6th Grade English Arts
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
English 6 and English 6+
Course Overview:
6th grade English Language Arts engages students in a wide range of experiences to build students’ reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills. Students in the ELA 6 class read various texts, focusing on analyzing text structure and communicating text comprehension through well-constructed written pieces. Students write routinely over extended and shorter periods for various purposes and audiences. They focus on writing three main forms of texts: narrative, informational, and argumentative. Students organize their writing into clear and coherent text by developing a thesis statement and supporting claims. A main focus in sixth grade is finding text evidence within reading and writing passages. English 6+ students move at an accelerated pace and analyze more challenging works with greater independence.
Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):
Amplify ELA
Online/Supplemental Materials:
Quill.org
Assessments:
Ohio State Test
NWEA Map Growth
Amplify ELA Unit Assessments & Essays
Content/Topics/Learning Goals Subject to Pacing and Schedules |
1st Quarter- |
Dahl & Narrative Unit
Mysteries & Investigations Unit
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2nd Quarter- |
Continue Mysteries & Investigations Unit The Chocolate Collection Unit
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3rd Quarter- |
The Greeks Unit
Summer of the Mariposas Unit
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4th Quarter - |
Continue Summer of the Mariposas Unit Novel Study Unit
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Last Updated:
September, 2023