ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Connect claims to specific evidence from a passage
• Select textual support that matches a viewpoint
• Explain how evidence supports a reasoning idea+ Show more

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• Define direct evidence and explain how it supports a claim using exact text.
• Select the best quote or paraphrase that matches the author’s meaning and purpose.
• Distinguish between relevant direct evidence and irrelevant excerpts.+ Show more

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• Draft an opening that introduces a topic and builds interest using a focused statement.
• Identify and use a controlling idea to guide what to include in the body of a draft.
• Use revision strategies to improve clarity, accuracy, and coherence without losing the original intent.

Learning Objectives

• Identify relevant evidence that supports a central idea or argument.
• Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant details in a text.
• Understand how evidence enhances the clarity and strength of an argument.+ Show more

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• Identify different points of view used in stories, especially first-person narration.
• Analyze how the narrator's perspective influences the reader's understanding of events and characters.
• Recognize the effects of point of view on the tone, mood, and theme of a story.

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Explain how corroboration strengthens a conclusion by comparing evidence across multiple credible sources.
• Evaluate source credibility by identifying bias, incomplete coverage, and differences in methods or purpose.
• Use conflicting and matching evidence to decide which claims are best supported and most relevant to a research question.

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• Understand the importance of logical organization in effective communication.
• Identify clear structures such as paragraphs and headings in informational texts.
• Apply organizational strategies to improve clarity and reader comprehension.

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• Analyze how a text’s form and genre conventions shape purpose and stakes for the reader.
• Compare how organization in narrative and persuasive texts influences emphasis, credibility, and emotional impact.
• Identify structural choices such as perspective shifts and claim-support-conclusion patterns and explain their interpretive effects.

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• Identify and explain how a topic sentence sets the direction of a paragraph
• Develop paragraphs with relevant supporting details, such as reasons, evidence, or events
• Use transitions to connect ideas across paragraphs for clear flow+ Show more

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• Use evidence from a complex text to make inferences about character motives and themes.
• Explain how literary structure and difficult passages shape a reader’s understanding.
• Synthesize multiple details from a text to support an interpretation.

Learning Objectives

• Identify claims within informational texts
• Recognize supporting evidence for claims
• Analyze reasoning to detect fallacies+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

Learning Objectives

• Identify credible and non-credible sources of information.
• Evaluate evidence from multiple sources for reliability and relevance.
• Compare conflicting claims and determine the most credible source.+ Show more

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• Explain how tone words convey an attitude through connotation rather than only dictionary meaning (denotation).
• Select words whose connotations match the intended stance in analytic and argumentative writing.
• Revise sentences to keep implied meanings consistent with surrounding analysis and evidence.

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• Identify transition words and phrases that improve coherence
• Understand how transitions signal shifts in focus
• Apply transition words to enhance paragraph flow and clarity+ Show more

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• Maintain consistent verb tense to strengthen coherence in narratives, explanations, and research writing.
• Identify and correct distracting shifts in verb tense that break time relationships.
• Use past tense, present tense, and present perfect appropriately for results, interpretations, and general truths.+ Show more

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• Integrate information from multiple informational texts on similar topics by comparing ideas and perspectives.
• Cross-reference sources to identify claims, supporting evidence, and key details.
• Synthesize information to form a unified understanding and explain how texts relate.

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• Use coherent sequence and purposeful transitions to guide a narrative from setup to turning point.
• Maintain consistent point of view and tense while using narrative techniques such as dialogue and sensory details.
• Develop a central conflict and use reflection to connect events to a larger theme or message.

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• Identify key steps in routine writing across extended and shorter time frames (research, drafting, reflection, revision, and editing).
• Revise writing by improving structure, integrating evidence, and increasing precision of language.
• Use consistent short writing routines to build clarity, control, and coherence over time.

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• Explain what supporting details are and how they clarify a text’s main idea or central claim.
• Differentiate factual evidence from descriptive add-ons by connecting each detail to the author’s purpose.
• Use details from quotations, statistics, and scenes to make accurate inferences about the text’s message.

Learning Objectives

• Identify how informational authors connect ideas (cause/effect, problem/solution, and comparisons across sections).
• Distinguish between viewpoints, categories, or stages using text structure and contrast signal words.
• Use signal words (because, therefore, however, in contrast, for example) to explain why relationships are stated.

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• Identify how explanatory writing uses an introduction, body, and conclusion to guide readers.
• Use transitions to connect claims with supporting facts, definitions, and examples.
• Evaluate whether a text’s structure helps understanding rather than just presenting a list of information.

