Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Correlations

Let's Get This Day Started: Reading Grade 6

Let's Get This Day Started: Reading Grade 6

English Language Arts

Strand - Reading Standards: Literature, Grade 6

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.

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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.

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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
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.

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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
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.

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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
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.

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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.

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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

Strand - Text Types and Purposes, Grade 6

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Unit 6 36-41
Unit 8 48-53
Unit 9 54-59
Unit 17 102-107

Strand - Writing Standards, Grade 6

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.)

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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
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.

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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

Strand - Research to Build and Present Knowledge, Grade 6

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”).

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Unit 1 6-11
Unit 6 36-41
Unit 7 42-47
Unit 11 66-71

Strand - Language Standards, Grade 6

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
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

Strand - Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Grade 6

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
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
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.

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Unit 2 12-17

Strand - Reading Standards: Informational Text, Grade 6

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
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
Unit 1 6-11

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