th
6 Grade Writing and Reading Curriculum
Weeks
4 weeks
9 weeks
9 weeks
9 weeks
Unit of Study
2015-2016
Benchmark Assessments
Assessment Dates
Unit #1: Launching the Language Arts Workshop Writing Assessments:
District Narrative Pre Writing Assessment Prompt
Writing: Launching Writer's Notebook: Personal
Reading Assessments:
Narrative (linked to curriculum)
Non-Graded:
Reading: Independent Reading: Narrative (linked to SRI
curriculum)
Graded/Summative:
-Pre Assessment Independent Reading-Self Assessment
-Post Assessment- Independent Reading-Self Assessment
Writing Assessments:
District Narrative Pre Writing Assessment Prompt Sept 2
Writing Unit #2: Personal Narrative: Crafting
Powerful Life Stories (Calkins Curriculum)
Writing Assessments:
District Narrative Post Writing Assessment Prompt
Reading Unit #2: Narrative Reading (linked to
curriculum)
Reading Assessments:
Graded/Summative:
-Pre and Post Assessment “Bad Road for Cats” from the book Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant (Take a
Stand inferring-character motive/theme)
-Within unit Assessment “The Dilemma” (inferring-character motive/theme)
Writing Assessments:
District Narrative Post Writing Assessment Prompt Reading
Dec 5 (IGOR upload)
Reading Assessments:
Non-Graded:
SRI September
Graded/Summative:
-Pre Assessment Independent Reading-Self Assessment Sept 3
-Post Assessment- Independent Reading-Self Assessment October 3
Reading Assessments:
-PreAssessment “Bad Road for Cats” Oct. 6
-Post Assessment “Bad Road for Cats” Dec. 3
-“The Dilemma” October 28 (a data point for p.t. conf.)
Writing Unit #4: Literary Essays: From Character to Writing Assessments:
Compare/Contrast (Calkins Curriculum)
Literary Essay Pre and Post Assessment
“Spaghetti,” from the book Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant
Reading Unit #4: Literary Essay (linked to
curriculum)
Reading Assessments:
-Pre and Post Assessment Literary Essays ”Shells”
-Within unit Assessment “Stray” (transitions, direct quotes, text evidence evidence)
Writing Assessments:
Literary Essay Pre Feb. 23 and Post May 1 (IGOR upload) Assessment
“Spaghetti,” from the book Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant
Writing Unit #3: Research-Based Information
Writing
Writing Assessments:
District Informative Pre and Post Assessment Prompt
District ACT-like Writing Assessment
Writing Assessments:
District Informative Pre Dec. 8 and Post Feb. 20 (IGOR upload) Assessment Prompt
District ACT-like Writing Assessment January 14 (IGOR upload)
Reading Assessments:
Non-Graded
SRI
District ACT-like Reading Assessment
Graded/Summative:
-Reading Ladder (P.Kittle)
-Pre and Post Assessment Informational Reading- Central Idea (use “Scope” Magazine article)
-Within unit Assessment “Animal Talk” (text structure, text evidence)
Reading Assessments:
Non-Graded
SRI January
District ACT-like Reading Assessment January 7 (IGOR upload)
Graded/Summative:
-Reading Ladder (P.Kittle) Dec. 17
-Pre Assessment Informational Reading- Central Idea (use “Scope” Magazine article) Pre Dec. 10
-Post Assessment Informational Reading- Central Idea (use “Scope” Magazine article) Post Feb. 18
-“Animal Talk” (a data point w/in unit)
Writing Assessments:
District Argument Pre and Post Assessment Prompt OR
District Informational Pre and Post Assessment Prompt
Pre-Writing May 4 and Post-Writing May 29 (IGOR upload)
District ACT-like Writing Assessment May 26 (IGOR upload)
Reading Unit #3: Informational Reading (linked
to curriculum)
4 weeks
Writing Unit #5:
(grade level
Opinion Writing: (If....Then....Curriculum)
decision based on
OR
previous
Information Writing (If....Then....Curriculum)
assessment data)
Reading Unit #5:
Narrative Reading ( linked to curriculum)-same curriculum
as unit #2 going deeper
Writing Assessments:
District Argument Pre and Post Assessment Prompt
OR District Informational Pre and Post Assessment Prompt
District ACT-like Writing Assessment
Reading Assessments:
SRI
-Reading Ladder (P.Kittle)
District ACT-like Reading Assessment
Reading Assessments:
-Pre Assessment Literary Essays ”Shells” Feb. 24
-Post Assessment Literary Essays ”Shells” April 28
-Within unit Assessment “Stray” (transitions, direct quotes, citing evidence) March 23
Reading Assessments:
SRI May
District ACT-like Reading May 20 (IGOR upload)
ReadingAssessment
-Reading Ladder (P.Kittle) May 25