Indiana Standards 6th Grade ELA Activities
Printable Sixth Grade English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides.
What is an Analogy? An analogy is a comparison of two different things that have
something particular in common. An analogy is a comparison based on a similarity. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1Author’s purpose answers the question: Why did the author write this text? An author always has a purpose for writing. Authors may write: to inform, to entertain, to persuade. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1FreeCause and effect is a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Cause and effect refers to the relationship between two events. A
cause is why something happens and an effect is what happened as a result of that cause. A fact is information that is known to be true. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Analogy, word structure, syntax, and semantics. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Define characteristics of difference genres. Read more...iWorksheets: 3What are Extraneous Details? Extraneous details are details that are irrelevant to the main idea of a paragraph. Extraneous details are details that are not necessary to include in a paragraph because they are not related to the theme of a paragraph.
Extraneous details should not be included in your writing. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1Recognize fact, opinion, and exaggeration. Read more...iWorksheets: 3FreePlural Nouns. Plural words are words that mean MORE than one of something. Possessive Nouns. Possessive nouns show ownership. Homonyms. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Read more...iWorksheets: 7Study Guides: 1High frequency words are words that you may come across frequently when reading. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS II. Words that you may see often when reading are called high frequency words. As a 6th grader, you should be familiar with how to pronounce and
spell the following high frequency words. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. A particular perspective is a particular way of thinking about something, especially one that is influenced by your beliefs or experiences. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Recognize jargon, colloquialisms, informal vocabulary, and email conventions. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Interpret texts from a variety of genres. Read more...iWorksheets: 3What is a Prediction? A prediction is an educated guess about what is going to
happen NEXT in the story. When making a prediction: Use hints and clues the author includes in the story. Ask yourself: Does my prediction make sense? Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1Books may contain several parts that help the readers find information quickly and easily: Tables of Contents, Index, Glossary, headings, graphic organizers, charts, bold or italicized text. Read more...iWorksheets: 7Study Guides: 1Use information from other subject areas and personal experience to express opinions and judgments. Read more...iWorksheets: 3A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a root word or another prefix. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1Use knowledge of punctuation to assist in comprehension. Read more...iWorksheets: 3A root is the basic element of a word. It is the foundation on which the meaning of the word is built. Prefixes and suffixes are added to root words to form new words. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1What is Sequence? SEQUENCE = order. A sequence of events is the order in which events occurs. If you are telling a story about an incident that took place, it is
important to tell the correct sequence of events so people understand the story. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1Signal words show emphasis, addition, comparison or contrast, illustration, and cause and effect. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Identify type of sentences. Read more...iWorksheets: 3What is a Syllable? A syllable is a single sound heard when saying a word out loud.
All words have at least one syllable. What are Spelling Patterns? Selling patterns are a pair or group of letters that can be found in many words: bead, meat, read,
lead, bread, dead, head, instead, great, break. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1A map is a visual representation of a section of land.
A map has several features to help readers interpret information: compass, index, scale, symbols, legend. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1Titles and authors of well known literature. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Use a thesaurus for synonyms and antonyms. Read more...iWorksheets: 3IN.1. Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development: Students use their knowledge of word parts and word relationships, as well as context (the meaning of the text around a word), to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
6.1.2. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Identify and interpret figurative language (including similes, comparisons that use like or as, and metaphors, implied comparisons) and words with multiple meanings.
A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length. Read more...iWorksheets :4Simile, metaphor, and personification. Read more...iWorksheets :3What is Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the word it is describing. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1A literary element, or narrative element, or element of literature is a constituent of all works of narrative fiction—a necessary feature of verbal storytelling that can be found in any written or spoken narrative. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1FreeWhen authors use figurative language, they use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification and idioms to make their writing more descriptive. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 6.1.3. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English and use these words accurately in speaking and writing.
Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.1.4. Vocabulary and Concept Development: Understand unknown words in informational texts by using word, sentence, and paragraph clues to determine meaning.
