| California Content Standards |
| English and Language Arts |
| Grade Six |
| Reading |
| ELA.6.2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials) |
| Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text |
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ELA.6.2.3. Connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources and related topics.
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ELA.6.2.4. Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, logical notes, summaries, or reports.
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| Writing |
| ELA.6.1.0 Writing Strategies |
| Organization and Focus |
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ELA.6.1.1. Choose the form of writing (e.g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended purpose.
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ELA.6.1.2. Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:
a. Engage the interest of the reader and state a clear purpose.
b. Develop the topic with supporting details and precise verbs, nouns, and adjectives to paint a visual image in the mind of the reader.
c. Conclude with a detailed summary linked to the purpose of the composition.
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| Research and Technology |
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ELA.6.1.4. Use organizational features of electronic text (e.g., bulletin boards, databases, keyword searches, e-mail addresses) to locate information.
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ELA.6.1.5. Compose documents with appropriate formatting by using word-processing skills and principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, columns, page orientation).
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| Evaluation and Revision |
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ELA.6.1.6. Revise writing to improve the organization and consistency of ideas within and between paragraphs.
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| ELA.6.2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics) |
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ELA.6.2.3. 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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| Listening and Speaking |
| ELA.6.1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies |
| Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication |
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ELA.6.1.4. Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view, matching the purpose, message, occasion, and vocal modulation to the audience.
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ELA.6.1.5. Emphasize salient points to assist the listener in following the main ideas and concepts.
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ELA.6.1.6. Support opinions with detailed evidence and with visual or media displays that use appropriate technology.
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ELA.6.1.7. Use effective rate, volume, pitch, and tone and align nonverbal elements to sustain audience interest and attention.
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| ELA.6.2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics) |
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ELA.6.2.2. Deliver informative presentations:
a. Pose relevant questions sufficiently limited in scope to be completely and thoroughly answered.
b. Develop the topic with facts, details, examples, and explanations from multiple authoritative sources (e.g., speakers, periodicals, online information).
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| Visual and Performing Arts |
| Visual Arts |
| Grade Six |
| 2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION |
| Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools |
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2.1. Use various observational drawing skills to depict a variety of subject matter.
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2.2. Apply the rules of two-point perspective in creating a thematic work of art.
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2.3. Create a drawing, using varying tints, shades, and intensities.
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| Communication and Expression Through Original Works of Art |
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2.4. Create increasingly complex original works of art reflecting personal choices and increased technical skill.
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| 3.0 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT |
| Role and Development of the Visual Arts |
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3.1. Research and discuss the role of the visual arts in selected periods of history, using a variety of resources (both print and electronic).
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