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Grade 6

• Language

  • 6.L.1.a
  • 6.L.1.d
  • 6.L.1
  • 6.L.2
  • 6.L.2.b
  • 6.L.3.a
  • 6.L.3.b
  • 6.L.3
  • 6.L.4.a
  • 6.L.4.b
  • 6.L.4
  • 6.L.5.a
  • 6.L.5.b
  • 6.L.5.c
  • 6.L.5
  • 6.L.6

• Reading: Informational

  • 6.RI.2
  • 6.RI.3
  • 6.RI.5
  • 6.RI.6
  • 6.RI.8
  • 6.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 6.RL.2
  • 6.RL.3
  • 6.RL.4
  • 6.RL.5
  • 6.RL.6
  • 6.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 6.SL.1.a
  • 6.SL.1.b
  • 6.SL.1.c
  • 6.SL.1.d
  • 6.SL.1
  • 6.SL.2
  • 6.SL.3
  • 6.SL.4
  • 6.SL.5
  • 6.SL.6

• Writing

  • 6.W.1.a
  • 6.W.1
  • 6.W.1.e
  • 6.W.2.a
  • 6.W.2.b
  • 6.W.2.d
  • 6.W.2
  • 6.W.3
  • 6.W.3.a
  • 6.W.3.b
  • 6.W.3.d
  • 6.W.3.e
  • 6.W.4
  • 6.W.5
  • 6.W.7
  • 6.W.8
  • 6.W.9
  • 6.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 6.L.4.a

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.