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Grade 6

• Composition

  • C.6.1
  • C.6.1.b
  • C.6.1.c
  • C.6.1.g
  • C.6.2
  • C.6.2.b
  • C.6.2.c
  • C.6.2.d
  • C.6.2.e
  • C.6.2.f
  • C.6.2.h
  • C.6.3
  • C.6.3.b
  • C.6.3.c
  • C.6.3.d
  • C.6.3.e
  • C.6.3.f
  • C.6.3.g
  • C.6.4
  • C.6.5
  • C.6.6
  • C.6.7

• Language

  • L.6.1.a
  • L.6.1.b
  • L.6.1.c
  • L.6.2
  • L.6.2.b
  • L.6.3
  • L.6.3.a
  • L.6.4
  • L.6.4.a
  • L.6.4.b
  • L.6.4.d
  • L.6.5
  • L.6.5.a
  • L.6.5.b
  • L.6.5.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.6.1
  • RI.6.2
  • RI.6.3
  • RI.6.5
  • RI.6.6
  • RI.6.7
  • RI.6.8
  • RI.6.9
  • RI.6.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.6.1
  • RL.6.2
  • RL.6.3
  • RL.6.5
  • RL.6.6
  • RL.6.7
  • RL.6.9
  • RL.6.10

KAS ELA Standard: RI.6.3

Analyze in detail how an author develops a key individual, event or idea over the course of a text.

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

Hero or Not A Hero?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

A passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Think Like A Philosopher

What would Socrates have thought if he watched Frozen?

Gr 2-8

Content Imperatives: Origin

Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.

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

Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules

Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: ⏳ Change Over Time

Want to get students thinking about how a topic has changed or might change in the future? The ⏳ Change Over Time thinking tool is just what you need!

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

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

Gr 2-8

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

Gr 1-8

Asynchrony: Developing At Different Rates (For Students)

For students! In some areas, a student may be shockingly advanced, while in others… surprisingly average. This is asynchrony in action.

Gr 3-8

Teaching Empathy With Faberge Eggs

The story of the Fabergé Eggs is heartbreaking. It’s also the perfect way to build empathy in your classroom.

Gr 1-8

Think Like An Economist

How would an economist read Goldilocks? How would they see a rainforest? How would they study the American Revolution?

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