# Grade 6: English language arts

A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 19 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/nd-ela-grade-6

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

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

## 1. Sixth Grade · Integrate information from sources using a standardized format.

- [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

## 2. Sixth Grade

- [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
- [Planning, Revising and Editing Writing](https://ai.page/c/planning-revising-and-editing-writing/index.md): Plan, revise, and edit writing to improve coherence and effectiveness — considering how the writing reflects its intended audience and purpose, amending vocabulary, grammar, and structure, and proofreading for accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- [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
- [Writing for an audience](https://ai.page/c/writing-for-an-audience/index.md): Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style and structure throughout
- [Justifying Views About Texts](https://ai.page/c/justifying-views-about-texts/index.md): Provide reasoned justifications for views about texts, supporting interpretations and opinions with evidence and logical arguments
- [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
- [Developed Informational and Explanatory Writing](https://ai.page/c/developed-informational-and-explanatory-writing/index.md): Write informative and explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly — organising information logically with headings and formatting, developing the topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, and quotations, and using precise vocabulary
- [Structured Opinion Writing](https://ai.page/c/structured-opinion-writing/index.md): Compose opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state a clear point of view, provide organised reasons linked with connecting words, and include a concluding statement or section
- [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
- [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
- [How Parts Build a Whole Text](https://ai.page/c/how-parts-build-a-whole-text/index.md): Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a story, drama, or poem, analysing how each part contributes to the whole
- [Figurative Language and Literary Devices](https://ai.page/c/figurative-language-and-literary-devices/index.md): Determine the meaning of figurative and connotative language in context, analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, and identify literary devices such as metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, and irony
- [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
- [Summarising Non-Fiction Main Ideas](https://ai.page/c/summarising-non-fiction-main-ideas/index.md): Determine two or more main ideas of an informational text and explain how they are supported by key details, then summarise the text without personal opinions
- [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
- [Preparing for and Explaining in Discussions](https://ai.page/c/preparing-for-and-explaining-in-discussions/index.md): Come to discussions prepared, draw on preparation and known information, and explain ideas in light of the discussion
- [Speaking Formally and Giving Presentations](https://ai.page/c/speaking-formally-and-giving-presentations/index.md): Use Standard English confidently in formal and informal spoken contexts — give short speeches and presentations expressing own ideas clearly, keeping to the point, and adapting register and vocabulary to the audience
- [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

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- Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas has no explanation yet
- Planning, Revising and Editing Writing has no explanation yet
- Narrative Writing has no explanation yet
- Writing for an audience has no explanation yet
- Justifying Views About Texts has no explanation yet
- Persuasive Writing has no explanation yet
- Developed Informational and Explanatory Writing has no explanation yet
- Structured Opinion Writing has no explanation yet
- Using and Evaluating Textual Evidence has no explanation yet
- How Language Choices Affect the Reader has no explanation yet
- How Parts Build a Whole Text has no explanation yet
- Figurative Language and Literary Devices has no explanation yet
- Supporting ideas with evidence has no explanation yet
- Summarising Non-Fiction Main Ideas has no explanation yet
- Group discussions has no explanation yet
- Preparing for and Explaining in Discussions has no explanation yet
- Speaking Formally and Giving Presentations has no explanation yet
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Credit: The structure of North Dakota academic standards: English language arts (https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Academic%20Support/2023%20ELA%20Content%20Standards%20FINAL.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.
