Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.6.2: Determine a theme or 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.
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Finding Main Ideas | 6 |
Finding Main Ideas | 7 |
Finding Main Ideas | 8 |
Finding Main Ideas | 10 |
Finding Main Ideas | 11 |
Finding Main Ideas | 12 |
Finding Main Ideas | 13 |
Finding Main Ideas | 14 |
Finding Main Ideas | 15 |
Finding Main Ideas | 16 |
Finding Main Ideas | 17 |
Finding Main Ideas | 18 |
Finding Main Ideas | 19 |
Finding Main Ideas | 20 |
Noting Details | 22 |
Noting Details | 23 |
Noting Details | 24 |
Noting Details | 25 |
Noting Details | 26 |
Noting Details | 27 |
Noting Details | 28 |
Noting Details | 30 |
Noting Details | 32 |
Noting Details | 33 |
Noting Details | 34 |
Noting Details | 35 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 82 |
Making Inferences | 83 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 85 |
Making Inferences | 86 |
Making Inferences | 87 |
Making Inferences | 88 |
Making Inferences | 89 |
Making Inferences | 90 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 92 |
Making Inferences | 93 |
Making Inferences | 94 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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Using Context Clues | 36 |
Using Context Clues | 37 |
Using Context Clues | 38 |
Using Context Clues | 39 |
Using Context Clues | 40 |
Using Context Clues | 41 |
Using Context Clues | 42 |
Using Context Clues | 43 |
Using Context Clues | 46 |
Using Context Clues | 47 |
Using Context Clues | 48 |
Using Context Clues | 49 |
Using Context Clues | 50 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 56 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 57 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 59 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 60 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 64 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 65 |
Sequencing | 66 |
Sequencing | 67 |
Sequencing | 68 |
Sequencing | 69 |
Sequencing | 70 |
Sequencing | 71 |
Sequencing | 72 |
Sequencing | 73 |
Sequencing | 74 |
Sequencing | 75 |
Sequencing | 76 |
Sequencing | 77 |
Sequencing | 78 |
Sequencing | 79 |
Sequencing | 80 |
Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 82 |
Making Inferences | 83 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 85 |
Making Inferences | 86 |
Making Inferences | 87 |
Making Inferences | 88 |
Making Inferences | 89 |
Making Inferences | 90 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 92 |
Making Inferences | 93 |
Making Inferences | 94 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Predicting Outcomes | 96 |
Predicting Outcomes | 97 |
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Predicting Outcomes | 109 |
Predicting Outcomes | 110 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas | 6 |
Finding Main Ideas | 7 |
Finding Main Ideas | 8 |
Finding Main Ideas | 10 |
Finding Main Ideas | 11 |
Finding Main Ideas | 12 |
Finding Main Ideas | 13 |
Finding Main Ideas | 14 |
Finding Main Ideas | 15 |
Finding Main Ideas | 16 |
Finding Main Ideas | 17 |
Finding Main Ideas | 18 |
Finding Main Ideas | 19 |
Finding Main Ideas | 20 |
Noting Details | 22 |
Noting Details | 23 |
Noting Details | 24 |
Noting Details | 25 |
Noting Details | 26 |
Noting Details | 27 |
Noting Details | 28 |
Noting Details | 30 |
Noting Details | 32 |
Noting Details | 33 |
Noting Details | 34 |
Noting Details | 35 |
Using Context Clues | 36 |
Using Context Clues | 37 |
Using Context Clues | 38 |
Using Context Clues | 39 |
Using Context Clues | 40 |
Using Context Clues | 41 |
Using Context Clues | 42 |
Using Context Clues | 43 |
Using Context Clues | 46 |
Using Context Clues | 47 |
Using Context Clues | 48 |
Using Context Clues | 49 |
Using Context Clues | 50 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 56 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 57 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 59 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 60 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 64 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 65 |
Sequencing | 66 |
Sequencing | 67 |
Sequencing | 68 |
Sequencing | 69 |
Sequencing | 70 |
Sequencing | 71 |
Sequencing | 72 |
Sequencing | 73 |
Sequencing | 74 |
Sequencing | 75 |
Sequencing | 76 |
Sequencing | 77 |
Sequencing | 78 |
Sequencing | 79 |
Sequencing | 80 |
Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 82 |
Making Inferences | 83 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 85 |
Making Inferences | 86 |
Making Inferences | 87 |
Making Inferences | 88 |
Making Inferences | 89 |
Making Inferences | 90 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 92 |
Making Inferences | 93 |
Making Inferences | 94 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Predicting Outcomes | 96 |
Predicting Outcomes | 97 |
Predicting Outcomes | 98 |
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Predicting Outcomes | 106 |
Predicting Outcomes | 107 |
Predicting Outcomes | 108 |
Predicting Outcomes | 109 |
Predicting Outcomes | 110 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 111 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 112 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 113 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 114 |
Noting Details: Writing | 115 |
Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Noting Details: Writing | 118 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 119 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 120 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 121 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 122 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 124 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 127 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 128 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 129 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 130 |
Sequencing: Writing | 132 |
Sequencing: Writing | 133 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 135 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 136 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 137 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 138 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 139 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 140 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Activity | Page |
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Noting Details: Writing | 116 |
Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 126 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 128 |
Sequencing: Writing | 131 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 123 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 125 |
Sequencing: Writing | 134 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 111 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 112 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 113 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 114 |
Noting Details: Writing | 115 |
Noting Details: Writing | 116 |
Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Noting Details: Writing | 118 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 119 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 120 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 121 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 122 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 123 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 124 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 125 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 126 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 127 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 128 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 129 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 130 |
