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Grade 6

Site Based on the CT Core Standards, some of the skills students will be developing in Grade 6 include...

Reading

  • cite evidence to support inferences and analysis of text

  • determine a central idea and how it is conveyed through specific details

  • determine the meanings of figurative, connotative and technical words/phrases

  • integrate information presented in a variety of media formats to understand a topic

  • trace and evaluate the argument and supporting claims in a text

  • compare and contrast author's points of view and presentation of similar information

Speaking and Listening

  • engage effectively and productively in a range of types of conversations

  • interpret and explain information presented in diverse media formats

  • evaluate a speaker's claims and which are supported by reasons and evidence

  • present claims and findings to accentuate themes and main ideas

  • adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks

Writing

  • write an argument that includes a claim, a counter-claim and supporting evidence

  • write informative pieces based on research

  • write an analysis of literature including relevant, supporting details and examples

  • produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to task purpose and audience

  • strengthen writing through editing and revising

  • conduct research projects to answer a question, drawing on information from multiple print and digital sources

  • quote and paraphrase relevant information while avoiding plagiarism, following a standard format for citation

Language

  • ​demonstrate command of grammar conventions and usage when writing or speaking

  • demonstrate command in spelling, punctuation and grammar when writing

  • vary sentence patterns for meaning and style

  • maintain consistency in style and tone

  • demonstrate understandings of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings

  • acquire and use accurately grade level vocabulary

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