# Grade 6: English language arts

A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 31 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/nc-ela-grade-6

Part of: [North Carolina: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/nc-ela.md)

Goal: North Carolina academic standards: English language arts, Grade 6

## 1. LANGUAGE

- [Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas](https://ai.page/c/domain-vocabulary-across-subject-areas/index.md): Acquire and use accurately academic and domain-specific vocabulary relevant to grade-level topics, including words that signal precise meaning in informational texts across subject areas
- [Correlative Conjunctions](https://ai.page/c/correlative-conjunctions/index.md): Use correlative conjunctions correctly in sentences, pairing words such as either/or, neither/nor, both/and, not only/but also, and whether/or
- [Asking Questions](https://ai.page/c/asking-questions/index.md): Ask relevant questions to extend understanding; ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something not understood
- [Standard English](https://ai.page/c/standard-english/index.md): Know and understand the differences between spoken and written language — including differences in formality, register, grammar, and vocabulary — and between Standard English and other varieties of English, using Standard English confidently in writing and speech

## 2. SPEAKING AND LISTENING

- [Multimedia Presentations](https://ai.page/c/multimedia-presentations/index.md): Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes
- [Reporting & Recounting](https://ai.page/c/reporting-and-recounting/index.md): Report on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace
- [Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points](https://ai.page/c/identifying-reasons-behind-a-speaker-s-points/index.md): Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is logical and the evidence is relevant
- [Evaluating a Speaker's Argument](https://ai.page/c/evaluating-a-speaker-s-argument/index.md): Summarise the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence, evaluating the logic and relevance of the support
- [Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations](https://ai.page/c/summarising-spoken-and-media-presentations/index.md): Summarise a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually, quantitatively, and orally
- [Group discussions](https://ai.page/c/group-discussions/index.md): Participate actively in collaborative conversations staying on topic; continue a conversation through multiple exchanges; maintain attention in discussions

## 3. WRITING

- [Using Multiple Sources](https://ai.page/c/using-multiple-sources/index.md): Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or solve a problem efficiently
- [Short Research Projects](https://ai.page/c/short-research-projects/index.md): Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic, gather information from print and digital sources, and take brief organised notes
- [Research & Note-Taking](https://ai.page/c/research-and-note-taking/index.md): Gather relevant information from print and digital sources, summarise or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a basic bibliography or list of sources
- [Sharing and Publishing Your Writing](https://ai.page/c/sharing-and-publishing-your-writing/index.md): Read own writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by peers and the teacher; use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- [Narrative Writing](https://ai.page/c/narrative-writing/index.md): Write narratives with developed settings, characters and plot, using dialogue and description to develop experiences and show character responses to situations
- [Persuasive Writing](https://ai.page/c/persuasive-writing/index.md): Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence — including introducing claims, acknowledging counterclaims, organising reasons logically, maintaining a formal style, and providing a concluding statement

## 4. READING: INFORMATIONAL TEXT

- [Combining information from texts](https://ai.page/c/combining-information-from-texts/index.md): Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes
- [Comparing Structure in Information Texts](https://ai.page/c/comparing-structure-in-information-texts/index.md): Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more informational texts, identifying patterns such as chronology, comparison, cause/effect, or problem/solution
- [Using and Evaluating Textual Evidence](https://ai.page/c/using-and-evaluating-textual-evidence/index.md): Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly and what can be inferred, distinguishing between strong and weak evidence and explaining how the evidence supports a point
- [Evaluating Arguments in Non-Fiction](https://ai.page/c/evaluating-arguments-in-non-fiction/index.md): Evaluate arguments and claims in non-fiction texts — assess whether reasoning is sound, evidence is relevant and sufficient, distinguish between fact and opinion, and recognise bias, propaganda, and rhetorical techniques
- [Supporting ideas with evidence](https://ai.page/c/supporting-ideas-with-evidence/index.md): Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which specific points
- [Why the author wrote it](https://ai.page/c/why-the-author-wrote-it/index.md): Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose
- [How Language Choices Affect the Reader](https://ai.page/c/how-language-choices-affect-the-reader/index.md): Evaluate how authors use language including figurative language, considering the impact of word choices, imagery, and literary devices on the reader
- [Explaining Events & Ideas](https://ai.page/c/explaining-events-and-ideas/index.md): Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in an informational text, including what happened and why, by citing specific textual evidence about causes, effects, and steps in a process
- [Main Topic & Key Details](https://ai.page/c/main-topic-and-key-details/index.md): Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea

## 5. READING: LITERATURE

- [Discussing Texts as a Group](https://ai.page/c/discussing-texts-as-a-group/index.md): Participate in discussions about what is read, taking turns and listening to others; explain understanding clearly; actively engage in group reading activities
- [Comparing Books](https://ai.page/c/comparing-books/index.md): Make comparisons within and across books, identifying similarities and differences in themes, characters, settings, and authorial choices across multiple texts
- [Text & Media Connections](https://ai.page/c/text-and-media-connections/index.md): Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions from the text
- [Analysing Text Structure](https://ai.page/c/analysing-text-structure/index.md): Analyse how a text's structure — including its overall organisation, use of chapters, stanzas, scenes, paragraphs, or sections — contributes to its meaning, style, and development of ideas
- [Tracing Theme Across a Text](https://ai.page/c/tracing-theme-across-a-text/index.md): Determine and analyse the theme or central idea of a text, trace how it develops across the text through key details and events, and provide an objective summary distinct from personal opinion
- [Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives](https://ai.page/c/inferring-characters-feelings-and-motives/index.md): Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence from the text

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- Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas has no explanation yet
- Correlative Conjunctions has no explanation yet
- Asking Questions has no explanation yet
- Standard English has no explanation yet
- Multimedia Presentations has no explanation yet
- Reporting & Recounting has no explanation yet
- Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points has no explanation yet
- Evaluating a Speaker's Argument has no explanation yet
- Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations has no explanation yet
- Group discussions has no explanation yet
- Using Multiple Sources has no explanation yet
- Short Research Projects has no explanation yet
- Research & Note-Taking has no explanation yet
- Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet
- Narrative Writing has no explanation yet
- Persuasive Writing has no explanation yet
- Combining information from texts has no explanation yet
- Comparing Structure in Information Texts has no explanation yet
- Using and Evaluating Textual Evidence comes before Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives, which it needs
- Using and Evaluating Textual Evidence has no explanation yet
- Evaluating Arguments in Non-Fiction has no explanation yet
- Supporting ideas with evidence has no explanation yet
- Why the author wrote it has no explanation yet
- How Language Choices Affect the Reader has no explanation yet
- Explaining Events & Ideas has no explanation yet
- Main Topic & Key Details has no explanation yet
- Discussing Texts as a Group has no explanation yet
- Comparing Books has no explanation yet
- Text & Media Connections has no explanation yet
- Analysing Text Structure has no explanation yet
- Tracing Theme Across a Text has no explanation yet
- Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of North Carolina academic standards: English language arts (http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/languagearts/scos/0417-adopted-ela-standards.pdf); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.
