Grade 6 ELA Florida standards Standards

K-12 ELA Expectations

Foundational Reading Intervention Standards

Vocabulary

Communication

Reading

Communicating Through Writing

Write personal or fictional narratives using narrative techniques, precise words and phrases, and figurative language.

Write and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, and a logical organizational structure with varied transitions.

Write expository texts to explain and/or analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organizational structure, relevant elaboration, and varied transitions.

Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, considering feedback from adults and peers.

Communicating Orally

Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing.

Following Conventions

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

Researching

Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

Creating and Collaborating

Integrate diverse digital media to enhance audience engagement in oral or written tasks.

Use digital tools to produce writing.

Reading Prose and Poetry

Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.

Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.

Explain the influence of multiple narrators and/or shifts in point of view in a literary text.

Describe the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.

Reading Informational Text

Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.

Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.

Analyze authors' purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.

Track the development of an argument, identifying the types of reasoning used.

Reading Across Genres

Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning in text(s).

Paraphrase content from grade-level texts.

Compare and contrast how authors from different time periods address the same or related topics.

Identify rhetorical appeals in a text.

Finding Meaning

Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.

Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.

Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.

Applying Foundational Reading Skills for Secondary

Demonstrate an understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

Orally produce single-syllable and multisyllabic words by accurately blending sounds.

Accurately segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Use an array of strategies to decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Accurately read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns.

Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in encoding words.

Use an array of strategies to accurately encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words.

Read grade-level texts with accuracy, automaticity, and appropriate prosody or expression.

Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.

Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

Make inferences to support comprehension.

Use appropriate collaborative techniques and active listening skills when engaging in discussions in a variety of situations.

Use the accepted rules governing a specific format to create quality work.

Use appropriate voice and tone when speaking or writing.

Finding Meaning

Vocabulary

Reading Across Genres

Reading Informational Text

Reading Prose and Poetry

Reading

Creating and Collaborating

Researching

Following Conventions

Communicating Orally

Communicating Through Writing

Communication

Write a personal narrative using precise words and figurative language with guidance and support.

Make and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from a source(s), elaboration and a logical organizational structure with transitions.

Write an expository text to explain information from a source(s), using a logical organizational structure, relevant elaboration and transitions.

Improve writing by planning, revising and editing, considering feedback from adults and peers.

Present information in a logical sequence, using the students mode of communication with guidance and support.

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling appropriate to grade-level with guidance and support.

Use conjunctions correctly to join words and phrases in a sentence.

Conduct research to answer a question, identifying valid and reliable sources, with guidance and support.

Use one or more multimedia elements to create emphasis and/or clarity in oral or written tasks.

Identify digital tools to produce writing.

Explain how the interactions of characters contribute to the plot in a literary text.

Explain how events contribute to the theme(s) throughout a literary text.

Identify the different points of view of the narrators in a literary text.

Describe the poetic forms and styles of a sonnet and a villanelle.

Show how a specific text section contributes to the meaning of the text.

Identify the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.

Explain the purpose of two authors accounts of the same event or topic.

Identify the types of reasoning used in an argumentative text.

Identify examples of figurative language that contribute to tone and meaning in text.

Retell content from grade-level texts, at the students ability level using the students mode of communication.

Compare and contrast how authors from two time periods address the same or related topics in a text with grade-level appropriate content at the student’s skill level.

Identify rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) in a text with grade level content at the students ability level.

1 Use grade-level academic vocabulary in communication, using the students mode of communication.

Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content at the student’s ability level with guidance and support.

Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade-level content at the student’s ability level with guidance and support.

Applying Foundational Reading Skills for Secondary

Foundational Skills

Combine word parts (blend syllables, attach affixes to root words, fingerspell, etc.) to produce words in the student’s mode of communication.

Segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.

Decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words as appropriate to the students mode of communication.

Read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns using to the student’s mode of communication.

Encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.

Read grade-level text at the student’s ability level with accuracy, automaticity, and prosody or expression as appropriate for the student’s mode of communication.

Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.

Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

Make inferences to support comprehension.

Use appropriate collaborative techniques and active listening skills when engaging in discussions in a variety of situations.

Use the accepted rules governing a specific format to create quality work.

Use appropriate voice and tone when speaking or writing.