Sequencing: Writing | 131 |
Sequencing: Writing | 132 |
Sequencing: Writing | 133 |
Sequencing: Writing | 134 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 135 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 136 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 137 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 138 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 139 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 111 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 112 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 113 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 114 |
Noting Details: Writing | 115 |
Noting Details: Writing | 116 |
Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Noting Details: Writing | 118 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 119 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 120 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 121 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 122 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 123 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 124 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 125 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 126 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 127 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 128 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 129 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 130 |
Sequencing: Writing | 131 |
Sequencing: Writing | 132 |
Sequencing: Writing | 133 |
Sequencing: Writing | 134 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 135 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 136 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 137 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 138 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 139 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.6.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
Activity | Page |
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Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.6.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 111 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 112 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 113 |
Finding Main Ideas: Writing | 114 |
Noting Details: Writing | 115 |
Noting Details: Writing | 116 |
Noting Details: Writing | 117 |
Noting Details: Writing | 118 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 119 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 120 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 121 |
Using Context Clues: Writing | 122 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 123 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 124 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 125 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions: Writing | 126 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 127 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 128 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 129 |
Finding Cause and Effect: Writing | 130 |
Sequencing: Writing | 131 |
Sequencing: Writing | 132 |
Sequencing: Writing | 133 |
Sequencing: Writing | 134 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 135 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 136 |
Making Inferences: Writing | 137 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 138 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 139 |
Predicting Outcomes: Writing | 140 |
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.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas | 6 |
Finding Main Ideas | 7 |
Finding Main Ideas | 8 |
Finding Main Ideas | 9 |
Finding Main Ideas | 10 |
Finding Main Ideas | 11 |
Finding Main Ideas | 12 |
Finding Main Ideas | 13 |
Finding Main Ideas | 15 |
Finding Main Ideas | 16 |
Finding Main Ideas | 19 |
Finding Main Ideas | 20 |
Noting Details | 21 |
Noting Details | 22 |
Noting Details | 23 |
Noting Details | 28 |
Noting Details | 29 |
Noting Details | 30 |
Noting Details | 31 |
Noting Details | 32 |
Noting Details | 34 |
Noting Details | 35 |
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.
Activity | Page |
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Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
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.
Activity | Page |
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Using Context Clues | 38 |
Using Context Clues | 40 |
Using Context Clues | 44 |
Using Context Clues | 45 |
Using Context Clues | 47 |
Using Context Clues | 48 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.6.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
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.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
Sequencing | 66 |
Sequencing | 67 |
Sequencing | 69 |
Sequencing | 70 |
Sequencing | 75 |
Sequencing | 76 |
Sequencing | 78 |
Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Predicting Outcomes | 110 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.6.7: Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas | 6 |
Finding Main Ideas | 7 |
Finding Main Ideas | 8 |
Finding Main Ideas | 9 |
Finding Main Ideas | 10 |
Finding Main Ideas | 11 |
Finding Main Ideas | 12 |
Finding Main Ideas | 13 |
Finding Main Ideas | 15 |
Finding Main Ideas | 16 |
Finding Main Ideas | 19 |
Finding Main Ideas | 20 |
Noting Details | 21 |
Noting Details | 22 |
Noting Details | 23 |
Noting Details | 28 |
Noting Details | 29 |
Noting Details | 30 |
Noting Details | 31 |
Noting Details | 32 |
Noting Details | 34 |
Noting Details | 35 |
Using Context Clues | 38 |
Using Context Clues | 40 |
Using Context Clues | 44 |
Using Context Clues | 45 |
Using Context Clues | 47 |
Using Context Clues | 48 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
Sequencing | 66 |
Sequencing | 67 |
Sequencing | 69 |
Sequencing | 70 |
Sequencing | 75 |
Sequencing | 76 |
Sequencing | 78 |
Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Predicting Outcomes | 110 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.6.8: Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
Activity | Page |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
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.
Activity | Page |
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Finding Main Ideas | 6 |
Finding Main Ideas | 7 |
Finding Main Ideas | 8 |
Finding Main Ideas | 9 |
Finding Main Ideas | 10 |
Finding Main Ideas | 11 |
Finding Main Ideas | 12 |
Finding Main Ideas | 13 |
Finding Main Ideas | 15 |
Finding Main Ideas | 16 |
Finding Main Ideas | 19 |
Finding Main Ideas | 20 |
Noting Details | 21 |
Noting Details | 22 |
Noting Details | 23 |
Noting Details | 28 |
Noting Details | 29 |
Noting Details | 30 |
Noting Details | 31 |
Noting Details | 32 |
Noting Details | 34 |
Noting Details | 35 |
Using Context Clues | 38 |
Using Context Clues | 40 |
Using Context Clues | 44 |
Using Context Clues | 45 |
Using Context Clues | 47 |
Using Context Clues | 48 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 51 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 52 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 53 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 54 |
Identifying Facts and Opinions | 55 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 58 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 61 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 62 |
Finding Cause and Effect | 63 |
Sequencing | 66 |
Sequencing | 67 |
Sequencing | 69 |
Sequencing | 70 |
Sequencing | 75 |
Sequencing | 76 |
Sequencing | 78 |
Making Inferences | 81 |
Making Inferences | 84 |
Making Inferences | 91 |
Making Inferences | 95 |
Predicting Outcomes | 110 |
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