6th Grade Pacing Guides (ELA, Sci, SS)

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1		Use colors to indicate the length of your units	Anchor your units with an overarching question to explore.	Blend fiction, nonfiction, and poetry whenever you can. And: List/link your articles if you have them.	To set your Drop-Down menu options to select high-priority/medium standards, click on Column, Data Validation, and Drop Down List. Add priority standards or minimal other options to create your menu. Separate options with commas. Also, you can still type in the cell (if you need to type multiple skills or add something different). For your purposes, you will edit the standards to what you need to include, especially given your unique standards.			Writing in particular needs clear mini-lessons and objectives for focus.	You don't need an assessment every week. Do link assessments (including task descriptions and rubrics).	This is a great place to link your slide decks or go-to resources for lesson plans. Be particular about what you link here (don't go overboard!)
2		Time/week	Unit Essential Question	Texts	Fiction Standards	Nonfiction Standards	Writing Spirals/Connections	Writing Objectives/MLs	Assessments	Lessons/Resources
3	Unit Name	Quarter 1	Who Controls Society?	The Giver; NF texts	RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3	RN 2.1, 2.2, 4.1	W 3.1, Argument full process; constructed response
4	Animal Allies (Informative)	1	Intro Routines, Expectations, Interests, and EQ for quarter/unit		Review All		Launch 6 Traits
5		2			Review All		Review Genres
6		3	Who controls society?	The Giver, 1-3, 2-3 NF Articles for connection	Citing Evidence 2.1	Citing evidence 2.1	Constructed Response	I can cite relevant evidence from a text to support my answer.
7		4		Giver: 4-9; 1 NF; 1 poem	Character/Setting/Plot Development 2.3	2+ Central ideas 2.2	Narrative	I can use precise words to describe an event or experience
8		5		Giver: 10-15; 1 NF	Character/Setting/Plot Development 2.3	Citing evidence 2.1	Constructed Response
9		6		Giver: 16-20; 1 NF; 1 poem/song	Character/Setting/Plot Development 2.3		Argumentative
10		7		Giver: 21-23; 1 NF	Theme 2.2		Constructed Response		Test: RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.2; 5 CR Questions + 4-5 multi-select
11		8				Trace and Evaluate Argument 4.1	Argumentative		Full Process Argumentative Essay-Rubric
12		9				Trace and Evaluate Argument 4.1	Argumentative		Full Process Argumentative Essay-Rubric
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14		Time/week	Unit Essential Question	Texts	Fiction Standards	Nonfiction Standards	Writing Spirals/Connections	Writing Objectives/MLs	Assessments	Lessons/Resources
15		Quarter 2
16	Modern Technology (Argumentative)	10
17		11
18		12
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20		14
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26		Time/week	Unit Essential Question	Texts	Fiction Standards	Nonfiction Standards	Writing Spirals/Connections	Writing Objectives/MLs	Assessments	Lessons/Resources
27		Quarter 3	Essential Questions:
28	Childhood (Nonfiction- Narrative)	1
29		2
30		3
31		4
32		5
33		6
34		7
35		8
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38		Time/week	Unit Essential Question	Texts	Fiction Standards	Nonfiction Standards	Writing Spirals/Connections	Writing Objectives/MLs	Assessments	Lessons/Resources
39		Quarter 4	Essential Questions:
40	Imagination (Fictional- Narrative)	10
41		11
42		12
43		13
44		14
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