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 | Page |
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Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 3 - Library Book Order | 17 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 |
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Unit 3 - Writing a Recount | 18-19 |
Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 5 - Listing Reasons | 30 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 3 - Library Book Order | 17 |
Unit 3 - Writing a Recount | 18-19 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.6.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 7 - True/False/No Evidence | 43 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 3 - Library Book Order | 17 |
Unit 3 - Writing a Recount | 18-19 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Capitalization | 13 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 2 - Identifying Sentences | 10 |
Unit 2 - Word Order in Sentences | 11 |
Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Capitalization | 13 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 9 - Procedure Texts | 53-54 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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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Unit 1 - Understanding Recounts | 5-6 |
Unit 1 - Identifying Parts of a Recount | 7 |
Unit 1 - Word Similarities and Differences | 7 |
Unit 1 - Creative Thinking | 8 |
Unit 1 - Evaluating Details | 8 |
Unit 1 - Critical Thinking | 9 |
Unit 2 - Identifying Sentences | 10 |
Unit 2 - Word Order in Sentences | 11 |
Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Capitalization | 13 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Parts of Speech | 14 |
Unit 3 - Paragraph Order | 15 |
Unit 3 - Using Time Words | 16 |
Unit 3 - Library Book Order | 17 |
Unit 3 - Writing a Recount | 18-19 |
Unit 4 - Reading Expository Text | 20 |
Unit 4 - Meaning Grid | 21 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Making Inferences | 23 |
Unit 4 - Report Text Structure | 24 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Reading for Information | 29-30 |
Unit 5 - Listing Reasons | 30 |
Unit 5 - Fact or Opinion | 31 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 6 - Paragraph Order | 38 |
Unit 7 - Reading for Information | 39-42 |
Unit 7 - True/False/No Evidence | 43 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 7 - Main Idea | 45-46 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Critical Thinking | 49 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 8 - Vocabulary: Terms and Definitions | 51 |
Unit 8 - Word Search | 52 |
Unit 9 - Procedure Texts | 53-54 |
Unit 9 - Understanding Procedural Text | 54 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 57 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 59-60 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Dictionary Practice | 64 |
Unit 11 - Analogies | 65-66 |
Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Page |
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Unit 1 - Identifying Parts of a Recount | 7 |
Unit 1 - Word Similarities and Differences | 7 |
Unit 3 - Using Time Words | 16 |
Unit 4 - Making Inferences | 23 |
Unit 8 - Vocabulary: Terms and Definitions | 51 |
Unit 8 - Word Search | 52 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Dictionary Practice | 64 |
Unit 11 - Analogies | 65-66 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 2 - Sentence Parts of Speech | 14 |
Unit 3 - Using Time Words | 16 |
Unit 4 - Making Inferences | 23 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Reading for Information | 29-30 |
Unit 6 - Paragraph Order | 38 |
Unit 7 - Reading for Information | 39-42 |
Unit 7 - Main Idea | 45-46 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Vocabulary: Terms and Definitions | 51 |
Unit 8 - Word Search | 52 |
Unit 9 - Understanding Procedural Text | 54 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 59-60 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Dictionary Practice | 64 |
Unit 11 - Analogies | 65-66 |
Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
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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Unit 1 - Understanding Recounts | 5-6 |
Unit 5 - Listing Reasons | 30 |
Unit 7 - Main Idea | 45-46 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Critical Thinking | 49 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 1 - Creative Thinking | 8 |
Unit 4 - Meaning Grid | 21 |
Unit 9 - Procedure Texts | 53-54 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 1 - Evaluating Details | 8 |
Unit 4 - Making Inferences | 23 |
Unit 5 - Reading for Information | 29-30 |
Unit 5 - Listing Reasons | 30 |
Unit 5 - Fact or Opinion | 31 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 59-60 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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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Unit 1 - Understanding Recounts | 5-6 |
Unit 1 - Word Similarities and Differences | 7 |
Unit 1 - Identifying Parts of a Recount | 7 |
Unit 1 - Creative Thinking | 8 |
Unit 1 - Evaluating Details | 8 |
Unit 1 - Critical Thinking | 9 |
Unit 2 - Identifying Sentences | 10 |
Unit 2 - Word Order in Sentences | 11 |
Unit 2 - Combining Sentences | 12 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Capitalization | 13 |
Unit 2 - Sentence Parts of Speech | 14 |
Unit 3 - Paragraph Order | 15 |
Unit 3 - Using Time Words | 16 |
Unit 3 - Library Book Order | 17 |
Unit 3 - Writing a Recount | 18-19 |
Unit 4 - Reading Expository Text | 20 |
Unit 4 - Meaning Grid | 21 |
Unit 4 - Combining Sentences | 22 |
Unit 4 - Making Inferences | 23 |
Unit 4 - Report Text Structure | 24 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 4 - Drafting a Report | 26-27 |
Unit 4 - Editing and Proofing | 28 |
Unit 5 - Reading for Information | 29-30 |
Unit 5 - Listing Reasons | 30 |
Unit 5 - Fact or Opinion | 31 |
Unit 5 - Combining Sentences | 32-33 |
Unit 6 - Planning a Report | 34 |
Unit 6 - Drafting a Report | 35-36 |
Unit 6 - Editing and Proofing | 37 |
Unit 6 - Paragraph Order | 38 |
Unit 7 - Reading for Information | 39-42 |
Unit 7 - True/False/No Evidence | 43 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 7 - Main Idea | 45-46 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 8 - Critical Thinking | 49 |
Unit 8 - Combining Sentences | 50 |
Unit 8 - Vocabulary: Terms and Definitions | 51 |
Unit 8 - Word Search | 52 |
Unit 9 - Procedure Texts | 53-54 |
Unit 9 - Understanding Procedural Text | 54 |
Unit 9 - Writing a Procedure | 55-56 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 57 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 59-60 |
Unit 10 - Interpreting Data | 61 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Dictionary Practice | 64 |
Unit 11 - Analogies | 65-66 |
Unit 11 - Riddles | 67 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 11 - Proofing Your Draft | 70 |
Unit 11 - Writing an Imaginative Procedure | 70 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 1 - Word Similarities and Differences | 7 |
Unit 1 - Identifying Parts of a Recount | 7 |
Unit 3 - Paragraph Order | 15 |
Unit 4 - Report Text Structure | 24 |
Unit 6 - Paragraph Order | 38 |
Unit 9 - Understanding Procedural Text | 54 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
Unit 12 - Compare and Contrast | 74 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 1 - Critical Thinking | 9 |
Unit 7 - Imaginative Interpretations | 47 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
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 | Page |
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Unit 7 - True/False/No Evidence | 43 |
Unit 7 - Wrong to Right | 44 |
Unit 10 - Giving Reasons | 58 |
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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Unit 1 - Understanding Recounts | 5-6 |
Unit 1 - Critical Thinking | 9 |
Unit 3 - Paragraph Order | 15 |
Unit 4 - Reading Expository Text | 20 |
Unit 4 - Report Text Structure | 24 |
Unit 4 - Planning a Report | 25 |
Unit 5 - Reading for Information | 29-30 |
Unit 6 - Paragraph Order | 38 |
Unit 7 - Reading for Information | 39-42 |
Unit 7 - Main Idea | 45-46 |
Unit 8 - Reading for Details | 48 |
Unit 9 - Procedure Texts | 53-54 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 57 |
Unit 10 - Reading for Information | 59-60 |
Unit 11 - Using a Dictionary | 62-63 |
Unit 11 - Planning an Imaginative Procedure | 68-69 |
Unit 12 - Reading Explanatory Text | 71-73 |
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