Fact/Opinion PowerPointSixth Grade
Sixth-grade students are transitioning from childhood to adolescence, which is
characterized by physical, social, emotional, and cognitive changes. Students in this
grade continue to build upon previous learning through knowledge and use of literature,
writing, and communication skills. They are encouraged and given more opportunities to
express themselves and share information in a variety of formats that support creativity
and some risk-taking in the use of language.
Grade 6 students assume a more analytical approach to literature. They explore a wider
repertoire of literary works that illustrate the linguistic and cultural diversity found in
today’s society. Students compose persuasive essays with an increased awareness of
grammar conventions and writing mechanics as well as an awareness of the importance
of using an extended vocabulary. They continue to broaden their knowledge of research
and inquiry strategies and oral and visual communication skills.
Minimum Required Content
Students will:
Reading
1. Apply strategies, including making complex predictions, interpreting
characters’ behaviors, and comparing and contrasting, to comprehend sixthgrade recreational reading materials.
Examples:
complex predictions—order of events, potential
conflicts
a.
b.
c.
d.
Identifying supporting details
Using context clues to determine meaning
Identifying sequence of events
Making generalizations from text information
2. Interpret literary elements and devices, including implied main idea, conflict,
and personification.
a. Identifying the climax
3. Apply strategies that include making complex predictions, identifying the likely
source of a text, and comparing to comprehend sixth-grade informational and
functional reading materials.
Examples:
complex predictions—results of actions, expected
learning from a chapter or unit
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Drawing conclusions to extend meaning
Making generalizations
Using context clues to determine meaning
Identifying sequence of events
Previewing text features before reading
Example: headings
4. Recognize the use of text elements, including implied main idea, explicit causeeffect relationships, and persuasive techniques, in sixth-grade informational
and functional reading materials.
a. Identifying details related to main idea
Literature
5. Analyze short stories, novels, plays, myths, and nonfiction materials for
distinguishing characteristics.
a. Identifying odes, ballads, epic poetry, and science fiction
b. Identifying figurative language in various literature selections
6. Identify the author’s purpose as entertainment, information, or persuasion in
selected works.
7. Identify examples of literary selections that illustrate linguistic and cultural
diversity.
Examples:
The Keeping Quilt, The Watsons Go to
Birmingham, Red Scarf Girl, Habibi, Romiette and Julio
Writing and Language
8. Compose in persuasive mode for a specific purpose and audience, including
clearly stated opinions with supporting details and reasons or examples to
influence thought or action.
a. Using the steps of the writing process, including prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing, and publishing in all forms of written composition
b. Demonstrating use of graphic organizers for prewriting and drafting
Examples: outlines, Venn diagrams, semantic webs, storyboards
c. Organizing content of paragraphs and other written compositions,
including topic sentences, supporting sentences, and concluding sentences
with varied sentence structure
d. Using transitional words or phrases to help create coherence in
compositions
e. Using tone appropriate to the topic, purpose, and audience
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9. Utilize vocabulary and spelling skills, including using homonyms, synonyms,
and antonyms, in writing.
10. Use punctuation correctly in writing, including apostrophes to show possession
and semicolons joining two independent clauses.
Example: The Yankees won all of their games; the Cardinals lost
only two games.
a. Punctuating titles with quotation marks, underlining, and italics in
writing
b. Using semicolons, conjunctive adverbs, and commas to join two
independent clauses or to correct run-on sentences in writing
Example: We left late; however, we still arrived on time.
c. Using commas to set off nonessential appositives in writing
d. Identifying comma splice errors in writing
11. Apply rules governing capitalization of proper adjectives, map directions and
regions of the country, seasons, titles, words showing family relationships,
subjects and courses, and divided quotations.
12. Apply grammar conventions in writing with consistent verb tense; nominative,
objective, and possessive pronouns; and subject-verb agreement when
interrupted by a prepositional phrase.
Research and Inquiry
13. Utilize resource materials for supporting evidence in compositions.
14. Use organizing and paraphrasing in the research process.
a. Taking notes to gather and summarize information
b. Determining details through questioning
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Oral and Visual Communication
15. Recognize speech forms, including dialects and idioms.
Examples:
dialects—Appalachian, Gullah
idioms—“raining cats and dogs,” “in hot water”
16. Demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with
persuasive presentations.
