Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. 6.RI.4

• I can determine the meaning of a word or phrase using context. 

• I can use the text to define content specific words.

• I can determine the meaning of a word or phrase using knowledge of figurative language.

Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. 6.RI.8

• I can define ‘claims’. 

• I can explain the difference between supported and unsupported claims.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. 6.RI.10