South Dakota ELA 6.RL.10

6.RL.10 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 6.RL.10.a

  Demonstrate proficiency in reading and comprehending grade-appropriate texts.

• 6.RL.10.b

  Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

• 6.RL.10.c

  Read widely to understand diverse perspectives and viewpoints.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students read grade 6 stories, poems, and plays on their own, including works from different cultures and viewpoints. They explain what they read using details from the text. They choose books that fit an interest or an assignment.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain an unfamiliar story, poem, or play and point to lines that support their reading. They can describe how two characters see the same event differently. They can choose a book for fun or for a task and explain why it fits.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think finishing a text means they understood it, even when they cannot explain a character's choice. They may mistake a narrator's opinion for the author's or assume one character speaks for an entire culture. Some choose books by the cover alone without checking whether the book fits their purpose.

04

How to Assess It

Give students an unfamiliar grade 6 story excerpt and two book blurbs. Ask: "What does the narrator believe? Cite one line that shows it. Which book would you read next for a different viewpoint, and why?"

1. 01

   Set out story pages, poems, and play scenes by authors from different cultures; students mark a line showing a viewpoint.

2. 02

   Read two characters' accounts of one event; ask, "What does each leave out, and which lines show it?"

3. 03

   Give pairs four short excerpts and four summaries; they race to match them and cite a line for each match.

4. 04

   Bring library back-cover blurbs and a class project prompt; students pick one book for fun and one for the project, then explain both choices.

• 8.RL.10

  By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity ap...

• 7.RL.10

  By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity ap...

• 8.RI.10

  By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectiv...

• 6.RI.10

  By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend informational texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexi...