IXL: Language Arts -- Sixth-grade skills

Language

• L.6.1

  Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

• L.6.1.A

  Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).

• L.6.1.B

  Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).

• L.6.1.C

  Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.

• L.6.1.D

  Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).

• L.6.1.E

  Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.

• L.6.2

  Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• L.6.2.A

  Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*

• L.6.2.B

  Spell correctly.

• L.6.3

  Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

• L.6.3.A

  Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.

• L.6.3.B

  Maintain consistency in style and tone.

• L.6.4

  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

• L.6.4.A

  Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

• L.6.4.B

  Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).

• L.6.4.C

  Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

• L.6.4.D

  Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

• L.6.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

• L.6.5.A

  Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

• L.6.5.B

  Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.

• L.6.5.C

  Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

• L.6.6

  Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.