Grade 6 English (North Carolina SCOS)

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

• RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says and inferences drawn from it.
• RL.6.2 Work out a theme from details and summarize the text without personal opinion.
• RL.6.3 Describe how a plot unfolds and how characters respond or change.
• RL.6.4 Work out word meanings in context and analyze how word choice affects tone.
• RL.6.5 Explain how a sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits the overall structure and theme.
• RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of a narrator or speaker.
• RL.6.7 Compare reading a text with listening to or watching an audio, video, or live version.
• RL.6.9 Compare texts in different forms or genres on their approach to similar themes.
• RL.6.10 Read grade 6 literature in the grades 6–8 band independently for sustained periods.

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

• RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says and inferences drawn from it.
• RI.6.2 Find a central idea, show how details convey it, and summarize without opinion.
• RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced and developed.
• RI.6.4 Work out word meanings in context and analyze how word choice affects meaning.
• RI.6.5 Analyze how a sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits the overall structure.
• RI.6.6 Work out an author's point of view or purpose and explain how it is conveyed.
• RI.6.7 Integrate information from different media and formats into a coherent understanding.
• RI.6.9 Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with another's.
• RI.6.10 Read grade 6 informational texts in the grades 6–8 band independently for sustained periods.

Writing Standards (W)

• W.6.1 Write arguments supporting claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• W.6.1a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.6.1b Introduce claims and organize reasons and evidence clearly.
• W.6.1c Support claims with clear reasons and relevant, credible evidence.
• W.6.1d Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify relationships among claims and reasons.
• W.6.1e Establish and keep a formal style.
• W.6.1f Give a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument.
• W.6.1g With some guidance, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach.
• W.6.2 Write informative texts that examine a topic through well-chosen, organized content.
• W.6.2a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.6.2b Introduce a topic and organize ideas by definition, classification, comparison, or cause and effect.
• W.6.2c Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, quotations, or examples.
• W.6.2d Use suitable transitions to clarify relationships among ideas.
• W.6.2e Use precise language and subject-specific vocabulary.
• W.6.2f Establish and keep a formal style.
• W.6.2g Give a concluding statement or section that follows from the information.
• W.6.2h With some guidance, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach.
• W.6.3 Write narratives with relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences.
• W.6.3a Organize ideas around a topic to plan writing.
• W.6.3b Set the context, introduce a narrator or characters, and order events logically.
• W.6.3c Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing, and description.
• W.6.3d Use transitions to show sequence and shifts in time or setting.
• W.6.3e Use precise words, descriptive details, and sensory language.
• W.6.3f Give a conclusion that follows from the events narrated.
• W.6.3g With some guidance, revise, edit, rewrite, or try a new approach.
• W.6.4 Use digital tools to produce and publish writing and to work with others.
• W.6.5 Carry out short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources.
• W.6.6 Gather information from several sources, judge credibility, and cite sources without plagiarising.

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

• SL.6.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas.
• SL.6.1a Come prepared and refer to evidence from the material to explore ideas.
• SL.6.1b Follow rules for discussions, set goals and deadlines, and define roles.
• SL.6.1c Pose and respond to questions with detail and comments that add to the discussion.
• SL.6.1d Review key ideas and show understanding of different perspectives by paraphrasing.
• SL.6.2 Interpret information in different media and formats and explain how it adds to a topic.
• SL.6.3 Outline a speaker's argument, telling claims backed by evidence from those that are not.
• SL.6.4 Present claims and findings in a logical order with relevant details, adapting speech to the context.
• SL.6.5 Include multimedia and visual displays to clarify information.

Language Standards (L)

• L.6.1 Use grade 6 grammar: pronoun case, verbs, voice and mood, modifiers, and complete sentences.
• L.6.2 Use grade 6 capitalization, punctuation (including semicolons, colons, hyphens, ellipses), and spelling.
• L.6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
• L.6.3a Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest, and style.
• L.6.3b Keep style and tone consistent.
• L.6.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, relationships, and references.
• L.6.5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances.
• L.6.5a Interpret figures of speech in context.
• L.6.5b Tell apart the connotations of words with similar meanings.
• L.6.6 Use grade-level academic and subject-specific vocabulary accurately and build word knowledge.