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Grade 6

  • Language

    • 6.L.1
    • 6.L.1.d
    • 6.L.2.b
    • 6.L.2
    • 6.L.3.a
    • 6.L.3
    • 6.L.4
    • 6.L.5
    • 6.L.6
  • Reading: Informational

    • 6.RI.1
    • 6.RI.4
    • 6.RI.5
    • 6.RI.7
    • 6.RI.8
    • 6.RI.10
  • Reading: Literature

    • 6.RL.1
    • 6.RL.2
    • 6.RL.3
    • 6.RL.4
    • 6.RL.5
    • 6.RL.6
    • 6.RL.9
  • Speaking & Listening

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

CCSS ELA Standard: 6.RL.2

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Better Stories Part 3: Literary Themes

A typical student narrative includes plot and characters but lacks a larger idea to hold it all together. This is where a lesson on themes comes in…

Better Stories Part 4: Character Archetypes

Are students’ characters a bit flat? Archetypes give them a strong foundation on which to build their own characters as well as a tool to analyze existing stories.

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