Reading Literature

Reading Information

RI 6.1 What textual evidence supports your analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially?

RI 6.2

What is the central ideas of this text?

How is the central idea developed from the details?

RI 6.2

Objectively summarize the the text.

RI 6.3

Explain in details how a key individual, event or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text ( explain how the text developed the ideas -- examples, anecdotes, etc.)

RI 6.4

What words have connotative meanings that help explain or visualize the text?

What words with denotative meanings make the text more clear?

How does figurative language enhance the meaning of the text?

What are technical meanings of words in the text?

Vocabulary:

What Greek or Latin affixes and roots help us understand a word’s meaning?

RI 6. 5 Consider the author’s organization of ideas through sentences, paragraphs, chapters, sections:

1. How does a particular sentence fit into the overall structure of the text?

2. How does the sentence contribute to the development of the ideas?

3. How do a particular paragraphs fit into the overall structure of the text?

4. How do the paragraphs contribute to the development of the ideas?

5. How does a particular chapter fit into the overall structure of the text?

6. How does the chapter contribute to the development of the ideas?

7. How does a particular section fit into the overall structure of the text?

8. How does the section contribute to the development of the ideas?

RI 6.6 Consider the author’s choice of words/phrases:

1. What is the author’s point of view?

2. What is the author’s purpose?

3. How do the words show the author’s point of view - how the author feels about the topic of the text?

4. How do the words show the author’s purpose?

RI 6.7

How do the media and text explain the ideas of the information?

How do they work together to help us understand the topic or issue?

Language

I can participate in a collaborative discussion and support my claims and/or findings with textual evidence.

I can effectively use the correct conventions of language in my speaking and writing.

Writing

I can support my argument with textual evidence found in credible sources.

I can examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

I can produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

I can gather credible evidence, use citations correctly, and incorporate technology to produce short and extended time frame research.

• Text Types and Purposes

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1a Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1b Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1d Establish and maintain a formal style.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2a Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2b Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2c Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2e Establish and maintain a formal style.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

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• Production and Distribution of Writing

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 6 here.)

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

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Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure