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6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Unit 1
Overarching Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Supporting Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Unit 2
Overarching Standards
Reading Standards for Literature RL.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. Reading Standards for Informational Text RI.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. Writing Standards W.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. Speaking and Listening SL.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. Language Standards L.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. 1. Personal life experiences shape your perception of the reality. Enduring 2. Having an open mind is essential in order to understand and appreciate works of different genres. Understandings Essential Questions 1. How does your perception of a situation change the reality of the situation? 2. Why is having an open mind essential when reading different genres? Priority Standards Reading Standards for Literature RL.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.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. Reading Standards for Informational Text RI.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Supporting Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Unit 3
Overarching Standards
Priority Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Supporting Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Suggested Strategies/Modes Student Choice Independent Novel Choice Independent Reading Graphic Organizer Rubric Note Taking Guide Reciprocal Teaching Strategies Venn Diagram Class Discussion
Suggested Materials/Resources Fiction: All Summer in a Day Ceres and Proserpina Lobs Girl Damon and Pythias The Crane Maiden/Aunty Misery
1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Suggested Assessments Journals CFA Open Ended Responses Compose Poems Class Discussion Conferences with Teacher/Students Small Group Discussion Blue Ribbon Testing Memoirs
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Unit 4
Overarching Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
Supporting Standards
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.
6/19/2013 Language Arts/Grade 6 The numbering sequence correlates to the state numbers to ensure alignment.