| Key |
| * Anchor standard (anchor standards are only listed when there is no grade-specific version) |
| Language Strand |
| Reading Strand |
| Speaking and Listening Strand |
| Writing Strand |
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Composing claims
Skill trained:
Using standard grammar and grade-appropriate syntax
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1)
- Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive). (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1.a)
- Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves). (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1.b)
- Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.C)
- Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents). (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1.d)
- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.3)
Skill trained:
Using standard, grade-appropriate orthography
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2)
- Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2.a)
- Spell correctly. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2.b)
Skill trained:
Writing in an academic style
- Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1.e)
- Maintain consistency in style and tone. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.3.b)
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.6)
- Establish and maintain a formal style. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1.D)
- Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2.d)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Using visual argument-mapping structure, including sources feature
Skill trained:
Writing arguments with valid reasoning and sufficient evidence
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1)
- Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1.A)
- 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.6.1.B)
- Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.B)
Skill trained:
Locating, evaluating, and citing sources of information
- 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. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1.A)
- Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.2)
- 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. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8)
- Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.9)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Creating an in-depth topic map or essay/presentation outline
Skill trained:
Representing research findings
- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Interacting with others and/or others’ work
Skill trained:
Developing discussions and collaborations with peers, in which students build on one another’s ideas
- Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1.C)
- Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1.D)
Skill trained:
Evaluating validity of reasoning and sufficiency of evidence in others’ arguments
- Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.3)
- Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7 *)
- 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. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8)
Activity on Kialo Edu:
Using Internet technology
Skills trained:
Producing and publishing writing
Interacting and collaborating with others
- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.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. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.6)