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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
ELA.W.6.1b: Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
ELA.W.6.1c: Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
ELA.W.6.2b: Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
ELA.W.6.2a: 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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
ELA.W.6.2d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
ELA.W.6.2e: Establish and maintain a formal style.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELA.W.6.3d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELA.W.6.3e: Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELA.W.6.3b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELA.W.6.3a: 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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
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Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
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Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.6.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
ELA.W.6.9a: 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”).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
ELA.L.6.4a: Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
ELA.L.6.4d: Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
ELA.L.6.5a: Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 2 | 12-17 |
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 |
---|---|
Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
---|---|
Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
---|---|
Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
---|---|
Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
---|---|
Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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 |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
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