Students entering sixth grade are developing critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and creativity. Sixth-grade students are reading longer texts and continuing to draw conclusions based on inferences while analyzing how an author’s choices impact meaning in various types of print and multimedia texts.
Sixth graders make inferences and analyze how an author’s choices impact meaning in text. Students in sixth grade are first introduced to the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos, and the types of reasoning an author may use to support claims.
Sixth-grade students read a variety of fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama from across cultures and time periods.
Throughout the year, sixth-grade students learn how to communicate to a variety of audiences through written and oral communication.