Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

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• Identify the independent clause and dependent clause in a complex sentence.
• Use subordinating conjunctions to combine ideas into a single coherent sentence.
• Apply comma rules for dependent clauses placed at the beginning of a complex sentence.

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• Compare themes across two literary texts by using evidence from each text.
• Analyze how characters’ choices reveal identity, resilience, or conflict.
• Integrate ideas from multiple texts to form a broader claim about the message of the texts.

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• Compare and analyze themes, characters, and ideas across multiple literary works.
• Recognize patterns and contrasting perspectives to deepen understanding of common themes.
• Integrate ideas from different texts to develop a broader interpretation of literary messages.+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Compare and analyze themes of resilience across different literary texts.
• Identify character traits and how they demonstrate resilience.
• Recognize common messages about resilience conveyed through stories.

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by focusing on the central point and how details connect to it.
• Use context clues such as repeated ideas and topic sentences to determine what an author is mainly trying to say.
• Summarize text accurately by stating the main idea and avoiding details that only support it.

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• Compare themes, characters, and ideas across two literary works
• Recognize how authors’ perspectives shape meaning in different genres
• Contrast similarities and differences to deepen understanding of a common message

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• Compare themes across two or more texts by identifying what remains consistent and what changes.
• Analyze characters and ideas in one text and connect them to patterns in another text.
• Contrast perspectives to explain how authors communicate messages about resilience, identity, or conflict.

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• Explain how narration, images, music, pacing, and camera angles shape the meaning of a multimedia text.
• Identify how tone and presentation can increase credibility, sympathy, or emphasis.
• Compare viewpoint in visuals with claims in accompanying text to support evidence-based interpretation.

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• Explain how multimedia choices (tone, music, pacing, and camera angles) influence meaning in viewing texts.
• Compare visuals with spoken words to determine whether messages align or conflict.
• Use evidence from both audio and visuals to make an evidence-based interpretation.

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• Identify the main idea in a paragraph or selection
• Use topic sentences and details to determine central points
• Summarize texts by focusing on main ideas+ Show more

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• Identify and explain discussion norms that support respectful group conversations
• Practice building on others’ ideas by adding evidence, clarifying questions, and meaningful comments
• Use active listening strategies to improve understanding during collaborative discussions

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• Identify how narration, music, pacing, and camera angles influence meaning in multimedia texts
• Explain how visual choices can support or contradict spoken claims and affect credibility or emphasis
• Use evidence from both visuals and accompanying text to interpret a viewpoint accurately

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• Identify perspectives related to multimedia
• Respond to questions about multimedia perspectives
• Complete short-answer responses on multimedia perspectives+ Show more

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• Identify and use discussion norms that support respectful, productive conversations.
• Practice active listening and building on others’ ideas during small-group discussions.
• Write meaningful comments that clarify, add evidence, or connect to the topic.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in reading and viewing activities
• Respond to questions about the main idea
• Complete short-answer responses about the main idea+ Show more

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• Identify different types of supporting evidence used in texts
• Determine how evidence supports a claim
• Differentiate between facts, examples, and quotations+ Show more

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• Explain how supporting evidence strengthens a claim in writing.
• Select evidence that is relevant and understandable for a specific audience.
• Paraphrase source information accurately and acknowledge credibility.

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• Explain how supporting evidence strengthens a claim by connecting it to concrete facts, examples, or quotations
• Select evidence that is relevant to the audience and intended purpose
• Paraphrase accurately and acknowledge sources to avoid misleading or borrowed information

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• Use commas to separate grouped ideas and support readability in complex sentences.
• Use semicolons to join closely related independent clauses correctly.
• Use quotation marks accurately for dialogue and quoted speech, including correct placement with punctuation.

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Explain how supporting evidence strengthens a claim by connecting concrete information to the writer’s point.
• Choose relevant evidence for a specific audience and purpose.
• Paraphrase accurately while acknowledging sources to avoid misleading or borrowed content.

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• Determine an author's purpose for writing an informational text by using textual clues and tone.
• Differentiate between purposes to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
• Use evidence from the text to support claims about the author’s intent.+ Show more

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• Determine an author’s purpose (to inform, to persuade, or to entertain) using textual clues and tone.
• Identify words, phrases, and sentence patterns that signal whether a text is meant to share information, convince the reader, or provide enjoyment.
• Explain how recognizing purpose helps readers evaluate reliability and possible bias in informational texts.

