California 6th Grade ELA Standards in Language

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6.L Language

• 6 Conventions of Standard English
  • 6.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    • 6.L.1.a Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
    • 6.L.1.b Use all pronouns, including intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves), correctly.
    • 6.L.1.c Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
    • 6.L.1.d Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
    • 6.L.1.e Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.
  • 6.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
    • 6.L.2.a Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
    • 6.L.2.b Spell correctly.
• 6 Knowledge of Language
  • 6.L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
    • 6.L.3.a Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/ listener interest, and style.
    • 6.L.3.b Maintain consistency in style and tone.
• 6 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  • 6.L.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.
    • 6.L.4.a 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.
    • 6.L.4.b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
    • 6.L.4.c 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.
    • 6.L.4.d 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).
  • 6.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
    • 6.L.5.a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
    • 6.L.5.b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
    • 6.L.5.c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
  • 6.L.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.