IXL skill plan | 6th grade plan for the Georgia Milestones

Skill plan for the Georgia Milestones - 6th grade

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Context
Interpreting Texts		1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Compare and contrast points of view 3. Determine the author's point of view
Interpreting Texts
1. Identify the author's purpose 2. Compare and contrast points of view 3. Determine the author's point of view

Constructing Texts		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Constructing Texts
1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Structure & Style
Interpreting Texts		1. Identify text structures 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Positive and negative connotation
Interpreting Texts
1. Identify text structures 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Positive and negative connotation

Constructing Texts		1. Organize information by topic 2. Use personification 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Constructing Texts
1. Organize information by topic 2. Use personification 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Techniques
Interpreting Texts		Narrative techniques 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Analyze short stories 4. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2 6. Compare two texts with different genres Expository techniques 7. Determine the main idea of a passage 8. Read about history 9. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 11. Compare information from two texts Argumentative techniques 12. Trace an argument Poetic techniques 13. Label the rhyme scheme
Interpreting Texts
Narrative techniques 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Analyze short stories 4. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2 6. Compare two texts with different genres Expository techniques 7. Determine the main idea of a passage 8. Read about history 9. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 11. Compare information from two texts Argumentative techniques 12. Trace an argument Poetic techniques 13. Label the rhyme scheme

Constructing Texts		1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Identify counterclaims
Constructing Texts
1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Identify counterclaims
Research & Analysis
Interpreting Texts		1. Identify relevant sources 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Interpreting Texts
1. Identify relevant sources 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)

Constructing Texts		1. Identify and correct plagiarism
Constructing Texts
1. Identify and correct plagiarism

Language
Grammar Conventions
Interpreting Texts		1. What does the punctuation suggest?
Interpreting Texts
1. What does the punctuation suggest?

Constructing Texts		Sentences 1. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 3. Form the progressive verb tenses 4. Form the perfect verb tenses 5. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Mechanics 6. Commas: review 7. Correct capitalization errors 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Constructing Texts
Sentences 1. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 3. Form the progressive verb tenses 4. Form the perfect verb tenses 5. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions Mechanics 6. Commas: review 7. Correct capitalization errors 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Vocabulary
Interpreting Texts		Roots and affixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Words with -ful 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge Vocabulary in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 10. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 11. Use dictionary definitions
Interpreting Texts
Roots and affixes 1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Words with -ful 3. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words Analogies 6. Analogies: challenge Vocabulary in context 7. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 8. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 10. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reference skills 11. Use dictionary definitions

Constructing Texts		1. Use thesaurus entries 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 3. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 4. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs
Constructing Texts
1. Use thesaurus entries 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 3. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 4. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs

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