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Language Arts - Grade 6

Language Arts

The Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) set forth the basic skills for Oklahoma students. These skills are meant to be used by educators in developing language arts curriculum appropriate to the needs of their students. There are several English/Language Arts sections in the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Form M:
    Reading - - assesses Vocabulary, World Analysis, and Reading Comprehension
    Vocabulary - - assesses the students' verbal ability
    Language Arts - - assesses Listening, Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Language Usage & Expression/Writing Process The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) contains six subtests for Language Arts levels Primary 1 through Primary 3. At the higher levels, there are seven subtests. The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for reading and writing offers descriptors of student performance levels for grade 5, grade 8, and English II. The English section of the ACT contains five reading passages and seventy-five multiple-choice questions:
    * Ten questions dealing with punctuation
    * Twelve questions dealing with grammar
    * Eighteen questions dealing with sentence structure
    * Eleven questions dealing with revising and strengthening a passage
    * Twelve questions dealing with changing words for style and clarity
    * Twelve questions dealing with explaining or supporting a point of view clearly and effectively
    
The Reading section of the ACT contains four reading passages dealing with the following topics:
    * Natural Science
    * Social Studies
    * Humanities
    * Literature The Oklahoma PASS sets forth standards for Language Arts.

Grade 6

The Oklahoma PASS provides learning goals for language arts that students must meet by the end of sixth grade.


Spelling

    4.1 Spelling: Misspelled/Homonyms
The learner will be able to distinguish correct spelling of commonly misspelled words and homonyms.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Spelling Applications Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2c
  

Study and Research Skills

    5.3 Testing: Apply/Test/Strategies
The learner will be able to use appropriate essay test-taking and time-writing strategies that address and analyze the question (prompt) and use organizational methods required by the prompt.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Testing Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.5a & b
  
    5.4 Business/Friendly: Write
The learner will be able to write friendly letters and business letters, and continue to produce other writing forms introduced in earlier grades.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Formal Letter Writing: Business Synthesis Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.8
  
    5.5 Sources: Appropriate/Determine
The learner will be able to determine the appropriateness of an information source for a research topic.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 5.2c
  
    5.6 Card Catalog/Database: Use/Topic
The learner will be able to use card catalogs and computer databases to locate sources for research topics.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Card Catalog Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Reading 5.1a
  
    5.7 Primary/Secondary: Information
The learner will be able to access information from a variety of primary and secondary sources to gather information for research topics.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Reference: Primary/Secondary Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 5.1b
  

Language Mechanics
The Language Mechanics Unit includes comprehending and applying the rules that govern punctuation and capitalization when writing and editing written works.

    9.1 Punctuate: Correctly/Writing
The learner will be able to punctuate correctly in writing (e.g., end punctuation, commas to separate words in a series, city and state, quotation, and sentence and to set off nonrestrictive phrases, quotation marks, apostrophes in contractions and possessives, and conventions of letter writing).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Capitalization: Proper Nouns Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.2b
  
    9.2 Capitalization:Application of Rules
The learner will be able to apply the capitalization rules appropriately in writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Capitalization: Applications Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.2a
  

Language Expressions

    10.1 Fragment/Run-On: Edit
The learner will be able to correct sentence run-ons and fragments.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure/Fragment/Run-On Comprehension Master 1.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.3a
  
    10.2 Preposition: Information/Write/Use
The learner will be able to use prepositional phrases to elaborate written ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Preposition Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1h
  
    10.3 Conjunction: Use
The learner will be able to correctly use conjunctions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Conjunction Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1i
  
    10.4 Agreement: Correct/Use
The learner will be able to make pronouns agree with their antecedents.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Pronoun: Agreement Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1d
  
    10.5 Sentences: Simple/Compound
The learner will be able to write simple and compound sentences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.3d
  
    10.6 Pronoun: Nominative/Speak/Write
The learner will be able to identify and use nominative, objective, and possessive pronouns correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Pronoun Application Master OK: PASS Writing 3.1c
  
    10.7 Sentence Structure: Various/Use
The learner will be able to use a variety of sentence structures, types, and lengths to contribute to fluency and interest.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence Structure Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.5
  
    10.8 Adjective: Comparative/Superlative
The learner will be able to correctly form and use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Adjective Application Master OK: PASS Writing 3.1e
  
    10.9 Subject-Verb: Singular/Plural
The learner will be able to make subjects and verbs agree.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Subject-Verb Agreement Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1b
  
    10.10 Verb: Principle Part/Use
The learner will be able to identify the principal parts of verbs to form verb tenses.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Verb Knowledge Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.1a
  
    10.11 Edit: Written Works/Dangling
The learner will be able to correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Modifier: Edit Comprehension Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 3.3b
  
    10.12 Reference: Pronoun
The learner will be able to use correct pronoun references.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Modifier Application Master OK: PASS Writing 3.1f
  
