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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.

Hero or Not A Hero?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

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.

Think Like A Philosopher

What would Socrates have thought if he watched Frozen?

Content Imperatives: Origin

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

Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules

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

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!

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

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

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

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.

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.

Think Like An Economist

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