Component - W.6.1.a:
Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.

Component - W.6.1.b:
Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

Component - W.6.1.c:
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.

Component - W.6.1.d:
Establish and maintain a formal style.

Component - W.6.1.e:
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

Component - W.6.2.a:
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Component - W.6.2.b:
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

Component - W.6.2.c:
Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Component - W.6.2.d:
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Component - W.6.2.e:
Establish and maintain a formal style.

Component - W.6.2.f:
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

Component - W.6.3.a:
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.

Component - W.6.3.b:
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.

Component - W.6.3.c:
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.

Component - W.6.3.d:
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.

Component - W.6.3.e:
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

Component - W.6.4.a:
Produce text (print or nonprint) that explores a variety of cultures and perspectives.

Component - W.6.9.a:
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics").

Component - W.6.9.b:
Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not").

Component - W.6.11.a:
Develop a perspective or theme supported by relevant details.

Component - W.6.11.b:
Recognize and illustrate social, historical, and cultural features in the presentation of literary texts.

Component - W.6.11.c:
Create poetry, stories, plays, and other literary forms (e.g. videos, art work).