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• Justify a claim by linking multiple pieces of evidence to a thematic idea in a text.
• Use structural and visual/text features (headings, comparisons, diagrams, or formatting cues) to explain significance.
• Interpret perspective by comparing attitudes or values across ideas, noting where texts agree or diverge.

Learning Objectives

• Identify rhetorical devices (contrast, analogy, repetition, rhetorical questions, parallelism, imagery) in arguments and narratives
• Explain how the placement and frequency of rhetorical devices strengthen a writer’s key claim or turning point
• Analyze how rhetorical structures guide readers’ emotional and logical responses

Learning Objectives

• Use surrounding context (definitions, restatements, examples, and contrasts) to infer the meaning of an unknown word in Grade 6 text.
• Apply common prefixes and suffixes to refine a word’s likely meaning and avoid oversimplified interpretations.
• Explain how an author’s purpose can be supported by the nuance of a word meaning inferred from context.

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• Identify features of formal language in texts
• Differentiate between formal and casual speech
• Apply formal language principles to rewrite sentences

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

Learning Objectives

• Understand the difference between quoting and paraphrasing
• Identify examples of quotations and paraphrases in texts
• Practice using quotations and paraphrases to support analysis+ Show more

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• Explain how organizational structures help readers follow an author’s reasoning
• Identify when to use chronological order, problem-solution, compare-contrast, and cause-effect structures
• Use structural markers (headings, topic sentences, and summaries) to improve navigation and comprehension+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of pairing claims with explanations that describe reasoning.
• Identify effective explanations that clarify how evidence supports a claim.
• Differentiate between claims, evidence, and explanations in writing.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Use context clues from nearby sentences to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Explain how text features (synonyms, antonyms, and category labels) help interpret literal and figurative language.
• Apply knowledge of common roots, prefixes, and suffixes to support word meaning.+ Show more

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• Identify an author’s purpose (to inform, persuade, entertain, or warn) by analyzing what details are emphasized, omitted, or framed as important.
• Explain how point of view influences tone and which perspectives are highlighted or minimized in a text.
• Analyze how word choice, structure, and credibility cues connect to the author’s goal and affect meaning.

Learning Objectives

• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

Learning Objectives

• Identify the sentence in a passage that best unifies the topic and purpose (main idea claim).
• Use supporting details to confirm, explain, or elaborate the main idea claim.
• Distinguish relevant details from background information in an informational text.

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• Identify how media choices (such as voice selection, imagery, and omitted details) shape audience understanding.
• Evaluate how different claim types (predictions vs. verified facts) rely on specific evidence and assumptions.
• Analyze whose perspectives are centered or excluded and explain how that affects meaning.

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• Identify credible supporting evidence in texts
• Understand how supporting ideas develop depth in writing
• Evaluate the relevance and credibility of evidence+ Show more

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• Identify an author's purpose in a given text (persuade, inform, advocate).
• Analyze how perspective influences language choices.
• Evaluate how purpose affects credibility signals and portrayal.+ Show more

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• Identify the intended purpose of a media text (inform, persuade, entertain, or position an issue).
• Analyze how tone and selection of details shape a message and influence meaning.
• Explain how perspective affects what is emphasized or omitted in a media message.

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• Use capitalization correctly at the start of sentences.
• Capitalize proper nouns, including names of people and places.
• Capitalize days, months, and holidays and use capitalization for titles.+ Show more

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• Use capitalization correctly for official names of schools, organizations, and landmarks.
• Identify proper nouns in multi-word names and apply standard capitalization patterns.
• Capitalize titles used with names (such as Mr., Ms., and Dr.) when they appear with the person’s name.

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• Identify how organization differs across narrative, informational, and persuasive genres
• Revise writing by aligning paragraph order with genre expectations and purpose
• Use genre-appropriate transitions and details to improve comprehension+ Show more

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• Distinguish run-on sentences and comma splices from correctly punctuated sentences.
• Apply correct punctuation to connect independent clauses using periods, semicolons, and conjunctions.
• Revise sentences by clarifying clause boundaries to improve meaning and readability.

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• Identify a theme and explain how it develops through recurring ideas across multiple moments in a text.
• Analyze how authors deepen a message through word choice, events, and characterization.
• Use cause-and-effect relationships between scenes and conflicts to refine a theme statement.+ Show more

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• Explain why discussion norms help a group reach shared understanding.
• Demonstrate respectful turn-taking and appropriate tone during a collaborative discussion.
• Use listening strategies to decide when to respond, ask questions, or reflect.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of formulating clear research questions.
• Learn how to critically evaluate sources for credibility and purpose.
• Organize notes and evidence to support specific statements within research work.+ Show more