Trimester One
Real Reading Unit
Trimester Two
Author's Craft
Trimester Three
Multi-genre Research Project
Real Reading Unit
- RI.6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SL.6.1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- RI.6.6 - Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the tex
Trimester Two
Author's Craft
- RI.6.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
- SL.6.1a - Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
- L.6.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- 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.
- SL.6.2 - Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
- RL.6.6 - Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Trimester Three
Multi-genre Research Project
- L.6.3 - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- 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.
- 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.
- SL.6.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
- RI.6.6 - Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the tex
- 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.
- RL.6.6 - Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
- L.6.3 - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.