17. Use listening skills for remembering significant details, directions, and
sequences.
a. Summarizing messages for content and purpose
b. Practicing note-taking skills to gather and summarize
information
c. Paraphrasing spoken messages to summarize or clarify
d. Recognizing propaganda as an art of persuasion in evaluating
content and purpose
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Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit One: Loyalty and Respect
Pacing: 6 weeks
Date Week/Story
Week One:
Old Yeller
*ALCOS #
Reading
ALCOS # Assessments Priority Skills
Language
ELA.1
ELA.8
ELA.2
ELA.8c
ELA.1b
ELA.9
Technology
COS#1
Setting
ARMT/SAT Visualize
Word
10
Structure/word
endings
Phonics/Word
Study
Adding –ed
and –ing
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Standard 2
Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts.
Standard 12
Use digital tools to communicate and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.
Standard 14
Use digital tools to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
Photo Story
Uses of Digital Story Telling
PrimaryAccess Teacher Tools
Story Creator
Week Two:
Mother Fletcher’s
Gift
ELA.1
ELA.1b
ELA.1c
ELA.5
ELA.8
ELA.8c
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Character
10
Summarize
Word
Structure/Greek
and Latin roots
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See Standards 2, 12, and 14 above.
Week Three:
Viva New Jersey
ELA.1b
ELA.1c
ELA.1d
ELA.2
ELA.8
ELA.8c
ELA.8e
Short vowels
ARMT/SAT Compare/Contrast Vowels
10
Summarize
sounds with –
Context
r
clues/unfamiliar
words
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Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
See Standards 2, 12, and 14 above.
Week Four:
Saving the
Rainforest
ELA.1B
ELA.3
ELA.3A
ELA.8
ELA.8A
ELA.8C
ARMT/SAT Fact/opinion
Difficult
10
Graphic organizer spellings
Word
structure/word
endings
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 11
Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Online Graphic Organizers
ReadWriteThink Essay Map
ReadWriteThink Notetaker
Week Five:
When Crowbar
Came
ELA.1B
ELA.3
ELA.3A
ELA.8E
ELA.10
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Fact and Opinion
10
Answer questions
Word
Structure/suffixes
Plural or
possessive
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
See Standard 11 above.
**Week Six:
Review/Assessment
ARMT/SAT
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
Reading: ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (Revised to reflect Scott Foresman bullet format)
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit Two: Space and Time
Pacing: 6 weeks
DateWeek/Story
*ALCOSALCOS # Assessment Priority Skills
Phonic/Word
#
Language
Study
Reading
Week One:
ELA.1b ELA.8 ARMT/SATMain Idea
Multisyllabic
ELA.3 ELA.8c 10
Monitor and Fix-up words
The Universe
ELA.4 ELA.12
Word
ELA.4a
Structure/Greek
and Latin roots
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 13
Use digital tools to formulate solutions to authentic problems.
Create a Graph
Create a Chart
Activities
Latin Root Jeopardy
Week Two:
ELA.1b ELA.8 ARMT/SATMain Idea
Prior Knowledge
Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery ELA.3e ELA.8c 10
ELA.4 ELA.10
Word
of Coelophysis
ELA.4a
Structure/suffixes
Latin roots
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Standard 3
Explain how network systems are connected and used.
K to the 8th Power
Activities:
Inference Battleship
Inference Game
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Week Three:
A Week in the 1800’s
ELA.1b ELA.8 ARMT/SATGraphic Sources
Final syllable
ELA.3 ELA.8e 10
Text structure
patterns
ELA.3e ELA.12
Dictionary/Glossary
ELA.5
Skills/unfamiliar
words
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Standard 1
Appraise technology systems to determine software and hardware compatibility.
Standard 4
Determine basic troubleshooting strategies to correct common hardware and software
problems.
Computer Lessons: Inside and Out
Week Four:
Goodbye to the Moon
ELA.1 ELA.8 ARMT/SATCompare and
ELA.1b ELA.8c 10
Contrast
ELA.5 ELA.12
Ask questions
Context
clues/unfamiliar
words
Schwa
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Standard 11
Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Online Graphic Organizers
ReadWriteThink Essay Map
ReadWriteThink Notetaker
Week Five:
Egypt
ELA.1b ELA.8 ARMT/SATGraphic Sources
ELA.3 ELA.8c 10
Summarize
ELA.3e ELA.12
Word
ELA.4a
structure/Greek
and Latin roots
Suffixes
–ian
-ant
-ent
-ist
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Activities
Latin Root Jeopardy
**Week Six:
Review/Assessment
ARMT/SAT
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Research and Inquiry skills, ELA.13 & 14, can be
found in After Reading sections.
