All Lessons

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.

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

L.6.5.A Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

L.6.5.A Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

(Y4) Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and information (ACELY1687)

PI.C.P.10.B.EXP (P.10 Writing) Paraphrase texts and recount experiences using complete sentences and key words from notes or graphic organizers.

RI.6.2 Determine a 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.

C.4.G (Reading) demonstrate comprehension of increasingly complex English by participating in shared reading, retelling or summarizing material, responding to questions, and taking notes commensurate with content area and grade level needs;

RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

6(8)(E)(ii) Analyze characteristics and structures of argumentative text by explaining how the author uses various types of evidence to support the argument.

RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.

6(6)(B) Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres.

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

RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

6(6)(E) Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating.

6(12)(H)(i) Examine sources for reliability, credibility, and bias.

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

6(5)(F) Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.