Suggestion for Simplified Report Card Categories for Humanities
Full-Text Report Card Category
Student friendly sixth grade standards in each component
Language Arts
1. Reads & understands grade level
appropriate text.
2. Responds to text with connections &/or
opinions using evidence from the text for
support.
3. Analyzes how authors develop text to
achieve their purpose(s) using evidence from
the text for support.
4. Acquires and accurately uses a range of
vocabulary for general & content-specific
purposes.
5. Writes explanatory/informative text to
demonstrate learning on a topic through
selection, organization & analysis of
appropriate content.
*Read and understand grade-level appropriate literary and informational texts (RL/RI10)
*Describe the events that make up a story or drama’s plot and how those events affect the
characters. (RL3)
*Analyze how an author treats a key person, event, or idea throughout a text (RI3)
*Determine main idea/supporting details & theme; summarize without opinion (RL/RI2)
*Use information from the text to support thinking (RL1/RI1)
*Compare and contrast how events and information are presented in visual and non-visual
texts(RL7)
*Use information from visual and non-visual sources to understand a topic or issue (RI 7)
RL1/RI1 Use information from the text to support analysis of text
RL/RI5 Examine how a specific section of a text contributes to its larger meaning
RL6 Analyze how an author shapes the narrator’s point of view in a text/RI6 Understand author’s
point of view and explain how the author gets his or her point of view across
RI8 Evaluate the author’s claims and reasoning and identify any weaknesses in them
RL9 Analyze how different forms of texts treat the same themes and topics/RI9 Compare and
contrast two different authors’ treatments of the same subject
L6 Learn and use grade-appropriate vocabulary
L4 Understand the meaning of grade-level words and phrases by using context clues, Greek or Latin
roots, and/or reference materials.
L5 Understand figurative language, word relationships and slight differences in word meanings by
interpreting figures of speech in context, analyzing relationships between words, or distinguishing
among words with similar definitions
RL4/RI4 Discover the meaning of specific words and phrases in the text and how they contribute to
the larger meaning
You will write clear, well-organized, and thoughtful informative and explanatory texts with:
a. a clear introduction and organization, including headings and visuals when appropriate
b. strong supporting details and background information
c. clear transitions to link ideas
d. precise language and vocabulary
e. a formal style
f. a strong conclusion that connects to the topic (W2)
You will write clear, well-structured, detailed narrative texts that:
a. draw your readers in with a clear topic that unfolds logically
b. use narrative techniques to develop and expand on events and/or characters
c. use a variety of transition words to clearly signal shifts between time frames or settings
d. use precise words and sensory details that keep readers interested
e. have a strong conclusion that connects to the topic (W3)
*You will produce writing that is appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience for whom you are
writing. (W4)
*With help from peers and adults, you will revise and refine your writing to address what is most
important for your purpose and audience. (W5)
6. Writes arguments to support claims with
clear reasons & relevant evidence
*You will use technology to share your writing and to provide more information on your topic. You
will also develop keyboarding skills to type at least three pages in a single setting. (W6)
*You will write for many different purposes and audiences both over short and longer periods of time.
(W10)
*You will apply your knowledge of language in different contexts by using various sentence patterns
& keeping a consistent style and tone. (L3)
You will write and develop arguments that include:
a. a clear introduction and organization of claims
b. clear, accurate support for claims
c. use of clear words, phrases, and clauses to link information
d. a formal style
e. a strong concluding statement that connects to the argument (W1)
*You will produce writing that is appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience for whom you are
writing. (W4)
*With help from peers and adults, you will revise and refine your writing to address what is most
important for your purpose and audience. (W5)
*You will use technology to share your writing and to provide more information on your topic. You
will also develop keyboarding skills to type at least three pages in a single setting. (W6)
*You will write for many different purposes and audiences both over short and longer periods of time.
(W10)
*You will apply your knowledge of language in different contexts by using various sentence patterns
& keeping a consistent style and tone. (L3)
7. Demonstrates command of conventions of
standard English.
*You will correctly understand and use the conventions of English grammar and usage, including:
a. making sure pronouns are in the proper case
b. using intensive pronouns
c. correcting shifts in pronoun number and person
d. correcting unclear connections between pronouns and antecedents
e. identifying your own and others’ errors in speaking and writing and using strategies to improve
expression (L1)
You will correctly use the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, including:
a. punctuation to set off information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence
b. spelling (L2)
1. Understands and applies the elements of
culture as they relate to a given group of
people. (Government, economy, occupations,
art, music, appearance, architecture,
language, recreation, family life, religion,
education, food & agriculture, transportation,
technology)
Social Studies
*Understands the characteristics of cultures in the world from the past or in the present.
*Understands a variety of forms of government from the past or present.
*Analyzes how societies have interacted with one another in the past or present
*understands the historical origins of civic involvement
*Analyzes the costs and benefits of economic choices made by groups and individuals in the past or
present
*understands the production, distribution and consumption of goods, services, and resources in
societies from the past or in the present
*Understands how the forces of supply and demand have affected international trade in the past or
present
*understands the role of government in the world’s economies through the creation of money,
taxation, and spending in the past or present
*understands the distribution of wealth and sustainability of resources in the world in the past or
present
*Analyzes different cultural measurements of time.
2. Explain and compare the rise of civilizations
in two or more time periods.
*Understands how the rise of civilizations defines eras in ancient history by:
-explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 8000BCE to 200 CE on two or more
continents
-explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 200 CE to 600 CE on two or more
continents
*Understands and analyzes how individuals and movements from ancient civilizations have shaped
world history
*Understands and analyzes how cultures and cultural groups in ancient civilizations contributed to
world history
*understands and analyzes how technology and ideas from ancient civilizations have impacted world
history
*Analyzes and interprets historical materials from a variety of perspectives in ancient history
*Analyzes multiple causal factors that shape major events in ancient history
*Analyzes how an event in ancient history helps us to understand a current issue
3. Understands and applies the themes of
geography (location, place,
human/environment interaction, movement &
region) as they relate to a given people group.
*Constructs and analyzes maps using scale, direction, symbols, legends and projections to gather
information
*Identifies the location of places and regions in the world and understands their physical and cultural
characteristics.
*Understands and analyzes how the environment has affected people and how people have affected
the environment in the past or present
*Understands the geographic factors that influence the movement of groups of people in the past or
present
*Understands that learning about the geography of the world helps us understand sustainability
4. Conducts short research projects to answer
a question or take a position, draws on several
*Understands positions on an issue or event
*Evaluates the significance of information used to support positions on an issue or event
sources and cites them correctly.
*Creates and uses research questions to guide inquiry on an historical event
*Analyzes the validity, reliability and credibility of information from a variety of primary and secondary
sources while researching an issue or event
*Engages in discussions that clarify and address multiple viewpoints on public issues
*Analyzes multiple factors, compares two groups, generalizes and connects past to present to
formulate a thesis in a paper or presentation
*Understands and demonstrates the ethical responsibility one has in using and citing sources and
the rules related to plagiarism and copyright
*You will conduct short research projects to answer a question using multiple sources and altering
your topic when needed. (W7)
*You will gather, quote, or restate information from different sources, and assess the strength of
each source. You will also provide information for a bibliography. (W8)
*You will paraphrase, summarize, quote, and cite primary and secondary sources to support your
analysis, reflection, and research. (W9)