Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Battle Against Germs | 8-9 |
| Volatile Volcanoes | 10-11 |
| The Father of Genetics | 12-13 |
| Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do? | 14-15 |
| The Water Cycle | 16-17 |
| Your Remarkable Body | 18-19 |
| Sun Storms | 20-21 |
| Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth | 22-23 |
| Brrr! The Ice Ages | 24-25 |
| Look Out for Lightning! | 26-27 |
| Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life | 28-29 |
| The Census Counts | 30-31 |
| Terrifying Tsunamis | 32-33 |
| Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive | 34-35 |
| The California Gold Rush | 36-37 |
| The Battle of Midway | 38-39 |
| The Berlin Wall | 40-41 |
| Let There Be Light! | 42-43 |
| Satellites | 44-45 |
| Mexico: Past and Present | 46-47 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Battle Against Germs | 8-9 |
| Volatile Volcanoes | 10-11 |
| The Father of Genetics | 12-13 |
| Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do? | 14-15 |
| The Water Cycle | 16-17 |
| Your Remarkable Body | 18-19 |
| Sun Storms | 20-21 |
| Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth | 22-23 |
| Brrr! The Ice Ages | 24-25 |
| Look Out for Lightning! | 26-27 |
| Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life | 28-29 |
| The Census Counts | 30-31 |
| Terrifying Tsunamis | 32-33 |
| Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive | 34-35 |
| The California Gold Rush | 36-37 |
| The Battle of Midway | 38-39 |
| The Berlin Wall | 40-41 |
| Let There Be Light! | 42-43 |
| Satellites | 44-45 |
| Mexico: Past and Present | 46-47 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Battle Against Germs | 8-9 |
| Volatile Volcanoes | 10-11 |
| The Father of Genetics | 12-13 |
| Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do? | 14-15 |
| The Water Cycle | 16-17 |
| Your Remarkable Body | 18-19 |
| Sun Storms | 20-21 |
| Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth | 22-23 |
| Brrr! The Ice Ages | 24-25 |
| Look Out for Lightning! | 26-27 |
| Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life | 28-29 |
| The Census Counts | 30-31 |
| Terrifying Tsunamis | 32-33 |
| Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive | 34-35 |
| The California Gold Rush | 36-37 |
| The Battle of Midway | 38-39 |
| The Berlin Wall | 40-41 |
| Let There Be Light! | 42-43 |
| Satellites | 44-45 |
| Mexico: Past and Present | 46-47 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Battle Against Germs | 8-9 |
| Volatile Volcanoes | 10-11 |
| The Father of Genetics | 12-13 |
| Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do? | 14-15 |
| The Water Cycle | 16-17 |
| Your Remarkable Body | 18-19 |
| Sun Storms | 20-21 |
| Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth | 22-23 |
| Brrr! The Ice Ages | 24-25 |
| Look Out for Lightning! | 26-27 |
| Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life | 28-29 |
| The Census Counts | 30-31 |
| Terrifying Tsunamis | 32-33 |
| Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive | 34-35 |
| The California Gold Rush | 36-37 |
| The Battle of Midway | 38-39 |
| The Berlin Wall | 40-41 |
| Let There Be Light! | 42-43 |
| Satellites | 44-45 |
| Mexico: Past and Present | 46-47 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Battle Against Germs | 8-9 |
| Volatile Volcanoes | 10-11 |
| The Father of Genetics | 12-13 |
| Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do? | 14-15 |
| The Water Cycle | 16-17 |
| Your Remarkable Body | 18-19 |
| Sun Storms | 20-21 |
| Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth | 22-23 |
| Brrr! The Ice Ages | 24-25 |
| Look Out for Lightning! | 26-27 |
| Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life | 28-29 |
| The Census Counts | 30-31 |
| Terrifying Tsunamis | 32-33 |
| Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive | 34-35 |
| The California Gold Rush | 36-37 |
| The Battle of Midway | 38-39 |
| The Berlin Wall | 40-41 |
| Let There Be Light! | 42-43 |
| Satellites | 44-45 |
| Mexico: Past and Present | 46-47 |
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