6th Grade ELAR Year at a Glance

6th Grade ELAR Year at a Glance
First Nine Weeks
Second Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
“20 in 10”: Building a Classroom Culture
of Reading
Literary Non Fiction 6.7
 Literary language and devices in
memoirs and personal narrative
 Compare to autobiography
Fiction 6.6
 Summarize plot development
 Dialect and conversational voice
 1st and 3rd person Point of View
Theme & Genre 6.3
 Infer implicit theme, distinguish
theme from topic
 Stylistic elements
 Compare/contrast historical and
cultural settings of 2 literary
works
Drama 6.5
 Structure and elements
 Similarities/differences of play
and film
Literary Text/Sensory Language 6.8
 Stylistic elements
 Figurative language
Metacognition Fig 19 A-F
 Establish Purpose
 Asking Questions
 Monitor Comprehension
 Inference
 Summarize
 Make Connections
Writing Process 6.14
 Imaginative story 6.15
 Personal narrative 6.16***
Fourth Nine Weeks
Continue Fiction 6.6 & Drama 6.5
Continue Informational/Expository 6.10
Research Plan 6.22
Poetry 6.4
Culture & History 6.9
 Topic, open‐ended questions
 Structure and elements
 Compare/contrast stated or implied
 Research plan
purposed
of
different
authors
writing
Gathering Sources 6.23
 Figurative language
on same topic
Literary Text/Sensory Language 6.8
 Primary/Secondary Sources
NonFiction: Persuasive 6.11
 Stylistic elements
 Data
 Compare/contrast viewpoints of 2
 Source of notes
 Figurative language
authors writing for same purpose,
 Paraphrasing/Plagiarism, Valid
Culture & History 6.9
noting
stated
claim
and
supporting
Sources
 Compare/contrast stated or implied
evidence
Synthesizing
Information 6.24
purposed of different authors

Identify
simply
faulty
reasoning
 Refine questions
writing on same topic
Procedural 6.12
 Evaluate relevance, validity and
Informational/Expository 6.10
 Multi-tasked directions
reliability of sources
 Summarize main ideas, supporting
 Interpret maps ,charts, illustrations,
Organizing and Presenting 6.25
details, no opinions
graphs, timelines, tables, diagrams
 Multiple source information
 Facts-for or against
Media Literacy 6.13
 Topic sentence, summarize,
 Organizational patterns and author’s
 Various forms of media
evidence
purpose

Techniques

Presenting findings
 Logical connections

Critique
various
techniques
 Acknowledge sources
Metacognition Fig 19 A-F
 Digital Media
Listening and Speaking 6.26
 Establish Purpose
Metacognition Fig 19 A-F
 Listen and Interpret Messages
 Asking Questions
 Establish Purpose
 Follow, Restate, Give Oral
 Monitor Comprehension
 Asking Questions
Directions
 Inference

Monitor
Comprehension

Determine Main & Supporting
 Summarize

Inference
Details
 Make Connections

Summarize
Listening
and Speaking 6.27
Writing Process 6.14

Make
Connections
 Organized Presentations
Expository/ 6.17
Writing Process 6.14
Listening and Speaking 6.28
 Multi-paragraph
Persuasive 6.18 (essay)****
 Teamwork
essays***(compare/contrast)
 Appropriate audience
 Informal letters
 Establish a position
 Response to literature
 Sound reasoning
 Product multi-media presentation
 Detailed and relevant evidence
Poetry 6.15
 Consideration of alternatives
 Poetic techniques, figurative
language, graphic elements
Ten Day Out Review
The following are to be integrated at every opportunity throughout the year
* 6.2A-E Vocabulary Development * Readers’ Response with Text Evidence * Figure 19 * Independent Reading
Formal Writing Piece per nine weeks**** 4th nine weeks is research project

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