Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify genre techniques that shape meaning in narrative, expository, and argumentative writing.
• Explain how sentence style and pacing can reinforce a writer’s purpose.
• Apply cause-and-effect and word-choice skills to determine how details impact an audience.

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• Identify common persuasive techniques in media and explain how they influence attention and emotion.
• Analyze how visual, audio, and language choices guide an audience toward agreement.
• Evaluate whether a persuasive message fits audience needs and whether claims are supported.

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• Identify and distinguish simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• Combine ideas using sentence variety to improve clarity and rhythm.
• Revise writing by changing sentence structure and length to make it more engaging.

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• Identify and distinguish simple, compound, and complex sentences in writing.
• Combine related ideas using varied sentence structures to improve clarity and interest.
• Revise sentences to adjust rhythm and avoid repeating the same pattern.

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• Identify persuasive techniques in Media Literacy activities
• Respond to questions about persuasive techniques
• Complete short-answer responses about persuasive techniques+ Show more

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• Identify simple sentences in reading passages and examples.
• Understand the structure of simple sentences.
• Construct correct and clear simple sentences.

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• Identify the main idea and purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph
• Explain how supporting sentences relate to and strengthen the topic sentence
• Revise paragraphs for coherence by using consistent tense and point of view+ Show more

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• Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences in a passage.
• Explain how sentence variety improves rhythm, clarity, and meaning in writing.
• Revise sentences by combining ideas using appropriate punctuation and conjunctions.

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• Identify different persuasive techniques used in media messages.
• Understand how visual and audio features influence audience perception.
• Evaluate the purpose of specific persuasive elements in advertisements.

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• Identify how a topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph
• Evaluate whether supporting sentences match the topic sentence and the writer’s purpose
• Explain how concluding sentences and consistent tense/point of view improve paragraph coherence

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• Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences and explain how they differ
• Revise sentences to improve sentence variety by combining ideas effectively
• Use sentence variety to create clearer rhythm and meaning in writing

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• Explain how transition words and phrases signal relationships among ideas (contrast, cause/effect, and examples).
• Identify the central idea of an informational passage and describe how transitions support it.
• Use appropriate transitions to clarify reasoning and improve coherence in writing.

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• Identify topic sentences in Grade 6 writing activities
• Explain the role of topic sentences in writing
• Respond to questions about topic sentences+ Show more

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• Identify the meaning of common figurative language (metaphors and similes) in Grade 6 texts.
• Explain what a figurative comparison suggests and how it connects to the author’s theme or message.
• Distinguish figurative wording from literal wording using context evidence.

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• Identify the literal meaning of words and phrases in a passage that uses figurative language.
• Determine what a simile or metaphor suggests about a character, idea, or theme.
• Explain how repeated figurative language can reinforce an implied message in a poem or speech.

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• Identify character traits and explain how they are shown through a character’s actions and dialogue.
• Infer a character’s motivations and connect them to key plot events.
• Analyze how a character develops over time and how that development affects themes.

Learning Objectives

• Identify common persuasive techniques used in media and explain how they influence an audience’s attention and emotions
• Analyze how design and delivery choices (such as visuals, music, repetition, and testimonials) support a persuasive message
• Evaluate whether persuasive techniques align with the needs and interests of a specific audience

Learning Objectives

• Explain how specific persuasive techniques in media influence attention, emotion, and audience interpretation.
• Identify visual and audio features (camera angles, color, music, repetition, slogans, and testimonials) and describe how they can encourage agreement.
• Evaluate why a creator uses a technique and whether it matches the needs and beliefs of a target audience.

Learning Objectives

• Identify common persuasive techniques used in media (such as repetition, slogans, testimonials, camera angles, and music).
• Explain how persuasive techniques can shape attention and emotions in an audience.
• Evaluate whether a technique is likely to meet audience needs and support the message’s purpose.

