Grade 6
    3.3.2
    Spells accurately in final draft.
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    Uses spelling words and patterns from the previous grades.
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    Uses multiple strategies to spell.
    Examples:
    - visual patterns (e.g., tough/enough/rough, right/night)
    - homophones (e.g., read and reed)
    - affixes (e.g., in-, im-, -spect, -fer)
    - roots (e.g., biology, telegraph).
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    ses resources to correct own spelling.
    3.3.3
    ligions correctly.
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    ation.
    3.3.4
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    t address (e.g., Mom, may I go to the movies?).
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    independent clauses connected by a conjunctive
    adverb (e.g., I studied late into the night; consequently, I passed the test.).
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    Uses resources to check punctuation.
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    Applies capitalization rules.
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    Uses capitalization rules from previous grades.
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    Capitalizes languages, races, nationalities, and re
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    Capitalizes geographic regions (e.g., the
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    Uses resources to correct capitaliz
    Applies punctuation rules.
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    Uses punctuation rules from previous grades.
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    Uses commas in appositives (e.g., Bob, the dog, was fun.).
    Uses comma to set off direc
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    Uses apostrophe to show quotation within a quotation in dialogue (e.g., He said, “Mom
    said ‘Clean your room.’”)
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    Uses parentheses correctly (e.g., A hypotheses (prediction) is a critical component of
    scientific investigation.).
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    Uses semicolon correctly between two
    3.3.5
    Applies usage rules.
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    Applies usage rules from previous grades.
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    Shows agreement of pronoun and its referent (e.g., A person needs his or her own space.).
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    Maintains consistent person.
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    Uses parallel construction when listing verbs particularly in informational and technical
    writing.
    - parallel: A scientist observes, hypothesizes, and analyzes.
    - not parallel: A scientist observes, hypothesized, and analyzed.
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    Uses resources to check usage.
    3.3.6
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    ay use fragments in dialogue as appropriate.
    3.3.7
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    (e.g., designate by indentation or block format, skipping
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    rovides detailed labeling, captions, headings, and subheadings when appropriate.
    3.3.8
    ns.
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    Cites sources according to prescribed format.
    Uses complete sentences in writing.
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    Applies paragraph conventions.
    Uses paragraph conventions
    lines between paragraphs).
    P
    Applies conventional forms for citatio

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