Grade 6 ELA Common Core - I Can Statements

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1	CC	Anchor Standards	Common Core Standard	I Can Statements

2	CC.6.RL.1	Key Ideas and Details	Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.	I can define textual evidence ("word for word" support.) I can locate and cite textual evidence to support my analysis of what the text says. I can distinguish between what the text explicitly states versus what the text implies, or hints at.
3	CC.6.RL.2	Key Ideas and Details	Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.	I can define theme (a central idea or lesson about life the author is revealing.) I can determine the central idea of a text and locate particular details that convey the central idea. I can summarize what the text says without including my own opinion about the subject matter.
4	CC.6.RL.3	Key Ideas and Details	Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.	I can define and identify the elements of plot structure. I can describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes. I can describe how the characters in a story or drama respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
5	CC.6.RL.4	Craft and Structure	Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.	I can define and identify various forms of figurative language. I can determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text. I can distinguish between the literal and non-literal meanings of words as they are used in a text. I can analyze how specific word choice impacts the meaning and tone of a text.
6	CC.6.RL.5	Craft and Structure	Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.	I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text. I can analyze how a portion of a text contributes to the development of its theme, setting, or plot.
7	CC.6.RL.6	Craft and Structure	Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.	I can describe the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. I can explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
8	CC.6.RL.7	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	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 text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.	I can describe what I see and hear in my mind’s eye when I am reading a text. I can describe the the experience of listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of a text. I can 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 text.
9	CC.6.RL.9	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.	I can define genre and describe various genres of texts such as story, poem, historical novel, and biography. I can compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
10	CC.6.RL.10	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity	By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.	I can distinguish between portions of a text that I understand versus portions that I don’t understand. I can reread a text to find more information or clarify ideas. I can use various reading and note-taking strategies that will help me locate portions of a text that are difficult for me.
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