Appendix D

Grade 6 English Language Arts/Reading

Number of Operational Items by Standard (Highest-Lowest)

The following charts show the standards that require more focus in
ELA/Reading. It also shows the approximate number of operational
items for each standard. They are rated high (H), middle (M), and low
(L).

Reading for Literature

Standard StandardDescriptor PossibleNumberof

Questions
RL. 1 (H) Citetextualevidenceto 3-4
supportanalysisofwhatthe
textsaysexplicitlyaswellas
inferencesdrawnfromthe
text.
RL. 5 (H) Analyzehowaparticular 3-4
sentence,chapter,scene,or
stanzafitsintotheoverall
structureofatextand
contributestothedevelopment
ofthetheme,setting,orplot.
R.L. 3 (M) Describehowaparticular 2-5
storysordramasplotunfolds
inaseriesofepisodesaswell
ashowthecharactersrespond
orchangeastheplotmoves
towardaresolution.
RL.4 (M) Determinethemeaningof 2-5
wordsandphrasesastheyare
usedinatext,including
figurativeandconnotative
meanings;analyzetheimpact
ofaspecificwordchoiceon
meaningandtone.
RL.2 (L) Determineathemeorcentral 1-3
ideaofatextandhowitis
conveyedthroughparticular
details;provideasummaryof
thetextdistinctfrompersonal
opinionsorjudgments.
RL.6 (L) Explainhowanauthor 0-1
developsthepointofviewof
thenarratororspeakerina
 text.

Language

Standard StandardDescriptor PossibleNumberof

Questions
L.4.a Usecontext(e.g.,theoverall 4-7
meaningofasentenceor
paragraph;awordsposition
orfunctioninasentence)asa
cluetothemeaningofaword
orphrase.
L.5.a Interpretfiguresofspeech 4-7
(e.g.,personification)in
context.

ReadingforInformation

Standard StandardDescriptor PossibleNumberof

Questions
RI.1(H) Citetextualevidenceto 36
supportanalysisofwhatthe
textsaysexplicitlyaswellas
inferencesdrawnfromthe
text.
RI.5(M) Analyzehowaparticular 24
sentence,paragraph,chapter,
orsectionfitsintotheoverall
structureofatextand
contributestothedevelopment
oftheideas.
RI.2(M) Determineacentralideaofa 24
textandhowitisconveyed
throughparticulardetails;
provideasummaryofthetext
distinctfrompersonal
opinionsorjudgments.
RI.3(L) Analyzeindetailhowakey 13
individual,event,orideais
introduced,illustrated,and
elaboratedinatext(e.g.,
throughexamplesor
anecdotes).
RI.4(L) Determinethemeaningof 14
 wordsandphrasesastheyare
usedinatext,including
figurative,connotative,and
technicalmeanings.
RI.6(L) Determineanauthorspointof 14
vieworpurposeinatextand
explainhowitisconveyedin
thetext.
RI.8(L) Traceandevaluatethe 13
argumentandspecificclaims
inatext,distinguishingclaims
thataresupportedbyreasons
andevidencefromclaimsthat
arenot.