Reading Literary Text, Grade 6 (Common Core Lessons Reading Literary Text)

• The literature book need to build close reading and vocabulary skills for class and home schooling.
• Study genre and craft and structure.
• Includes oral and written close reading activities.
• Features scaffolded writing activities.
• Aligns with Common Core Standards for today's education.

Product Description ------------------- Help your sixth-grade students build strong literary analysis and comprehension skills with activities that support areas of Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, and Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.

Each of the 9 units provides literary text in a variety of genres such as poetry, fable, realistic fiction, and historical fiction, as well as supporting activities that are easy to scaffold, including:
* Dictionary page to introduce content vocabulary and academic vocabulary * Close reading activity and close reading discussion * Learn-and-apply activities covering vocabulary, the literature genre, and literary analysis * Reading comprehension activity * Literary response writing activity
Additional teacher support includes:
* Downloadable home-school connection activities and projects help to increase parental involvement * Guided reading levels to help identify appropriate texts for students * A walk-through of each literary text selection and activity pages that support the unit
The 9 units explore these genres and reading selections:
* Science Fiction: "My Unusual Saturday" * Realistic Fiction: "Two Thoughtful Gifts," adapted from The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry * Poetry: The New Vestments by Edward Lear * Adventure Fiction: "Hanging Out with the Bindi-Way Tribe" * Realistic Fiction: "Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores" * Historical Fiction: "The Record of One Ancient Egyptian Woman" * Poetry: "The Brook," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * Fable: "Notoriety Is Not Fame" * Historical Fiction: "Jerry and the Grape Boycott"/"Jerry's Dad and the Grape Boycott" About the Author ---------------- Evan-Moor has been providing high-quality, creative, and engaging PreK-8 educational resources for teachers and parents since 1979. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by providing teachers and parents with the resources they need to cultivate a love of teaching and learning. Our award-winning content is created by highly experienced educators, aligned with the most current standards, and available across the curriculum.