English Language Arts Curriculum
6th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will examine the topics of self-awareness and identity while citing sources through comparing, contrasting, and presenting through various media sources, fiction, and non-fiction texts. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.6.2 |
Students will analyze textual evidence in order to produce an argumentative claim on theme in a work of literature. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.6.2.1 |
Cite text evidence to support analysis of theme and analyze in detail its development; provide an objective summary. |
6.RL.1 6.RL.2 |
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LA.6.2.2 |
Write arguments and support claim(s) with relevant evidence, acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Provide a conclusion that supports the argument and use technology in order to write a minimum of three pages of an argumentative text in a single sitting. |
6.W.1a 6.W.1b 6.W.1e 6.W.6 |
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LA.6.2.3 |
Prioritize words, phrases, and clauses that create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence and maintain a formal style and tone. |
6.W.1c 6.W.1d |
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LA.6.2.4 |
Use commas in a series, parentheses, and dashes appropriately in the argumentative text. |
6.L.2a |
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LA.6.2.5 |
Present claims to peers by engaging in collaborative discussions, focusing on eye contact, volume, and pronunciation. |
6.SL.4 |
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Academic Vocabulary: theme, tone, argument, claim/evidence, collaboration |
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Content Vocabulary: |