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.6.4 |
Students will write an informative/explanatory essay expressing the main idea and defining key words and phrases found in literary nonfiction. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.6.4.1 |
Utilize text evidence to determine how the central idea is developed over the course of a text. |
6.RI.1 6.RI.2 6.RI.5 |
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LA.6.4.2 |
Produce goals and engage in discussions in order to review the key ideas expressed and determine the figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases in a text. |
6.SL.1b 6.SL.1d 6.RI.4 |
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LA.6.4.3 |
Write a formal argument by introducing the topic; organizing ideas with facts, details, and precise language; using transitions; and providing a conclusion. |
6.W.2a 6.W.2b 6.W.2c 6.W.2d 6.W.2e 6.W.2f |
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LA.6.4.4 |
Consult reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. |
6.L.4c |
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LA.6.4.5 |
Maintain consistency in style and tone with a focus on sentence patterns to determine meaning. |
6.L.3a 6.L.3b |
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LA.6.4.6 |
Interpret information from diverse media in order to delineate and clarify claims, and then present findings using media components. |
6.SL.2 6.SL.3 6.SL.5 |
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Academic Vocabulary: claim, evidence, research, statistics, infographic, logic, reasoning, consistency |
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Content Vocabulary: activist, activism, Nobel Peace Prize, Taliban |