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.1.b Use grade-level vocabulary clearly and precisely in different settings (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.2.a Use word origins, Greek and Latin roots and affixes to work out meaning (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.2.b Use knowledge of parts of speech to work out the meaning of words and phrases (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.2.c Build words from Greek and Latin roots and affixes and use them correctly (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.2.d Use knowledge of parts of speech to choose precise words in writing (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.3.b Use word relationships and context clues to work out unknown or multiple-meaning words (grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.3.c Tell apart the connotations of words with similar dictionary meanings (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.3.d Use print or digital references to check unknown or multiple-meaning words (applies grades 6–8).
• 6-8.L.V.3.e Use references to pin down shades of meaning in related words when speaking and writing (grades 6–8).

6-8.T.C.1 Context: analyze how purpose and audience shape texts

• 6.T.C.1.a Analyze the different purposes in one text and the audiences each one targets.
• 6.T.C.1.b Use text features to help understand subject-area texts and their contexts.
• 6.T.C.1.c Create multimodal texts or presentations for a given purpose and audience.

6-8.T.C.2 Context: analyze how perspectives and circumstances shape texts

• 6.T.C.2.a Describe how two or more perspectives develop and interact in a text.
• 6.T.C.2.b Explain how an author's choice of evidence shows perspective and affects credibility.
• 6.T.C.2.c Analyze how background and historical context shape how a text develops.
• 6.T.C.2.d Use credible sources to research answers to questions on topics of interest.

6-8.T.SS.1 Structure and style: analyze and use organizational structures

• 6.T.SS.1.a Explain how authors adapt structures or features to convey meaning or serve a purpose.
• 6.T.SS.1.b Design texts with a range of structures and features suited to purpose and audience.
• 6.T.SS.1.c Repeat key ideas and use linked terms to move between ideas and make writing cohesive.
• 6.T.SS.1.d Write multi-paragraph texts with an introduction, supporting details and a conclusion.

6-8.T.SS.2 Structure and style: interpret and use language for effect

• 6.T.SS.2.a Work out how figurative and connotative language shape meaning, mood or tone.
• 6.T.SS.2.b Use figurative language or literary devices on purpose.
• 6.T.SS.2.c Compare formal and informal style and use each in writing and speaking.

6-8.T.T.1 Techniques: narrative

• 6.T.T.1.a Describe how narrative techniques develop plot, characters and setting.
• 6.T.T.1.b Analyze how setting, events, conflict and characterization affect the pace of a plot.
• 6.T.T.1.c Identify several themes and describe how character relationships shape them.
• 6.T.T.1.d Compare literary texts in different modes and genres on similar themes and topics.
• 6.T.T.1.e Use narrative techniques to strengthen writing and engage readers.

6-8.T.T.2 Techniques: expository

• 6.T.T.2.a Recognize and describe expository techniques such as main ideas, facts, key details and closure.
• 6.T.T.2.b Compare how two authors present the same event or topic.
• 6.T.T.2.d Use expository techniques such as main idea, facts, key details and closure in writing.

6-8.T.T.3 Techniques: argument

• 6.T.T.3.a Recognize and explain argument techniques: claim, evidence, counterclaim and conclusion.
• 6.T.T.3.c Use claim, evidence, counterclaim and conclusion in own argument writing.

6-8.T.T.4 Techniques: poetry

• 6.T.T.4.a Recognize and describe poetic techniques such as stanzas, rhyme scheme, imagery and sound devices.
• 6.T.T.4.b Use poetic techniques to write poems that engage readers.

6-8.T.RA.1 Research: questions and credible sources

• 6.T.RA.1.a Ask questions to guide research and link related topics of interest.
• 6.T.RA.1.b Find, gather and combine information from credible print, digital and personal sources.
• 6.T.RA.1.c Use research and what is known to support, challenge or extend ideas in texts.

6-8.T.RA.2 Research: curate sources and cite evidence

• 6.T.RA.2.a Find evidence in print and digital sources, noting author, title and page number.
• 6.T.RA.2.b Recognize features of credible sources and warning signs of unreliable ones.
• 6.T.RA.2.c Use simple parenthetical citations and a works cited list for quoted or paraphrased material.

6-8.T.PM.1 Periods and movements: themes, genres and styles of literary periods

• 6.T.PM.1.a Read and understand myths and stories that modern writers have adapted.
• 6.T.PM.1.b Read and understand one genre of literature from a particular time period.