6th Grade - Writing
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W.6.1
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Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
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W.6.1a
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Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
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W.6.1b
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Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
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W.6.1c
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Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
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W.6.1d
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Establish and maintain a formal style.
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W.6.1e
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Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
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W.6.2
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
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W.6.2a
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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
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W.6.2b
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Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
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W.6.2c
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Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
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W.6.2d
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Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
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W.6.2e
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Establish and maintain a formal style.
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W.6.2f
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Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
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W.6.3
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Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
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W.6.3a
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Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
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W.6.3b
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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
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W.6.3c
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Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
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W.6.3d
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Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
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W.6.3e
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Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
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Production and Distribution of Writing:
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W.6.4
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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.)
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W.6.5
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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.)
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W.6.6
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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.
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
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W.6.7
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Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
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W.6.8
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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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W.6.9
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Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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W.6.9a
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Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics").
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W.6.9b
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Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not").
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Range of Writing:
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W.6.10
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Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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