New Brunswick

Interactions

• Expression

  • Describe and contribute thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and compare to those of their peers.

    • Express observations, understandings, viewpoints, and perspectives

    • Compare and contrast observations, understandings, viewpoints, and perspectives that have been shared by others

      • Determine the author's point of view (6-D.1)

  • Express and support ideas and opinions with evidence.

    • Discuss personal position and perspective

    • Explain difference of opinion, citing reasons

      • Identify counterclaims (6-L.5)

    • Use evidence to support or refute personal opinions and the opinions of others

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (6-L.2)

    • Use evidence that is free from generalizations and bias

      • Distinguish facts from opinions (6-L.1)

  • Summarize and present content to communicate facts, ideas, and opinions.

    • Select information that supports purpose

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (6-L.2)
      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (6-L.3)
      • Identify supporting details in informational texts (6-L.4)

    • Present ideas, arguments, and facts

    • Share facts to support or refute ideas and opinions

      • Distinguish facts from opinions (6-L.1)

    • Begin to use language to persuade audience

      • Which sentence is more formal? (6-C.1)
      • Describe the difference between related words (6-U.1)
      • Positive and negative connotation (6-U.2)

  • Use language of harmony and respect, self-monitoring and adjusting as appropriate.

    • Describe helpful, respectful, and equitable language

    • Use language that demonstrates consideration for the feelings of others

    • Use language that is not hurtful or offensive

    • Identify examples of prejudice, stereotyping, or bias in oral language and the negative effect on individuals and cultures

    • Use bias-free language

    • Use inclusive language that respects gender identity

    • Use language that demonstrates cultural sensitivity and respect

• Exchanges

  • Ask and respond to questions to clarify information, explore possibilities, and identify solutions to a problem.

    • Request relevant information or further explanation to help understand a question or a problem

    • Respond with additional information to provide clarity and understanding

    • Respond citing relevant information from an identified source or personal experience

      • Choose evidence to support a claim (6-L.2)
      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (6-L.3)
      • Identify supporting details in informational texts (6-L.4)

  • Give and respond to a variety of directions and instructions.

    • Give multi-step and increasingly complex instructions

    • Follow multi-step and increasingly complex instructions

    • Clarify processes, routines, and order of sequence or operation

  • Understand communication conventions for a diverse set of audiences.

    • Communicate with sensitivity and respect

    • Recognize language that reflects audience perspective, context, and purpose

      • Which sentence is more formal? (6-C.1)
      • Positive and negative connotation (6-U.2)

  • Respond personally and critically to a variety of text.

    • Respond to oral presentations and stories, and multimodal text, citing reactions, interpretations, and understandings

    • Respond to oral presentations and stories and multimodal text, providing thoughts and opinions

  • Adjust interactions to reflect the situation, audience, and purpose.

    • Identify appropriate conventions for specific types of interactions

    • Use conversational conventions that demonstrate consideration for the thoughts and feelings of others

    • Use active listening strategies

    • Use words to negotiate and identify a next step or response (conflict resolution, material requests, task delegation, etc.)

• Reception

  • Critically reflect on the contributions of others.

    • Listen actively and attentively

    • Recognize and follow the presenter's main idea and supporting details

    • Consider ideas that differ from their own

      • Identify counterclaims (6-L.5)

    • Detect examples of prejudice stereotyping or bias in oral language

    • Recognize the negative effect of prejudice, stereotyping, or bias on individuals and groups