English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 6
Strand - Writing
Cluster - Text Types and Purposes
[W.6.2] - Write informative/explanatory texts (e.g., essays, oral reports, biographical feature articles) to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
- 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. - Explanation
Is designed to make a subject, concept, or process clear and understandable to the intended audience using one or more of the following methods: identification, definition, classification, illustration, comparison, and/or analysis - Grade 6 Annotated Letter to an Author
- Grade 6 Annotated Persuasive Essay
- Grade 6 Annotated Short Research Essay
- Grade 6 Unmarked Letter to an Author
- Grade 6 Unmarked Persuasive Essay
- Grade 6 Unmarked Short Research Essay
- Informational text
In this document, nonfiction in narrative or non-narrative form.
[W.6.4] -
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in Writing Standards 1-3.)