ELA21.6.2

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

Students know:

Explicit information in a text, like its content and structure, can be used to draw conclusions and support inferences.
Text can be structured in different ways, depending on the type of information that is being communicated.
A text that follows a comparison and contrast structure will describe how two or more things are alike or different.
Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
Claim and evidence structure proposes a particular claim, then provides evidence to support the claim.
Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).
A description text structure describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples.
Sequencing text structure presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen.

Students are able to:

Identify the structure of informational texts, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, claims and evidence, cause and effect, description, and sequencing.
Make inferences and draw conclusions from the content and structure of informational texts.

Students understand that:

Informational text provides explicit information in its content and structure that can be used to draw conclusions and support inferences.
Informational text generally follows a particular structure, and identifying this structure can help them better comprehend and analyze the text.