California English Language Development Standards
Grade 6
PI.6.12.Br
a) U
se an expanded set of general academic words (e.g.,
affect, evidence, demonstrate, reluctantly), domainspecific words (e.g., scene, setting, plot, point of view,
fraction, cell membrane, democracy), synonyms,
antonyms, and figurative language to create precision
and shades of meaning while speaking and writing.
b) U
se knowledge of morphology to appropriately select
affixes in a variety of ways to manipulate language (e.g.,
changing observe -> observation, reluctant -> reluctantly,
produce -> production, etc.).
EMC Pages That Cover
the Standards
SE/ATE: 67, 73, 124, 170, 190, 248,
310, 331, 464, 574, 606-611, 649, 715,
744, 754
ATE: 139, 247, 329, 337, 661
PART II: LEARNING ABOUT HOW ENGLISH WORKS
A. Structuring Cohesive Texts
1. Understanding text structure
PII.6.1.Em
Apply basic understanding of how different text types
are organized to express ideas (e.g., how a narrative is
organized sequentially with predictable stages versus how
arguments are organized around ideas) to comprehending
texts and writing basic texts.
SE/ATE: 85, 183, 244-251, 263, 290,
321, 362-367, 425, 498, 551, 571,
588, 590, 688-693, 759
ATE: 93, 211, 273, 301, 306, 412, 727,
771
PII.6.1.Ex
Apply growing understanding of how different text types
are organized to express ideas (e.g., how a narrative is
organized sequentially with predictable stages versus how
arguments are structured logically around reasons and
evidence) to comprehending texts and writing texts with
increasing cohesion.
SE/ATE: 68, 244-251, 288, 298, 362367, 410, 553, 688-693, 722,
ATE: 92, 211, 266, 300, 306, 762,
771
PII.6.1.Br
Apply increasing understanding of how different text
types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how a historical
account is organized chronologically versus how arguments
are structured logically around reasons and evidence) to
comprehending texts and writing cohesive texts.
SE/ATE: 86, 244-251, 297, 303, 362367, 460, 587, 688-693, 759
ATE: 93, 285, 304, 306, 412, 727,
764
2. Understanding cohesion
PII.6.2.Em
6
a) Apply basic understanding of language resources for
referring the reader back or forward in text (e.g., how
pronouns refer back to nouns in text) to comprehending
texts and writing basic texts.
b) Apply basic understanding of how ideas, events, or
reasons are linked throughout a text using a select set of
everyday connecting words or phrases (e.g., first/next, at
the beginning) to comprehending texts and writing basic
texts.
SE/ATE: 148, 191, 284, 320, 463,
613, 692
ATE: 13, 79, 107, 142, 165, 273, 412,
727
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