English Language Arts Pacing Guide
6th Grade
Completed: / Grade:Vocabulary Skills
Synonyms
_____ / Synonyms: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Synonyms
_____ / Synonyms: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Synonyms: Let Me Practice
_____ / Synonyms: Quiz 2 / ______
Antonyms
_____ / Antonyms: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Antonyms: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Antonyms: Let Me Practice
_____ / Antonyms: Quiz 2 / ______
Prefixes
_____ / Prefixes: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Prefixes: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Prefixes: Let Me Practice
_____ / Prefixes: Quiz 2 / ______
Suffixes
_____ / Suffixes: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Suffixes: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Suffixes: Let Me Practice
_____ / Suffixes: Quiz 2 / ______
Homophones
_____ / Homophones: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Homophones: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Homophones: Let Me Practice
_____ / Homophones: Quiz 2 / ______
Idioms
_____ / Idioms: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Idioms: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Idioms: Let Me Practice
_____ / Idioms: Quiz 2 / ______
Latin and Greek Roots
_____ / Greek and Latin Root Words: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Greek and Latin Root Words: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Greek and Latin Root Words: Let Me Practice
_____ / Greek and Latin Root Words: Quiz 2 / ______
Process Skills: Think Alouds
Think Aloud Level 1
_____ / Think Aloud: Level 1 - Part 1 (informational article)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 2 (fable)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 3 (fiction)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 4 (poetry)
Think Aloud Level 2
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 1 (informational article)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 2 (fiction)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 3 (fiction)
Think Aloud Level 3
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 3 - Part 1 (nonfiction)
_____ / Think Aloud - Level 3 - Part 2 (fable)
Comprehension
Summarizing
_____ / Summarizing: Interactive Guided Instruction and Practice (take notes) / ______
_____ / Summarizing: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Summarizing: Quiz 2 / ______
Plot, Character and Setting
_____ / Plot, Character and Setting: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Plot, Character and Setting: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Plot, Character and Setting: Quiz 2 / ______
Main Idea & Supporting Details - Non-Fiction
_____ / Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction: Interactive Guided Instruction (notes) / ______
_____ / Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction: Quiz 2 / ______
Main Idea and Theme - Fiction
_____ / Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Quiz 2 / ______
Fact and Opinion
_____ / Fact and Opinion: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Fact and Opinion: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Fact and Opinion: Quiz 2 / ______
Sequential Order
_____ / Odyssey Writer: How a Bill Becomes a Law / ______
Charts and Graphs
_____ / Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Comparing Graphics and Text / ______
_____ / Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Quiz 2 / ______
Cause and Effect
_____ / Cause and Effect: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Cause and Effect: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Cause and Effect: Quiz 2 / ______
Author's Purpose
_____ / Author's Purpose: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Author's Purpose: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Author's Purpose: Quiz 2 / ______
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
_____ / Inferencing: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Making Inferences (Lightning Strikes) / ______
_____ / Inferencing: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Inferencing: Quiz 2 / ______
Compare and Contrast
_____ / Compare and Contrast: Interactive Guided Instruction (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Compare and Contrast Across Genres / ______
_____ / Compare and Contrast: Quiz 1 / ______
_____ / Compare and Contrast: Quiz 2 / ______
State Simulation Assessments
State Simulation Test
_____ / State Simulation Test 1 (comprehension)
_____ / State Simulation Test 2 (comprehension)
_____ / State Simulation Test 3 (comprehension)
My Brooklyn Grandmother - ILA
Before Reading
_____ / Background (Prereading for My Brooklyn Grandmother) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Vocabulary (My Brooklyn Grandmother) / ______
During Reading
_____ / Literature: My Brooklyn Grandmother
After Reading
_____ / Comprehension 1: My Brooklyn Grandmother (main idea) / ______
_____ / Comprehension 2: My Brooklyn Grandmother (Compare/Contrast) / ______
_____ / Writing 1: How-to Write an Essay (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: How-to Article / ______
_____ / Writing 2: Autobiographical Incident / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Autobiographical Incident / ______
_____ / Final Project: My Brooklyn Grandmother (Chinese American Culture) / ______
Language Arts
_____ / Simple and Compound / ______
_____ / Proper Adjectives / ______
Far North - ILA
Before Reading
_____ / Background (prereading for Far North) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Vocabulary (Far North) / ______
During Reading
_____ / Literature: Far North Part 1 / ______
_____ / Literature: Far North Part 2 / ______
After Reading
