Common Core ELA Pacing Guide 6th Grade College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Strand: Writing Cluster: Text Types and Grade: 6 Standard 2 (W.6.2) Purposes Write Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Quarter 4: Identify formal styles of writing Identify formal styles of writing informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic Identify relevant: Identify relevant: and convey ideas, facts facts definitions definitions concepts, and concrete details concrete details information through the quotations quotations examples examples selection, organization, and analysis of relevant Identify: Identify: various transitions that clarify various transitions that clarify content. relationships among ideas and relationships among ideas and concepts concepts precise language and domain-specific a. Introduce a topic; precise language and vocabulary related to the topic organize ideas, concepts, vocabulary related to the a concluding statement or section that topic follows from the information or and information, using a concluding statement or explanation presented strategies such as section that follows from the information or explanation Develop a topic with: definition, classification, presented relevant facts comparison/contrast, and definitions Develop a topic with: concrete details cause/effect; include relevant facts quotations formatting (e.g., definitions other information concrete details headings), graphics (e.g., examples quotations charts, tables), and other information Determine when to include: multimedia when useful examples formatting graphics to aiding comprehension. Determine when to include: multimedia formatting to aid comprehension b. Develop the topic with graphics
Common Core ELA Pacing Guide 6th Grade College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Strand: Writing Cluster: Text Types and Purposes Grade: 6 Standard 2 (W.6.2) Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic with Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Identify formal styles of writing Identify relevant: facts definitions concrete details quotations examples Identify: various transitions that clarify relationships among ideas and concepts precise language and vocabulary related to the topic a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented Develop a topic with: relevant facts definitions concrete details quotations other information examples Determine when to include: formatting graphics Quarter 3: Identify formal styles of writing Identify relevant: facts definitions concrete details quotations examples Identify: various transitions that clarify relationships among ideas and concepts precise language and domain-specific vocabulary related to the topic a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented Develop a topic with: relevant facts definitions concrete details quotations other information examples Determine when to include: formatting graphics multimedia to aid comprehension Quarter 4:
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