English Grade 6

Standards Content/Skills SWBAT Materials Assessments Timeline

RL.6.1 Reading: - Identify signposts -“Greyling” - CPA 1- September or Q1
RL.6.2 - Introduce Notice and Note Signposts - Use signposts to understand reading & literary -“Stray“ early October (2pt
RL.6.3 - Topic, Central/Main Idea, Theme elements -“The Drive-in Movies” Response)
RL.6.4 -Word, Sentence, Passage evaluation of - Answer signpost anchor questions - “The Lady and the
RL.6.5 words in context; denotative and --Identify Topic, Central/Main Idea, and Theme Spider” - Teacher created
RL.6.6 connotative meaning and use them to analyze literature - “Eleven” assessments (Reading
RL.6.9 -Define, discuss, and collaborate to determine - “The Tail” Comprehension and 2
RI.6.2 Writing: the most accurate meaning of a word - “Dragon, Dragon” point written
RI.6.9 - Making a claim - “The All-American responses)
L.6.1a-e - Supporting a claim with relevant text -Make a claim and support it with relevant text Slurp”
L.6.2a,b evidence evidence. -Student-Teacher
L.6.3a,b - Use evidence-based terms (direct quotes, - Compare and contrast texts in different forms PAIRED TEXTS: Conferencing
L.6.4a-d wording, etc.) or genres in terms of their approaches to -“Why Monkeys Live in
L.6.5.a-c -Introduce “Hamburger Paragraph” similar themes and topics Trees” -Essay (to put into
L.6.6 -Utilize the Writing Process -Identify and use the parts of an essay to write -“The Case of the District Writing
W.6.1c -Write to inform a typed analytical essay Monkeys That Fell From Folder)
W.6.10 the Trees”
SL.6.1a-d Reinforcing Literary Elements:
(Elements of Plot, Theme & Main Idea, -Scholastic SCOPE
Characterization, Point of View, Tone &
Mood, Symbolism) -Interactive Notebook

Conventions of Language: -Communicate using grade-appropriate

Grammar, Punctuation, Types of Nouns, conventions of language
Pronouns, Prefixes, Suffixes, & Word
Roots, Figures of Speech, Vocabulary

Collegial Discussions: -Participate in collaborative discussions with

-Kagan Structures peers and adults
RL.6.9 Reading: -Evaluate and grade example 2 point responses -Wonder by RJ Palacio - CPA 2- 1st week in Q2
RI.6.8 - Reinforce Notice & Note Signposts (State released questions and responses) January (essay)
SL.6.1a - Annotating the Text -Identify claims, text evidence, and analysis that - Creative Writing -Journal entries (2
W.6.1b -Theme links evidence to the claim Project (with lab) – point responses)
W.6.1e Writing: -Write successful 2 point response Write and publish a - Creative Writing
W.6.3 -Evaluate 2 point response questions book (elements of plot, Project (with lab) –
W.6.3a -Write 2 point response -Identify the best possible theme of a story and signposts) Write and publish a
SL.6.1a - Making a claim support it with relevant text evidence. book (elements of
SL.6.1b - Supporting a claim with relevant text -Identify N&N Signposts and literary elements in plot, signposts)
SL.6.1c evidence Wonder
- Evidence-based terms (direct quotes, -Apply N&N Signposts and Elements of Plot
wording, etc.) work to create a children’s book
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-Write a Children’s book -write creatively
-Discuss copyright infringement -Identify a copyrighted image
-Cite a resource
RI.6.1 Reading: -Identify the best possible theme of a story and Mythology: - Winter Benchmark Q3
RI.6.2 - Reinforce Notice & Note Signposts support it with relevant text evidence. - “Demeter and (2pt Response)
RI.6.6 - Reinforce theme (Greek Mythology) -Identify and change point of view to rewrite a Persephone” - NYS Exam
RL.6.7 -Theme myth - “Icarus and Daedalus” - Writing a Greek myth
RL.6.10 - “Prometheus the Fire- as a news reporter
W.6.1d Writing: Bringer” (using grammar,
W.6.4 - Two-Point Responses - “Pandora’s Box” signposts,
W.6.5 - Multiple Choice literary/story
W.6.6 -Point of View Scholastic SCOPE – elements)
L.6.3b -Author’s purpose Paired Texts: “The
-Reinforce Notice & Note NF Signposts Golden Curse” and “Can
Money Buy Happiness?”
W.6.1 - Persuasive essay writing -infer meanings of new terms in a foreign - Scholastic SCOPE - Persuasive essay Q4
W.6.6 - Making a claim/argument culture based on prior experiences and context articles final exam (nutrition &
W.6.8 - Supporting claim with text evidence -Identify literary devices authors use to - Informational texts sugar)
W.6.9a - Reinforce grammar and writing skills persuade and articles about
W.6.9b -Introduce different purposes for writing -Compare two different types of media: novel nutrition
(Persuade, Inform, Explain) to movie