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Unit Overview
Unit Overview
This unit introduces students to a variety of instructional methods such as read-aloud, partner work, and mini- lessons. Students will learn to consider more complex character traits, to investigate how setting shapes characters, and to analyze how characters are vehicles for themes. The unit also helps readers take charge of their reading lives and engages students with close reading, gathering textual evidence, and weighing and evaluating multiple theories about complex characters. Students will explore the thematic questions defined in the course as well as the skill-based question around character including: How does a character evolve over the course of a text?, How does character change impact the plot?, and What is the difference between a static and a dynamic character?
This unit introduces students to a variety of instructional methods such as read-aloud, partner work, and mini- lessons. Students will learn to consider more complex character traits, to investigate how setting shapes characters, and to analyze how characters are vehicles for themes. The unit also helps readers take charge of their reading lives and engages students with close reading, gathering textual evidence, and weighing and evaluating multiple theories about complex characters. Students will explore the thematic questions defined in the course as well as the skill-based question around character including: How does a character evolve over the course of a text?, How does character change impact the plot?, and What is the difference between a static and a dynamic character?
Unit Vocabulary
Unit Vocabulary
Analyze
Character traits
Personality
Perception
Perspective
Flashback
Character motivation
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Theme
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
Who am I as a reader, as a writer, as a speaker, and as a thinker?
Why are reading, writing, and storytelling essential components of the human experience?
How do I see myself and how do others see me?
How does the way we confront challenges and overcome obstacles shape us?
What does it mean to be a friend?
What do we admire in other people and how are we shaped by those we admire?
Unit Standards
Unit Standards
All ELA standards can be found listed in the updated 2017 Massachusetts State ELA Grade 6 Frameworks:
Students will learn...
Reading for Literature:
Key Ideas and Details
How to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, quoting or paraphrasing as appropriate.
How to determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of a text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
How to describe how the plot of a particular story, poem, or drama unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change
Craft and Structure
How to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices.
How to explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
How to prepare for discussion with notes and evidence
Language
How to demonstrate command of proper punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
How to use context clues to determine the meaning of words
How to use a reference such as a dictionary or thesaurus to define a word
Choice Texts:
Choice Texts:
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Esperanza Rising by
Pam Munoz Ryan
Restart by Gordon Korman
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Posted by John David Anderson
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keattey Snyder
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