SIXTH GRADE READING and WRITING
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INCREASING VOCABULARY § Use knowledge of phonetic skills, visual clues, word form, context clues, knowledge or word origins, roots, structure, dictionaries and glossaries, to comprehend new words in text § Identify the contextual meaning of a word that has multiple meanings § Identify, understand, and use synonyms, antonyms (opposites), homonyms, and all common suffixes and prefixes § Alphabetize quickly and use the dictionary for a variety of purposes § Readily use textbooks, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, and thesaurus to understand unknown words §
Continually expand vocabulary and concept
knowledge through reading and listening |
USING
READING STRATEGIES § Skim, scan, study, take notes, and summarize § Reread for understanding § Uses word origins to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and identifies multiple synonyms of a word § Use organizers of text (e.g., examples, graphs, pictures, summaries, Italics, margin notes, tables, definitions, and bold print) § Locate and choose reading selections for a particular purpose (pleasure, information, and research) § Recognize and self-correct errors that affect meaning while reading § Demonstrate understanding of literal and figurative use of words in context § Apply previously learned strategies: Structural analysis skills (apply rules):contractions, compound words, prefixes, suffixes, root words, and plurals § Use context, sentence structure, structural analysis as clues to word identification and meaning § Use word reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus) when appropriate while reading and writing § Take notes on nonfiction reading, summarize reading, and use reading as a basis for speaking and writing §
Construct meaning from print, based on prior
knowledge, past experiences, and reader’s and author’s purpose |
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DISCUSSIONS
AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS § Determine appropriate content for different audiences and purposes § Communicate as leaders and contributors § Prepare and use brief notes which guide the presentation, which are not read to the class § Organize content around major ideas or sequentially (introduction, body, review) § Summarize main points before and after presentation § Select, develop, and use a variety of visual aids § Present justified evaluations and interpretations of novels , other fiction, and nonfiction § Orally read imagery with dramatic impact (rhythm, flow, expression, knowledge of punctuation) § Evaluate the student’s own contributions to discussions |
LISTENING
SKILLS § Demonstrate the social skills of audience behavior (eye contact, without interrupting, attentive, supportive) § Recognize and respond appropriately to questions § Summarize, take notes on key points, and ask clarifying questions § Listen to and follow multi-step oral directions in small and large groups § Listen, draw conclusions, and share responses in subject related group learning activities across content areas § Demonstrate active listening skills in discussions to synthesize, evaluate, and apply ideas and information |
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INCREASE COMPREHENSION §
Demonstrate critical
analysis by comparing and contrasting information drawn from a variety of
texts §
Support
opinion/position using text evidence and evidence found in related
sources §
Identify and analyze
the characteristic of nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry
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Predicts story
outcomes based on knowledge of types of literature, and explains the
difference between fiction and nonfiction §
Read a variety of text
types: informational, literature, newspaper/magazine, poetry, fiction,
nonfiction, biography, autobiography, science
fiction §
Identify and analyze
the characteristics of nonfiction, fiction, drama, poetry, prose,
newspapers, magazines, catalogs, schedules, menus §
Explore a variety of
literary forms: short story, novel §
Identify the series or
event which led to the main problem or conflict of the plot and how it is
or is not resolved §
Discriminates between
main plot and subplots, main and minor characters, and elements of a
setting in a written selection §
Demonstrate
understanding by drawing conclusions and making inferences based on
explicit and implied information §
Retell stories with
accuracy for details while critically choosing important
events §
Distinguish between
first and third persons points of view §
Read and follow
multi-step directions to complete a task §
Interprets and applies
information from a key §
Interprets complex
directions to understand and solve problems §
Compare and contrast
authors’ styles §
Explains and infers
the author’s meaning from the text §
Makes connections
between the main ideas and concepts in one passage to related topics and
provides supporting details §
Identify, summarize,
and evaluate literary elements in novels (character, setting, plot,
conflict, time, point of view, theme) §
Define imagery,
identify examples of imagery, and explain the impact of examples of
imagery § Comprehend by summarizing major events, restating and sequencing events, predicting, drawing conclusions, making inferences, forming opinions, asking critical questions |
COMMUNICATE THROUGH WRITING §
Use legible cursive
writing §
Use prewriting
strategies for various purposes and audiences: brainstorming, mapping,
clustering, graphic organizers, fast writing, simple note-taking skills,
interviewing, making lists, conducting interviews §
Write complete
sentences with a purpose/theme/idea, with a clear beginning/middle/end,
with a unique voice/personality, and with supportive and relevant
details §
Paraphrase or
summarize what is heard or read §
Synthesize information
to construct new concepts §
Use the comparison and
contrast of idea as a writing/thinking strategy §
Cites titles and
authors of sources used as references §
Organize information
from a variety of sources in different ways §
Write on a topic with
broad development §
Develops the topic in
an organized manner (a logical, sequential way) §
Uses a variety of
sentence lengths, structures, and types (declarative, interrogative,
exclamatory, imperative) §
State the main idea of
the paragraph in one sentence and fully develop the idea in a logical
sequence §
Chooses words that are
accurate and colorful (interesting, precise words), including some
figurative language §
Locate and corrects
errors in: spelling, punctuation, verb, pronoun, homonym usage,
punctuation of contractions, subject/verb agreement, comparative
adjectives, and sentence fragments §
Correctly uses adverbs
of comparison, appropriate verb tense, and pronouns referring to
antecedents §
Combines sentences
using conjunctions to make writing concise §
Improves paragraph
structure by adding supporting details §
Edit copies for
grammar (correct usage), capitalization, spelling, punctuation (period,
question mark, exclamation mark, apostrophe, comas in a series for
combining sentences, quotations, colon, semicolon, and format
(indentation, heading, margin) and best word choice §
Write structure
multi-paragraph narratives with descriptive elements and good
transition §
Use an analytical
rubric to guide personal writing §
Publish a variety of
types of writing: journals, letters, learning logs, nonfiction reports,
poetry, fiction § Use library: use electronic card catalog (title, author, subject searches), locate information using (call number on spine, table of contents, glossary, publisher, place of publication, copyright date) |