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Course Description
Course Description
In accordance with New York State Standards for ELA, students in 6th grade should experience a balance of literature and informational texts designed to create opportunities for learners to engage with a variety of topics and texts and have discussions about texts that support language development and knowledge building. Creating this learning environment for readers can take a variety of formats, including shared readings, paired readings, independent readings, and other learning activities that incorporate literacy materials, talking, and writing. We refer to these instructional events as 'reading or literacy experiences' because the focus is on using texts, printed and visual, to develop readers’ concepts of how meaning is conveyed through reading and writing, and in turn their ability to make meaning of increasingly complex text. Much of this work is done through talk-reading and reading/writing connections.
Quarter 1
"Rocketry: Soaring Through Science, Math, and ELA" & Dahl and Narrative"
Rocketry Caregiver Letter-Spanish
Primary Resources Include:
"Boy: Tales of Childhood", Roald Dahl
Quarter 2
"Mysteries and Investigations"
Primary Resources Include:
The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing by Suzanne Jurmain
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Yellow Fever Circles Brazil’s Huge Cities” by Shasta Darlington and Donald G. McNeil Jr.
The Hippocratic Oath/The Physician's Pledge
“The Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“The Red-Headed League” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Quarter 3
"The Greeks"
Primary Resources Include:
"Prometheus," Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin
Excerpts from The Odyssey by Homer, translated by E.V. Rieu
"Arachne," from Selected Tales From Ovid by Ted Hughes
Quarter 4
"Summer of the Mariposas" & "Titanic"
Caregiver Letter-Summer of the Mariposas
Primary Resources Include:
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Excerpt from The Odyssey, a graphic novel by Gareth Hinds
Excerpt from The Odyssey by Homer, translated by E.V. Rieu
Excerpt from Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario
"The Hero's Journey," Joseph Campbell
The Titanic Collection, Amplify
Essential Learning for Quarter 1 "Rocketry: Soaring Across Science, Math, and ELA" & "Dahl and Narrative"
I can write informative or explanatory texts to convey ideas, and narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.
I can determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other content-specific words and phrases as they are used in scientific or technical sources
I can identify and match scientific or technical information presented as text with a version of that information presented visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table)
I can determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words.
I can 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.
I can develop an argument to support a claim, with cited evidence.
I can write focused narratives, using sensory details.
I can engage in collaborative discussions with diverse partners, expressing ideas clearly and persuasively, and building on those or others.
Essential Learning for Quarter 2 "Mysteries and Investigations"
I can assess the credibility of evidence used to support conclusions
I can develop an argument to explain which trait is most useful to problem-solving investigators
I can 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.
I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings
Essential Learning for Quarter 3 "The Greeks"
I can analyze what symbolic characters show about human nature
I can write about the development of a shared theme/central idea in two texts
I can explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings
Essential Learning for Quarter 4 "Summer of the Mariposas" and "The Titanic Collection"
I can analyze how character traits assist a heroic character on their journey
I can 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.
I can 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
I can compare and contrast perspectives on a single event
I can assess the credibility of sources.
I can develop a question, conduct research, and create a multimedia project around the Titanic disaster.
All standards are embedded in each unit:
Reading Essential Standards
I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (6R1)
I can determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is developed by key supporting details over the course of a text; summarize a text. (6R2)
Writing Essential Standard(s)
I can write an argument to support claims, informative/explanatory texts to convey ideas, and narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events. (6W1, 6W3)
Speaking and Listening Essential Standards
I can engage in collaborative discussions with diverse partners; expressing ideas clearly and persuasively, and building on those or others.(6SL1)
Language Essential Standards
Mrs. Passucci, Lanigan ELA
Mr. Osborne, Granby Consultant Teacher
Mrs. Milewski, Lanigan Consultant Teacher
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