NJSLA Grade 6 ELA & Writing

Reading Comprehension

100

👉 What is the central idea?

This is the main idea of a text, the most important idea about the topic in the text

200

👉 What is a narrative?

This type of text tells a story with characters and plot.

300

👉 What is plot development?

This describes how characters, setting, and events interact.

400

👉 What are the 5 text structures?

Description, Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Sequence/Chronological, Problem & Solution

500

👉 What is comparing and contrasting texts (author’s approach)?

If two texts discuss the same topic, this skill compares how they present ideas.

Text Evidence

100

👉 What is citing evidence?

This means using quotes or details from the text to support an answer.

200

👉 What is the strategy when you review the text again for understanding?

Reread

300

👉What strategies can you use when looking for an answer to a question?

Process of elimination, use your common sense, use what you do know, substitution, reread, annotate, highlight

400

👉Clue: An article claims that getting enough sleep improves student performance in school.

Question:
Which piece of evidence is STRONGER to support this claim?

• A: “Some students say they feel better after a good night’s sleep.”
• B: “A study found that students who sleep at least 8 hours score higher on tests than those who do not.”

B

500

👉 Clue: An article claims that recycling helps protect the environment. 

Question:
Which piece of evidence is STRONGER to support this claim, and why?

• A: “Many people think recycling is important.”
• B: “Recycling reduces landfill waste by 30%, according to a national study.”

B

Vocabulary & Language

100

👉 What are context clues?

Figuring out a word using clues in the sentence is called this.

200

👉 What is a simile?

Words like “like” or “as” are used in this figurative language, comparing one thing to another.

300

👉 What is personification?

This type of language gives human traits to non-human things.

400

👉 What is denotation?

The definition of a word

500

👉 What is connotation?

The emotional meaning, feeling, or mood, attached to a word.

Writing

100

👉How many paragraphs should be in your essay?

5 or more

200

👉 What is a thesis/claim?

This part of an essay states your main claim or idea.

300

👉What are the 3 writing options you may see on NJSLA Writing?

Argumentative, Informative/Explanatory, Narrative

400

👉What must you include in the structure of a narrative?

Beginning, Middle, and End

500

👉What is the goal of informative/explanatory writing? 

To inform and teach readers of a topic

Mix of all

100

👉What are the 3 Author's Purpose statements?

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

200

👉What is the difference between 1st person POV and 3rd person POV?

1st person is one person's perspective, telling us their feelings 

3rd person is someone outside the story, seeing everything that happens

300

👉What kind of sentence is this? I went to the store I bought some milk then I went home

Run-on

400

👉Life is a rollercoaster. What kind of figurative language is this?

Metaphor

500

👉What is the first step you need to complete for the writing process?

Brainstorm