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West Virginia K–6 english language arts standards

West Virginia writes its own english language arts standards. They are published as West Virginia College- and Career-Ready Standards for English Language Arts, adopted 2020 and are not a version of a national framework. 423 of 446 are matched to a national standard.

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West Virginia College- and Career-Ready Standards for English Language Arts
Adopted
2020
Source last checked
August 2, 2026
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446 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • ELA.K.2K
    With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details in literary texts.
  • ELA.K.3K
    With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a literary text.
  • ELA.K.4K
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text.
  • ELA.K.5K
    With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of an informational text.
  • ELA.K.6K
    With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in an informational text.
  • ELA.K.7K
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a literary text.
  • ELA.K.8K
    With prompting and support, recognize common types of texts.
  • ELA.K.9K
    With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story in a literary text.
  • ELA.K.10K
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in an informational text.
  • ELA.K.11K
    With prompting and support, identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
  • ELA.K.12K
    With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in an informational text.
  • ELA.K.13K
    With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the literary story in which they appear.
  • ELA.K.14K
    With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar literary stories.
  • ELA.K.15K
    With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the informational text in which they appear.
  • ELA.K.16K
    With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a literary or informational text.
  • ELA.K.17K
    With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two literary or informational texts on the same topic.
  • ELA.K.18K
    Actively engage in group reading activities of grade-appropriate complex literary texts with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.K.19K
    Actively engage in group reading activities of grade-appropriate complex informational texts with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.K.20K
    Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which the topic or the name of the text being discussed is included; state an opinion or preference about the topic or book.
  • ELA.K.21K
    Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/ explanatory texts; name and supply some information about the topic.
  • ELA.K.22K
    Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
  • ELA.K.23K
    Begins in grade 3.
  • ELA.K.24K
    With guidance and support from adults and collaborative discussions, add details to strengthen writing as needed.
  • ELA.K.25K
    With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of age-appropriate technologies to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
  • ELA.K.26K
    With guidance and support, participate in shared research and writing.
  • ELA.K.27K
    With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
  • ELA.K.28K
    Begins in grade 4.
  • ELA.K.29K
    Begins in grade 3.
  • ELA.K.30.aK
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
  • ELA.K.30.bK
    Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
  • ELA.K.31K
    Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
  • ELA.K.32K
    Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
  • ELA.K.33K
    Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional details.
  • ELA.K.34K
    Add drawings or other visuals to descriptions as desired to provide additional details.
  • ELA.K.35K
    Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • ELA.K.36K
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    • Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
    • Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/.
    • Understand and use question words.
    • Use the most frequently occurring prepositions.
    • Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
  • ELA.K.37K
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization , punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
    • Recognize and name end punctuation.
    • Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds.
    • Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
  • ELA.K.38K
    Begins in grade 2.
  • ELA.K.39.aK
    Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately.
  • ELA.K.39.bK
    Introduce the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.
  • ELA.K.40.aK
    Sort common objects into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
  • ELA.K.40.bK
    Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites.
  • ELA.K.40.cK
    Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
  • ELA.K.40.dK
    Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings.
  • ELA.K.41K
    Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, being read to, and responding to texts.
  • ELA.K.IK
    Read emergent- and beginner- reader texts with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.K.II.aK
    Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
  • ELA.K.II.bK
    Associate common spellings with the five major short vowel sounds.
  • ELA.K.II.cK
    Read common high-frequency words by sight.
  • ELA.K.II.dK
    Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
  • ELA.K.IIIK
    Print upper- and lowercase letters.
  • ELA.K.IV.aK
    Recognize and produce rhyming words.
  • ELA.K.IV.bK
    Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
  • ELA.K.IV.cK
    Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
  • ELA.K.IV.dK
    Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three-phoneme words (i.e., consonant-vowel-consonant, hereinafter CVC). This does not include CVCs ending with /1/, /r/ or /x/.
  • ELA.K.IV.eK
    Add or substitute individual sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
  • ELA.K.1K
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text.
  • ELA.K.V.aK
    Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
  • ELA.K.V.bK
    Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
  • ELA.K.V.cK
    Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.
  • ELA.K.V.dK
    Recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
  • ELA.1.11
    Ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text.
  • ELA.1.1II1
    Print all upper- and lowercase letters using proper letter formation and directionality.
  • ELA.1.21
    Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central idea or lesson in literary texts.
