Language Arts
Sixth Grade
Pottsgrove School District
Area of Focus
Core Academic Knowledge and Skills
Poetry
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Simile
Metaphor
Personifica>on
Hyperbole
Tone
Mood
Symbolism
Rhyme
Rhythm
Sound Devices,
Imagery
Theme
Fic*on
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Plot Structure
Conflict
Characteriza>on
Theme
Point of View
SeKng
Symbolism
Elements of a novel
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Elements of a short story
Nonfic*on
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Types of nonfic>on
Author's purpose/style,
Point of view
Facts and opinion
Elements of Nonfic>on
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Elements of a short story
Area of Focus
Core Academic Knowledge and Skills
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Paragraph structure
Elements of Persuasion, Informa>ve, and Crea>ve wri>ng
The wri>ng process (brainstorming, planning, draQing, revising edi>ng, publishing), and applicable conven>ons/grammar/
mechanics)
Compara*ve Literature
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Plot Structure
Conflict
Characteriza>on
Theme
Point of View
SeKng
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Elements of a Novel
Vocabulary (in conjunc*on with
literature pieces, vocabulary
book series)
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Context clues
Sentence comple>on
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of speech
* Each Area of Focus addresses at least 1 of these
skills but usually synthesizes mul*ple skills.
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Reading and Comprehension
Analysis
Cri>cal Thinking
Problem-­‐Solving
Interpreta>on
Making Inferences
Predic>ng
Using Context Clues
Drawing Conclusions
Summarizing
Ci>ng Evidence
Explaining
Evalua>ng
Synthesizing
Wri*ng/Grammar