Grade 6 Communication Skills
Unit 1: Standards and Benchmarks
Unit 1: Standards and Benchmarks
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Listening & Speaking (Beginning)
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations and instructions through nonverbal responses (e.g., gestures, pointing, drawing).
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Listening&Speaking (Early Intermediate)
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Begin to be understood when speaking but may have some inconsistent use of standard English grammatical forms and sounds (e.g., plurals, simple past tense, pronouns such as he or she).
Ask and answer questions by using phrases or simple sentences.
Restate and execute multiple-step oral directions.
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension and Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Restate in simple sentences the main idea of oral presentations in subject-matter content.
Orally communicate basic needs.
Prepare and deliver short oral presentations.
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Listening & Speaking (Intermediate)
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Listen attentively to stories and information and identify important details and concepts by using both verbal and nonverbal responses.
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension and Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Participate in social conversations with peers and adults on familiar topics by asking and answering questions and soliciting information.
Strategies and Applications: Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Prepare and deliver short presentations on ideas, premises, or images obtained from various common sources.
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Writing (Beginning)
Strategies and Applications: Penmanship and Organization and Focus
Organize and record information from selected literature and content areas by displaying it on pictures, lists, charts, and tables.
Strategies and Applications: Organization and Focus
Create simple sentences or phrases with some assistance.
Write a brief narrative by using a few simple sentences that include the setting and some details.
Use the writing process to write brief narratives and stories with a few standard grammatical forms.
Write simple compositions, such as descriptions and comparison and contrast, that have a main idea and some detail.
English-Language Conventions: Sentence Structure, Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling
Revise one's writing for proper use of final punctuation, capitalization, and correct spelling.
CA: CCCS: English Language Arts 6–12 CA: Grade 6 Speaking & Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
1b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
1c. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
1d. Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
2. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4. Present claims and findings (e.g., argument, narrative, informative, response to literature presentations), sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details and nonverbal elements to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
a. Plan and deliver an informative/explanatory presentation that: develops a topic with relevant facts, definitions, and concrete details; uses appropriate transitions to clarify relationships; uses precise language and domain specific vocabulary; and provides a strong conclusion.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 6 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)
CA: English Language Arts CA: Grade 6 Reading
2.0 Reading Comprehension
Structural Features of Informational Materials
2.1 Identify the structural features of popular media (e. g., newspapers, magazines, online information) and use the features to obtain information.
2.2 Analyze text that uses the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern.
CA: English Language Arts CA: Grade 6 Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
Organization and Focus 1.1 Choose the form of writing (e. g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended purpose.
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions: a. Engage the interest of the reader and state a clear purpose. b. Develop the topic with supporting details and precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader. c. Conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.
1.3 Use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns, including comparison and contrast; organization by categories; and arrangement by spatial order, order of importance, or climactic order.
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Demonstrate comprehension of oral presentations and instructions through nonverbal responses (e.g., gestures, pointing, drawing).
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Listening&Speaking (Early Intermediate)
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Begin to be understood when speaking but may have some inconsistent use of standard English grammatical forms and sounds (e.g., plurals, simple past tense, pronouns such as he or she).
Ask and answer questions by using phrases or simple sentences.
Restate and execute multiple-step oral directions.
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension and Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Restate in simple sentences the main idea of oral presentations in subject-matter content.
Orally communicate basic needs.
Prepare and deliver short oral presentations.
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Listening & Speaking (Intermediate)
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension
Listen attentively to stories and information and identify important details and concepts by using both verbal and nonverbal responses.
Strategies and Applications: Comprehension and Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Participate in social conversations with peers and adults on familiar topics by asking and answering questions and soliciting information.
Strategies and Applications: Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
Prepare and deliver short presentations on ideas, premises, or images obtained from various common sources.
English Language Learner (ELL) Grades 6-8 Writing (Beginning)
Strategies and Applications: Penmanship and Organization and Focus
Organize and record information from selected literature and content areas by displaying it on pictures, lists, charts, and tables.
Strategies and Applications: Organization and Focus
Create simple sentences or phrases with some assistance.
Write a brief narrative by using a few simple sentences that include the setting and some details.
Use the writing process to write brief narratives and stories with a few standard grammatical forms.
Write simple compositions, such as descriptions and comparison and contrast, that have a main idea and some detail.
English-Language Conventions: Sentence Structure, Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling
Revise one's writing for proper use of final punctuation, capitalization, and correct spelling.
CA: CCCS: English Language Arts 6–12 CA: Grade 6 Speaking & Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
1b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
1c. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
1d. Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
2. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4. Present claims and findings (e.g., argument, narrative, informative, response to literature presentations), sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details and nonverbal elements to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
a. Plan and deliver an informative/explanatory presentation that: develops a topic with relevant facts, definitions, and concrete details; uses appropriate transitions to clarify relationships; uses precise language and domain specific vocabulary; and provides a strong conclusion.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 6 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)
CA: English Language Arts CA: Grade 6 Reading
2.0 Reading Comprehension
Structural Features of Informational Materials
2.1 Identify the structural features of popular media (e. g., newspapers, magazines, online information) and use the features to obtain information.
2.2 Analyze text that uses the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern.
CA: English Language Arts CA: Grade 6 Writing
1.0 Writing Strategies
Organization and Focus 1.1 Choose the form of writing (e. g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended purpose.
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions: a. Engage the interest of the reader and state a clear purpose. b. Develop the topic with supporting details and precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader. c. Conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.
1.3 Use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns, including comparison and contrast; organization by categories; and arrangement by spatial order, order of importance, or climactic order.