by kidshealth.org CLOSE READER: MAGAZINE ARTICLE “Face Your Choking Under Pressure Is Every Athlete’s Worst Nightmare” by Dana Hudepohl Analyze Structure LAFS.6.RI.2.5 activate, trigger, turbulence, immaturity INFORMATIONAL TEXT “In the Spotlight” from That Scares Your Pants Off! by Glenn Murphy CLOSE READER: MAGAZINE ARTICLE “Face Your Fears and Scare the Phobias Out of Your Brain” by Jason Koebler Determine Central Ideas LAFS.6.RI.1.2, LAFS.6.RI.1.3 Determine Details LAFS.6.RI.1.2, LAFS.6.RI.1.3 STRATEGY: Suffixes That Form Nouns LAFS.6.L.3.4a-d, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: ambush, aggression, confidence, distract Possessive Pronouns LAFS.6.L.1.1a Writing Activity: Letter LAFS.6.LAFS.6.W.3.9b MEDIA ANALYSIS: ONLINE SCIENCE EXHIBIT “Wired for Fear” by The California Science Center Interpret Information LAFS.6.RI.2.4, LAFS.6.SL.1.2 none none Media Activity: Podcast LAFS.6.W.2.6, LAFS.6.SL.1.2, LAFS.6.SL.2.5 Additional Social Studies/Health Standards: HE.6.B.4.2 Practice refusal skills and negotiation skills to reduce health risks Examples: Assertiveness, compromising, and use of “I” messages Supplemental Tasks: See pages 2b – 2c in the Teacher’s Edition
Collection 3 Academic Vocabulary: circumstance, constraint, impact, injure, significant Aligned Novel Choice: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer A Create a Multimedia Presentation LAFS.6.W.3.8, LAFS.6.SL.2.4, LAFS.6.SL.2.5, LAFS.6.SL.2.6 AND/OR B Write Narrative Nonfiction LAFS.6.W.1.3a-e, LAFS.6.W.2.4, LAFS.6.W.2.5, LAFS.6.W.2.6 Collection Description: In this collection, students will discover how people react in the face of disaster. Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Title Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task ANCHOR TEXT: INFORMATIONAL TEXT “Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves, Destruction in 12 Countries” by Brenda Z. Guiberson CLOSE READER: BOOK REVIEW “Moby-Duck” by David Holahan Analyze Structure: Cause and Effect LAFS.6.RI.2.5, LAFS.6.RI.3.7 Determine Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.6.RI.2.4 STRATEGY: Greek Affixes LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.3.44b, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: rupture, gauge, traumatize, antibiotic, degradation, magnitude Shifts in Pronoun Person LAFS.6.L.1.1c Speaking Activity: Discussion LAFS.6.SL.1.1a–d, LAFS.6.SL.2.5 COMPARE POEM from “After the Hurricane” by Rita Williams-Garcia Analyze Structure LAFS.6.RL.2.5 none none POEM “Watcher: After Katrina, 2005” by Natasha D. Trethewey Analyze Structure LAFS.6.RL.2.5 none none Compare Texts Determine Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.6.RL.2.4 Compare and Contrast Poetic Forms LAFS.6.RL.3.9 n/a n/a Writing Activity: Poem LAFS.6.W.1.3d SHORT STORY “The Banana Tree” Determine Meanings: Figurative Language STRATEGY: Use Context Clues Capitalization LAFS.6.L.1.2 Writing Activity: Description
by James Berry CLOSE READER: SHORT STORY There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury LAFS.6.RL.2.4 Determine Meanings: Dialect LAFS.6.RL.2.4 LAFS.6.L.3.4a-d, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: repress, mock, grimace, venture, bore LAFS.6.W.1.3d ANCHOR TEXT : HISTORY WRITING from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord CLOSE READER: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE “On the Titanic, Defined by What They Wore” by Guy Trebay DIAGRAM “The Discovery of the Titanic” Analyze Text: Narrative Nonfiction LAFS.6.RI.1.3 Analyze the Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.6.RI.2.4 STRATEGY: Specialized Vocabulary LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.4c, LAFS.6.L.3.4d, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: knot, indulge, shudder, jar, ominous Consistency in Style and Tone LAFS.6.L.2.3b Writing Activity: Research LAFS.6.W.3.7 MEDIA ANALYSIS: DOCUMENTARY from Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved by James Cameron Interpret Diverse Media LAFS.6.RI.3.7, LAFS.6.SL.1.2 Integrate Information LAFS.6.RI.3.7, LAFS.6.SL.1.2 none none Media Activity: Multimedia Presentation LAFS.6.RI.3.7, LAFS.6.W.2.4, LAFS.6.SL.1.2, LAFS.6.SL.2.5 Additional Social Studies/Health Standards: HE.6.B.3.3 Investigate a variety of technologies to gather health information Examples: thermometer, television, Internet, audio books, and technology tools Supplemental Tasks: See pages 138b – 138e in the Teacher’s Edition
