How much do I know?

Check 6th grade standards. How many do you know? Which ones do you need more help with?
Name: 


  1. I can match the correct genre to the book/text. Example: nonfiction, fiction, biography, fantasy. 


  1. I can tell if something is written/narrated in first-person or third-person. 


  1. I can identify figurative language, and know the difference between similies, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and idioms. 


  1. I understand how sound and sound devices used in reading/writing (onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme scheme). 


  1. I know and can identify the elements of fiction (setting, plot, conflict, and resolution). 


  1. I can identify what kind of conflict is shown in a book (internal, external) and be specific (man vs. self, man vs. nature, etc.) 


  1. I can identify in reading and use in my writing various organizational structures (compare/contrast, chronological, pose and answer questions, problem/solution or cause/effect). 


  1. I know all 8 parts of speech:
    Nouns (common, proper, plural, abstract, possessive, collective)
    Verbs (action, linking, main verbs, helping verbs)
    Pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive)
    Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions (objects of prepositions 


  1. I can identify the antagonist and the protagonist in a story, and I know what these words mean. 


  1. I can write using the correct format: friendly letters, instructions, thank-you notes, and formula poems) 


  1. I am happy with my writing ability. 


  1. I can read graphic information (maps, charts, diagrams, timelines). 


  1. I need help in reading with the following:


  1. I need help in grammar and writing with the following:





Joanne Reamy
GA