  • ELA.1.31
    Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details in literary texts.
  • ELA.1.41
    Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.51
    Identify the main topic and retell key details of an informational text.
  • ELA.1.61
    Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.71
    In literary texts, identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
  • ELA.1.81
    Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of literary text types.
  • ELA.1.91
    Identify who is telling the story at various points in a literary text.
  • ELA.1.101
    Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.111
    Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.121
    Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.131
    Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events in literary texts.
  • ELA.1.141
    Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories in literary texts.
  • ELA.1.151
    Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas in informational texts.
  • ELA.1.161
    Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in an informational text.
  • ELA.1.171
    Identify basic similarities in and differences between two informational texts on the same topic.
  • ELA.1.181
    With prompting and support, read literary texts of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
  • ELA.1.191
    With prompting and support, read informational texts of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
  • ELA.1.201
    Write opinion pieces by introducing the topic or name of the text being discussed, stating an opinion, supplying a reason for the opinion, and providing some sense of closure.
  • ELA.1.211
    Write informative/explanatory texts by naming a topic, supplying some facts about the topic, and providing some sense of closure.
  • ELA.1.221
    Write narratives to recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use transitional words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
  • ELA.1.231
    Begins in Grade 3.
  • ELA.1.241
    With guidance and support from adults and collaborative discussions, focus on a topic and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
  • ELA.1.251
    With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of age-appropriate technologies to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with peers.
  • ELA.1.261
    Participate in shared research and writing.
  • ELA.1.271
    With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
  • ELA.1.281
    Begins in grade 4.
  • ELA.1.291
    Begins in grade 3.
  • ELA.1.30.a1
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
  • ELA.1.30.b1
    Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.
  • ELA.1.30.c1
    Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
  • ELA.1.311
    Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • ELA.1.321
    Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
  • ELA.1.331
    Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
  • ELA.1.341
    Add drawings or other visuals to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  • ELA.1.351
    Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
  • ELA.1.36.a1
    Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
  • ELA.1.36.b1
    Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences.
  • ELA.1.36.c1
    Use personal, possessive and indefinite pronouns.
  • ELA.1.36.d1
    Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future.
  • ELA.1.36.e1
    Use frequently occurring adjectives.
  • ELA.1.36.f1
    Use frequently occurring conjunctions.
  • ELA.1.36.g1
    Use determiners (e.g., a, the, most, this one, third).
  • ELA.1.36.h1
    Use frequently occurring prepositions.
  • ELA.1.36.i1
    Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  • ELA.1.37.a1
    Capitalize dates and names of people.
  • ELA.1.37.b1
    Use end punctuation for sentences.
  • ELA.1.37.c1
    Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.
  • ELA.1.37.d1
    Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.
  • ELA.1.381
    Begins in grade 2.
  • ELA.1.39.a1
    Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.1.39.b1
    Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.
  • ELA.1.39.c1
    Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, and looking).
  • ELA.1.40.a1
    Sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
  • ELA.1.40.b1
    Define words by category and by one or more key attributes.
  • ELA.1.40.c1
    Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
  • ELA.1.40.d1
    Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner.
  • ELA.1.40.e1
    Distinguish shades of meaning among adjectives differing in intensity by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.
  • ELA.1.411
    Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, being read to, and responding to texts; use frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships.
  • ELA.1.I.a1
    Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.1.I.b1
    Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
  • ELA.1.I.c1
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.1.II.a1
    Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
  • ELA.1.II.b1
    Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • ELA.1.II.c1
    Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
  • ELA.1.II.d1
    Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word.
  • ELA.1.II.e1
    Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
  • ELA.1.II.f1
    Read words with inflectional endings.
  • ELA.1.II.g1
    Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
  • ELA.1.IV.a1
    Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
  • ELA.1.IV.b1
    Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds, including consonant blends.
  • ELA.1.IV.c1
    Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
  • ELA.1.IV.d1
    Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds.
  • ELA.1.V.a1
    Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence, including first word, capitalization, and ending punctuation.
  • ELA.2.12
    Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in literary text.
  • ELA.2.22
    Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures and determine their central idea, lesson, or moral in literary text.
  • ELA.2.32
    Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges in literary text.
  • ELA.2.42
    Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in informational text.
  • ELA.2.52
    Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within informational text.
  • ELA.2.62
    Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in an informational text.
  • ELA.2.72
    Describe how words and phrases in literary text supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
  • ELA.2.82
    Describe the overall structure of a story , including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action in literary text.
