Appendix
6 th Grade California State English Language Arts Standards
2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials)
Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They describe and
connect the essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives of the text by using
the knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose.
Expository Critique
2.6 Determine the adequacy and appropriateness of the evidence for an author's
conclusions.
2.7 Make reasonable assertions about a text through accurate, supporting citations.
2.8 Note instances of unsupported inferences, fallacious reasoning, persuasion, and
propaganda in text.
Research and Technology
1.4 Use organizational features of electronic text (e.g., bulletin boards, databases,
keyword searches, e-mail addresses) to locate information.
Writing Application
2.3 Write research reports:
a. Pose relevant questions with a scope narrow enough to be thoroughly covered.
b. Support the main idea or ideas with facts, details, examples, and explanations
from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers, periodicals, online
information searches.
c. Include a bibliography.
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