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Identify the different purposes an author might have when writing a text.
• Analyze textual clues and tone to determine whether the author aims to inform, persuade, or entertain.
• Distinguish between informational, persuasive, and entertainment texts through critical reading skills.+ Show more

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• Use commas to separate items, set off introductory phrases, and clarify meaning in complex sentences.
• Use semicolons to connect closely related independent clauses and to avoid comma splices.
• Use quotation marks correctly to punctuate dialogue and quoted titles with standard conventions.

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• Identify an author’s purpose in an informational text by distinguishing whether the author writes to inform, persuade, or entertain.
• Use textual clues such as tone, word choice, and evidence to support an author’s purpose claim.
• Evaluate how an author’s purpose may affect reliability and bias in a text.

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• Use commas to separate sentence parts and set up quotations correctly.
• Use semicolons to connect closely related independent clauses.
• Use quotation marks to punctuate dialogue accurately and clearly.

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• Use commas to clarify meaning in lists, clauses, and introductory phrases.
• Use semicolons to connect closely related independent clauses.
• Use quotation marks correctly to punctuate dialogue and titles.+ Show more

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• Identify supporting evidence in Grade 6 writing activities
• Explain how supporting evidence relates to writing
• Respond to questions about supporting evidence+ Show more

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• Explain how supporting evidence strengthens a claim by connecting it to concrete information.
• Select evidence that is relevant to the intended point and appropriate for the audience.
• Use accurate paraphrasing and acknowledge sources to maintain credibility.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how supporting evidence strengthens a claim by connecting concrete information to a writer’s point
• Choose evidence that is relevant and understandable for a specific audience
• Use accurate paraphrasing and acknowledge sources to avoid misleading or borrowed information

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• Identify the purpose of clarifying questions during a discussion (definitions, examples, reasons behind claims, and restatements).
• Use active listening strategies to check understanding and confirm accurate interpretation of meaning and implied tone.
• Distinguish whether a speaker is offering evidence, expressing an opinion, or sharing a hypothesis by interpreting clues in their wording.

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• Explain how clarifying questions improve comprehension during discussion.
• Write clarifying questions that target confusion (definitions, examples, reasons, or missing details).
• Use active listening by restating an idea to confirm understanding.+ Show more

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• Explain how changes in perspective affect how events are interpreted in a narrative.
• Identify evidence that shows what information is foregrounded or backgrounded in different viewpoints.
• Describe how perspective shifts influence readers’ judgments about motives and reliability.

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• Apply correct modifier placement to improve clarity and precision.
• Maintain consistent verb tense when writing about events and actions.
• Use subject-verb agreement correctly in common sentence structures.

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• Identify clarifying questions in speaking and listening contexts
• Respond to questions about clarifying questions
• Complete short-answer responses on the lesson topic+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Use clarifying questions (definitions, examples, and reasons) to improve comprehension during discussion.
• Restate what a speaker said to check understanding and confirm accuracy.
• Identify whether a speaker’s message is evidence, an opinion, or a hypothesis by interpreting tone and implied meaning.

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• Understand how perspective shifts influence interpretation of a narrative.
• Identify changes in framing, emotional angle, and emphasis within texts.
• Analyze how author choices guide reader perceptions and conclusions.

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• Identify misplaced modifiers in sentences
• Correctly position modifiers for clarity
• Understand how word placement affects sentence meaning

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• Explain how clarifying questions strengthen comprehension during discussion
• Use active listening by restating claims to confirm accurate interpretation
• Identify whether a speaker’s meaning is evidence, an opinion, or a hypothesis

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• Apply correct modifier placement to improve clarity and meaning.
• Maintain consistent verb tense in paragraphs and revise for errors.
• Use correct subject-verb agreement in sentences, especially with tricky subjects.

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• Identify the central idea of a narrative by using textual clues.
• Determine how characters, setting, and plot help develop a theme.
• Distinguish between theme (message) and central idea (main point).+ Show more

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• Identify a story’s theme and distinguish it from the text’s central idea.
• Use evidence from characters, setting, and plot events to explain a recurring message or moral.
• Determine how author choices develop theme through details and textual clues.

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• Use textual evidence to make reasonable inferences about motives and likely outcomes.
• Identify inference clues such as character actions, descriptive details, and cause-and-effect signals.
• Distinguish between evidence-based inferences and unsupported speculation.

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• Use text evidence to make inferences about motives, consequences, and likely outcomes.
• Identify clue words and actions (behavior, timing, wording) that support an inferred idea.
• Distinguish between inference (supported by evidence) and speculation (unsupported guessing).