West Virginia 6th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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• Text Types and Purposes
  • ELA.6.20 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
    • ELA.6.20.a Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
    • ELA.6.20.b Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
    • ELA.6.20.c Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
    • ELA.6.20.d Establish and maintain a formal style.
    • ELA.6.20.e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
  • ELA.6.21 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
    • ELA.6.21.a Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts or tables), and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension.
    • ELA.6.21.b Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
    • ELA.6.21.c Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
    • ELA.6.21.d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
    • ELA.6.21.e Establish and maintain a formal style.
    • ELA.6.21.f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
  • ELA.6.22 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
    • ELA.6.22.a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
    • ELA.6.22.b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
    • ELA.6.22.c Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
    • ELA.6.22.d Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
    • ELA.6.22.e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
• Production and Distribution of Writing
  • ELA.6.23 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in Text Types and Purposes.)
  • ELA.6.24 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards up to and including grade 6.)
  • ELA.6.25 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type efficiently and accurately.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
  • ELA.6.26 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
  • ELA.6.27 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
  • ELA.6.28 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
    • ELA.6.28.a Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories, poems, historical novels, and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”).
    • ELA.6.28.b Apply grade 6 Reading standards to nonfiction and other informational texts (e.g., “trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not”).
• Range of Writing
  • ELA.6.29 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.