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L.5.5.B Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

L.5.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.5.2.B Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

L.5.2.C Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

(Y6) Understand how to use banks of known words, word origins, base words, suffixes and prefixes, morphemes, spelling patterns and generalisations to learn and spell new words, for example technical words and words adopted from other languages (ACELA1526)

L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

6(2)(C) Determine 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.

(Y6) Analyse and evaluate similarities and differences in texts on similar topics, themes or plots (ACELT1614)

RL.6.2 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.

6(7)(A) Infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence.

RL.6.4 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

6(9)(D) Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes.

RL.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

6(9)(D) Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes.

6(8)(A) Demonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, and myths.

RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

6(9)(E) Identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose.

RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

6(5)(E) Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.