Unit 2 Anchor Texts
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
vanished
irritable
impetuous
miserable
threateningly
dominate
Skill Vocabulary
memoir
author's purpose
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Author's Purpose
Standard(s)
🔍 6.R.5 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
🔍 6.RL.7 Compare two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
🔍 6.RI.11 Analyze how the author distinguishes a perspective and/or position from that of others.
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
CommonLit Target Lesson: Analyze Author's POV
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Suffix: -able
Standard(s)
6.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
b. Consistently use Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
Support/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes
Support/Resources
Nearpod Lesson: Commas, Parentheses & Dashes
CommonLit Minilessons: Punctuating Nonessential Elements
*key words: nonessential element, nonrestrictive element, appositive phrase, participial phrase, relative clause
Writing to Sources
Writing to Sources
Focus: How-To-Essay
Standard(s)
🔍 6.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic that conveys ideas and information clearly and provide a concluding section that supports the information or explanation presented.
Support/Resources
Speaking & Listening
Speaking & Listening
Focus: Class Discussion
Standard(s)
6.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
Support/Resources
How to Implement Accountable and Academic Student Talk Stems (Better Lesson)
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
timidly
anxiously
patiently
thoughtfully
silently
Skill Vocabulary
historical fiction
setting
conflict
theme
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Historical Fiction
Standard(s)
6.RL.6 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.
🔍6.RL.7 Compare two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
6.RL.10 Analyze how a sentence, paragraph, stanza, chapter, scene, or section fits into the overall structure and how it contributes to the development of theme, main idea, settings, or plot.
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Anglo-Saxon Suffix: -ly
Standard(s)
6.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
b. Consistently use Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
Supports/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Spelling and Capitalization
Support/Resources
Khan Academy: Irregular Plural Nouns
TEDEd Lesson: A brief history of plural words
*key words: irregular plurals
⏳ Writing to Sources
⏳ Writing to Sources
Focus: Story Adaptation
Standard(s)
6.W.3 Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, well-structured event sequences, and provide a resolution.
Support/Resources
Speaking & Listening
Speaking & Listening
Focus: Partner Discussion
Standard(s)
6.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
Support/Resources
How to Implement Accountable and Academic Student Talk Stems (Better Lesson)
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