Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Grades 6–12
Reading: Literature
Grade 6
Craft and Structure
RL.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
RL.6.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
RL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL.6.7
Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
Grade 7
Craft and Structure
RL.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
RL.7.5
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
Speaking & Listening
Grade 6
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL.6.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on
grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- 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.
- Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
- Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
- Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL.6.5
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
Language
Grade 6
Knowledge of Language
L.6.3
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.*
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.6.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on
grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
- Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Ohio English Language Arts Standards (2001)
Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency Standard
Communications: Oral and Visual Standard
Benchmarks (8–10)
D.
Demonstrate an understanding of effective speaking strategies by selecting appropriate language and adjusting presentation techniques.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 6)
6.
Use clear diction and tone, and adjust volume, phrasing and tempo to stress important ideas.
7.
Adjust speaking content and style according to the needs of the situation, setting and audience.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 7)
6.
Adjust volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation and inflection to stress important ideas and impact audience response.
7.
Vary language choices as appropriate to the context of the speech.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 8)
6.
Adjust volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation and inflection to stress important ideas and impact audience response.
7.
Vary language choices as appropriate to the context of the speech.