_____ / Comprehension 1: Far North (character, plot, setting) / ______
_____ / Comprehension 2: Far North (inferences) / ______
_____ / Writing 1: Editorial / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Editorial / ______
_____ / Writing 2: Adventure Story / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Adventure Story / ______
_____ / Final Project: Far North
Language Arts
_____ / Subject-Verb Agreement (take notes) / ______
_____ / Action Verbs / ______
Growing Up in Coal Country - ILA
Before Reading
_____ / Background (prereading for Growing Up in Coal Country) / ______
_____ / Vocabulary (Growing Up in Coal Country) / ______
During Reading
_____ / Literature: Growing Up in Coal Country Part 1 / ______
_____ / Literature: Growing Up in Coal Country Part 2 / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Growing Up in Coal Country / ______
After Reading
_____ / Comprehension 1: Growing Up in Coal Country (Cause and Effect) / ______
_____ / Comprehension 2: Growing Up in Coal Country (Fact or Opinion) / ______
_____ / Writing 1: Letter of Complaint (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Letter of Complaint / ______
_____ / Writing 2: Compare and Contrast Article (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Compare and Contrast / ______
_____ / Final Project: Growing Up in Coal Country / ______
Language Arts
_____ / Abbreviations / ______
_____ / Prepositional Phrases / ______
Lupita Mañana - ILA
Before Reading
_____ / Background (prereading for Lupita Mañana) / ______
_____ / Vocabulary (Lupita Mañana) / ______
During Reading
_____ / Literature: Lupita Mañana Excerpt Part 1 / ______
_____ / Literature: Lupita Mañana Excerpt Part 2 / ______
After Reading
_____ / Comprehension 1: Lupita Mañana (predict outcomes) / ______
_____ / Comprehension 2: Lupita Mañana (draw conclusions) / ______
_____ / Writing 1: Dialogue ((take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Using Dialogue / ______
_____ / Writing 2: Persuasive Speech (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Using Persuasion / ______
_____ / Final Project: Lupita Mañana / ______
Language Arts
_____ / Contractions / Pronouns / ______
_____ / Four Kinds of Sentences / ______
Poems By Langston Hughes - ILA
Before Reading
_____ / Background (prereading for Poems by Langston Hughes) / ______
_____ / Vocabulary (Poems by Langston Hughes) / ______
During Reading
_____ / Literature: Poems by Langston Hughes / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Poems by Langston Hughes / ______
After Reading
_____ / Comprehension 1: Poems by Langston Hughes (author's purpose) / ______
_____ / Comprehension 2: Poems by Langston Hughes (literary devices) / ______
_____ / Writing 1: Advertisement (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Advertisement / ______
_____ / Writing 2: Poem (Metaphors) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Odyssey Writer: Poetry / ______
_____ / Final Project: Poems by Langston Hughes / ______
Language Arts
_____ / Fragments and Run-ons / ______
Homophones and Homographs / ______
_____
Completed: / Sentence Structure
_____ / Sentence School (fragments and run-ons) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Sentence Structure / ______
Punctuation / ______
_____ / Types of Sentences (take notes) / ______
_____ / Four Kinds of Sentences (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Punctuation / ______
Pronouns
_____ / Me, Myself, and I (pronouns) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Reviewing Pronouns (antecedents) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Pronouns / ______
Verbs
_____ / Action and Helping Verbs (take notes) / ______
_____ / Reviewing Action and Helping Verbs (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Verbs / ______
Transitive & Intransitive Verb
_____ / Transitive and Intransitive (take notes) / ______
_____ / Reviewing Transitive and Intransitive Verbs (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Transitive & Intransitive Verb / ______
Adjectives & Adverbs
_____ / Adjectives and Adverbs (take notes) / ______
_____ / Descriptive Writing (adjectives and adverbs) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Adjectives & Adverbs / ______
Important Small Words
_____ / Ifs, Ands, and Buts of Writing (conjunctions) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Interjections, Conjunctions, and Prepositions (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Important Small Words / ______
Dependent/Independent Clause
_____ / Clauses (independent and dependent) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Reviewing Dependent and Independent Clauses (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Dependent/Independent Clause / ______
Composition Writing
_____ / Using the Right Word (Standard English Usage) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Which Word Is the Right Word? (Standard English usage) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Composition Writing / ______
Verb Tenses
_____ / Verb Tenses (take notes) / ______
_____ / Linking Verbs and Tenses (verb usage) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Verb Tenses / ______
Proper Comma Use
_____ / Commas (take notes) / ______
_____ / Using Commas (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Proper Comma Use / ______
Capitalization
_____ / Mechanics of Writing (capitalization) (take notes) / ______
_____ / It's Capital! (capitalization) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Capitalization / ______
Quotation Marks
_____ / Quotation Sensation! (quotation marks) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Punctuation Practice (quotation marks) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Quotation Marks / ______
Linking Verbs
_____ / Grammar Practice (linking verbs) (take notes) / ______
_____ / Lesson Quiz: Linking Verbs / ______
_____ / Chapter Test: Grammar - Extension / ______
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