6th Grade Language

For sixth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the rules for using the English language, including vocabulary use and language conventions, in order to improve their skills as writers and readers. Among the complete standards for this grade, sixth graders will be asked to: demonstrate that they understand standard English usage in writing and speaking by showing that they understand the function of proper case, intensive pronouns, capitalization, using punctuation to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements, spelling grade appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and root words, and many additional conventions of the language, maintain consistent style and tone, be able to use digital and print glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses to find means, spellings and pronunciation of words, gather vocabulary knowledge to assist in word choice and comprehension.