Table of Contents
Georgia Performance
Standards
Unit 1: Literary Texts
Lesson 1
Simile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6R1.L.h, 6R1.L.a
Lesson 2
Metaphor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6R1.L.h, 6R1.L.a
Lesson 3
Sensory Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6R1.L.h, 6R1.L.a
Lesson 4
Hyperbole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6R1.L.h, 6R1.L.a
Lesson 5
Dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6R1.L.b
Lesson 6
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6R1.L.b
Lesson 7
Relating Literary Work to Historical Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6R1.L.c
Lesson 8
Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6R1.L.d
Lesson 9
Characterization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6R1.L.e
Lesson 10
Plot and Conflict Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6R1.L.e
Lesson 11
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6R1.L.e
Lesson 12
Speaker, Narration, and Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6R1.I.f, 6R1.L.g
Lesson 13
Traditional Literature and Mythologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6R1.L.i, 6R1.L.j
Unit 2: Informational Texts
Lesson 14
Common Textual Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6R1.I.a
Lesson 15
Common Graphic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6R1.I.b
Lesson 16
Logical Order and Following Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6R1.I.c
Lesson 17
Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6R1.I.c
Lesson 18
Classification Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6R1.I.c
Lesson 19
Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6R1.I.d, 6R1.L.d
Lesson 20
Supporting Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
6R1.I.d, 6R1.L.d
Unit 3: Vocabulary
Lesson 21
Word, Sentence, and Paragraph Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6R2.a
Lesson 22
Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
6R2.b
Lesson 23
Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
6R2.b
Lesson 24
Words with Multiple Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
6R2.c
Lesson 25
Using Reference Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6R2.d
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Georgia Performance
Standards
Unit 4: Conventions
Lesson 26
Nouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
6C1.a.i
Lesson 27
Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
6C1.a.ii
Lesson 28
Verbs and Verb Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
6C1.a.iv, 6C2.a.v
Lesson 29
Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
6C1.a.iii
Lesson 30
Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
6C1.a.vi
Lesson 31
Prepositional Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
6C1.a.vii
Lesson 32
Conjunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
6C1.a.vii
Lesson 33
Interjections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6C1.a.ix
Lesson 34
Parts of a Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6C1.b
Lesson 35
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . 142
6C1.c
Lesson 36
Comma and Semicolon Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
6C1.d
Lesson 37
Spelling Rules and Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
6C2.e
Words to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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Word, Sentence, and
Paragraph Clues
LESSON
21
WORDS
TO KNOW
Context clues the words, phrases, or sentences around or near an unfamiliar word that help
you understand its meaning
2EVIEW)T
Read this sentence. Use the Hint to help you figure out the unfamiliar word.
Josie is an entrepreneur, always starting
new businesses in an attempt to make
money.
4RY)T
Vocabulary
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Hint The phrase always starting new
businesses in an attempt to make money
helps you to understand the meaning of
entrepreneur.
Read this passage. As you read, underline unfamiliar words and circle context clues
that help you understand each word’s meaning.
Outside our tent, the stars glittered in the sky. Their dazzling display mesmerized us.
We were so fascinated that we hardly noticed the snarl that suddenly reached our ears.
Soon, that low growl became louder and more difficult to ignore. Both of us turned
quickly in the direction of the noise. In the field we could clearly see a mammoth
animal, illuminated by the moonlight. The huge creature, petrified by our movement,
turned and dashed away. Feeling just as frightened as the strange animal, we raced into
our tent and quickly secured the flaps. That night I had trouble sleeping. I couldn’t
stop wondering why the animal had been snarling. I wondered what we would have
done if the animal had bolted toward us. Most of all, I wondered whether I’d ever
want to go camping again!
Now, use the passage to answer the questions on the following page.
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Lesson 21: Word, Sentence, and Paragraph Clues
1.
In line 2, what is the meaning of the word snarl?
A. whistle
B. growl
2.
What does mesmerized mean in line 1?
A. scared
B. bored
3.
C. fascinated
D. angry
!SK
9OURSELF
2.
Which word in the next
sentence helps you
figure out the meaning of
mesmerized?
In line 9, the word bolted means
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
C. screech
D. smell
walked.
hopped.
tip-toed.
ran.
3.
If you replace bolted
with each of the answer
choices, which makes the
most sense to you?
As used in line 5, petrified most likely means
A.
B.
C.
D.
frightened.
surprised.
friendly.
tired.
Vocabulary
In Your Own Words
5.
Rewrite the sentence below in your own words.
In the field we could clearly see a mammoth animal,
illuminated by the moonlight.
5.
What do the words
mammoth and illuminated
mean to you?
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/N9OUR/WN
Read this passage. Answer the questions that follow it.
Zubin Mehta, one of the world’s foremost musicians, was born in Bombay, India.
He immigrated to the United States. This leading conductor was exposed to music
from the time he was young. Zubin always heard music playing in his home. His
father loved music. He founded the Bombay Symphony. He created the group
one year before Zubin was born.
Initially, Mehta studied medicine. Later, he wanted to become a musician.
He studied music with a renowned teacher. This well-known instructor predicted
that Mehta would someday become world-famous. And he did.
After working with many famous orchestras, Zubin Mehta became the conductor
of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He has led this ensemble on many world
tours. Everywhere they performed, he and his group of musicians galvanized their
audience. They captured the attention of listeners all across the world. Mehta was
made music director for life of this orchestra.
Vocabulary
Zubin Mehta is known for the diverse music in his programs. His musicians enjoy
playing music of many different styles and from several different time periods.
Mehta has received numerous honors for his work. He was even honored by the
United Nations.
1.
In this passage, what does the word
initially mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
first
finally
in the middle
at the end
2.
The word renowned means
A.
B.
C.
D.
unknown.
poor.
famous.
unusual.
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Lesson 21: Word, Sentence, and Paragraph Clues
3.
What does the word ensemble mean?
5.
A. assembly
B. group
C. team
A.
B.
C.
D.
D. chorus
4.
The word galvanized means
A.
B.
C.
D.
galloped.
bored.
startled.
excited.
Write It Out
7.
Word
As used in the passage, diverse means
6.
similar.
uninteresting.
varied.
difficult.
The phrase in the first paragraph that
helps you figure out the meaning of
exposed is
A.
B.
C.
D.
always heard music playing.
immigrated to the United States.
created the group.
father loved music.
Write the meaning for each word from the passage in the space provided in
the chart.
Meaning
founded
Vocabulary
conductor
predicted
foremost
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