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Grade 6

• Language

  • 6.L.1
  • 6.L.2
  • 6.L.2.a
  • 6.L.2.b
  • 6.L.3.a
  • 6.L.4

• Reading: Informational

  • 6.RI.1
  • 6.RI.4
  • 6.RI.6
  • 6.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 6.RL.1
  • 6.RL.4
  • 6.RL.5
  • 6.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 6.SL.1
  • 6.SL.4
  • 6.SL.6

• Writing

  • 6.W.1.b
  • 6.W.1.c
  • 6.W.1
  • 6.W.3.a
  • 6.W.3.b
  • 6.W.3.d
  • 6.W.3.e
  • 6.W.4
  • 6.W.9.a
  • 6.W.9

CCSS ELA Standard: 6.RL.9

Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Stories with the Same Problems and Solutions

Have you ever noticed that some stories have awfully similar problems? What if we looked for the most unusual way of solving a repeating problem?

Do Narrators Have Too Much Power?

Imagine being a character in a story. Are you worried that your story’s narrator may inaccurately describe you? What if they reveal something you wanted to be kept secret? Do narrators have too much power!?

Elements of The Fantasy Genre

Every fantasy story has patterns hiding underneath the magic. Once your students see the elements, they’ll spot them everywhere — and use them in their own writing.