IXL skill plan | ELA Reading 6th grade plan for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking

Skill plan for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking - ELA Reading 6th grade

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Reading Prose and Poetry
Reading Informational Text
Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary

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Reading Prose and Poetry
Score: 161–208 (Level 1)
Literary Elements		Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Identify story elements Literary texts 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction with illustrations
Literary Elements
Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Identify story elements Literary texts 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction with illustrations

Theme		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Theme
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Perspective and Point of View		1. Distinguish points of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Distinguish points of view

Poetry		1. Label the rhyme scheme
Poetry
1. Label the rhyme scheme
Score: 209–224 (Level 2)
Literary Elements		Character development 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read historical fiction
Literary Elements
Character development 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Compare and contrast characters Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read historical fiction

Theme		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Theme
1. Determine the themes of short stories

Perspective and Point of View		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Poetry		1. Identify elements of poetry
Poetry
1. Identify elements of poetry
Score: 225–236 (Level 3)
Literary Elements		1. Analyze short stories 2. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2
Literary Elements
1. Analyze short stories 2. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2

Theme		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Theme
1. Match the quotations with their themes

Perspective and Point of View		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Poetry		1. Identify elements of poetry
Poetry
1. Identify elements of poetry
Score: 237–249 (Level 4)
Literary Elements		1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2
Literary Elements
1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2

Theme		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Theme
1. Determine the themes of short stories

Poetry		1. Read poetry
Poetry
1. Read poetry
Score: 250–284 (Level 5)
Literary Elements		1. Analyze short stories 2. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 2
Literary Elements
1. Analyze short stories 2. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 2

Theme		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Theme
1. Match the quotations with their themes

Reading Informational Text
Score: 161–208 (Level 1)
Structure		Text features 1. Select and use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Structure
Text features 1. Select and use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Central idea		1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about business and technology
Central idea
1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about business and technology

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the purpose of a text
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the purpose of a text

Argument		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Argument
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Score: 209–224 (Level 2)
Structure		Text features 1. Select and use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions
Structure
Text features 1. Select and use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions

Central Idea		1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about animals 3. Read about famous people
Central Idea
1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about animals 3. Read about famous people

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the purpose of a text
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the purpose of a text

Argument		1. Trace an argument 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Argument
1. Trace an argument 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Score: 225–236 (Level 3)
Structure		1. Read graphic organizers 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions
Structure
1. Read graphic organizers 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions

Central Idea		1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places
Central Idea
1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the author's purpose
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the author's purpose

Argument		1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Argument
1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Score: 237–249 (Level 4)
Structure		1. Identify text structures
Structure
1. Identify text structures

Central Idea		1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2
Central Idea
1. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 2. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the author's purpose
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the author's purpose

Argument		1. Trace an argument 2. Classify logical fallacies
Argument
1. Trace an argument 2. Classify logical fallacies
Score: 250–284 (Level 5)
Structure		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions
Structure
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions

Central Idea		1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 2
Central Idea
1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 1 4. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 2

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the author's purpose
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the author's purpose

Argument		1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Argument
1. Trace an argument 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary
Score: 161–208 (Level 1)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Comparative Reading		1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Compare information from two texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Compare information from two texts

Morphology		Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 8. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
Morphology
Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 8. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words Reference skills 7. Use dictionary definitions
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Shades of meaning with pictures 6. Describe the difference between related words Reference skills 7. Use dictionary definitions
Score: 209–224 (Level 2)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Comparative Reading		1. Compare information from two texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare information from two texts

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 3. Word pattern analogies 4. Word pattern sentences Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 3. Word pattern analogies 4. Word pattern sentences Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 8. Use dictionary definitions
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 8. Use dictionary definitions
Score: 225–236 (Level 3)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 4. Interpret figures of speech
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 4. Interpret figures of speech

Comparative Reading		1. Compare information from two texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare information from two texts

Understanding Rhetoric		1. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements
Understanding Rhetoric
1. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with -less Greek and Latin roots 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with -less Greek and Latin roots 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 8. Use dictionary definitions
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 8. Use dictionary definitions
Score: 237–249 (Level 4)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Comparative Reading		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Comparative Reading
1. Compare two texts with different genres

Understanding Rhetoric		1. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements
Understanding Rhetoric
1. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements

Morphology		Prefixes 1. Words with mis- Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes 1. Words with mis- Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 6. Use thesaurus entries
Context and Connotation
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 6. Use thesaurus entries
Score: 250–284 (Level 5)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Comparative Reading		1. Compare two texts with different genres 2. Compare information from two texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare two texts with different genres 2. Compare information from two texts

Understanding Rhetoric		1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Understanding Rhetoric
1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

Morphology		Prefixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Greek and Latin roots 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Greek and Latin roots 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference skills 6. Use dictionary definitions
Context and Connotation
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference skills 6. Use dictionary definitions

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