In this unit, students will listen, read, and write about how their actions can help others. As they progress through this unit, they will also develop and apply key comprehension skills that good readers use as they read.
RL. 6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL. 6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
from the novel by Betsy Byars, illustrated by John Rowe
written and illustrated by Ted Lewin
by Baba Wagué Diakité
from the book by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Christopher G. Knight