English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 6
Strand - Reading Literature
Cluster - Craft and Structure
[RL.6.4] - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choices, including those that create repeated sounds and rhythms in poetry, on meaning, tone (i.e., emotional atmosphere). (See grade 6 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)
- Analysis (Analyze)
In general, a careful examination of the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another; in language arts, a study of how words, sentences, paragraphs, stanzas, or sections of a text affect its meaning. - Connotation
Attitudes and feelings associated with a word. Connotations may be negative (as with tight-fisted) or positive (as with frugal), and they affect style and meaning. See Denotation. - Connotation
Attitudes and feelings associated with a word. Connotations may be negative (as with tight-fisted) or positive (as with frugal), and they affect style and meaning. See Denotation. - Decode
Analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a language in order to ascertain intended meaning. - Figurative language
Language enriched by imagery and figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, or personification. - Figurative language
Language enriched by imagery and figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, or personification. - Massachusetts Anchor Standards for Reading
- Massachusetts Anchor Standards for Reading
- Phrase
Broadly, any short series of related words; grammatically, a series of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both: for example, by the door or opening the box. See Clause. - Phrase
Broadly, any short series of related words; grammatically, a series of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both: for example, by the door or opening the box. See Clause. - Poem/poetry
Creative response to experience reflecting a keen awareness of language, often characterized by a rhyme scheme or by rhythm far more regular than that of prose. - Reading Closely to Analyze Complex Texts in the Secondary Grades
- Reading Closely to Analyze Complex Texts in the Secondary Grades
- Rhythm
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Poets use rhythm to bring out the musical quality of language, to emphasize ideas, to create mood, to unify a work, and/or to heighten emotional response. - Technical subject
Course devoted to a practical study, such as engineering, technology, design, business, or other workforce-related subject; also, the technical aspect of a wider field of study, such as art or music. - Tone
Expression of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject. Unlike mood, which is intended to shape the audience’s emotional response, tone reflects the feelings of a text’s author. Tone can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, playful, ironic, bitter, or objective. See Style. - Tone
Expression of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject. Unlike mood, which is intended to shape the audience’s emotional response, tone reflects the feelings of a text’s author. Tone can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, playful, ironic, bitter, or objective. See Style.
[L.6.4] -
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
[L.6.5] -
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
[L.6.6] -
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; independently research words and gather vocabulary knowledge. (See grade 6 Reading Literature Standard 4 and Reading Informational Text Standard 4 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading; see grade 6 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 4 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of vocabulary.)