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Curriculum Guides 2003-2004
Language Arts - Grade 6

Genre: Literary Works/Connect
The learner will be able to form connections among literary works.
Strand Source Activities
Genre CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.0 Classroom
  
Poetry: Elements/Meaning/Describe
The learner will be able to describe how a poem's meaning is conveyed through elements, including word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.
Strand Source Activities
Poetry: Sound/Form CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.4 Classroom
  
Literature: Historical/Cultural/Enrich
The learner will be able to read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that mirror and enrich his/her studies in history and social sciences.
Strand Source Activities
Literature CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.0 Classroom
  
Author: Evidence/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate how appropriately an author uses evidence to support his/her written material.
Strand Source Activities
Author CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.6 Classroom
  
Fiction: Various/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize various types of fiction.
Strand Source Activities
Fiction CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.1 Classroom
  
Fiction: Form/Explain Characteristics
The learner will be able to explain the key characteristics of various forms of fiction.
Strand Source Activities
Fiction CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.1 Classroom
  
Narrative: Understand
The learner will be able to read and understand narrative text.
Strand Source Activities
Narrative CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Expository: Various Purposes
The learner will be able to read expository text for a variety of purposes.
Strand Source Activities
Expository CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
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Language Expressions
Grammar: Pronoun/Verb Tense
The learner will be able to recognize and use indefinite pronouns, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses.
Strand Source Activities
Grammar CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.2 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Forms
The learner will be able to write using a variety of sentence forms (simple, compound, and complex).
Strand Source Activities
Sentence Structure CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Subject-Verb: Compound Subject
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of subject-verb agreement with compound subjects.
Strand Source Activities
Subject-Verb Agreement CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.2 Classroom
  
Conventions: Standard English
The learner will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of Standard English in writing.
Strand Source Activities
Language Conventions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.0 Classroom
  
Conjunction: Subordinate/Speak/Use
The learner will be able to use subordinating and/or coordinating conjunctions to enhance information and ideas when speaking.
Strand Source Activities
Conjunction CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
Conjunction: Subordinate/Write/Use
The learner will be able to use subordinating and/or coordinating conjunctions to enhance information and ideas when writing.
Strand Source Activities
Conjunction CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.1 Classroom
  
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Language Mechanics
Comma: Use Conjunction/Compound
The learner will be able to use a comma prior to a coordinate conjunction in a compound sentence.
Strand Source Activities
Comma CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Colon: Salutation/Use
The learner will be able to use a colon after the salutation in a business letter.
Strand Source Activities
Colon CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Semicolon: Independent Clause/Use
The learner will be able to use a semicolon to connect independent clauses.
Strand Source Activities
Semicolon CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.3 Classroom
  
Capitalization: Use Correctly
The learner will be able to use capitalization correctly.
Strand Source Activities
Capitalization: Applications CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Written/Oral 1.4 Classroom
  
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Verbal/Nonverbal: Connect
The learner will be able to make connections between a speaker's verbal and nonverbal communication practices.
Strand Source Activities
Verbal/Nonverbal Cues CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.1 Classroom
  
Directions: Restate
The learner will be able to listen to and restate directions.
Strand Source Activities
Directions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.3 Classroom
  
Directions: Multiple Steps
The learner will be able to follow multiple-step directions.
Strand Source Activities
Directions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.3 Classroom
  
Deliver: Emotion/Identify
The learner will be able to identify emotion conveyed in the delivery of oral communication.
Strand Source Activities
Delivery CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.2 Classroom
  
Evaluate: Content
The learner will be able to evaluate the content of auditory material.
Strand Source Activities
Evaluating CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.0 Classroom
  
Tone: Spoken Communication/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize tone in spoken communication.
Strand Source Activities
Tone CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.2 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Rhetoric/Analyze
The learner will be able to examine rhetorical devices used by a speaker for their intent and effects on the audience.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.8 Classroom
  
