Use the links below to practice and reinforce ELA skills using the IXL website links. All students should begin with the ON LEVEL lessons to review the previous grade level skills, then move on to the ADVANCED lessons to preview the upcoming grade level skills.
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NOTE: For each day, students should click each lesson link and practice the specific skill for 10 minutes OR until they reach a SmartScore of 80+ (proficiency). Essentially, students should spend approximately 30 minutes per day on ELA skills.
Week 1: July 7th-July 11th Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Main Ideas + Themes
Writing Strategies:
Organizing Writing / Developing and Supporting Arguments / Expository Writing
Vocabulary:
Greek + Latin Roots
Grammar and Mechanics:
Adverbs; Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons
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On Level:
GM: PP.3 Identify adverbs
Advanced
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On Level:
WS: Q.5 Organize information by topic
Advanced
WS: N.2 Organize information by topic
Week 2: July 14th-July 18th: Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Author’s purpose + tone; Main Idea; Sensory Details
Writing Strategies:
Descriptive Details / Sentence Variety / Descriptive and Creative Writing
Vocabulary:
Analogies; Idioms + Adages
Grammar and Mechanics:
Capitalization + Formatting
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On Level:
RS: C.1 Identify the purpose of a text
V: CC.1 Analogies
Advanced
RS: C.1 Identify the author's purpose
WS: P.1 Use personification
V: AA.1 Analogies
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On Level:
RS: C.2 Which sentence is more formal?
GM: VV.1 Formatting titles
Advanced
RS: C.2 Which sentence is more formal?
GM: SS.1 Formatting titles
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On Level:
GM: VV.3 Formatting street addresses
GM: UU.1 Correct capitalization errors
Advanced
RS: C.3 Compare passages for tone
GM: SS.3 Formatting street addresses
GM: RR.1 Correct capitalization errors
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On Level:
RS: F.2 Identify Sensory Details
GM: UU.2 Capitalizing Titles
Advanced
RS: F.1 Identify Sensory Details
V: AA.2 Analogies: Challenge
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On Level:
GM: VV.2 Formatting and Capitalizing Titles
GM: VV.4 Punctuating Dialogue
Advanced:
GM: SS.4 Formatting Quotations and Dialogue
Week 3: July 21st-July 25th: Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Literary Devices
Writing Strategies:
Editing + Revising / Organizing Writing / Summarizing
Vocabulary:
Multiple-meaning Words; Idioms + Adages
Grammar and Mechanics:
Commas
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On Level:
RS: G.1 Identify similes and metaphors
WS: W.3 Correct errors with signs
GM: TT.2 Commas with dates and places
Advanced:
RS: F.3 Interpret figures of speech
WS: S.3 Correct errors with signs
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On Level:
WS: Q.3 Choose the best transition
GM: TT.3 Commas with direct addresses
Advanced:
RS: F.4 Classify figures of speech
WS: S.4 Correct errors in everyday use
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On Level:
WS: S.1 Summarize a story
GM: TT.6 Commas: review
Advanced:
WS: S.5 Suggest appropriate revisions
GM: QQ.5 Commas: review
Week 4: July 22nd-July 26th: Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Text Structure
Writing Strategies:
Developing and Supporting Arguments; Introductions
Vocabulary:
Reference Skills
Grammar and Mechanics:
Subject-Verb Agreement; Verb Tense
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On Level:
WS: T.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
V: II.3 Order alphabetically: challenge
Advanced:
WS: O.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
V: DD.1 Alphabetical order
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On Level:
V: II.5 Use dictionary entries
Advanced:
V: DD.3 Use dictionary entries
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On Level:
V: II.7 Use thesaurus entries
Advanced:
WS: O.3 Identify counterclaims
V: DD.5 Use thesaurus entries
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On Level:
RS: E.5 Identify text structures
GM: NN.1 Use the correct subject or verb
Advanced:
RS: E.4 Identify text structures