    10.13 Grammar: Confused Words
The learner will be able to distinguish commonly confused words (e.g., there, their, they're; two, to, too; accept, except; affect, effect).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Grammar Analysis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1j
  
    10.14 Participle/Gerund/Infinitives
The learner will be able to identify direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Participle Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1g
  
    10.15 Clause: Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between dependent and independent clauses.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Sentence: Clause Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.3c
  
    10.16 Plurals: Regular/Irregular
The learner will be able to form regular and irregular plurals correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Noun Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 3.1k
  

Speaking

    13.1 Persuasion: Support/Evidence
The learner will be able to support the position with organized and relevant evidence and effective emotional appeals.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Persuasion Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.3b
  
    13.2 Response: Develop Inference
The learner will be able to develop and justify the interpretation through the use of examples and evidence from the text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Speaking Responses Evaluation Master OK: PASS Writing 2.6c
  
    13.3 Message: Content/Credibility
The learner will be able to evaluate the spoken message in terms of content, credibility, and delivery.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Message Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Oral 1.4
  
    13.4 Communicate: Appropriately
The learner will be able to communicate using appropriate delivery (volume, rate, enunciation, and movement).
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Presentation: Prepare Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Oral 2.3
  

Writing

    14.1 Essay: Thesis/Situation/Evidence
The learner will be able to write descriptions, explanations, comparison and contrast papers, and problems and solution papers that state the thesis (position on the topic) or purpose, explain the situation, organize the composition clearly and appropriately for the purpose of the writing, and provide evidence to support arguments and conclusions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Essay/Composition Synthesis Master OK: PASS Writing 2.2a, 2.2b, 2.2c, and 2.2d
  
    14.2 Genre: Persuasive/Write
The learner will be able to write persuasive compositions that state a clear position on a proposition or proposal.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Genre Synthesis Master OK: PASS Writing 2.3a
  
    14.3 Writing as a Process: Composition
The learner will be able to use the writing process to develop composition skills. Students are expected to use prewriting strategies, write and revise multiple drafts, edit, and share their compositions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing as a Process Application, Synthesis Master OK: PASS Writing 1.1
  
    14.4 Purposes: Style/Tone/Adjust
The learner will be able to write for different purposes and to a specific audience or person, adjusting tone and style as necessary to make writing interesting.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Synthesis Master OK: PASS Writing 2.7
  
    14.5 Strategies: Write/Body
The learner will be able to compose a presentation with a well-organized introduction, body, and conclusion that is appropriate for different purposes, audiences, and occasions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Strategies Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Oral 2.2
  
    14.6 Narrative: Write
The learner will be able to 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, and use a range of narrative devices, such as dialogue or suspense.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Narrative Synthesis Master 2.0 OK: Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS), 2002, Grade 6, Writing 2.1a, b, & c
  
    14.7 Organization: Purpose
The learner will be able to use spatial, chronological, and climactic organizational patterns as appropriate to purpose.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Organization Application Master 2.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.3
  
    14.8 Self-evaluation: Class Performance
The learner will be able to complete a self-evaluation on a class performance.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Evaluating Writing Application Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.4c
  
    14.9 Response: Interpretation/Organize
The learner will be able to write responses to literature that organize the interpretation around several clear ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Responses Synthesis Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.6b
  
    14.10 Summary: Research/Reference
The learner will be able to summarize information from multiple sources into a research paper.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Summary Comprehension Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 5.2d
  
    14.11 Individual Insight: Express
The learner will be able to express the individual's insight into conditions or situations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting: Ideas Comprehension Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.4a
  
    14.12 Ideas: Scene/Lesson/Compare
The learner will be able to compare a scene from a work of fiction with a lesson learned from experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting: Ideas Evaluation Master 0.5 OK: PASS Writing 2.4b
  
    14.13 Ideas: Details/Examples/Develop
The learner will be able to use details, examples, reasons, and evidence to develop an idea.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Drafting: Ideas Application Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 1.2
  
    14.14 Edit: Draft/Usage/Mechanics
The learner will be able to edit for errors in Standard English usage, sentence structure, mechanics, and spelling.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Editing: Language Conventions Comprehension Master OK: PASS Writing 1.6
  
    14.15 Handwriting/Penmanship: Copy
The learner will be able to use handwriting/penmanship to copy and/or compose text, in manuscript or cursive, using correct spacing and formation of letters.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Print/Cursive Application Master OK: PASS Writing 2.9
  
    14.16 Sources: Identify/Credit
The learner will be able to identify and credit the reference sources used to gain information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Research Paper: Sources Knowledge Master 1.0 OK: PASS Reading 5.2b
  
    14.17 Reader: Concerns/Counterargument
The learner will be able to anticipate and address reader concerns and counterarguments.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source
Writing Purposes Evaluation Master 1.0 OK: PASS Writing 2.3c
  

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