Pacing Guide Appendix A
Alief ISD
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6 Grade ELAR
Pacing Guide
Resources
Revised 8/7/15
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Resources by Genre
Genre
Resources
*See LA Specialist for campus specific resources*
Informational
Texas Literature
Informational Text (IT)
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Noah Webster’s Dictionary
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Hurricane Heroes
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from Yukon Gold: The Story of the Klondike
Gold Rush
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Three Queens of Egypt
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The Secret Schools
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The Shutout
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from Harvest
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Gentleman of the Pool
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King Minos and Art on the Palace Walls
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In Eleanor Roosevelt’s Time
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Executive Order No. 9066
Other Resources
Comprehension Toolkit
 A Focus on Girls’ Education
 Garana’s Story
 Hard at Work
 The Japanese-American Internment
 The Passion of Cesar Chavez
 Boycott for Change
 The Case Against Soda
 Influential Advertising
 How Much is Enough
Comprehension Toolkit Texts
 All Aboard the Underground Railroad
 The Freedom to Learn
 What is Child Labor?
 Education is Our Hope
 All Wrapped Up: The Many Tasks of Mummymakers
 Viva La Cause: Chavez’s fight for Social Justice
 “He Inspired Others”: an Interview with Cesar’s Grandson
 The Petticoat Vote
 A Long, Hard March
Glencoe - Backpack Reader
 Farah Ahmedi: An Afghan Girl Shares the Story of Her Life
 Cheating: Excuses, Excuses
 What a Wish!
Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles available at
each campus)
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time For Kids (Various texts)
 Story Works (Various Texts)
 Scope (Various Texts)
 Junior Scholastic (Various Texts)
 Action (Various Texts)
 National Geographic (Various Texts)
 Scholastic News (Various Texts)
 Houston Chronicle (Various Texts)
Expository
Revised 8/7/15
Texas Literature
Expository (E)
 Tracking Trash
 TIME: Nobody’s Perfect
 The Emperor’s Silent Army:
Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
 Ballpark Food, from Consumer
Report for Kids (Web Article)
 These Walls Can Talk, from TIME for Kids
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Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye
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TIME: The Gene Scene
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TIME: Gentleman of the Pool
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TIME: Best of Buddies
Other Resources
Glencoe – Backpack Reader
 Star Spotlight: Marc John Jefferies
(E)
 Silent Dance: Dancing with the
Deaf (E)
 Dancers on Wheels (E)
 Kids Voting USA (E)
 Who Turned on the Faucet? (E)
Comprehension Toolkit Texts 6-7
 Bug Bites
 Mystery Voices
 Frog Watching
 The Loch Ness Monsters How Do We Taste?
[Procedural
Embedded]
 Music to Your Ears…or Hearing
Loss
 All Wrapped Up: The Many Tasks of Mummy-Makers
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[Procedural
Embedded]
 Navajo Code Talk
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time for Kids (various texts)
 Storyworks (various texts)
 Scope (various texts)
 Scholastic News (various texts)
 Jr. Scholastic (various texts)
 Action (various texts)
 National Geographic (various texts)
Novels and Other Selections
Check with your campus librarian for titles and informational
texts related to this theme.
Persuasive
Texas Literature
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To Captain John Smith
Dressed for Success?
Eulogy on the Dog
An Optimistic View of the World
Should States Ban Junk Food in Schools? YES!
Should States Ban Junk Food in Schools? NO!
Other Resources
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time For Kids (Various texts)
 Story Works (Various Texts)
 Scope (Various Texts)
 Junior Scholastic (Various Texts)
 Action (Various Texts)
 National Geographic (Various Texts)
 Scholastic News (Various Texts)
Houston Chronicle (Various Texts)
Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles available at
each campus)
Fiction
Texas Literature
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The Scribe
The Dog of Pompeii
The King of Mazy May
Street Magic
Stray
The Sand Castle
Ta-Na-E-Ka
The All-American Slurp
Geraldine Moore the Poet
Flowers and Freckle Cream
The Flying Machine
All Summer in a Day
The Southpaw
The Circuit
President Cleveland, Where Are You?