Collection #4: Making Your Heard Collection 4 Academic Vocabulary: appropriate, authority, consequence, justify, legal Aligned Novel Choices: Bat 6 by Virginia Wolff or The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph Essential Question: How crucial is self-expression in dealing with life’s experiences? Collection Performance Task: Present an Argument in a Speech LAFS.6.W.1.1a–e, LAFS.6.W.2.5, LAFS.6.W.2.6, LAFS.6.W.3.8, LAFS.6.W.4.10, LAFS.6.SL.2.4 Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore the many ways people express ideas – and themselves Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task SHORT STORY “My Wonder Horse” by Sabine R. Ulibarrí Determine LAFS.6.RL.1.2 STRATEGY: Interpret Figures of Speech in Context Improving Expression LAFS.6.L.1.1a Writing Activity: Essay LAFS.6.W.1.2, LAFS.6.W.3.7
Collection #6: What Tell Collection 6 Academic Vocabulary: emphasize, occur, period, relevant, tradition Aligned Novel Choice: Bearstone by Will Hobbs Essential Question: How can you determine the values of a culture based upon its oral and written collections? Collection Performance Task A Write a Literary Analysis LAFS.6.RL.1.1, LAFS.6.W.1.2a–f, LAFS.6.W.2.4, LAFS.6.W.2.5, LAFS.6.W.3.9a, LAFS.6.W.4.10 AND/OR B a Play LAFS.6.RL.3.7, LAFS.6.W.1.3a–e, LAFS.6.W.2.4, LAFS.6.W.2.5, LAFS.6.SL.2.6 Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore how and why people make certain choices in their lives. Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task ANCHOR TEXT: MYTH from Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff CLOSE READER: MYTH “Medusa’s Head” by Olivia Coolidge READER: POEM “Medusa” by Agha Shihid Ali Describe Stories: Myth LAFS.6.RL.1.3 Determine Theme LAFS.6.RL.1.2 STRATEGY: Cause-to-Effect Analogies LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.5b, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: weary, summons, conceal, despair, pestilence, brood Words Correctly LAFS.6.L.1.2b Writing Activity: Analysis LAFS.6.W.1.2a–b, LAFS.6.W.3.9a, LAFS.6.W.4.10 POEM “The Apple of Discord I” Determine the Meanings of Words and Phrases none Speaking Activity: Speech
by Kate LAFS.6.RL.2.4 Compare and Contrast Genres LAFS.6.RL.39 LAFS.6.SL.2.4, LAFS.6.SL.2.6 CHINESE FOLK TALE “Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China” by Ai-Ling Louie Describe Stories: Folk Tales LAFS.6.RL.1.3 Describe Stories: Foreshadowing LAFS.6.RL.1.3, LAFS.6.RL.2.5 STRATEGY: Using a Glossary LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.4c, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: collapse, banquet, glisten, entrance, undaunted, Spell Words Correctly LAFS.6.L.1.2b Writing Activity: Narrative LAFS.6.W.1.3a–e ANCHOR TEXT: DRAMA The Prince and the Pauper Novel by Mark Twain, dramatized by Joellen Bland CLOSE READER: COMPARING VERSIONS The Prince and the Pauper EXCERPT FROM by Mark Twain by Joellen GRPHIC STORY from Marvel Comics Describe Drama LAFS.6.RL.1.3, LAFS.6.RL.2.5 none Speaking Activity: Dramatic Reading LAFS.6.RL.3.7, LAFS.6.SL.1.1, LAFS.6.SL.2.4, LAFS.6.SL.2.6 ESSAY “The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece” from Greek Mythology by Simone Payment Analyze Structure LAFS.6.RI.2.5 Cite Evidence LAFS.6.RI.1.1 STRATEGY: Latin Roots LAFS.6.L.3.4a-b,LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: revolutionary, dialect, immortal, monumental, isolate Parentheses LAFS.6.L.1.2a Speaking Activity: Discussion LAFS.6.SL.1.1a–d Additional Social Studies/Health Standards: SS.6.C.2.1 Identify principles (civic participation, role of government) from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations which are reflected in the American political process today, and discuss their effect on the American political process.