Hawaii 6th Grade Reading Standards for Literature (2024)

LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Hawaii educators use to teach Hawaii 6th Grade Reading Standards for Literature.

The Hawaii literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Hawaii reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Hawaii standards!

Hawaii Literacy Standards

Literacy Standard Grade Level Text Type Content Area

Literacy Standard

Literacy Skills

eCoach

Key Ideas and Details

RL1

Break It Down

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1

Making InferencesDraw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated. Marking a TextIdentify, circle and underline essential ideas in a text. Marking a TextIdentify and isolate essential ideas in a text. Socratic SeminarEngage in a structured academic discussion that focuses on a text that has been read. Three Group Socratic SeminarWork in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.

WH OrganizerAnswer six questions that help provide basic information about a person, an event, or an idea. Writing in the MarginsThink about the text and write ideas in the margin.

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RL2

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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2

Investigative ReadingPause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text. Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas. Sequence/Process OrganizerSummarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process. Story Summary PosterVisually represent the main message or central theme in a story. Summarizing Main IdeasIdentify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.

Visual SummaryDraw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text. Writing in the MarginsThink about the text and write ideas in the margin.

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RL3

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Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3

Analyzing Short Story StructureAnalyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer. Compare and Contrast OrganizerKeep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text. Fictional Character WebAnalyze main and subordinate characters in fictional stories and poetry. Investigative ReadingPause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text. Sequence/Process OrganizerSummarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process.

Visual SummaryDraw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.

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Craft and Structure

RL4

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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.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4

Analyzing Literary DevicesAnalyze literary devices in a written or spoken text. Critical ConceptsRecord concepts that are essential to the message of a text. Understanding Vocabulary in ContextUse context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text. Writing about Rhetorical DevicesEffectively write about rhetorical and literary devices with our IDEA Method. Writing in the MarginsThink about the text and write ideas in the margin.

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RL5

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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.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5

Analyzing Short Story StructureAnalyze the five parts of short story structure with this graphic organizer. Investigative ReadingPause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text. Sequence/Process OrganizerSummarize how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time or summarize steps in a process. Visual SummaryDraw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.

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RL6

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

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6

Analyzing Author's Point of ViewRead deeply to understand how personal experience and beliefs influence an author's point of view. Analyzing Author's PurposeRead deeply to understand how context, experience, and topic of a text reveals an author's purpose and point of view.

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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

RL7

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Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.7

Analyzing VisualsAnalyze visuals in a text to better understand content and author's purpose.

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RL8

Break It Down

(Not applicable to literature)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.8

RL9

Break It Down

Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.9

Compare and Contrast OrganizerKeep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.

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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

RL10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.10

Hawaii 6th Grade Reading Standards for Literature (2024)

Hawaii Literacy Standards

Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

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