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An asterisk (*) notation indicates the reader should see “Research to Build and Present Knowledge” in Writing and “Comprehension and Collaboration” in Speaking and Listening for additional standards relevant to gathering, assessing, and applying information from print and digital sources.
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These Standards were approved by the CA State Board of Education in 2010.

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Standard Identifier: RH.6–8.4

Grade Range: 6–8

Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

Standard Identifier: RH.6–8.5

Grade Range: 6–8

Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).

Standard Identifier: RH.6–8.6

Grade Range: 6–8

Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literacy in History/Social Studies

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

Standard Identifier: RI.6.4

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Informational Text

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. (See grade 6 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RI.6.5

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Informational Text

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
a. Analyze the use of text features (e.g., graphics, headers, captions) in popular media. CA

Standard Identifier: RI.6.6

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Informational Text

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

Standard Identifier: RL.6.4

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (See grade 6 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.6.5

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Standard Identifier: RL.6.6

Grade: 6

Subject Area: English Language Arts (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literature

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Standard Identifier: RST.6–8.4

Grade Range: 6–8

Subject Area: Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6–12)

Domain: Reading: Literacy in Science and Technical

Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.

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