English Language Arts Curriculum

6th Grade

Course Purpose:

 Students will examine the topics of self-awareness and identity while citing sources through comparing, contrasting, and presenting through various media sources, fiction, and non-fiction texts. 

Outcomes and Components:

LA.6.5

Students will use instructional level books or articles in order to determine how point of view is conveyed, presenting their own view to peers through an argumentative text using technology.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)
 

LA.6.5.1

Read and evaluate  instructional 

 level books or articles to explain how point of view is conveyed.

6.RI.6

6.RI.10
 

LA.6.5.2

Compare and contrast two authors’ works by evaluating an argument’s support, tracing specific claims in a text, and distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

6.RI.8

6.W.9b
 

LA.6.5.3

Use technology to draw evidence and write an argumentative text in a single sitting.  

6.W.1b 

6.W.9b
 

LA.6.5.4

Evaluate sentence patterns to determine meaning while maintaining consistency in style and tone. 

6.L.3a

6.L.3b
 

LA.6.5.5

Present claims to peers by engaging in collaborative discussions, focusing on eye contact, volume, and pronunciation.

6.SL.4

Academic Vocabulary: claim, counterclaim, thesis, transitions, evidence, analysis

Content Vocabulary: