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 |
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Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
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 |
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The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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 |
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The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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 |
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Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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 |
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The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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 |
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Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Pages |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
WALNUT HILL LINE Train Schedule | 30-33 |
The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Night Sky | 40-44 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Pages |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
WALNUT HILL LINE Train Schedule | 30-33 |
The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Night Sky | 40-44 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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 |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Pages |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
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 |
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Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
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 |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
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 |
---|---|
Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
WALNUT HILL LINE Train Schedule | 30-33 |
The Night Sky | 40-44 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
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 |
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The Night Sky | 40-44 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
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 |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
WALNUT HILL LINE Train Schedule | 30-33 |
The Night Sky | 40-44 |
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 |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
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 |
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Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
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 |
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Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Pages |
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Ancient Egyptian Mummification | 18-21 |
How to Make a Mummy | 22-25 |
Casey at the Bat | 26-29 |
WALNUT HILL LINE Train Schedule | 30-33 |
The Gift of the Magi | 34-39 |
The Night Sky | 40-44 |
Galileo: Father of Modern Science | 45-49 |
Homework or No Homework?: That Is the Question! | 50-53 |
The Last Leaf | 54-57 |
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 58-62 |
How Silk Is Made | 63-66 |
Thanking the Animals | 67-70 |
A Woman's Right to Vote | 71-73 |
Equal Pay for Equal Work | 74-77 |
Say Cheese | 78-82 |
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