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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Buried Treasure | 23-24 |
| The Dare | 39-42 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Murder Mystery Party | 55-56 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Learning | 69-70 |
| Speech Exam | 71-74 |
| The Wesley Mystery | 77-80 |
| Family History | 81-82 |
| Redbacks vs. Tigers | 97-100 |
| Kids in the Kitchen | 103-106 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Buried Treasure | 23-24 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Murder Mystery Party | 55-56 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Learning | 69-70 |
| The Wesley Mystery | 77-80 |
| Family History | 81-82 |
| Giftlands | 107-108 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Dare | 39-42 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Learning | 69-70 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Animal Whisperer | 17-18 |
| The Dare | 39-42 |
| Clever Fables | 49-50 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Murder Mystery Party | 55-56 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Learning | 69-70 |
| Speech Exam | 71-74 |
| The Wesley Mystery | 77-80 |
| Family History | 81-82 |
| Redbacks vs. Tigers | 97-100 |
| Kids in the Kitchen | 103-106 |
| Giftlands | 107-108 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Dare | 39-42 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Speech Exam | 71-74 |
| The Wesley Mystery | 77-80 |
| Family History | 81-82 |
| Redbacks vs. Tigers | 97-100 |
| Kids in the Kitchen | 103-106 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Buried Treasure | 23-24 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Speech Exam | 71-74 |
| Redbacks vs. Tigers | 97-100 |
| Kids in the Kitchen | 103-106 |
| Giftlands | 107-108 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Animal Whisperer | 17-18 |
| Buried Treasure | 23-24 |
| The Dare | 39-42 |
| Clever Fables | 49-50 |
| Going to School with Jess Warden | 51-54 |
| Murder Mystery Party | 55-56 |
| Super-Ride | 57-60 |
| Learning | 69-70 |
| Speech Exam | 71-74 |
| The Wesley Mystery | 77-80 |
| Family History | 81-82 |
| Redbacks vs. Tigers | 97-100 |
| Kids in the Kitchen | 103-106 |
| Giftlands | 107-108 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Cottingley Fairies | 13-16 |
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Working Dogs | 29-30 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Working Dogs | 29-30 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Clowning Around | 75-76 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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).
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Disappearing Coin Trick | 43-44 |
| Dragons | 45-48 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Changing Matter | 95-96 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Cottingley Fairies | 13-16 |
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Working Dogs | 29-30 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Disappearing Coin Trick | 43-44 |
| Dragons | 45-48 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Clowning Around | 75-76 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Changing Matter | 95-96 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Cottingley Fairies | 13-16 |
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Working Dogs | 29-30 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Dragons | 45-48 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Clowning Around | 75-76 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Changing Matter | 95-96 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Dragons | 45-48 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Cottingley Fairies | 13-16 |
| Saint Valentine’s Day | 19-22 |
| Learning a Musical Instrument | 25-28 |
| Working Dogs | 29-30 |
| Champion of the Chimpanzees | 31-34 |
| Disappearing Coin Trick | 43-44 |
| Dragons | 45-48 |
| Fear of Flying | 65-68 |
| Clowning Around | 75-76 |
| Joan of Arc | 83-86 |
| How to Conserve Water | 91-94 |
| Changing Matter | 95-96 |
| Bonsai Trees | 101-102 |
| Save the Sirenians! | 109-112 |
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