6th Grade ELA
Learning Guide
MIU 7 – Analyzing Text
EssentialQuestions
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WhatisexplicitandimplicitinformationandhowdoIuseittoanalyzeatext?
HowdoesknowingthestructureofatexthelpmeunderstandwhatIread?
Whatisthedifferencebetweenconnotationanddenotation?
HowcanIwriteaclearandcoherentpieceofwritingusingevidence?
LearningTargets
ü ELA.6.6.8-Icandeterminehowkey
individuals,eventsorideasareusedina
textbycitingexplicitandimplicit
informationtosupportmyanalysis.
ü ELA.6.6.9-Icanexplainthestructureofa
texttoaidinmycomprehensionbyciting
explicitandimplicitinformationtosupport
myanalysis.
ü ELA.6.6.10-Icandeterminethe
relationshipsbetweenwordsandthe
effectoftoneonatextbydistinguishing
betweentheconnotationsofwordswith
similardenotations.
ü ELA.6.6.11-Icancreateaclearcoherent
pieceofwritingappropriatetotaskand
purposebycitingevidence,supporting
ideas,andusingstandardEnglish
conventions.
KeyVocabulary
cite evidence
explicitinformation
task
implicitinformation
analyze
supportingdetails inference
audience relevant
connotation
denotation
conventions
tone
organizational/textstructures
EvidenceofMastery
• MIUDistrictBenchmarkAssessment
o ComprehensionQuestions
o WrittenResponses
• ClassroomFormativeAssessments
• Classwork
• WrittenResponses
Self-Assessment
It is important for you to monitor your learning throughout this process. This is a tool to help you document
your understanding.
Learning Target
Self-Assessment
I can
I can
I can explain
define identify
ELA.6.6.8
I can determine how key
individuals, events or ideas are
used in a text by citing explicit
and implicit information to
support my analysis
No
ELA.6.6.9
Icanexplainthestructureofatextto
aidinmycomprehensionbyciting
explicitandimplicitinformationto
supportmyanalysis
No
I can
define
I can
identify
I can explain
ELA.6.6.10
Icandeterminetherelationships
betweenwordsandtheeffectoftone
onatextbydistinguishingbetween
theconnotationsofwordswith
similardenotations
No
I can
define
I can
identify
I can explain
ELA.6.6.11
Icancreateaclearcoherentpieceof
writingappropriatetotaskand
purposebycitingevidence,
supportingideas,andusingstandard
Englishconventions
No
I can
define
I can
identify
I can explain