  • ELA.2.92
    Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud from literary text.
  • ELA.2.102
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases in informational text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
  • ELA.2.112
    Know and use various informational text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • ELA.2.122
    Identify the main purpose of informational text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe
  • ELA.2.132
    Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital literary text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
  • ELA.2.142
    Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures in a literary text.
  • ELA.2.152
    Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify an informational text.
  • ELA.2.162
    Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in an informational text.
  • ELA.2.172
    Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two informational texts on the same topic.
  • ELA.2.182
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary texts in the grades 2-3 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.2.192
    By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.2.202
    Write opinion pieces by introducing the topic or text being discussed, stating an opinion, supplying reasons that support the opinion, using linking words to connect opinion and reasons, and providing a concluding statement or section.
  • ELA.2.212
    Write informative/explanatory texts by introducing a topic, using facts and definitions to develop points, and providing a concluding statement or section.
  • ELA.2.222
    Write narratives to recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, including details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, and using transitional words to signal event order and provide a sense of closure.
  • ELA.2.232
    Begins in grade 3.
  • ELA.2.242
    With guidance and support from adults and collaborative discussions, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
  • ELA.2.252
    With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of age-appropriate technologies to produce and publish writing, including collaboration with peers.
  • ELA.2.262
    Participate in shared research and writing.
  • ELA.2.272
    Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
  • ELA.2.282
    Begins in grade 4.
  • ELA.2.292
    Begins in grade 3.
  • ELA.2.30.a2
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
  • ELA.2.30.b2
    Build on others' talk in conversations by linking comments to the remarks of others.
  • ELA.2.30.c2
    Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
  • ELA.2.312
    Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • ELA.2.322
    Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
  • ELA.2.332
    Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details; speaking audibly and coherently.
  • ELA.2.342
    Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add visuals to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  • ELA.2.352
    Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
  • ELA.2.36.a2
    Use collective nouns.
  • ELA.2.36.b2
    Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns.
  • ELA.2.36.c2
    Use reflexive pronouns.
  • ELA.2.36.d2
    Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs.
  • ELA.2.36.e2
    Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
  • ELA.2.36.f2
    Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences.
  • ELA.2.372
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
    • Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
    • Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
    • Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words.
    • Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
  • ELA.2.382
    Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • Compare formal and informal uses of English.
  • ELA.2.39.a2
    Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.2.39.b2
    Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.
  • ELA.2.39.c2
    Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
  • ELA.2.39.d2
    Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
  • ELA.2.39.e2
    Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
  • ELA.2.40.a2
    Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
  • ELA.2.40.b2
    Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs and closely related adjectives.
  • ELA.2.412
    Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, being read to, and responding to texts; use adjectives and adverbs to describe.
  • ELA.2.I.a2
    Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.2.I.b2
    Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
  • ELA.2.I.c2
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.2.II.a2
    Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • ELA.2.II.b2
    Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
  • ELA.2.II.c2
    Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.
  • ELA.2.II.d2
    Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
  • ELA.2.II.e2
    Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.
  • ELA.2.II.f2
    Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
  • ELA.2.III2
    Create readable documents with legible print or cursive as developmentally appropriate.
  • ELA.3.13
    Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a literary text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • ELA.3.23
    Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central idea, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the literary text.
  • ELA.3.33
    Describe characters in a literary story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
  • ELA.3.43
    Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of an informational text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • ELA.3.53
    Determine the main idea of an informational text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
  • ELA.3.63
    Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in an informational text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • ELA.3.73
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
  • ELA.3.83
    Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a literary text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
  • ELA.3.93
    Distinguish one's point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters in a literary text.
  • ELA.3.103
    Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in an informational text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
  • ELA.3.113
    Use informational text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently
  • ELA.3.123
    Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text.
  • ELA.3.133
    Explain how specific aspects of a literary text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.
  • ELA.3.143
    Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of literary stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
  • ELA.3.153
    Use information gained from illustrations and the words in an informational text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
  • ELA.3.163
    Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in an informational text.
  • ELA.3.173
    Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two informational texts on the same topic.
  • ELA.3.183
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity range independently and proficiently.
  • ELA.3.193
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity range independently and proficiently.
  • ELA.3.203
    Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
    • Introduce the topic or text being discussed, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
    • Provide reasons that support the opinion.
    • Use linking words and phrases to connect opinion and reasons.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • ELA.3.213
    Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aid comprehension.
    • Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
    • Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • ELA.3.223
    Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
    • Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
    • Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
    • Use transitional words and phrases to signal event order.
    • Provide a sense of closure.
  • ELA.3.233
    With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
  • ELA.3.243
    With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing to demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 3.
  • ELA.3.253
    With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
  • ELA.3.263
    Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
  • ELA.3.273
    Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
  • ELA.3.283
    Begins in grade 4.
  • ELA.3.293
    Write routinely over extended time frames for research, reflection, and/or revision and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  • ELA.3.30.a3
    Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
  • ELA.3.30.b3
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
  • ELA.3.30.c3
    Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link comments to the remarks of others.
  • ELA.3.30.d3
    Explain ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
  • ELA.3.313
    Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
  • ELA.3.323
    Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
  • ELA.3.333
    Report on a topic or text; tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly and coherently.
  • ELA.3.343
    Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visuals when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
  • ELA.3.353
    Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
  • ELA.3.36.a3
    Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
  • ELA.3.36.b3
    Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
  • ELA.3.36.c3
    Use abstract nouns.
  • ELA.3.36.d3
    Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
  • ELA.3.36.e3
    Form and use the simple verb tenses.
  • ELA.3.36.f3
    Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
  • ELA.3.36.g3
    Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
  • ELA.3.36.h3
    Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
  • ELA.3.36.i3
    Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
  • ELA.3.373
    Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
    • Use commas in addresses.
    • Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
    • Form and use possessives.
    • Use conventional spelling for high-frequency words and for adding suffixes to base words.
    • Use spelling patterns and generalizations in writing words.
    • Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
  • ELA.3.383
    Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • Choose words and phrases for effect.
    • Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written Standard English.
  • ELA.3.39.a3
    Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.3.39.b3
    Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word.
  • ELA.3.39.c3
    Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
  • ELA.3.39.d3
    Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
  • ELA.3.40.a3
    Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.
  • ELA.3.40.b3
    Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
  • ELA.3.40.c3
    Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, and wondered).
  • ELA.3.413
    Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and transitional relationships.
  • ELA.3.I.a3
    Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.3.I.b3
    Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
  • ELA.3.I.c3
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.3.II.a3
    Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
  • ELA.3.II.b3
    Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
  • ELA.3.II.c3
    Decode multi-syllable words.
  • ELA.3.II.d3
    Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
  • ELA.3.III3
    Write legibly in cursive or joined italics, allowing margins and correct spacing between letters in a word and words in a sentence.
  • ELA.4.14
    Refer to details and examples in a literary text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • ELA.4.24
    Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the literary text; summarize the text.
  • ELA.4.34
    Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the literary text.
  • ELA.4.44
    Refer to details and examples in an informational text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • ELA.4.54
    Determine the central idea of an informational text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
  • ELA.4.64
    Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific , or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the informational text.
  • ELA.4.74
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary text, including words that allude to significant characters such as those found in mythology.
  • ELA.4.84
    Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose; refer to the structural elements of poems and drama when writing or speaking about a literary text.
  • ELA.4.94
    Compare and contrast the point of view from which different literary texts are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
  • ELA.4.104
    Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in an informational text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
  • ELA.4.114
    Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in all or part of an informational text.
  • ELA.4.124
    Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in the focus and information provided in these informational texts.
  • ELA.4.134
    Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the literary text, identifying where specific descriptions and directions in the text are reflected in the visual or oral presentation.
  • ELA.4.144
    Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in stories, myths, traditional literature, and literary text from different cultures.
  • ELA.4.154
    Interpret information presented visually orally or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the informational text in which it appears.
  • ELA.4.164
    Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in an informational text.
  • ELA.4.174
    Integrate information from two informational texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
  • ELA.4.184
    By the end of the year read and comprehend literary texts in the grades 4-5 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.4.194
    By the end of the year read and comprehend informational texts, including social studies, science and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.4.204
    Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
    • Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.
    • Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
    • Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, or in addition).
    • Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
  • ELA.4.214
    Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting, illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
    • Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
    • Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, or because).
    • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
  • ELA.4.224
    Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
    • Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
    • Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
    • Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
    • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
    • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  • ELA.4.234
    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
  • ELA.4.244
    With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing to demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 4.
  • ELA.4.254
    With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
  • ELA.4.264
    Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  • ELA.4.274
    Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information and provide a list of sources.
  • ELA.4.284
    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts and apply grade-level Reading standards to support analysis, reflection, and research.
