Grade Six Writing Power Standards 3/30/07

• W-6-1.1: Students demonstrate command of the structure of sentences, paragraphs, and

text by using varied sentence length and structure to enhance meaning

(e.g., including phrases and clauses).

• W-6-1.2 Students demonstrate command of the structure of sentences, paragraphs, and

text by using paragraph form: indenting, main idea, supporting details.

• W-6-2.2: In response to literary or informational text, students show understanding of

plot/ideas/concepts by summarizing key ideas.

• W-6-2.3 In response to literary or informational text, students show understanding of

plot/ideas/concepts by connecting what has been read (plot/ideas/concepts) to prior knowledge or other texts, by referring to relevant ideas.

• W-6-4.1: In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line/plot/series of events

by creating a clear and coherent (logically consistent) story line.

• W-6-4.2 In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line/plot/series of events

by establishing context, problem/conflict/challenge, and resolution, and maintaining point of view (1^st person, 3^rd person, or omniscient).

• W-6-6.1 In informational writing, students organize ideas/concepts by using an organizational text

structure appropriate to focus/controlling idea.

EXAMPLES (of text structure): description, sequential, chronology, proposition/support, compare/contrast.

• W-6-6.2 In informational writing, students organize ideas/concepts by selecting appropriate information

to set context, which may include a lead/hook.

EXAMPLES (of lead/hook): startling statistic, anecdote/scenario, moving from general to the specific, quotations.

• W-6-6.4 In informational writing, students organize ideas/concepts by writing a conclusion that

provides closure.

• W-6-9.1 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate English conventions by

applying rules of Standard English usage to correct grammatical errors EXAMPLES: subject-verb agreement, irregular plurals, sentence fragments and run-ons.

• W-6-9.4 In independent writing, students demonstrate command of appropriate English conventions

by using punctuation to clarify meaning.