Ready Reading Grade 6
Unit 1: Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text
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1-Determining Central Ideas and Details Supporting standard RI.6.2 Genre: Scientific Accounts (Informational) | I can determine the central idea of a text, and how the central idea is conveyed through supporting details. | How Does A Venus Flytrap Work? animated Colossal Questions 2:53 What’s Inside A Venus Flytrap? Science Insider 3:56 The Corpse Flower: Behind the Stink Nat Geo 3:11 Corpse Flower Timelapse Video Chicago Botanic Garden 2:24 music Food Chain-Food Web animated 3:52 BrainPOP Food Chains www.sheppardsoftware.com food chain game | Lesson 11: Using Context Clues |
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2-Summarizing Informational Texts Supporting standard RI.6.2 Genre: Scientific Accounts | I can identify the main idea and key details in a text, and I can summarize a text to show my understanding. | Get Epic Books: Literature: Unit 2 | Lesson 12: Greek and Latin Word Parts |
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3-Citing Evidence to Make Inference ESSENTIAL standard RI.6.1 Genre: Scientific Accounts | I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. | Could Bigfoot Be Real? animated Colossal Mysteries 2:53 What is El Chupacabra? animated Colossal Mysteries 4:12 Does the Loch Ness Monster Exist? animated Colossal Mysteries 3:51 Get Epic Books: Collection-Unexplained Mysteries BrainPop Making Inferences | Lesson 13: Using a Dictionary or Glossary |
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4-Analyzing Key Ideas in a Text Supporting standard: RI.6.3 Genre: Historical Accounts | I can analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. (ex: examples or anecdotes) | Get Epic Books: Collection-Lost Cities | Lesson 14: Using a Thesaurus Good practice before Narrative Writing Unit during Unit 2 Lesson 6 |
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Ready Reading Grade 6
Unit 2: Key Ideas and Details in Literature
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5-Citing Evidence to Make Inferences Essential Standard RL.6.1 Genre: Myth | I can understand how characters in a drama move the story along when I compare what the characters do and say. | PDF worksheets with links to short films Geri’s Game Pixar 4:52 Making Inferences using a visual short story-Pigeons TeacherIngram 3:54 | ** from Lesson 7, teach now for narrative writing during Lesson 6 Lesson 9: Varying Sentence Structure |
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6-Describing Plot Supporting Standard RL.6.3 Genre: Historical Fiction | I can use details to compare and contrast settings or events in a story to better understand what the story is about. | WRITING UNIT: Essential Standard W.6.4/W.6.3 Turn the drama into a narrative story. |
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7-Analyzing Character Development Supporting standard: RL.6.3 Genre: Drama | I can analyze characters and how they respond to challenges in stories and dramas, to better understand the themes of the passage. | BrainPOP: Characters | (Completed during Lesson 5) Lesson 9: Varying Sentence Structure |
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8-Determining Theme or Central Idea Supporting Standard: RL.6.2 Genre: Realistic Fiction | | Disney Top 10 Pixar Life Lessons (short but cute…not super academic) 3:18 Teaching Themes 2:15 (good one-theme vs topic) BrainPOP: Theme | Lesson 10: Consistent Tone and Style |
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9-Summarizing Literary Texts Supporting Standard: RL.6.2 Genre: Mystery | I can develop a deeper understanding of a literary text by identifying and summarizing key details from the text. | No Lesson |
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