Context clues are clues found in a text that may help you figure out the definition of a word that you do not know. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1Your vocabulary is made up words that you know how to pronounce,
know the correct meaning of, and know
how to use properly in a
sentence. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1The five types of Context Clues are: Example Clues (group of items in a category), Synonym Clues (similar meaning is in the text), Antonym Clues (opposite meaning is in the text), Direct Definition Clues (meaning is stated in the sentence) and Appositive Clues (meaning is set off by commas). Read more...iWorksheets :3What is Vocabulary? Vocabulary is a list, collection, or group of words that are known by someone. Your vocabulary is all the words you know how to pronounce, what
they mean, and how to use them in a sentence too. Your vocabulary includes many kinds of words such as adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, and even homographs. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 IN.2. Reading: Comprehension and Analysis of Nonfiction and Informational Text: Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material.
6.2.1. Structural Features of Informational and Technical Materials: Identify the structural features of popular media (newspapers, magazines, online information) and use the features to obtain information.
FreeIdentify central idea and supporting details. Read more...iWorksheets :3 6.2.3. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Nonfiction and Informational Text: Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to multiple sources and related topics.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Identify central idea and supporting details. Read more...iWorksheets :3The main idea of a text is what the text is written about. The main idea of a paragraph, story, article, or other written text is the main theme, subject, or topic of that writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A supporting detail is a detail that tells a specific fact or detail about
the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Worksheets :3A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph. It summarizes what the paragraph is written about. A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences. Create a Compound sentence from two simple sentences. Identify clauses in the compound sentence. Finish the sentences. Read more...iWorksheets :3Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.2.4. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Nonfiction and Informational Text: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, notes, diagrams, summaries, or reports.
When you summarize you put the main idea of the text into your own words. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1When you summarize you put the main idea of the text into your own
words. When you summarize you should focus on the main ideas and important points of the text, keep your summary short. When you summarize you should not include unnecessary details from the text and include the author’s exact words. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.2.6. Expository (Informational) Critique: Determine the appropriateness of the evidence presented for an author's conclusions and evaluate whether the author adequately supports inferences.
Supporting details give you specific details about the main idea of the text. A supporting detail SUPPORTS and DEVELOPS the text’s main idea. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.2.7. Expository (Informational) Critique: Make reasonable statements and conclusions about a text, supporting them with evidence from the text.
FreeAnswering questions to demonstrate comprehension by drawing conclusions. Read more...iWorksheets :3Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Inferring is the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former. Read more...iWorksheets :3Identify central idea and supporting details. Read more...iWorksheets :3Define, classify, infer, condense, categorize, analyze, paraphrase. Read more...iWorksheets :3A supporting detail is a detail that tells a specific fact or detail about
the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1An inference is a logical conclusion based on the facts written in a text. When you read, you draw inferences or make conclusions based on what you read. The conclusion may not be stated in the text, but from what the writing tells the reader, the reader infers what is meant. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Topic Sentence. A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph that expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Supporting sentence. A supporting sentence supports the main idea of the paragraph. Concluding sentence. A concluding sentence wraps up what was talked about in the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph. It summarizes what the paragraph is written about. A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1What are Drawing Inferences? Drawing an inference is the act of drawing a logical conclusion based on the facts written in a text, a reader’s background knowledge, and a reader’s personal information. When reading, you can use clues in the story AND your experiences to make an inference about what you think is going on in a story. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A conclusion is a reasonable decision you make based on the facts and details given in a text. An author may not clearly state a certain fact in the text…so you may need to draw your own conclusion when reading to figure out what is being implied by the author. Drawing conclusions helps you better understand the reading. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Supporting details give you specific details about the main idea of the text. A supporting detail SUPPORTS and DEVELOPS the text’s main idea. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What is a Conclusion? A conclusion is an educated guess you make when reading, based on the facts and details the author gives in a text. Some information may be implied by the author in the text, but may not be clearly stated. You then have to draw your own conclusions in order to better understand the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Draw conclusions from the information presented by an author and evaluate how well the author's purpose was achieved. Making inferences about problem, conflict, solution, or the relationship among elements (plot, character, setting) within text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences. Create a Compound sentence from two simple sentences. Identify clauses in the compound sentence. Finish the sentences. Read more...iWorksheets :3Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.2.9. Expository (Informational) Critique: Identify problems with an author's use of figures of speech, logic, or reasoning (assumption and choice of facts or evidence).
