ELA.6.R.5

Asks what an author is doing and why, and what evidence shows it.

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ELA.6.R.5

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Students analyze texts, introducing and attributing textual evidence when relevant.

  1. a.Explain how authors' choices influence readers' choices and/or actions.
  2. b.Describe the communicative situation in which an author writes a text, including their purposes, their perspectives, and the genre and platform they choose.
  3. c.Explain the main idea, theme, or key information in a text, how it deepens, expands, or changes their previous understanding, and how it connects to their own experiences.
  4. d.Compare and contrast similar content presented in different genres, mediums, and platforms.

Common Core: RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.5 RL.6.6 RL.6.7 RL.6.9 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.6.5 RI.6.6 RI.6.9 W.6.9

ResourcesWIDAOSPI

WIDA language connections1

Argue · Interpretivelistening, reading and viewing

ELD-LA.6-8.Argue.Interpretive · Language for Language Arts, Grades 6-8

Interpret language arts arguments by…

  • Identifying and summarizing central idea distinct from prior knowledge or opinions
  • Analyzing how an author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints
  • Evaluating relevance, sufficiency of evidence, and validity of reasoning that support claim(s)

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

From OSPI

Smarter Balanced interim assessment

  • Make and Support Inferences (Literary)
    • Reading (Literary) Target 2, items 2, 5, 9, 11
  • Make and Support Inferences (Informational)
    • Reading (Informational) Target 9, items 1, 2, 5, 8

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PRISM's read

The central idea targets on both literary and informational blocks. Expect naming a theme or central idea and supporting it from the text.

OSPI's interim connections

  • Make and Support Inferences (Literary)
    • Claim 1: Reading, Target 2: Central Ideas, items 2, 5, 9, 11
  • Make and Support Inferences (Informational)
    • Claim 1: Reading, Target 9: Central Ideas, items 1, 2, 5, 8

Smarter Balanced publishes its claims and targets in its content specifications, written to the Common Core. A 2026 standard reaches them through OSPI's crosswalk. Check them before anything official.

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ELA.6.R.4PriorityR.4 is understanding what a text says and how. R.5 is explaining what the author's choices do, with evidence, and it leans on R.4.Students comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies.ELA.6.W.3PriorityParaphrasing, summarizing and quoting from a text (W.3 part f) is how this analysis shows up in writing.Students draft content within the genre, using technology appropriately.

Standards text, priority flags, the Common Core crosswalk and the linked resources are published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). PRISM is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by OSPI. The Standards for Mathematical Practice text is from the Common Core State Standards.

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