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (Revised to reflect Scott Foresman bullet format)
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit Three: Challenges and Obstacles
Pacing: 6 weeks
DateWeek/Story
Week One:
Hatchet
*ALCOS # ALCOS # Assessments Priority Skills
Reading Language
Phonics/Word
Study
ELA.1
ELA.1b
ELA.1c
ELA.2
Unusual
spellings
ELA.8
ELA.10
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Sequence
10
Visualize
Word
structure/word
endings
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 7
Demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques
Online Typing Games
Learn to Type
ThinkQuest
Week Two:
When Marian Sang
ELA.1b
ELA.3b
ELA.3e
ELA.4
ELA.8a
ELA.9
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Generalize
10
Ask questions
Word
structure/suffixes
Multisyllabic
words
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Standard 8
Identify safe uses of social networking and electronic communication.
SafeKids.com
Disney Online Safety
Standard 9
Practice responsible and legal use of technology systems and digital content.
Welcome to the Web
Week Three:
Learning to Swim
ELA.1
ELA.1b
ELA.1c
ELA.8
ELA.8c
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Sequence
10
Predict
Context
Clues/synonyms
Using just
enough letters
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Activities:
Synonym Match Game
Synonym/Antonym
Crossword Puzzle
Week Four:
ELA.1
ELA.1b
Juan Verdades: The
Man Who Couldn’t Tell ELA.1d
a Lie
ELA.8
ELA.8c
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Generalize
Compound
10
Predict
words
Word
structure/prefixes
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 6
Select specific digital tools for completing curriculum-related tasks.
Online Graphic Organizers
ReadWriteThink Essay Map
ReadWriteThink Notetaker
Week Five:
Elizabeth Blackwell:
Medical Pioneer
ELA.1
ELA.1B
ELA.1D
ELA.5
ELA.8
ELA.8E
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Draw conclusions Homophones
10
Text structure
Context
clues/antonyms
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Activities:
Synonym Match Game
Synonym/Antonym
Crossword Puzzle
**Week Six:
Review/Assessment
ARMT/SAT
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Research and Inquiry skills, ELA.13 & 14, can be
found in After Reading sections.
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (Revised to reflect Scott Foresman bullet format)
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit Four: Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
Pacing: 6 weeks
Date Week/Story
Week One:
Into the Ice
*ALCOS ALCOS # Assessments Priority Skills
# Reading Language
Phonics/Word
Study
ELA.1b
ELA.3d
ELA.4
Greek Word
Parts
ELA.8b
ELA.11
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Cause and Effect
10
Summarize
Context Clues/Unfamiliar
words
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Activities:
Greek Roots
Week Two:
ELA.1b
Chimpanzees I Love ELA.3
ELA.4
ELA.6
ELA.8
ELA.9
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Author’s Purpose
Prefixes
10
Answer questions
DisDictionary/glossary/unfamiliar Dewords
OutUn-
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 2
Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts.
Standard 12
Use digital tools to communicate and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.
Standard 14
Use digital tools to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
Photo Story
Uses of Digital Story Telling
PrimaryAccess Teacher Tools
Story Creator
Week Three:
Black Frontiers
ELA.1
ELA.1b
ELA.3e
ELA.4
ELA.8
ELA.8c
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Cause and Effect
10
Prior knowledge
Context clues/unfamiliar
words
Words with ci
and ti
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ELA.1
ELA.1b
ELA.1d
ELA.8c
ELA.8e
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Draw conclusions
10
Visualize
Context clues/multiple
meaning words
Related words
Week Five:
ELA.1b
ELA.3
Inventing the
ELA.4
Future: A
Photobiography of ELA.6
Thomas Alva Edison
ELA.8
ELA.8a
ELA.12
ARMT/SAT Author’s Purpose
10
Monitor and Fix-up
Word structure/prefixes
Word endings
-ty
-ity
-tion
Week Four:
Space Cadets
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 5 Use basic features of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software.
Letter Generator
**Week Six:
Review/Assessment
ARMT/SAT
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Research and Inquiry skills, ELA.13 & 14, can be
found in After Reading sections.