  • ELA.4.294
    Write routinely over extended time frames for research, reflection, and/or revision and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  • ELA.4.30.a4
    Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
  • ELA.4.30.b4
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
  • ELA.4.30.c4
    Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
  • ELA.4.30.d4
    Review the key ideas expressed and explain ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
  • ELA.4.314
    Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
  • ELA.4.324
    Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
  • ELA.4.334
    Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
  • ELA.4.344
    Add audio recordings and visuals to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
  • ELA.4.354
    Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is appropriate; demonstrating command of grade 4 Language standards and using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
  • ELA.4.36.a4
    Use relative pronouns.
  • ELA.4.36.b4
    Form and use the progressive verb tenses.
  • ELA.4.36.c4
    Use modal auxiliaries to convey various conditions (e.g., can, may, or must).
  • ELA.4.36.d4
    Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.
  • ELA.4.36.e4
    Form and use prepositional phrases.
  • ELA.4.36.f4
    Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.
  • ELA.4.36.g4
    Correctly use frequently confused words.
  • ELA.4.37.a4
    Use correct capitalization.
  • ELA.4.37.b4
    Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.
  • ELA.4.37.c4
    Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
  • ELA.4.37.d4
    Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
  • ELA.4.384
    Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.
    • Choose punctuation for effect.
    • Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is appropriate.
  • ELA.4.39.a4
    Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.4.39.b4
    Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
  • ELA.4.39.c4
    Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
  • ELA.4.40.a4
    Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors in context.
  • ELA.4.40.b4
    Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
  • ELA.4.40.c4
    Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and to their synonyms.
  • ELA.4.414
    Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic.
  • ELA.4.I.a4
    Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.4.I.b4
    Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
  • ELA.4.I.c4
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.4.II.a4
    Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
  • ELA.4.III4
    Write fluidly and legibly in cursive or joined italics.
  • ELA.5.15
    Quote accurately from a literary text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • ELA.5.25
    Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in a literary text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
  • ELA.5.35
    Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the literary text.
  • ELA.5.45
    Quote accurately from an informational text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
  • ELA.5.55
    Determine two or more central ideas of an informational text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
  • ELA.5.65
    Using an informational text, explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
  • ELA.5.75
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
  • ELA.5.85
    Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together in a literary text to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
  • ELA.5.95
    Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described in a literary text.
  • ELA.5.105
    Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in an informational text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
  • ELA.5.115
    Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more informational texts.
  • ELA.5.125
    Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent in informational texts.
  • ELA.5.135
    Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a literary text.
  • ELA.5.145
    Compare and contrast stories in literary texts of the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
  • ELA.5.155
    Draw on information from multiple print or digital informational sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
  • ELA.5.165
    Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in an informational text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
  • ELA.5.175
    Integrate information from several informational texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
  • ELA.5.185
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary texts at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity range independently and proficiently.
  • ELA.5.195
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity range independently and proficiently.
  • ELA.5.205
    Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
    • Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
    • Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
    • Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently and specifically).
    • Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
  • ELA.5.215
    Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation, and focus and group related information logically; include formatting, illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.
    • Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
    • Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast and especially).
    • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
  • ELA.5.225
    Write a narrative to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
    • Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
    • Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
    • Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
    • Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
    • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  • ELA.5.235
    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
  • ELA.5.245
    With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, trying a new approach, or editing to demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 5.
  • ELA.5.255
    With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
  • ELA.5.265
    Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
  • ELA.5.275
    Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work and provide a list of sources.
  • ELA.5.285
    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts and apply grade-level Reading standards to support analysis, reflection, and research.
  • ELA.5.295
    Write routinely over extended time frames for research, reflection, and/or revision and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  • ELA.5.30.a5
    Come to discussions prepared having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
  • ELA.5.30.b5
    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
  • ELA.5.30.c5
    Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
  • ELA.5.30.d5
    Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.
  • ELA.5.315
    Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
  • ELA.5.325
    Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
  • ELA.5.335
    Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
  • ELA.5.345
    Include multimedia components and visual in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
  • ELA.5.355
    Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of grade 5 Language standards and using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
  • ELA.5.36.a5
    Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
  • ELA.5.36.b5
    Form and use the perfect verb tenses.
  • ELA.5.36.c5
    Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.
  • ELA.5.36.d5
    Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.
  • ELA.5.36.e5
    Use correlative conjunctions.
  • ELA.5.37.a5
    Use punctuation to separate items in a series.