The Bracelet
Other Resources
Glencoe – Backpack Reader
 Pig Brains (F)
 My Self Myself (F)
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Epiphany (F)
 Tomorrow Man (graphic novel F)
 The Three-Century Woman (F)
 Classified (graphic novel F)
 The Blue Darter (F)
 The Calamity Kids in Weakness of
Will! (graphic novel F)
 A Cowboy’s Diary (F)
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time for Kids (various texts)
 Story Works (various texts)
 Scope (various texts)
 Scholastic News (various texts)
 Jr. Scholastic (various texts)
 Action (various texts)
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National Geographic (various texts)
Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles available at
each campus)
Poetry
Texas Literature
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Revised 8/7/15
The Courage That My Mother Had
My Father Is a Simple Man
Wind and water and stone
Who knows if the moon’s
Four Haiku: Seasons
Same Song
Maestro
Mad
I Dream a World
Other Resources
Glencoe – Backpack Reader
 The Whole World in His Hands (P)
 Mama’s Magic (P)
 Underground Railroad (P)
 Harriet Tubman (P)
 Guide Dog (P)
 Washington (P)
 I Jump Field (P)
 On Stage (P)
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Traditional
Literature
Drama
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
What I can do- I willFame is a bee
Daydreamers
Rain
Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
Yes, It Was My Grandmother
Good Luck Gold
The Sidewalk Racer
Alone in the Nets
Ode to Mi Gato
A Time to Talk
Silence
Texas Literature
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The Fly
All Stories Are Anansi’s
Dragon, Dragon
Pecos Bill
Fire and Opossum
How the Snake Got Poison
He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit
The Toad and the Donkey
Wings
Arachne
Romulus and Remus
The Wolf and the House Dog
The Donkey and the Lapdog
Persephone
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The Bracelet
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Zlateh the Goat
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The Golden Touch (myth)
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The Boy Who Lived with the
 Bears (folktale)
Texas Literature
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Damon and Pythias
from Brighton Beach Memoirs
The Phantom Tollbooth, Act One
from Yo u’re a Go o d Ma n, Charlie Brown
Comprehension Toolkit – Sourcebook of Short Text(CTK)
 Moon (P)
 Secrets (P)
Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles available at
each campus)
Other Resources
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Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles
available at each campus)
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Read Alouds
Glencoe - Backpack Reader
 Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale (TG)
 Rock Take a Name (TG)
Magazine Articles
 Time For Kids (Various texts)
 Story Works (Various Texts)
Other Resources
Glencoe - Backpack Reader
 Abe and the Runaways (D)
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time For Kids (Various texts)
 Story Works (Various Texts)
 Scope (Various Texts)
 Junior Scholastic (Various Texts)
 Action (Various Texts)
 National Geographic (Various Texts)
 Scholastic News (Various Texts)
 http://www.readbookonline.net/plays/
Various Novel Sets (see LA Specialist for titles available at
each campus)
Literary
Nonfiction
Revised 8/7/15
Texas Treasures
Other Resources
Literary Nonfiction (LNF) (Biography, Autobiography,
Memoir)
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from Elie Wiesel: Voice from the Holocaust
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Primary Lessons
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from Dust Tracks on a Road
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Satchel Paige
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Looking for America
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Going Blind
Glencoe - Backpack Reader
 Great Expectations (LNF)
 A Battle for the Earth (LNF)
 My Heroes (LNF)
 Scout’s Honor (LNF)
Comprehension Toolkit – Sourcebook of Short
Text(CTK)
 Garana’s Story
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 from Ray Charles
 Madam C. J. Walker
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Oscar Schindler
The Importance of Hard Work
On the Wings of a Dream
The Life of Frida Kahlo
Leon’s Story
Wilma Unlimited
Rosa Parks: My Story
Magazine Articles
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Time For Kids (Various Articles)
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Story Works (Various Articles)
Procedural
Texas Treasures
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Revised 8/7/15
Mail-Order Form
Savings Account Application
Technical Instructions
Technology Use Survey
Computer Use Policy
Other Resources
Magazines and Other Resources
 Time for Kids (various texts)
 Storyworks (various texts)
 Scope (various texts)
 Scholastic News (various texts)
 Jr. Scholastic (various texts)
 Action (various texts)
 National Geographic (various texts
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