Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards: Grade 6
Skills available for Florida sixth-grade language arts standards
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ELA.6.R
Reading
ELA.6.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry
ELA.6.R.1.1 Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.
Mixed practice: short stories
ELA.6.R.1.1 Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.
Mixed practice: short stories
ELA.6.R.1.2 Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
Theme analysis
Skill development: theme
Mixed practice: literary passages
ELA.6.R.1.2 Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
Theme analysis
Skill development: theme
Mixed practice: literary passages
ELA.6.R.1.3 Explain the influence of multiple narrators and/or shifts in point of view in a literary text.
ELA.6.R.1.3 Explain the influence of multiple narrators and/or shifts in point of view in a literary text.
ELA.6.R.1.4 Describe the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.
Skill development: poetic elements
ELA.6.R.1.4 Describe the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.
Skill development: poetic elements
ELA.6.R.2 Reading Informational Text
ELA.6.R.2.1 Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.
Text features
Mixed practice: nonfiction passages
ELA.6.R.2.1 Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.
Text features
Mixed practice: nonfiction passages
ELA.6.R.2.2 Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
Central idea
Central ideas in argumentative passages
Central ideas in informational passages
Mixed practice: central ideas in nonfiction passages
Skill development: supporting details
ELA.6.R.2.2 Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
Central idea
Central ideas in argumentative passages
Central ideas in informational passages
Mixed practice: central ideas in nonfiction passages
Skill development: supporting details
ELA.6.R.2.3 Analyze authors' purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
Author's purpose
Multiple accounts
ELA.6.R.2.3 Analyze authors' purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
Author's purpose
Multiple accounts
ELA.6.R.2.4 Track the development of an argument, identifying the types of reasoning used.
Skill development: argument analysis
Skill development: logical fallacies
ELA.6.R.2.4 Track the development of an argument, identifying the types of reasoning used.
Skill development: argument analysis
Skill development: logical fallacies
ELA.6.R.3 Reading Across Genres
ELA.6.R.3.1 Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning in text(s).
Skill development: figurative language
Skill development: idioms and adages
ELA.6.R.3.1 Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning in text(s).
Skill development: figurative language
Skill development: idioms and adages
ELA.6.R.3.2 Paraphrase content from grade-level texts.
Extension: plagiarism and appropriate paraphrasing
Extension: plot elements and story summary
ELA.6.R.3.2 Paraphrase content from grade-level texts.
Extension: plagiarism and appropriate paraphrasing
Extension: plot elements and story summary
ELA.6.R.3.3 Compare and contrast how authors from different time periods address the same or related topics.
ELA.6.R.3.3 Compare and contrast how authors from different time periods address the same or related topics.
ELA.6.R.3.4 Identify rhetorical appeals in a text.
Skill development: rhetoric
ELA.6.R.3.4 Identify rhetorical appeals in a text.
Skill development: rhetoric
ELA.6.C
Communication
ELA.6.C.1 Communicating Through Writing
ELA.6.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives using narrative techniques, precise words and phrases, and figurative language.
Narrative techniques
Shades of meaning
Skill development: figurative language
ELA.6.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives using narrative techniques, precise words and phrases, and figurative language.
Narrative techniques
Shades of meaning
Skill development: figurative language
ELA.6.C.1.3 Write and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, and a logical organizational structure with varied transitions.
Thesis statements
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
Transitions
Organization
Skill development: logical fallacies
ELA.6.C.1.3 Write and support a claim using logical reasoning, relevant evidence from sources, elaboration, and a logical organizational structure with varied transitions.
Thesis statements
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
Transitions
Organization
Skill development: logical fallacies
ELA.6.C.1.4 Write expository texts to explain and/or analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organizational structure, relevant elaboration, and varied transitions.
Topic sentences
Concluding sentences
Organization
Supporting evidence
Transitions
ELA.6.C.1.4 Write expository texts to explain and/or analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organizational structure, relevant elaboration, and varied transitions.
Topic sentences
Concluding sentences
Organization
Supporting evidence
Transitions
ELA.6.C.1.5 Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, considering feedback from adults and peers.
Organization
Revision
Editing
Complete sentences
Sentence variety
Plagiarism
ELA.6.C.1.5 Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, considering feedback from adults and peers.
Organization
Revision
Editing
Complete sentences
Sentence variety
Plagiarism
ELA.6.C.2 Communicating Orally
ELA.6.C.2.1 Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing.
ELA.6.C.2.1 Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing.
ELA.6.C.3 Following Conventions
ELA.6.C.3.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
Sentence structure
Pronouns and antecedents
Subject and object pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
Verb tense
Modal verbs
Adjectives
Misplaced modifiers
Frequently confused words
Capitalization
Commas
Extension: colons, semicolons, and commas
Hyphens and ellipses
Spelling
Skill development: sentences, fragments, and run-ons
Skill development: subjects and predicates
Skill development: common and proper nouns
Skill development: plural nouns
Skill development: plural and possessive nouns
Skill development: subject-verb agreement
Skill development: adverbs
Skill development: prepositions
Skill development: contractions
Skill development: conjunctions
Skill development: punctuation with quotations and dialogue
ELA.6.C.3.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
Sentence structure
Pronouns and antecedents
Subject and object pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
Verb tense
Modal verbs
Adjectives
Misplaced modifiers
Frequently confused words
Capitalization
Commas
Extension: colons, semicolons, and commas
Hyphens and ellipses
Spelling
Skill development: sentences, fragments, and run-ons
Skill development: subjects and predicates
Skill development: common and proper nouns
Skill development: plural nouns
Skill development: plural and possessive nouns
Skill development: subject-verb agreement
Skill development: adverbs
Skill development: prepositions
Skill development: contractions
Skill development: conjunctions
Skill development: punctuation with quotations and dialogue
ELA.6.C.4 Researching
ELA.6.C.4.1 Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
Research skills
Citations
Plagiarism
ELA.6.C.4.1 Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
Research skills
Citations
Plagiarism
ELA.6.C.5 Creating and Collaborating
ELA.6.C.5.1 Integrate diverse digital media to enhance audience engagement in oral or written tasks.
ELA.6.C.5.1 Integrate diverse digital media to enhance audience engagement in oral or written tasks.
ELA.6.C.5.2 Use digital tools to produce writing.
ELA.6.C.5.2 Use digital tools to produce writing.
ELA.6.V
Vocabulary
ELA.6.V.1 Finding Meaning
ELA.6.V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
Skill development: academic vocabulary
ELA.6.V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
Skill development: academic vocabulary
ELA.6.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
ELA.6.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
ELA.6.V.1.3 Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
Context clues
Synonyms
Antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Homophones
Figurative language
Shades of meaning
Reference materials
ELA.6.V.1.3 Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
Context clues
Synonyms
Antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Homophones
Figurative language
Shades of meaning
Reference materials