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Grade 6

• Communication & Collaboration

  • 6.CC
  • 6.CC.1
  • 6.CC.2
  • 6.CC.3
  • 6.CC.4
  • 6.CC.5
  • 6.CC.6
  • 6.CC.7
  • 6.CC.8

• Reading: Comprehension

  • 6.RC
  • 6.RC.1
  • 6.RC.2
  • 6.RC.3
  • 6.RC.4
  • 6.RC.5
  • 6.RC.6
  • 6.RC.7
  • 6.RC.8
  • 6.RC.9
  • 6.RC.10
  • 6.RC.11
  • 6.RC.12
  • 6.RC.13

• Writing

  • 6.W
  • 6.W.1
  • 6.W.1.a
  • 6.W.1.b
  • 6.W.1.d
  • 6.W.1.f
  • 6.W.2
  • 6.W.2.a
  • 6.W.2.b
  • 6.W.2.c
  • 6.W.2.d
  • 6.W.2.e
  • 6.W.2.f
  • 6.W.2.g
  • 6.W.3
  • 6.W.3.a
  • 6.W.3.b
  • 6.W.3.c
  • 6.W.3.d
  • 6.W.3.e
  • 6.W.4
  • 6.W.4.a
  • 6.W.4.b
  • 6.W.5
  • 6.W.5.a
  • 6.W.5.b
  • 6.W.5.c
  • 6.W.5.d
  • 6.W.5.e
  • 6.W.5.f
  • 6.W.6
  • 6.W.6.a
  • 6.W.6.b
  • 6.W.7
  • 6.W.7.a

Indiana ELA Standard: 6.W.1.a

Introduce claim(s) using strategies such as textual analysis, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect.

Order to Chaos: Dominoes or Dam?

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

Order and Chaos Hide Inside Each Other

Chaos can contain order. Order can contain chaos! Is chaos ever truly random?

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Natural Disasters Tournament

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.

Robot Writing: Volcano

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Chess Variant: Monster Chess

What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?

Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant

What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?

Horde Chess Variant

What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?

Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship

What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

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

Depth and Complexity: 📈 Trends

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

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

Want to add drama to any topic? Use the Ethics prompt!