Supporting details give you specific details about the main idea of the text. A supporting detail SUPPORTS and DEVELOPS the text’s main idea. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1FreeWhen authors use figurative language, they use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification and idioms to make their writing more descriptive. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 IN.3. Reading: Comprehension and Analysis of Literary Text: Students read and respond to grade-level-appropriate historically or culturally significant works of literature.
6.3.2. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character on the plot and the resolution of the conflict.
Setting, plot, character, rhythm and rhyme. Read more...iWorksheets :3Supporting details give you specific details about the main idea of the text. A supporting detail SUPPORTS and DEVELOPS the text’s main idea. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.3.3. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Analyze the influence of the setting on the problem and its resolution.
Setting, plot, character, rhythm and rhyme. Read more...iWorksheets :3Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.3.4. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Define how tone or meaning are conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, alliteration (repetition of sounds, such as wild and woolly or threatening throngs), and rhyme.
A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length. Read more...iWorksheets :4A genre is a particular type of literature: Poetry, Drama, Letters, Advertisements, Historical Fiction, Biographies, Autobiographies. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3FreeWhen authors use figurative language, they use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification and idioms to make their writing more descriptive. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 6.3.6. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Identify and analyze features of themes conveyed through characters, actions, and images.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.3.7. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Explain the effects of common literary devices, such as symbolism, imagery, or metaphor, in a variety of fictional and nonfictional texts.
A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length. Read more...iWorksheets :4Simile, metaphor, and personification. Read more...iWorksheets :3Recognize symbolism, alliteration, flashback, and foreshadowing. Read more...iWorksheets :3What is Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the word it is describing. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1A literary element, or narrative element, or element of literature is a constituent of all works of narrative fiction—a necessary feature of verbal storytelling that can be found in any written or spoken narrative. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1FreeWhen authors use figurative language, they use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification and idioms to make their writing more descriptive. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 6.3.8. Literary Criticism: Critique the believability of characters and the degree to which a plot is believable or realistic.
Setting, plot, character, rhythm and rhyme. Read more...iWorksheets :3Supporting details give you specific details about the main idea of the text. A supporting detail SUPPORTS and DEVELOPS the text’s main idea. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.3.9. Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text: Identify the main problem or conflict of the plot and explain how it is resolved.
What is Main Idea? The main idea of a text is what the text is written about. The main idea is the subject or main topic of the text. What is Plot? The author plans out a specific sequence of events in the story from start to finish. This specific plan is known as the PLOT of the story. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 IN.4. Writing: Processes and Features: Students discuss and keep a list of writing ideas and use graphic organizers to plan writing. They write clear, coherent, and focused essays.
6.4.3. Organization and Focus: Write informational pieces of several paragraphs that: engage the interest of the reader; state a clear purpose; develop the topic with supporting details and precise language; conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3 IN.5. Writing: Applications (Different Types of Writing and Their Characteristics): At Grade 6 write narrative, expository (informational), persuasive, and descriptive texts (research reports of 400 to 700 words or more).
