Below you will find the standards and targets set for your sixth grade student to master by the end of the year. Each quarter our class with have 3 to 4 learning targets that are focuses. The highlighted targets are what we are working on for 2nd quarter.
Essential Understandings
Power Standards
1. The student will be able to read and comprehend in the grades 6-8 text complexity range proficiently.
2. The student will be able to write for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
3. The student will be able to engage in a range of collaborative discussions.
4. The student will be able to demonstrate command of the English language when reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Learning Target
1.1 I can comprehend and apply information from literary text.
2.3 I can draw evidence from research to build and present knowledge.( research paper)
3.1 I can summarize comprehension through collaboration.
3.2 I can summarize knowledge and ideas through presentation.
4.1 I can demonstrate conventions of Standard English grammar. (antecedent pronouns, pronoun shift, spelling, dashes, commas, parentheses )
4.2 I can use knowledge of language.
4.3 I can acquire and use grade appropriate vocabulary.
Essential Understandings
- Words and word parts have various meanings that can be acquired through different strategies.
- Writers use a wide range of structure, genres, and techniques to convey meaning effectively.
- Critical thinking skills help us evaluate ideas and information.
- Using resources allows us to access and evaluate information to learn and solve problems.
- Communicating effectively in professional and social settings allows us to share our ideas and information with others.
- Writing techniques vary depending on purpose and audience.
Power Standards
1. The student will be able to read and comprehend in the grades 6-8 text complexity range proficiently.
2. The student will be able to write for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
3. The student will be able to engage in a range of collaborative discussions.
4. The student will be able to demonstrate command of the English language when reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Learning Target
1.1 I can comprehend and apply information from literary text.
- cite text
- inference
- theme
- summarize
- plot
- characterization
- author’s point of view/author’s purpose/viewpoint
- compare/contrast texts using various media
- cite textual evidence
- infer
- drawing conclusions
- main idea/central idea
- summarize
- analyze key people, events, ideas, and author’s presentation
- author’s point of view/author’s purpose
- evaluate arguments
- compare and contrast texts using various medias
- introduce claims
- support claims
- use credible sources
- conclusion statement
2.3 I can draw evidence from research to build and present knowledge.( research paper)
3.1 I can summarize comprehension through collaboration.
3.2 I can summarize knowledge and ideas through presentation.
4.1 I can demonstrate conventions of Standard English grammar. (antecedent pronouns, pronoun shift, spelling, dashes, commas, parentheses )
4.2 I can use knowledge of language.
4.3 I can acquire and use grade appropriate vocabulary.