ArgumentParagraph:MakeandSupportaClaim CommonCoreStandards 6thGradeEnglishLanguageArts Number 1 CollegeandCareerReadinessAnchorStandardsforReading Readcloselytodeterminewhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandtomakelogical inferencesfromitcitespecifictextualevidencewhenwritingorspeakingto supportconclusionsdrawnfromthetext. Delineateandevaluatetheargumentandspecificclaimsinatext,includingthe validityofthereasoningaswellastherelevanceandsufficiencyoftheevidence. Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryandinformationaltextsindependentlyand proficiently. CollegeandCareerReadinessAnchorStandardsforWritingArguments Writeargumentstosupportclaimsinananalysisofsubstantivetopicsortexts, usingvalidreasoningandrelevantandsufficientevidence.

ce. Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,and styleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience. Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting, ortryinganewapproach. Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprintanddigitalsources,u singsearchtermseffectivelyassessthecredibilityandaccuracyofeachsource andquoteorparaphrasethedataandconclusionsofotherswhileavoiding plagiarismandfollowingastandardformatforcitation. Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection, andresearch. Writeroutinelyoverextendedtimeframes(timeforresearch,reflection,and revision)andshortertimeframes(asinglesittingoradayortwo)forarangeof tasks,purposes,andaudiences.

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