6th Grade ELA Timeline
Macon County Jr. High
1st Nine Weeks
Standard / Learning Target / Resources / T / MRL / Reading (Literature)
6.RL.1 / I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of a text.
I can determine what the text says explicitly as well as make inferences.
6.RL.2 / I can determine the central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development.
I can summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
6.RL.3 / I can describe how a story’s or a drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes.
I can describe how the characters respond or change by the end of the story.
6.RL.4 / I can determine the figurative and connotative meanings of words used in text.
I can analyze the impact on the specific word choice of meaning and tone.
6.RL.5 / I can analyze how a sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the structure of a text.
I can determine how the sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza contributes to the development of theme, setting, or plot.
6.RL.6 / I can explain how the author develops point of view.
6.RL.7 / I can compare and contrast reading a story, drama, or poem to listening or viewing the text.
RI / Reading Informational Text
6.RI.1 / I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of a text.
I can determine what the text says explicitly as well as make inferences.
6.RI.2 / I can determine the central idea of a text by examining the details.
I can provide a summary of the text.
6.RI.4 / I can determine the meaning of figurative, connotative, and technical words used in text.
6.RI.10 / I can comprehend grade-appropriate literary nonfiction.
L / Language
6.L.1 / I can demonstrate a command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
6.L.1a / I can use pronouns in the proper case when writing or speaking.
6.L.1b / I can use intensive pronouns when writing or speaking.
6.L.1c / I can recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person when writing or speaking.
6.L.1d / I can recognize and correct vague pronouns.
I can recognize and correct unclear antecedents.
6.L.1e / I can recognize variations from standard English in writing and speaking.
I can identify and use strategies to improve expression when writing and speaking.
6.L.2 / I can demonstrate a command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, spelling when writing.
6.L.2b / I can spell correctly.
6.L.3 / I can use knowledge of language (e.g., parts of speech, punctuation, grammar and syntax, tricky spellings, and common confusions) and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
6.L.4 / I can determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and multiple meaning words and phrases.
6.L.4a / I can use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
6.L.4b / I can use knowledge of root Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
6.L.4c / I can consult reference materials to determine word meaning, part of speech and pronunciation.
6.L.4d / I can use a dictionary to determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
SL / Speaking and Listening
6.SL.6 / I can adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks while demonstrating a command of formal English.
6.SL.6.3 / I can defend a speaker’s argument and claims with evidence.
6.SL.6.4 / I can present claims and findings in a logical order and use exact descriptions, facts, and details to indicate main ideas or themes.
W / Writing
6.W.1 / I can write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
6.W.1a / I can introduce claim(s) and organize reasons and evidence.
6.W.1b / I can develop an effective thesis statement and appropriate topic sentences when writing.
I can support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources.
I can demonstrate understanding of the topic or text.
6.W.1c / I can use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claims and reasons.
6.W.1d / I can establish and maintain a formal style.
6.W.1e / I can provide a concluding statement that follows the argument presented.
6.W.4 / I can produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
6.W.5 / I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. I can edit writing using conventions of Standard English.
6.W.8 / I can gather relevant information from multiple sources and assess the credibility of each source.
I can quote or paraphrase the research while avoiding plagiarism.
I can create bibliographic information.
I can compare and contrast themes and topics in different genres.
6.W.9 / I can draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.