6.5.1. Writing Processes and Features: Write narratives that: establish and develop a plot and setting and present a point of view that is appropriate to the stories; include sensory details and clear language to develop plot and character; use a range of narrative devices, such as dialogue or suspense.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3Purpose for writing (to explain, describe, narrate, persuade or express feelings). Read more...iWorksheets :3 6.5.2. Writing Processes and Features: Write descriptions, explanations, comparison and contrast papers, and problem and solution essays that: state the thesis (position on the topic) or purpose; explain the situation; organize the composition clearly; offer evidence to support arguments and conclusions.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Supporting sentences support the main idea of the paragraph. These sentences follow a topic sentence in a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Explain, describe, narrate, persuade, express feelings. Read more...iWorksheets :3Purpose for writing (to explain, describe, narrate, persuade or express feelings). Read more...iWorksheets :3Topic Sentence. A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph that expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Supporting sentence. A supporting sentence supports the main idea of the paragraph. Concluding sentence. A concluding sentence wraps up what was talked about in the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.5.5. Writing Processes and Features: Write persuasive compositions that: state a clear position on a proposition or proposal; support the position with organized and relevant evidence and effective emotional appeals; anticipate and address reader concerns and counterarguments.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3Explain, describe, narrate, persuade, express feelings. Read more...iWorksheets :3 6.5.7. Writing Processes and Features: Write for different purposes (information, persuasion, description) and to a specific audience or person, adjusting tone and style as necessary.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3Explain, describe, narrate, persuade, express feelings. Read more...iWorksheets :3Purpose for writing (to explain, describe, narrate, persuade or express feelings). Read more...iWorksheets :3 IN.6. Writing: English Language Conventions: Students write using Standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level.
6.6.2. Grammar: Identify and properly use indefinite pronouns (all, another, both, each, either, few, many, none, one, other, several, some), present perfect (have been, has been), past perfect (had been), and future perfect verb tenses (shall have been); ensure that verbs agree with compound subjects.
Recognize, recall, and use basic elements of grammar to express ideas clearly.
Uses subject vs. object pronouns correctly (e.g., I vs. me). Read more...iWorksheets :3Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3A Noun is a person, place, or thing. A Verb is a word that shows action or being. An Adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Examples of pronouns: he, she, it, they, them, me, we, I, you, us. Subject / Verb Agreement: the subject must agree with the verb in a sentence. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1A part of speech refers to how a word is used in a sentence. Parts of speech include singular, plural, possessive nouns, regular and irregular verbs, and prepositions for example. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.6.3. Punctuation: Use colons after the salutation (greeting) in business letters (Dear Sir:), semicolons to connect main clauses (The girl went to school; her brother stayed home.), and commas before the conjunction in compound sentences (We worked all day, but we didn't complete the project.).
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3What is punctuation? The marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Subject and verb agreement and other grammar skills. Read more...iWorksheets :3Where do COMMAS go? Commas in a series, Commas in dates, Commas in an address, Commas in a friendly letters. Where Does the APOSTROPHE go in a Contraction? Where Does a PERIOD go in an Abbreviation? Where do QUOTATION MARKS go in Written Text? Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 6.6.4. Capitalization: Use correct capitalization.
Worksheets :4Study Guides :1 6.6.5. Spelling: Spell correctly frequently misspelled words (their/they're/there, loose/lose/loss, choose/chose, through/threw).
Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.6.6. Sentence Structure: Identify and correctly use prepositional phrases (for school or In the beginning), appositives (We played the Cougars, the team from Newport), main clauses (words that express a complete thought), and subordinate clauses (clauses attached to the main clause in a sentence)
A part of speech refers to how a word is used in a sentence. Parts of speech include singular, plural, possessive nouns, regular and irregular verbs, and prepositions for example. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 IN.7. Listening and Speaking: Skills, Strategies, and Applications: Students deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey ideas clearly and relate to the background and interests of the audience.
6.7.11. Speaking Applications: Deliver informative presentations that: pose relevant questions sufficiently limited in scope to be completely and thoroughly answered; develop the topic with facts, details, examples, and explanations from multiple authoritative sources, including speakers, periodicals, and online information.
Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.7.4. Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication: Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view, matching the purpose, message, and vocal modulation (changes in tone) to the audience.
Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.7.6. Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication: Support opinions with researched, documented evidence and with visual or media displays that use appropriate technology.
Worksheets :3Study Guides :1 6.7.7. Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication: Use effective timing, volume, tone, and alignment of hand and body gestures to sustain audience interest and attention.
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