6th graders are expected to read 100 minutes per week. Here are some of my favorite books.
What books have you enjoyed? |
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Unit 1
Reading Skills:
Key Terms:
Vocabulary from "Stray":
timidly trudged grudgingly ignore exhausted starvation
Word Part Study (prefixes, roots, suffixes):
-ation: Changes a verb to a noun; means "the condition of being."
Examples: starvation, vacation, elation, violation
-able: Means "having qualities of"
Examples: charitable, dependable, teachable, debatable
Grammar:
Common noun - person, place, thing, idea
Example: That boy is the fastest runner. I like his imagination.
Proper noun - names a particular person, place, or thing
Example: Steve is the fastest runner.
Reading Skills:
- Compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction writing
- Identify a theme or central idea of a text and determine how it is conveyed through particular details
- Provide a summary of a text distinct from personal opinions
- Make predictions using prior knowledge and textual details
Key Terms:
- Fiction / Nonfiction
- Plot (includes exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
- Conflict
- Setting
- Characters
- Symbols
- Theme / Central Idea
Vocabulary from "Stray":
timidly trudged grudgingly ignore exhausted starvation
Word Part Study (prefixes, roots, suffixes):
-ation: Changes a verb to a noun; means "the condition of being."
Examples: starvation, vacation, elation, violation
-able: Means "having qualities of"
Examples: charitable, dependable, teachable, debatable
Grammar:
Common noun - person, place, thing, idea
Example: That boy is the fastest runner. I like his imagination.
Proper noun - names a particular person, place, or thing
Example: Steve is the fastest runner.