Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning th 6 Grade Language Arts, Unit 2

6th Grade UNIT 2 OVERVIEW: Belonging Unit Outcomes

Key Vocabulary

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Make inferences based on information from text. Analyze how a plot unfolds including conflict and resolution. Organize, establish a point of view and use techniques to write and informative/explanatory piece of writing. Analyze text structure and how it contributes to development of text. Compare/contrast content in diverse medias and different genres. Identify the tone of a piece of writing and determine how mood is affected by tone. Analyze the use of flashback and foreshadowing in text/literature. Use text evidence to support analysis of text.

Key Standards Addressed Connections to Common Core/NC Essential Standards Reading Literature RL6.1 Making inferences and gathering evidence from literature RL6.2 Central ideas/themes/summaries RL6.3 Individuals/events and ideas in literature RL6.4 Vocabulary and word choice in literature RL6.5 Text structure/organization RL6.7 Content in diverse media RL6.9 Comparison of texts/authors Reading Informational Text RI6.1 Inferences/evidence in informational text RI6.2 Central ideas/themes and summaries of informational text RI6.3 Individuals/events and ideas in informational text RI6.4 Vocabulary and word choice in informational text RI6.5 Text structure of informational text Writing W6.2 Write to inform/explain W6.9 Draw evidence to write from sources Speaking and Listening SL6.4 Present findings

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Terms to deepen the student’s understanding Compare/Contrast Conflict Inference Analyze Text Structure Flashback Foreshadowing Textual evidence Mood Tone

Where This Unit Fits Connections to prior and future learning Coming into this unit, students should have a strong foundation in:  Reading a variety of texts  Identifying central idea and theme  Identifying author’s use of evidence to support claims  Writing narrative pieces  Recognizing how a plot unfolds  Engaging in group discussions/conversations about a variety of topics  Editing writing with rubrics to meet criteria This unit builds to the following future skills and concepts:  Using evidence/data to support answers  Drawing logical conclusions in texts from information given  Analyzing the impact/effects of text structure on meaning  Synthesizing/comparing information from a wide variety of sources and genres  Understanding and developing tone in writing

Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning th 6 Grade Language Arts, Unit 2

6th Grade UNIT 2 OVERVIEW: Belonging Additional Resources Materials to support understanding and enrichment Help Your Child Choose a Book Encouraging Higher Order Thinking How To Revise and Edit Your Writing Non-Fiction Books for Teens Tone and Mood Resources/videos

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Questions Parents Can Use to Assess Understanding What clues are provided to help you figure out unfamiliar words? What conflict can you identify? How does it help the story progress? How is this reading/text structured? How does that impact your understanding? What evidence supports your answer? How are these texts or elements of these texts alike and different? What can you infer about this situation from the information you have? What do you learn from the flashback in the story? What hint do you get from the use of foreshadowing?