Mood: Spoken Communication/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize the mood of a spoken communication.
Strand Source Activities
Mood CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.2 Classroom
  
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Media Form: Organization/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the organizational features of a variety of media.
Strand Source Activities
Media Form CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.1 Classroom
  
Media Form: Organization/Use
The learner will be able to use the organizational features of a variety of media.
Strand Source Activities
Media Form CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.1 Classroom
  
Television: Misleading/Identify
The learner will be able to identify false and/or misleading information presented in television.
Strand Source Activities
Television CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.9 Classroom
  
Television: Persuasive/Identify
The learner will be able to identify persuasive techniques used in television.
Strand Source Activities
Television CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.9 Classroom
  
Television: Propaganda/Identify
The learner will be able to identify propaganda techniques used in television.
Strand Source Activities
Television CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.9 Classroom
  
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Reading Operations
Tone: Poem/Convey
The learner will be able to describe how a poem's tone is conveyed through elements, such as word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.
Strand Source Activities
Tone CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.4 Classroom
  
Critical Thinking: Describe/Connect
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose to describe and connect the basic ideas, arguments, and perspectives of the text.
Strand Source Activities
Critical Thinking CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Reading Behaviors: Understand
The learner will be able to understand developmentally appropriate reading material.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Behaviors CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Reading Behaviors: Appropriate
The learner will be able to read developmentally appropriate material.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Behaviors CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.0 Classroom
  
Reading Aloud: Narrative/Expository
The learner will be able to read grade level narrative and expository materials out loud fluently and accurately.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Aloud CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 1.1 Classroom
  
Reading Aloud: Narrative/Expository
The learner will be able to read grade level narrative and expository materials out loud with suitable pacing, intonation, and expression.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Aloud CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 1.1 Classroom
  
Main Idea: Sources/Connect
The learner will be able to make connections between main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources.
Strand Source Activities
Main Idea CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.3 Classroom
  
Main Idea: Topics/Connect
The learner will be able to make connections between main ideas by identifying their relationships to similar topics.
Strand Source Activities
Main Idea CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.3 Classroom
  
Main Idea: Sources/Clarify
The learner will be able to clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources.
Strand Source Activities
Main Idea CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.3 Classroom
  
Main Idea: Topics/Clarify
The learner will be able to clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to similar topics.
Strand Source Activities
Main Idea CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.3 Classroom
  
Directions: Multiple/Applications/Follow
The learner will be able to follow multiple step directions for preparing applications.
Strand Source Activities
Directions CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.5 Classroom
  
Summary: Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to summarize material to aid understanding while he/she reads.
Strand Source Activities
Summary CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.4 Classroom
  
Theme: Feature/Determine
The learner will be able to determine features of theme as demonstrated in the characters, actions, and images of a text.
Strand Source Activities
Themes CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.6 Classroom
  
Persuasive: Fallacies of Logic
The learner will be able to identify fallacies of logic in written material.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasive CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.8 Classroom
  
Propaganda: Identify
The learner will be able to identify propaganda in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasive CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.8 Classroom
  
Inference: Identify
The learner will be able to identify unsupported inferences made about written material.
Strand Source Activities
Inference CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.8 Classroom
  
Figurative Language: Identify
The learner will be able to identify figurative language in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Figurative Language CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 1.2 Classroom
  
Figurative Language: Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret figurative language in reading materials.
Strand Source Activities
Figurative Language CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 1.2 Classroom
  
Compare/Contrast: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze the compare/contrast relationship within text.
Strand Source Activities
Compare/Contrast CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.2 Classroom
  
Point of View: Speaker/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize the speaker.
Strand Source Activities
Point of View CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.5 Classroom
  
Point of View: 1st/3rd Person
The learner will be able to differentiate between first and third person point of view.
Strand Source Activities
Point of View CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.5 Classroom
  
Strategies: Ideas/Clarify
The learner will be able to clarify ideas in reading materials .
Strand Source Activities
Reading Strategies CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.0 Classroom
  
