Grade 6 ELA

Lessons

Main idea: Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text Main idea: Combining Information from Two Texts Theme: Summarizing a Story: BPS Theme: Finding the Theme: Lessons in Stories Author's purpose and tone: Author's Purpose (What's the Reason?) Author's purpose and tone: Which Sentence Is More Formal? Author's purpose and tone: Identifying Tone: Objective vs. Subjective & Judgmental Author's perspective: Compare and Contrast Points of View Text structure: Compare and Contrast Text Structure Text structure: Understanding Cause and Effect Text structure: Text Structure: Problem and Solution Text structure: Identify Text Structures Literary devices: Identify Sensory Details Literary devices: Understanding Allusions Literary devices: Figurative Language: Personification Literary devices: Classify Figures of Speech Literary devices: Figures of Speech: Antithesis & More Analyzing literature: Narrative Point of View Analyzing literature: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences Analyzing literature: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences About Characters Analyzing literature: Label the Rhyme Scheme Analyzing informational texts: Determine the Main Idea of a Text Analyzing informational texts: Read About Famous Places Analyzing informational texts: Read About Business and Technology Analyzing informational texts: Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text Analyzing informational texts: Finding the Main Idea: Animal Camouflage Analyzing arguments: Identifying the Main Claim Novel study: Finding the Main Idea in Literary Passages Novel study: Finding the Main Idea in Literary Passages Comparing texts: Finding Details in Text Comparing texts: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences Visual elements: Compare Illustrations of Literary and Historical Subjects Visual elements: Read Graphic Organizers

Lessons

Expository writing: Understanding Topic Scope: Broad vs. Narrow Expository writing: Organizing Information by Section Expository writing: Remove the Sentence That Does Not Belong Persuasive and opinion writing: Fact vs. Opinion Persuasive and opinion writing: Evaluating Evidence for Claims Persuasive and opinion writing: Identify Counterclaims Persuasive and opinion writing: Identifying Logical Fallacies Descriptive and creative writing: Figurative Language: Personification Descriptive and creative writing: Create Varied Sentences Based on Models Descriptive and creative writing: Revise the Sentence Using a Stronger Verb Identifying text evidence: Supporting Claims with Text Evidence Identifying text evidence: Supporting Claims About Characters Writing clearly and concisely: Connecting Ideas – Conjunctive Adverbs Editing and revising: Word Choice – Commonly Confused Words Editing and revising: Word Choice – Commonly Confused Words (Affect vs. Effect) Editing and revising: Spelling – Correcting Common Errors Editing and revising: Commonly Confused Words – Advise vs. Advice Editing and revising: Revising for Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement Research skills: Identify Relevant Sources Research skills: Evaluate Newspaper Headlines for Bias Research skills: Understanding MLA Works Cited Entries Research skills: Mastering MLA In-Text Citations Research skills: Identify and Correct Plagiarism

Lessons

Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes 1 Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes 2 Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes 3 Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Prefix "mis-" Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes for Negation (un-, dis-, in-, im-, non-) Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffix "-ful" Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffixes "-able" and "-ible" Greek and Latin roots: Use Greek and Latin Roots as Clues to the Meanings of Words Greek and Latin roots: Use Words as Clues to the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Use Words as Clues to the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Words with Greek and Latin Roots Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Synonym Synonyms and antonyms: Find Synonyms in Context Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Antonym Synonyms and antonyms: Find Antonyms in Context Homophones: Use the Correct Homophone Homophones: Which Definition Matches the Sentence? Homophones: Which Sentence Matches the Definition? Idioms and adages: Use Word Meanings as Clues to Root Meanings Idioms and adages: Identify the Meaning of Idioms and Adages Idioms and adages: Determine the Meaning of Idioms from Context – Set 2 Idioms and adages: Identify the Meaning of Idioms and Adages – Set 2 Word choice and usage: Word Nuances – Shades of Meaning Word choice and usage: Word Feelings – Understanding Connotation Analogies Analogies Challenge Context clues: Word Detectives – Using Context Clues Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context Context clues: Word Detectives – Using Context Clues Context clues: Use Academic Vocabulary in Context: Literary Context clues: Word Detectives: Using Context Clues Domain-specific vocabulary: Using Text and Visuals Reference skills: Alphabetical Order Reference skills: Use Guide Words Reference skills: Use Dictionary Entries Reference skills: Use Dictionary Definitions Reference skills: Use Thesaurus Entries

Lessons

Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Complete Subject or Complete Predicate Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Simple Subject or Simple Predicate Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Compound Subject or Compound Predicate Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Fragments Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Run-on Sentences Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify Dependent and Independent Clauses Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Is the Sentence Simple, Compound, or Complex? Nouns: Identify Common and Proper Nouns Nouns: Form Plurals of Nouns Ending in -f, -fe, -o, and -y Nouns: Form and Use Plurals of Nouns Ending in -f, -fe, -o, and -y Nouns: Form Plurals Review Nouns: Form and Use Plurals Review – Set 2 Nouns: Showing Ownership: Possessive Nouns Nouns: Forming Singular Possessive Nouns Nouns: Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Pronouns and Their Antecedents Pronouns and antecedents: Use the Pronoun That Agrees with the Antecedent Pronouns and antecedents: Compound Subjects and Objects with Pronouns Pronouns and antecedents: Use Possessive Pronouns Pronouns and antecedents: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Pronouns and antecedents: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Pronouns and antecedents: Is the Pronoun Reflexive or Intensive? Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Relative Pronouns Pronouns and antecedents: Use Relative Pronouns: Who and Whom Pronouns and antecedents: Connecting Ideas – Relative Pronouns Verb types: Identify Main Verbs and Helping Verbs Verb types: Identify Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Verb types: Identify Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives, and Predicate Nouns Verb types: What Does the Modal Verb Show? Verb types: Use the Correct Modal Verb Subject-verb agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement: Choosing the Subject Subject-verb agreement: Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects Verb tense: Irregular Past Tense Review Verb tense: Simple Present Tense Review Verb tense: Keeping Tenses Consistent Verb tense: Use the Progressive Verb Tenses Verb tense: Form the Progressive Verb Tenses Verb tense: Choose Between Past Tense and Past Participle Verb tense: Use the Perfect Verb Tenses Verb tense: Form the Perfect Verb Tenses Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Order Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Use Relative Adverbs (where, when, why) Adjectives and adverbs: Choose Between Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Is the Word an Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Good, Better, Best; Bad, Worse, and Worst Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Well, Better, Best; Badly, Worse, and Worst Prepositions: Identify Prepositions Prepositions: Identify Prepositions and Their Objects Prepositions: Identify Prepositional Phrases Prepositions: Prepositions Review Direct and indirect objects: Is It a Direct Object or an Indirect Object? Conjunctions: Use Coordinating Conjunctions Conjunctions: Identify coordinating conjunctions Conjunctions: Identify Subordinating Conjunctions Conjunctions: Use the Correct Pair of Correlative Conjunctions Conjunctions: Identify Correlative Conjunctions Contractions: Pronoun-Verb Contractions Contractions: Contractions with "not" Punctuation: Commas with Series, Dates, and Places Punctuation: Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences Punctuation: Commas with Direct Addresses, Introductory Words, Interjections, and Interrupters Punctuation: Commas with Coordinate Adjectives Punctuation: Commas Review Punctuation: What Does the Punctuation Suggest? Punctuation: Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements Capitalization: Correct Capitalization Errors Capitalization: Capitalizing titles Formatting: Formatting Titles Formatting: Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review Formatting: Formatting Street Addresses Formatting: Formatting Quotations and Dialogue Spelling Adventure