IXL skill plan | 6th grade plan for the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress

Skill plan for the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress - 6th grade

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Claim 1 Reading
Literary Texts
Target 1: Key Details		Short stories 1. Analyze short stories Literary passages 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1
Target 1: Key Details
Short stories 1. Analyze short stories Literary passages 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1

Target 2: Central Ideas		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Summary 2. Summarize a story
Target 2: Central Ideas
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Summary 2. Summarize a story

Target 3: Word Meanings		Word choice in literary passages 1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 Vocabulary in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Prefixes and suffixes 4. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 5. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 7. Use dictionary entries Homophones 8. Which definition matches the sentence?
Target 3: Word Meanings
Word choice in literary passages 1. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 Vocabulary in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Prefixes and suffixes 4. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 5. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 7. Use dictionary entries Homophones 8. Which definition matches the sentence?

Target 4: Reasoning and Evidence Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts		1. Draw inferences from literary texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres
Target 4: Reasoning and Evidence Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts
1. Draw inferences from literary texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres

Target 6: Text Structures and Features		1. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 2. Read drama 3. Read poetry
Target 6: Text Structures and Features
1. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 2. Read drama 3. Read poetry

Target 7: Language Use		Figurative language 1. Interpret figures of speech Shades of meaning 2. Positive and negative connotation Word choice in literary passages 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2
Target 7: Language Use
Figurative language 1. Interpret figures of speech Shades of meaning 2. Positive and negative connotation Word choice in literary passages 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2
Informational Texts
Target 8: Key Details		Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts Text evidence in nonfiction books 2. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1
Target 8: Key Details
Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts Text evidence in nonfiction books 2. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1

Target 9: Central Ideas		Main ideas in passages 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature Main ideas in nonfiction books 3. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2
Target 9: Central Ideas
Main ideas in passages 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature Main ideas in nonfiction books 3. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2

Target 10: Word Meanings		Domain-specific vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Vocabulary in context 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Prefixes and suffixes 4. Words with pre-, re-, sub-, and mis- 5. Words with -ful and -less Reference skills 6. Use thesaurus entries
Target 10: Word Meanings
Domain-specific vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Vocabulary in context 2. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Prefixes and suffixes 4. Words with pre-, re-, sub-, and mis- 5. Words with -ful and -less Reference skills 6. Use thesaurus entries

Target 11: Reasoning and Evidence		Inference 1. Draw inferences from a text Analyze texts 2. Read about history Author's purpose 3. Identify the author's purpose Evaluate claims and evidence 4. Trace an argument
Target 11: Reasoning and Evidence
Inference 1. Draw inferences from a text Analyze texts 2. Read about history Author's purpose 3. Identify the author's purpose Evaluate claims and evidence 4. Trace an argument

Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts		Compare and contrast within texts 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts Analyze texts 2. Read about animals Compare across texts 3. Compare information from two texts
Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts
Compare and contrast within texts 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts Analyze texts 2. Read about animals Compare across texts 3. Compare information from two texts

Target 13: Text Structures and Features		Informational text structures 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Identify text structures Text features 5. Select and use text features
Target 13: Text Structures and Features
Informational text structures 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Identify text structures Text features 5. Select and use text features

Target 14: Language Use		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Target 14: Language Use
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Claim 2 Writing
Narrative Texts
Target 1a: Write Brief Narrative Texts Target 2: Compose Full Narrative Texts		Narrative techniques 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Add imagery to stories Dialogue 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Target 1a: Write Brief Narrative Texts Target 2: Compose Full Narrative Texts
Narrative techniques 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Add imagery to stories Dialogue 3. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Explanatory and Informational Texts
Target 3a: Write Brief Explanatory Texts		Organize writing 1. Organize information by topic Topic sentences and concluding sentences 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Choose the best concluding sentence Transitions 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Target 3a: Write Brief Explanatory Texts
Organize writing 1. Organize information by topic Topic sentences and concluding sentences 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Choose the best concluding sentence Transitions 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Target 4: Compose Full Informational Texts		1. Which is a thesis statement?
Target 4: Compose Full Informational Texts
1. Which is a thesis statement?

Target 5: Use Text Features		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 5: Use Text Features
Not assessed on summative assessment
Argumentative and Opinion Texts
Target 6a: Write Brief Argumentative Texts Target 7: Compose Full Opinion Texts		Facts and opinions 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Argument development 2. Choose evidence to support a claim 3. Identify counterclaims
Target 6a: Write Brief Argumentative Texts Target 7: Compose Full Opinion Texts
Facts and opinions 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Argument development 2. Choose evidence to support a claim 3. Identify counterclaims
Revision
Target 1b: Revise Brief Narrative Texts Target 3b: Revise Brief Explanatory Texts Target 6b: Revise Brief Argumentative Texts		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Target 1b: Revise Brief Narrative Texts Target 3b: Revise Brief Explanatory Texts Target 6b: Revise Brief Argumentative Texts
1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Language and Vocabulary
Target 8: Language and Vocabulary Use		Precise language 1. Describe the difference between related words Style and tone 2. Which sentence is more formal? 3. Compare passages for tone
Target 8: Language and Vocabulary Use
Precise language 1. Describe the difference between related words Style and tone 2. Which sentence is more formal? 3. Compare passages for tone
Writing Conventions
Target 9: Edit		Sentence variety 1. Create varied sentences based on models Capitalization 2. Correct capitalization errors Punctuation 3. Commas: review 4. What does the punctuation suggest? Frequently confused words 5. Correct errors with frequently confused words Homophones 6. Use the correct homophone
Target 9: Edit
Sentence variety 1. Create varied sentences based on models Capitalization 2. Correct capitalization errors Punctuation 3. Commas: review 4. What does the punctuation suggest? Frequently confused words 5. Correct errors with frequently confused words Homophones 6. Use the correct homophone
Technology
Target 10: Technology		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 10: Technology
Not assessed on summative assessment

Claim 4 Research
Target 1: Plan and Research		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 1: Plan and Research
Not assessed on summative assessment

Target 2: Analyze/Integrate Information Target 3: Evaluate Information/Sources		1. Read about famous places 2. Combine main ideas from two texts
Target 2: Analyze/Integrate Information Target 3: Evaluate Information/Sources
1. Read about famous places 2. Combine main ideas from two texts

Target 4: Use Evidence		Citations 1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) Plagiarism 2. Identify and correct plagiarism
Target 4: Use Evidence
Citations 1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) Plagiarism 2. Identify and correct plagiarism

Target 5: Language and Vocabulary Usage		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 5: Language and Vocabulary Usage
Not assessed on summative assessment

Target 6: Edit		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 6: Edit
Not assessed on summative assessment

Target 7: Technology		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 7: Technology
Not assessed on summative assessment

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