SixthGradeSkillsListforParents

MissouriLearningStandards
4thQuarter

Thisisourinstructionalplanforfourthquarter.
However,thecurriculummaybeadjustedtobestmeetindividualstudentandclassroomneeds.

EnglishLanguageArts
*Fourthquarterisareviewquarter.Teachersshouldspendthistimepreparingfortestingandreteaching
skillsasnecessary.

ReadingLiterature
Icanread,understandanddiscussthefictionstoriesIread.Ican:
refertothetexttosupportmythoughtsanddrawinferencesaboutastory.
usedetailsfromthetexttodeterminethethemeormessageofastory.
giveasummaryofthestorywithoutaddingmyopinionsorjudgments.
describehowtheplotofastoryordramaunfoldsinasequenceofevents.
describehowthecharactersinastoryordramachangeasastorymovestowardsitsconclusion.
readandunderstandstories,dramasandpoemsatmygradelevelandabove.

Speaking&Listening
Icanunderstandandcollaboratewithallkindsofpeople.Ican:
effectivelyparticipateindifferenttypesofdiscussionsandwithdifferentpeopleabout6thgrade
topics,textsandissues.
buildonothersideasandexpressmyownideasclearly.
cometodiscussionspreparedtosharemyideasbecauseIhavereadorstudiedtherequired
material.
participateindiscussionsmoreeffectivelybyusingexamplesandevidencefromthetextto
helpmereflectontheideasinthediscussion.
followrules,setgoals,meetdeadlinesandcarryoutmyassignedroleinshareddiscussions
withpeers.
askandanswerquestionsusingappropriateexplanationsordetailsthataddtothediscussion
ofatopic,textorissue.
thinkthroughtheideasinadiscussionandshowthatIunderstanddifferentperspectivesby
sharingmythoughtsandrestatingwhatothershavesaid.
thinkaboutinformationpresentedindifferentmediaorformatsandexplainhowitcontributestoa
topic,textorissue.
explainaspeaker'sargumentsorclaimsandseparatethosethataresupportedbyreasonsand
evidencefromthosethatarenot.

Icansharemyideasandknowledge.Ican:
presentclaimsandfindingsinalogicalorderusingrelevantdescriptions,factsanddetailstosupport
themainidea.
useappropriateeyecontactandvolume,aswellasspeakclearly,whenIpresentideastoothers.
includemultimedia(e.g.,graphics,images,musicorsound)andotherdisplaystohelpmeclarify
informationinmypresentations.

 changemywayofspeakingforavarietyofsituationsandtasksandshowthatIcanuseformal
Englishwhennecessaryandappropriate.

ReadingInformationalText
Icanread,understandanddiscussinformationaltextsIread.Ican:
refertothetexttosupportmythoughtsanddrawinferencesaboutapieceofinformationaltext.
usedetailsfromthetexttodeterminethecentralideaofapieceofinformationaltext.
giveasummaryofapieceofinformationaltextwithoutaddingmyopinionsorjudgments.
thinkandtalkindetailabouthowpeople,eventsorideasareintroduced,illustratedanddevelopedin
apieceofinformationaltext.
readandunderstandliterarynonfictionatmygradelevel.

Language
IcanuseproperEnglishwhenIwriteandspeak.Ican:
showthatIknowhowtowritesentencesaccurately.
usecommas,parenthesesanddashestosetoffspecificelementsinmywriting.
spellcorrectly.

Icanfigureoutwhatwordsmeanandusethemindifferentsituations.Ican:
determinethemeaningsofwordsbyusingthestrategiesIhavelearnedandbythinkingaboutwhatI
haveread.
usecontextcluestofigureoutwhatwordsorphrasesmean.
determinethemeaningsofunknownwordsbyusingwhatIknowaboutcommonGreekand
Latinprefixes,suffixesandroots.
useprintanddigitalreferencesourcestohelpmefindthepronunciationsandclarify
meaningsandpartsofspeechfornewwordsorphrases.
makeaguessaboutawordorphrase'smeaningandthencheckmyunderstandingusing
referencematerials.
learnandusenewvocabularyappropriatefor6thgrade.
shownewknowledgeofvocabularywhenIthinkabouthowwordsorphrasesthatareimportantto
meaningorexpression.

Writing
Icanimprovemywritingandpublishitforotherstoread.Ican:
produceclearwritingwithappropriatedevelopment,organizationandstyletosuitmytask,purpose
andaudience
.
plan,revise,edit,rewriteortryanewapproachinmywritingwithsomehelpofpeersandadults.
usedifferentformsoftechnologytocreateandpublishmywriting.
usetechnologytointeractandcollaboratewithothers.
showappropriatekeyboardingskillstotypeatleastthreepagesofmywritinginasinglesitting.

