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Grade 6

• Critical Literacy

  • 6.CL.1
  • 6.CL.2
  • 6.CL.3
  • 6.CL.4
  • 6.CL.5
  • 6.CL.6
  • 6.CL.7
  • 6.CL.7.a
  • 6.CL.7.b
  • 6.CL.7.c
  • 6.CL.8
  • 6.CL.9

• Digital Literacy

  • 6.DL.10
  • 6.DL.11
  • 6.DL.12
  • 6.DL.13
  • 6.DL.14

• Language Literacy

  • 6.LL.15
  • 6.LL.15.b
  • 6.LL.15.c
  • 6.LL.16
  • 6.LL.17
  • 6.LL.18
  • 6.LL.19
  • 6.LL.19.b
  • 6.LL.19.c

• Standards

  • 6.R1
  • 6.R2
  • 6.R3
  • 6.R4
  • 6.R5
  • 6.R6

• Research Literacy

  • 6.RL.21
  • 6.RL.22
  • 6.RL.24
  • 6.RL.25
  • 6.RL.26

• VL

  • 6.VL.27
  • 6.VL.28
  • 6.VL.29
  • 6.VL.30

Alabama ELA Standard: 6.CL.2

Make inferences and draw logical conclusions from the content and structures of informational texts, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, claims and evidence, cause and effect, description, and sequencing.

What’s In My Brain: Primary Sources

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 1-8

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

Sometimes outside forces turn order into chaos. But sometimes chaos comes from within.

Gr 2-8

Indirect Power – Lighthouse vs Magnetism

Students explore the idea of indirect power – which can be both visible (a lighthouse) or invisible (magnetism).

Gr 1-8

Power – Blue Whale vs Krill

Sure, a Blue Whale is huge. But does a tiny krill have more power?

Gr 1-8

Power can be Visible or Invisible

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Not Like The Others: Rivers

Four rivers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Cephalopods

Four cephalopods. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Flowers

Four flowers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: 19th Century Presidents

Four 19th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group B

Four 20th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group A

Four 20th century presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

The Moon – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Moon back into the correct order?

Gr 1-8

What Happens In Your Brain When You’re Worried or Afraid

Allison Edwards explains how blood flow in your brain affects your decision-making

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: African Nations

Four African nations. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: US National Parks

Four US national parks. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Types of Diseases

Four diseases. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Birds of the Desert

Four desert birds. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Penguins

Four penguins. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Microstates of Europe

Four of the tiniest countries in Europe. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Microorganisms

Four microorganisms. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Washington, DC – Mixed Up Paragraph

These sentences about Washington, DC got scrambled. Can you put them back in order using nothing but context clues?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Not Like The Others: Ants of the World!

Four ants from around the world. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Types of Rocks

Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic — and one that doesn’t fit. But which one? Depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Snakes of the Rainforest

Four rainforest snakes. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Rainforests

Which of these rainforests is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Stars

How is each of these stars not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: US States

How is each of these states not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Mountains

Which of these mountains is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Birds of the Tropical Rainforest

Which of these four birds is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Branches of the US Government

How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?

Gr 1-8

Think Like A Historian

Here’s how effects be causes and causes can be effects!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Not Like The Others: Natural Disasters

Four natural disasters. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: States of Matter

How is each of the states of matter not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Countries

How is each of these four countries not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Generalization: Change Leads to More Change

Can you think of a time in your life when “Change lead to more change?”

Gr 2-8

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Gr 1-8

What’s In My Brain: May vs May

The word “may” can be used for possibility or permission. It’s a modal auxiliary verb!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Not Like The Others: Charlotte’s Web

Four Charlotte’s Web characters. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-5

Not Like The Others: Creatures of the Tundra

Four tundra creatures. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: US Presidents

Four US presidents. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Planets

Which of these planets is not like others? Well, it sure looks simple at first. But each option could be the one that doesn’t fit in.

Gr 1-8

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Paradox

How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Contribuition

Pull on one thread and watch the whole topic move. Contribution asks: what single factor is quietly shaping everything else?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Persuasion and Packaging: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

How does a drink’s packaging affect us emotionally and logically?

Gr 4-8

Depth and Complexity: 📈 Trends

Has something been changing recently? What might be causing that? What are the effects?

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?

Gr 2-8