Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.6.3: Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.6.7: Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they "see" and "hear" when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.6.9: 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.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.6.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.6.7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.6.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.6.3: Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.6.2: Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.6.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.6.4: Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.6.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Introduce Your Claim | 22-24 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Write in Response to Informational Text | 87-92 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
A Great Conclusion | 124-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 97-101 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Dialogue | 109-112 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Write an Argument in Response to Literature | 47-50 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Develop the Topic | 76-78 |
Write an Informational Report | 93-96 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Description | 106-108 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Develop the Narrative | 118-123 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 128-133 |
Write a Nonfiction Narrative | 134-138 |
Write a Personal Experience Essay | 139-140 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.6.3: Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 57-61 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 62-64 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Concluding Statements | 83-86 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Effective Use of Language | 79-82 |
Narrative Techniques: Effective Use of Language | 113-117 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Analyze Relevant Content | 65-68 |
Use Strategies to Organize Information | 72-75 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 103-105 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.6.8: 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.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 19-21 |
Organize Reasons and Evidence | 25-27 |
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Conclusions | 38-42 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.6.7: Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Support Your Claim | 28-30 |
Use Credible Sources | 31-35 |
Use Formal Style | 36-37 |
Present an Argument | 43-46 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.6.9: Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Respond to Informational Text | 51-55 |
Introduce a Topic | 69-71 |
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