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (Revised to reflect Scott Foresman bullet format)
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit Five: Resources
Pacing: 6 weeks
DateWeek/Story
Week One:
The View from
Saturday
Week Two:
Harvesting Hope:
The story of Cesar
Chavez
*ALCOSALCOS # AssessmentsPriority Skills
#
Language
Reading
ELA.1 ELA.8 ARMT/SATPlot
ELA.1b ELA.1Oa 10
Predict
ELA.2a ELA.12
Context clues/antonyms
ELA.3e
Phonics/Word
Study
ELA.1 ELA.8 ARMT/SATFact and Opinion
ELA.1b ELA.9 10
Prior Knowledge
ELA.3 ELA.12
Context clues/homonyms
ELA.5
Words from
many cultures
Suffixes
-ate
-ive
-ship
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Activities:
Fact/Opinion PowerPoint
Fact/Opinion
Week Three:
ELA.1 ELA.8e ARMT/SATCause and Effect
ELA.1b ELA.9 10
Graphic organizer
The River That
Context clues/synonyms
Went to the Sky: A ELA.1c ELA.12
Story from Malawi
Compound
words
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 11 Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Online Graphic Organizers
ReadWriteThink Essay Map
ReadWriteThink Notetaker
Week Four:
Gold
ELA.1b ELA.8 ARMT/SATMain Idea
ELA.3 ELA.8c 10
Text structure
ELA.3d ELA.12
Context clues/unfamiliar
ELA.4a
words
Suffixes
-ism
-age
-ure
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Week Five:
The House of
Wisdom
ELA.1 ELA.8 ARMT/SATSequence
Prefixes
ELA.1b ELA.8c 10
Monitor and fix-up
biELA.1c ELA.12
Dictionary/glossary/unfamiliartriwords
unisemi-
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Activities:
Prefix Skills
Prefix Skills 2
**Week Six:
Review/Assessment
ARMT/SAT
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Research and Inquiry skills, ELA.13 & 14, can be
found in After Reading sections.
Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (Revised to reflect Scott Foresman bullet format)
Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide
Sixth Grade
Use with Scott Foresman Reading Street
Draft: 2008-09
Unit Six: Exploring Cultures
Pacing: 6 weeks
DateWeek/Story
Week One:
Don Quixote and
the Windmills
Week Two:
Ancient Greece
*ALCOS ALCOS # Assessments Priority Skills
#
Language
Reading
ELA.1 ELA.8
ARMT/SAT Author’s purpose
ELA.1b ELA.8c 10
Ask questions
ELA.6 ELA.12
Word structure/prefixes
ELA.7
Phonics/Word
study
ELA.1b ELA.8c
ELA.3 ELA.12
ELA.3e ELA.17
ELA.7
Related words
ARMT/SAT Graphic sources
10
Graphic organizers
Context clues/unfamiliar
words
Suffixes
-ary
-ery
-ory
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Standard 11 Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Online Graphic Organizers
ReadWriteThink Essay Map
ReadWriteThink Notetaker
Week Three:
The All-American
Slurp
ELA.1 ELA.8
ELA.1b ELA.8e
ELA.2 ELA.10
ELA.7
ARMT/SAT Compare and contrast
10
Visualize
Context clues/multiple
meaning words
Week Four:
The Aztec News
ELA.1b ELA.8b ARMT/SAT Draw conclusion
Word endings
ELA.3 ELA.10a 10
Answer questions
-ice
ELA.3a ELA.11
Dictionary/glossary/multiple -ise
ELA.7
meaning words
-ize
Week Five:
ELA.1 ELA.8
ARMT/SAT Generalize
10
Ask questions
Where Opportunity ELA.1b ELA.9
ELA.3 ELA.10
Context clues/synonyms
Awakes
ELA.3b
ELA.7
Technology Resources to Assist in Teaching the Technology Course of Study
Activities:
Easily
confused
words
Latin roots
Synonym Match Game
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Synonym/Antonym
Crossword Puzzle
Latin Root Jeopardy
**Week Six:
ARMT/SAT
Review/Assessment
10
*Additional information regarding the following standards can be found in the Extended Skills and
ELL sections:
ELA.1a; ELA.2; ELA.5a; ELA.5b; ELA.8d
Research and Inquiry skills, ELA.13 & 14, can be
found in After Reading sections.
**The sixth week of each unit allows time for review, common assessments, or preparation for highstakes testing.
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