Learning Objectives

• Identify genre techniques that help shape meaning in narrative, expository, and argumentative writing
• Explain how sentence style and pacing support a writer’s purpose
• Distinguish between time order, classification/compare/contrast/cause-effect, and claim-reason argument structure

Learning Objectives

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

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• Identify transition words in context
• Understand how transition words clarify relationships among ideas
• Analyze how transitions improve coherence in writing

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• Identify and describe character traits, motivations, and development within a story.
• Analyze how characters' actions and decisions influence the plot and themes.
• Use textual evidence to support inferences about characters' personalities and relationships.+ Show more

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• Identify and understand similes in literary texts.
• Explain the meaning behind figurative expressions.
• Analyze how figurative language enhances themes and ideas.

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• Identify character traits and motivations in a narrative by analyzing what characters say and do.
• Infer how a character’s actions and decisions influence the plot and the story’s themes.
• Use textual evidence to support interpretations about a character’s personality and growth.

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by reading its topic sentence.
• Write topic sentences that connect to supporting details and match the paragraph’s purpose.
• Use coherent concluding sentences to reinforce how a paragraph contributes to a larger message.+ Show more

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• Revise a draft to improve coherence by ensuring ideas flow logically and follow the genre’s expected structure.
• Strengthen topic sentences and transitions so each paragraph supports the central claim.
• Use evidence purposefully by placing support where it best matches the sentence it explains.

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• Identify and describe key elements of narrative writing, including character, setting, plot, and point of view.
• Use clear sequencing language to organize events in a narrative.
• Revise a narrative by adding vivid details and strengthening point of view.+ Show more

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• Understand how to improve paragraph coherence through reordering and adding details.
• Identify logical flow issues within a paragraph.
• Practice revising paragraphs to enhance clarity and support for the central idea.

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• Revise an informational or argumentative draft by improving logical order and paragraph structure.
• Strengthen coherence by refining topic sentences and ensuring evidence is placed where it best supports the claim.
• Eliminate repetition by combining, deleting, or replacing redundant details without losing meaning.+ Show more

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• Identify key elements of narrative writing such as character, setting, and plot.
• Describe how characters and setting contribute to story development.
• Practice creating engaging characters and vivid settings for stories.

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• Identify the key parts of a narrative (character, setting, plot, and point of view)
• Use clear sequencing to make events in a story easy to follow
• Write with vivid details and craft choices that strengthen a personal or imagined narrative+ Show more

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• Revise paragraphs to improve coherence by checking that ideas connect logically.
• Identify and strengthen topic sentences so each section supports the central claim.
• Reorder sentences or evidence to match the genre’s expected structure.+ Show more

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• Identify the key elements of narrative writing: character, setting, plot, and point of view
• Use clear sequencing to connect events from beginning to end
• Apply vivid details and point of view to make a story engaging

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• Identify narrative elements such as character, setting, plot, and point of view in a story
• Use clear sequencing and vivid details to craft an engaging narrative
• Distinguish between correct and incorrect narrative writing choices

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• Identify subordinating conjunctions and dependent clauses in complex sentences.
• Write complex sentences by combining an independent clause with a dependent clause.
• Revise sentences to improve clarity and coherence using sentence variety.

Learning Objectives

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

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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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• 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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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by using topic sentences, repeated ideas, and connected details
• Distinguish the main idea from supporting details when wording changes across sentences
• Summarize a text accurately using the central point as a guide

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• Identify independent clauses and dependent clauses in complex sentences.
• Use subordinating conjunctions to combine two simple ideas into one complex sentence.
• Apply comma rules when a dependent clause begins a sentence.+ Show more

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• Analyze how narration, images, music, pacing, and camera angles can shape meaning in viewing texts
• Compare claims made in spoken or written text with what visuals actually show
• Evaluate how multimedia choices affect credibility, sympathy, or emphasis+ Show more

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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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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph using supporting details and the author’s focus
• Determine how repeated ideas and connected details help organize a passage
• Summarize a text by stating the central point in one or two sentences

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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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• Explain how discussion norms (respectful interaction, listening, and participation) support productive group conversations.
• Use sentence stems to build on others’ ideas by adding, clarifying, and extending responses.
• Write meaningful comments that connect to the discussion topic and evidence from text or experience.

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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