Missouri 6th Grade Standards in Reading Literary Text

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6.RL Reading Literary Text

• 6.RL.1 Comprehend and Interpret Texts (Approaching Texts as a Reader)
  • 6.RL.1.A Draw conclusions, infer and analyze by citing textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
  • 6.RL.1.B Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings using context, affixes, or reference materials.
  • 6.RL.1.C Interpret visual elements of a text and draw conclusions from them (when applicable).
  • 6.RL.1.D Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.
• 6.RL.2 Analyze Craft and Structure (Approaching Texts as a Writer)
  • 6.RL.2.A Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, stanza, or image contributes to meaning.
  • 6.RL.2.B Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
  • 6.RL.2.C Analyze how word choice, including the use of figurative language and/or the repetition of words or word sounds contributes to meaning
  • 6.RL.2.D Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
• 6.RL.3 Synthesize Ideas from Multiple Texts (Approaching Texts as a Researcher)
  • 6.RL.3.A Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the same text, noting how a performance impacts personal interpretation.
  • 6.RL.3.B Compare and contrast texts in different genres that address similar themes or topics.
  • 6.RL.3.C Explain how plot and conflict reflect historical and/or cultural contexts.
  • 6.RL.3.D Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas and poems, independently and proficiently.