  • ELA.5.37.b5
    Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
  • ELA.5.37.c5
    Use a comma to set off the words yes and no, to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence, and to indicate direct address.
  • ELA.5.37.d5
    Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
  • ELA.5.37.e5
    Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
  • ELA.5.385
    Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
    • Compare and contrast the varieties of English used in stories, dramas, or poems.
  • ELA.5.39.a5
    Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.5.39.b5
    Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
  • ELA.5.39.c5
    Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
  • ELA.5.40.a5
    Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
  • ELA.5.40.b5
    Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
  • ELA.5.40.c5
    Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, and homographs).
  • ELA.5.415
    Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, and in addition).
  • ELA.5.I.a5
    Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.5.I.b5
    Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
  • ELA.5.I.c5
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.5.II.a5
    Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
  • ELA.5.III5
    Write fluidly and legibly in cursive or joined italics.
  • ELA.6.16
    Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the literary text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
  • ELA.6.26
    Determine a theme or central idea of a literary text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
  • ELA.6.36
    Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of events and how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
  • ELA.6.46
    Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the informational text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
  • ELA.6.56
    Determine a central idea of an informational text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
  • ELA.6.66
    Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and developed in an informational text.
  • ELA.6.76
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
  • ELA.6.86
    Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a literary text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
  • ELA.6.96
    Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a literary text.
  • ELA.6.106
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in an informational text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
  • ELA.6.116
    Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of an informational text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
  • ELA.6.126
    Determine an author's point of view or purpose and explain how it is communicated in an informational text.
  • ELA.6.136
    Compare and contrast the experience of reading a literary text-to-listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the literary text, including contrasting what is "seen" and "heard".
  • ELA.6.146
    Compare and contrast literary texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
  • ELA.6.156
    Integrate information presented in digital, print, and non-print text to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
  • ELA.6.166
    Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in an informational text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
  • ELA.6.176
    Compare and contrast two authors' presentations of the same topic in informational text.
  • ELA.6.186
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.6.196
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity range proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
  • ELA.6.206
    Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
    • Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
    • Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
    • Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
    • Establish and maintain a formal style.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
  • ELA.6.216
    Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
    • Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.
    • Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
    • Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
    • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • Establish and maintain a formal style.
    • Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
  • ELA.6.226
    Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
    • 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.
    • Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
    • Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
    • Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
    • Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
  • ELA.6.236
    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
  • ELA.6.246
    With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising or editing to demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 6.
  • ELA.6.256
    Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
  • ELA.6.266
    Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
  • ELA.6.276
    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.
  • ELA.6.286
    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts and apply grade-level Reading standards to support analysis, reflection, and research.
  • ELA.6.296
    Write routinely over extended time frames for research, reflection , and/or revision and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
  • ELA.6.30.a6
    Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
  • ELA.6.30.b6
    Follow rules for shared discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
  • ELA.6.30.c6
    Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
  • ELA.6.30.d6
    Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
  • ELA.6.316
    Interpret information presented in digital, print, and non-print formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
  • ELA.6.326
    Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
  • ELA.6.336
    Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details, to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
  • ELA.6.346
    Include digital media and visuals in presentations to clarify information.
  • ELA.6.356
    Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of grade 6 Language standards, as well as formal English, when indicated or appropriate.
  • ELA.6.36.a6
    Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case to function effectively.
  • ELA.6.36.b6
    Use intensive pronouns.
  • ELA.6.36.c6
    Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
  • ELA.6.36.d6
    Recognize and correct vague pronouns
  • ELA.6.37.a6
    Use commas, parentheses, or dashes to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
  • ELA.6.37.b6
    Spell correctly, consulting references as needed.
  • ELA.6.386
    Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
    • Maintain consistency in style and tone.
  • ELA.6.39.a6
    Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.6.39.b6
    Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
  • ELA.6.39.c6
    Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or part of speech.
  • ELA.6.39.d6
    Verify the initial determination of the meaning of a word or phrase.
  • ELA.6.40.a6
    Interpret figures of speech in context.
  • ELA.6.40.b6
    Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
  • ELA.6.40.c6
    Distinguish among the connotations of words with similar denotations.
  • ELA.6.416
    Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
  • ELA.6.I.a6
    Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
  • ELA.6.I.b6
    Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
  • ELA.6.I.c6
    Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • ELA.6.II.a6
    Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
  • ELA.6.III6
    Write fluidly and legibly in cursive or joined italics.

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