Fiction and Nonfiction
6th grade NYS Learning /Core
Standard
Reading Literature Standards:
RL 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6
Reading Informational Text
Standards:
RI 6.2, 6.3, 6.6
Writing Standards:
W 6.1b, 6.2a, 6.2b, 6.2d, 6.3ae, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9
Speaking and Listening
Standards:
SL 6.1c, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5
Language Standards:
SL 6.2c, L 6.4c, 6.4d, 6.6
Progression of Language Skills
Standards:
L 3.1f
6th Grade ELA Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading Skills
 Making Predictions
 Fact & Opinion
 Informational
Reading
Curriculum Materials Used
Literary Analysis
 Plot
 Narrator and POV
 Compare F/NF
 Author’s Perspective
 Tone
 Symbolism
Choose 1:
“The Drive-In Movies”
“The Market Square Dog”
Vocabulary
 suffixes
 prefixes
 roots
Dictionary/Thesaurus skills
Grammar
 Common/Proper
nouns
 Singular/Plural nouns
 Possessive nouns
 Pronouns
 Pronoun-Antecedent
agreement
“Greyling”
Choose 1:
“Stray”
“Homecoming”
Fict/Nonfict.
“Why Monkeys Live in
Trees” and “The Case of the
Monkeys That Fell From The
Trees”
Choose 1:
“Names and Nombres”
“The Lady and the Spider”
Symbolism
“Eleven”
All Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Prentice Hall Screening Test
Prentice Hall Assessing
Fluency Test
Writing Sample – Holistic
Assessment: Theme 1 of
Harcourt Brace – “Write a
story about a time that you
learned an important lesson.”
Mavis Beacon typing program
assessments (computer lab)
Rubric scored essay; 3-5 typed
paragraphs – Personal
Narrative
PH Test Practice selections
Pages: 64-65, 132-133
Writer’s Notebooks
Daily journals
Informational Texts
Assorted PH Open Book Tests
Web site/News Article
Prentice Hall Unit 1
Benchmark test for Reading
and Writing
Pages:168-173
Atlas Entry/Travel Brochure
Time Line
First Quarter
Writing
 Autobiographical
Narrative
 Note taking
Listening & Speaking
 Conversation
 Monologue
 Follow Oral
Directions
Short Stories
6th grade NYS Learning /Core
Standard
Reading Literature Standards:
RL 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6
Reading Informational Text
Standards:
RI 6.3, 6.4, 6.8
Writing Standards:
W 6.1a, 6.2b, 6.2c, 6.3b, 6.3c,
6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9
Speaking and Listening
Standards:
SL 6.1a-c, 6.3, 6.4
Language Standards:
SL 6.2b, L 6.4a, 6.4d, 6.5a
Progression of Language Skills
Standards:
L 5.3a
6th Grade ELA Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading Skills
 Making Inferences
 Draw Conclusions
 Informational Reading
Literary Analysis
 Characterization
 Conflict & Resolution
 Comparing
Characters’ Motives
 Theme
 Setting
 Comparing Setting
and Theme
Vocabulary
 Prefixes
 Roots
 Word Origins
Grammar
 Verbs
 Principal parts of
Verbs
 Correcting Errors with
Verbs
 Simple Verb Tenses
 Perfect Tenses of
Verbs
 Revising to Maintain
Verb Tense
Curriculum Materials Used
All Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
2nd Quarter
“The Wounded Wolf”
Choose 1:
“The Tail”
“Dragon, Dragon”
Choose 1:
“Zlateh the Goat”
“The Old Woman Who Lived
With the Wolves”
PH Test Practice selections
Pages: 242-243, 332-333
Rubric scored essay; typed –
Persuasive Essay
PH Test Practice selections
Writer’s Notebooks
Informational Text:
Online Almanac/Textbook
Article
Daily journals
Choose 1:
“The Circuit”
“The All-American Slurp”
Prentice Hall Unit 2
Benchmark test for Reading
and Writing
Pages:368-373
Choose 1:
“The King of Mazy May”
“Aaron’s Gift”
Informational Texts:
Compare and Contrast
Article/Annotated Map
Time Line
Assorted PH Open Book Tests
Writing
 Persuasive Essay

Listening and Speaking
 Interview
Close Read
Comparing Lit. Setting and
Theme:
“The Fun They Had” and
“Feathered Friend”
Types of Nonfiction
6th grade NYS Learning /Core
Standard
Reading Literature
Standards:
RL 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Reading Informational Text
Standards:
RI 6.4, 6.5, 6.6
Writing Standards:
W 6.1c-e, 6.2c, 6.2d, 6.3a,
6.3b, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8
Speaking and Listening
Standards:
SL 6.1b, 6.1c, 6.5, 6.6
Language Standards:
SL 6.2c, L 6.3a, 6.4c, 6.5b
Progression of Language
Skills Standards:
L 6.3b
6th Grade ELA Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading Skills
 Author’s Purpose
 Main Idea
 Informational Reading
Literary Analysis
 Autobiographical essay
 Expository essay
 Comparing bio and
autobiography
 Author’s influences
 Mood
 Comparing Author’s
Styles
Vocabulary
 Suffixes
 Prefixes
 Roots
 Multiple Meaning words
Grammar
 Adjectives and articles
 Comparisons with
adjectives
 Troublesome Modifies
 Adverbs
 Conjunctions and
Interjections
 Combining Sentences
Curriculum Materials Used
All Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
3rd Quarter
From “Zlata’s Diary”
Choose 1:
“Water”
“Hard as Nails”
Rubric scored essay; typed –
Research report
Writer’s Notebooks
Choose 1:
“Jackie Robinson”
“The Shutout”
Daily journals
Informational Text:
Persuasive Speech/Editorial
PH Test Practice selections
Pages: 436-437, 510-511
Choose 1:
“Turkeys”
“Langston Terrace”
Prentice Hall Unit 3
Benchmark test for Reading
and Writing
Pages:540-543
Choose 1:
“La Lena Buena”
“The Pigman and Me”
Informational Texts
Advertisements
Comparing Lit. Author’s
Style:
“Letter From a
Concentration Camp” and
“Letter to Scottie”
Time Line
Assorted PH Open Book Tests
Writing
 Research/Multimedia
Report
Listening and Speaking
 Oral Presentation
Themes in Folk Literature
6th grade NYS Learning
/Core Standard
Reading Literature
Standards:
RL 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6
Reading Informational Text
Standards:
RI 6.3, 6.5, 6.6
Writing Standards:
W 6.1b, 6.2a, 6.2b, 6.2d,
6.3a-e, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8,
Speaking and Listening
Standards:
SL 6.1c, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5
Language Standards:
SL 6.2c, L 6.4c, 6.4d, 6.6
Progression of Language
Skills Standards:
L 3.1f
6th Grade ELA Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading Skills
 Cause and Effect
 Purpose for Reading
 Informational Reading
Literary Analysis
 Fables and folktales
 Myths
 Comparing elements of Fantasy
 Personification
 Universal Theme
 Comparing Foreshadowing and
Flashback
Vocabulary
 Suffixes
 Roots
 Idioms
Grammar
 Clauses
 Simple/compound/complex
sentences
 Commas
 Punctuating
Writing
 Compare and Contrast Essay
Research and Technology
 Annotated Bibliography
Curriculum Materials
Used
“Black Cowboy, Wild
Horses”
Choose 2:
“The Tiger Who Would
Be King”
“The Ant and the Dove”
“The Lion and the Bulls”
“A Crippled Boy”
All Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
4th Quarter
Rubric scored essay; typed –
Compare and Contrast
PH Test Practice selections
Pages: 876-877, (956-957)
PH Test Practice selections
Writer’s Notebooks
Choose 1:
“Arachne”
“The Whale Rider”
Daily journals
Assorted PH Open Book Tests
Informational Text:
News Release/
Encyclopedia Entry
Comparing Lit: Fantasy
“Mowgli’s Brothers” and
“from James and The
Giant Peach”
Choose 1:
“Why the Tortoise’s Shell
is Not Smooth”
“He Lion, Bruh Bear, and
Bruh Rabbit”
Time Line
Prentice Hall Screening Test
Prentice Hall Assessing
Fluency Test
Writing Sample – Holistic
Asses Writing Sample –Theme
1 of Harcourt Brace – “Write
a story about a time that you
learned an important lesson.”
Close Read
Choose 1:
“The Three Wishes”
“The Stone”
Informational Texts:
Encyclopedia Entry/
Street Map
Poetry
6th grade NYS Learning /Core
Standard
Reading Literature Standards:
RL 6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6
Reading Informational Text
Standards:
RI 6.3, 6.4, 6.6
Writing Standards:
W 6.1d, 6.2c-e, 6.3a-d, 6.4,
6.5, 6.6,
Speaking and Listening
Standards:
SL 6.1a, 6.1c, 6.3, 6.6
Language Standards:
SL 6.3, L 6.1b, 6.2c, 6.3a
Progression of Language Skills
Standards:
L 6.3a
6th Grade ELA Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading Skills
 Context Clues
 Paraphrasing
 Informational Reading
Literary Analysis
 Rhythm and Rhyme
 Figurative Language
 Comparing Imagery
 Forms of Poetry
 Sound Devices
 Comparing Sensory
Language
Vocabulary
 Suffixes
 Roots
 Connotation and
Denotation
Grammar
 Simple and
Compound Subjects
 Sentence Types
 Revising for Strong
Functional Sentences
 Subject Complements
 Predicate Nouns and
Predicate Adjectives
 Revising Choppy
Sentences
Writing
 DBQ
Curriculum Materials Used
Oranges
Ode to Family Photographs
All Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
PH Selection Test form A
Rubric scored essay; typed
Choose 1:
Poetry Collection 1
Poetry Collection 2
PH Test Practice selections
Writer’s Notebooks
Choose 1:
Poetry Collection 3
Poetry Collection 4
Daily journals
Assorted PH Open Book Tests
Choose 1:
Poetry Collection 5
Poetry Collection 6
Poetry Anthology
Poetry Recitation
Choose 1:
Poetry Collection 7
Poetry Collection 8
Informational Texts
 Real-Life Reading
Follow Multi-Step directions
 Comparing Imagery
 Comparing Sensory
Language
Time Line
Ongoing
 Poetry
Listening and Speaking
 Dramatic Poetry
Reading
Research and Technology
 Presentation of a
Poem