GM: JJ.1 Use the correct subject or verb
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On Level:
WS: R.1 Choose the best topic sentence
Advanced:
WS: O.4 Classify logical fallacies
Week 5: August 4th-August 8th: Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Inference/Informational Texts
Writing Strategies:
Conclusions; Descriptive Details; Organizing Writing; Research Skills
Vocabulary:
Context Clues; Synonyms + Antonyms
Grammar and Mechanics:
Pronouns + Contractions
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On Level:
RS: H.3 Draw inferences from a text
V: HH.1 Find words using context
Advanced:
WS: T.1 Identify relevant sources
V: BB.1 Find words using context
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On Level:
WS: U.3 Add imagery to stories
Advanced:
RS: G.3 Analyze short stories
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On Level:
RS: P.3 Read about science and nature
WS: Q.1 Put the sentences in order
Advanced:
RS: H.4 Read about science and nature
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On Level:
RS: P.4 Read about history
WS: Q.2 Use coordinating conjunctions
Advanced:
RS: H.5 Read about history
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On Level:
WS: X.1 Identify and correct plagiarism
GM: LL.8. Use reflexive pronouns
Advanced:
WS: T.5 Identify and correct plagiarism
GM: HH.6 Use reflexive pronouns
Week 6: August 11th-August 15th: Content Topics & Standards
Reading Strategies:
Story Elements
Author's Perspective
Analyzing Literature & Arguments
Poetry Elements
Vocabulary:
Shades Of Meaning/ Word Choice & Usage
Context Clues
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Grammar and Mechanics:
Pronouns
Verb Tense
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On Level:
GM: LL.1 Identify personal pronouns
Advanced:
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On Level:
RS: I.2 Identify story elements
V: GG.2 Positive and negative connotations
GM: LL.6 Use possessive pronouns
Advanced:
GM: HH.4 Use possessive pronouns
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On Level:
RS: L.1 Label the rhyme scheme
Advanced:
RS: G.4 Label the rhyme scheme
GM: KK.1 Irregular past tense: review
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On Level:
RS: L.2 Identify elements of poetry
GM: OO.2 Form and use the regular past tense
Advanced:
RS: I.1 Trace an argument
GM: KK.4 Use the progressive verb tenses
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On Level:
Advanced:
GM: KK.5 Form the progressive verb tenses
Students should challenge themselves to complete the rest of the "bonus skills" listed below in order to finish the ELA 6 skill plan.
Reading Strategies:
D. Author’s perspective: 1-2
E. Text structure: 1
F. Sensory details: 1
G. Literary devices: 2
H. Inference: 2
J. Visual elements: 1-2
K. Text features: 1
M. Literary texts: level 1: 1-3
N. Literary texts: level 2: 1-4
O. Informational texts: level 1: 1-4
P. Informational texts: level 2: 1-2
Writing Strategies:
None
Vocabulary:
Y. Prefixes and suffixes: 1-12
Z. Greek and Latin roots: 1, 3, 7
AA. Categories: 1-2
BB. Synonyms and antonyms: 1-3
DD. Homophones: 1-2
EE. Multiple-meaning words: 1
FF. Idioms and adages: 1, 4
II. Reference skills: 1-2, 4, 6
Grammar and Mechanics:
JJ. Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: 3-5, 7-11
KK. Nouns: 1-9
LL. Pronouns: 3-5, 7, 9-10
MM. Verb types: 1-3
OO. Verb tense: 6-10
PP. Adjectives and adverbs: 1-2, 4-10
QQ. Prepositions: 1-4
RR. Conjunctions: 1-4
SS. Contractions: 1-2
TT. Commas: 4-5
WW: Abbreviations: 1-4
XX: Spelling: (New!) ALL
Reading Strategies:
A. Main idea: 2
H. Analyzing informational texts: 1-3
J. Novel study: 1-6
K. Nonfiction book study: 1-4
L. Comparing texts: 1-2
M. Visual elements: 1-2
Writing Strategies:
None
Vocabulary:
U. Prefixes and suffixes: 1-8
V. Greek and Latin roots: 2
W. Synonyms and antonyms: 1-4
X. Homophones: 1
Y. idioms and adages: 1-2, 4
BB. Context clues: 5
DD. Reference skills: 4
Grammar and Mechanics:
EE. Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: 3-6, 8-9
FF. Nouns: 1-8
GG. Pronouns and antecedents: 2-5
HH. Pronoun types: 2-3. 5. 7-9
II. Verb types: 1-5
KK. Verb tense: 6-8
LL. Adjectives and adverbs: 1-10
MM. Prepositions: 1-4
NN. Direct and indirect objects: 1
OO. Conjunctions: 1-5
PP. Contractions: 1-2
QQ. Punctuation: 2, 4, 6-8
TT. Spelling: (New!): ALL