Organization: Outline/Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to use an outline to aid understanding when reading.
Strand Source Activities
Organization CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.4 Classroom
  
Plot: Evaluate/Believable
The learner will be able to evaluate the extent to which a plot is believable.
Strand Source Activities
Plot CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Literary Device: Explain Effect/Various
The learner will be able to explain the effect of literary devices on various fictional and nonfictional texts.
Strand Source Activities
Literary Device CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.7 Classroom
  
Support: Evidence
The learner will be able to support his/her assertions about a text with evidence.
Strand Source Activities
Support CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.7 Classroom
  
Support: Evidence/Adequate/Judge
The learner will be able to judge whether an author offers adequate evidence to support his/her conclusions.
Strand Source Activities
Support CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.6 Classroom
  
Response: Notes/Aid Understanding
The learner will be able to respond to reading by taking notes to aid understanding.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Responses: Composing CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.4 Classroom
  
Response: Report
The learner will be able to respond to reading by writing a report.
Strand Source Activities
Reading Responses: Composing CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.4 Classroom
  
Trait: Affect/Plot/Conflict
The learner will be able to analyze how character traits affect a story's plot, conflict, and resolution.
Strand Source Activities
Character: Trait CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.2 Classroom
  
Characterization: Credibility/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate elements of characterization for credibility.
Strand Source Activities
Characterization CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.8 Classroom
  
Techniques: Identify
The learner will be able to identify persuasive techniques.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasive: Techniques CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 2.8 Classroom
  
Analyze: Conflict/Resolution/Affect
The learner will be able to analyze how setting affects a story's conflict and resolution.
Strand Source Activities
Setting: Analyze CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.3 Classroom
  
Analyze: Feature
The learner will be able to analyze features of theme as demonstrated in the characters, actions, and images of a text.
Strand Source Activities
Themes: Analyze CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Reading 3.6 Classroom
  
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Persuasion: Audience Attention
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive speech which holds the audience's attention.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.4.d Classroom
  
Persuasion: Audience Acceptance
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation which encourages audience acceptance of his/her position.
Strand Source Activities
Persuasion CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.4.d Classroom
  
Audience: Relate/Background
The learner will be able to deliver a presentation that relates to the background of the audience.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Audience CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.0 Classroom
  
Audience: Relate/Interests
The learner will be able to deliver a presentation that relates to the interests of the audience.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Audience CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.0 Classroom
  
Informative: Topic/Source/Develop
The learner will be able to develop the topic of an informative presentation with facts, details, examples, and explanations from a variety of accepted sources, including speakers, periodicals, and on-line information.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Informative CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.2.b Classroom
  
Organization: Patterns
The learner will be able to use language that demonstrates appropriate patterns of organization within the context of delivering a formal presentation.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Style/Organization CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.0 Classroom
  
General: Focused/Coherent/Clarity
The learner will be able to deliver a focused, coherent presentation which clearly communicates his/her message.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: General CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.0 Classroom
  
Audience: Match to Needs
The learner will be able to match purpose, message, and speaking occasion to the needs of a given audience.
Strand Source Activities
Audience CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.4 Classroom
  
Verbal Nonverbal: Attention/Sustain
The learner will be able to synchronize hand and body movements, as well as applying effective volume, tone, and timing to sustain audience attention and interest.
Strand Source Activities
Communication: Verbal/Nonverbal CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 1.7 Classroom
  
Narrative: Develop Character
The learner will be able to deliver a narrative presentation using precise language and sensory details to develop character.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Narrative CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.1.b Classroom
  
Narrative: Strategies/Variety
The learner will be able to use a variety of narrative strategies when delivering a presentation.
Strand Source Activities
Presentation: Narrative CA: Content Standards, December 1997, Grade Six, Listening/Speaking 2.1.c Classroom
  
Narrative: Develop Plot
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