Icanuseresearchtolearnmoreaboutatopicandpresentittoothers.Ican:
completeshortresearchprojectstoansweraspecificquestionbyusingseveralsourcesandby
refocusingmyresearchwhenneeded.
determineifasourceiscrediblewhenIgathernewinformationfrombooksortechnology.
quoteorparaphrasefromprintanddigitalsourceswithoutplagiarizing.
providebasicbibliographyinformationtorecognizethesourcesIuseinmyresearch.
gatherevidencefromfictionorinformationaltexttosupportmyinvestigation,thinkingandresearch.

 applyallthatIhavelearnedin6thgradereadingtowritingliterature.
applyallthatIhavelearnedin6thgradereadingtowritinginformationaltexts.
writeoverextendedtimeframesandshortertimeframesforvariousreasonsandaudiences.

Mathematics
Icanusemeasurementanddatatohelpmeunderstandmath:Ican:
understandvolume
measurevolumebycountingunitcubes.
solverealworldproblemsinvolvingvolume.
findthevolumeofanobjectusingtheformulasV=lwhandV=bh.

Icanusegeometrytohelpmeunderstandmath.Ican:
puttogetherandtakeapartshapestohelpmefindtheareaofrighttriangles,othertriangles,special
quadrilateralsandpolygons.Icanmakealineplottodisplaydatasetsofmeasurementsinfractions.
applywhatIknowabouttakingapartandputtingtogethershapestofindtheareainrealworld
situations.
useunitcubestofindthevolumeofarightrectangularprismandIunderstandthatthemathematical
formula(V=lwhorV=bh)willgivemethesameresult.
usethemathematicalformulasV=lwhorV=bhtodeterminethevolumeofrealworldobjects.
drawpolygonsinthecoordinateplanewhenIamgiventhecoordinatesforthevertices.
usethecoordinatesoftheverticesofapolygononthecoordinateplanetofindthelengthofaside,
joiningpointswiththesamefirstcoordinateorthesamesecondcoordinate.
applywhatIhavelearnedaboutpolygonsoncoordinateplanestorealworldandmathematical
situations.
showhowthreedimensionalfigurescanbemadeusingtwodimensionalnets.(Anetisthepattern
madewhenthesurfaceofathreedimensionalfigureislaidoutflat.)
figureoutthesurfaceareaofathreedimensionalshapebyusinganet.

Icanusethenumbersystemtohelpmeunderstandmath.Ican:
understandthatarationalnumberisapointonanumberline.
extendnumberlinediagramstoshowpositiveandnegativenumberonthelineandintheplane.
recognizeoppositesignsofnumberasindicatingplacesonoppositesidesof0onthenumberline.
understandsignsofnumbersinorderedpairsasindicatinglocationsinquadrantsofthecoordinate
plane.(Ex:whentwoorderedpairsdifferonlybysigns,thelocationsappeartobereflectionsofeach
otheronthecoordinateplane.)
placeintegersandothernumbersonanumberlinediagram.
placeorderedpairsonacoordinateplane.
graphinallfourquadrantsofthecoordinateplanetohelpmesolverealworldandmathematical
problems.
determinethedistancebetweenpointsinthesamefirstcoordinateorthesamesecondcoordinate.

SocialStudies
Thisquarter,Ican:
Geography:

 constructmaps
locatepoliticalandphysicalfeaturesonamap
describesphysicaltraitsofregions
describeshumantraitsofregions
Economics:
interpretsthatpast,present,andpredictsfutureofeconomicdecisions
applieseconomicconcepts

Science
Thisquarter,Icanexplainand/ordemonstrate:

LivingOrganism:
WhatIwill
learn
aboutlivingorganismsbytheendofthisunit:
Therearelifeprocessesnecessaryforthesurvivaloflivingorganisms.
Cellsarethefundamentalunitoflifeandcarriesonalllifeprocesses.
MostorganismsonEarthareunicellular.
Plantandanimalcellshaveuniquestructures.
Thechloroplastproducesfoodforaplantandsomeunicellularorganisms.

WhatIwillbeable
todo
bytheendofthisunit:
Identifyexamplesofunicellularandmulticellularorganisms.
Compareandcontrastplantandanimalcellstructures.
Describephotosynthesis

Ecology:
WhatIwill
learn
aboutecologybytheendofthisunit:
Therebioticandabioticfactorsthataffectanecosystem.
Populationsareinacompetitionforresources.
Therearefactorsthataffectthenumberandtypesoforganismsanecosystemcansupport.
Organismscanharmfulorbeneficialtoanecosystem.
Populationsservearoleinanecosystem.
Fossilsareevidenceofpastlife.
Organismshaveadaptationstosurviveinspecificenvironment.

WhatIwillbeable
todo
bytheendofthisunit:
Identifybioticandabioticfactorsthatmakeupanecosystem.
Predicteffectsofchangeswithinanecosystem.
Predicttheimpactofanaturalenvironmentalchangeonorganisms.
Diagramtransferofenergyinaquaticandlandfoodweb.
Predicthowadaptationsaffectanorganismssurvivalinanenvironment.

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