Unit 1
Literature/Historical
Fiction
Topic(s)
Prequels
Timeline
Essential Question
6 weeks
What distinguishes
childhood from
adulthood?
Conventions of
Language
Focus: L.6.1
Pronouns:
 Subjective
 Objective
 Possessive
 Intensive
Vague Pronouns:
 This
 That
 These
 Those
Review :
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
Unit 2
Folklore
West Baton Rouge Parish Schools
English 6 Scope and Sequence
Unit 3
Unit 4
Literature/
Fictional Literature
Informational Text
Informational Text
Embracing Heritage
Unit 6
Literature and
Biographies
Mysteries
Poems
Biographies
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
6 weeks
How is folklore
simultaneously revealing
and limiting?
8 weeks
How does heritage
define us individually
and as a nation?
6 weeks
How are acts of courage
revealed in writing?
6 weeks
How do strategies for
solving math problems
compare with strategies
for solving mysteries?
6 weeks
How are acts of courage
revealed in writing?
Focus: L.6.4
Context Clues:
 Affixes
 Root Words
References:
 Dictionaries
 Glossaries
 Thesauruses
Focus: L.6.4
Context Clues:
 Affixes
 Root Words
References:
 Dictionaries
 Glossaries
 Thesauruses
Focus: L.6.3
Use knowledge of
language and its
conventions when
writing, speaking, reading
and listening.
Focus: L.6.5
Review :
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Review :
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Review :
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Review :
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
Focus: L.6.1
Pronouns:
 Subjective
 Objective
 Possessive
 Intensive
Vague Pronouns:
 This
 That
 These
 Those
Review :
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Interjections
Prepositions
Mechanics:
 Commas
 Parentheses
 Dashes
 Capitalization
 Spelling
1
Courageous Characters
Unit 5
Classic and
Contemporary
Mysteries/
Nonsense Poems
Figurative Language

Personification

Word Relations
e.g. cause/effect
part/whole
item /category

Connotations
(Similar meanings)
e.g. stingy, economical,
thrifty, scrimping
CCSS
Unit 1
Literature/Historical
Fiction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
A
A
A
A
FA
English 6 Standards Analysis by Unit
(Note: F=Focus Standard; A=Activity/Assessment)
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Folklore
Literature/
Fictional Literature
Informational Text
Informational Text
A
A
FA
A
A
A
A
Reading - Literature
A
A
A
A
A
A
FA
A
A
FA
Unit 5
Classic and
Contemporary
Mysteries/
Nonsense Poems
Unit 6
Literature and
Biographies
A
A
A
FA
FA
A
A
A
A
A
A
Reading – Informational Text
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
FA
1
1a
1b
1c
A
A
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FA
A
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FA
A
FA
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FA
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FA
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FA
FA
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A
Writing
FA
FA
A
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A
2
A
A
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A
A
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A
CCSS
Unit 1
Literature/Historical
Fiction
1d
1e
2
2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
2f
3
3a
3b
3c
3d
3e
4
5
6
7
A
A
1
1a
1b
1c
1d
2
3
4
5
6
FA
A
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FA
FA
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Unit 2
Folklore
A
A
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A
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FA
A
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FA
FA
A
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FA
FA
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A
Unit 3
Literature/
Informational Text
Unit 4
Fictional Literature
Informational Text
A
A
A
A
A
FA
A
Speaking and Listening
A
A
A
A
A
A
FA
A
Unit 6
Literature and
Biographies
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Unit 5
Classic and
Contemporary
Mysteries/
Nonsense Poems
A
A
FA
A
A
A
A
A
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FA
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3
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A
CCSS
Unit 1
Literature/Historical
Fiction
Unit 2
Folklore
Unit 3
Literature/
Informational Text
Unit 4
Fictional Literature
Informational Text
Unit 5
Classic and
Contemporary
Mysteries/
Nonsense Poems
Unit 6
Literature and
Biographies
A
A
A
A
A
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A
FA
A
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Language
1
1a
1b
1c
1d
1e
2
2a
2b
3
3a
3b
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4a
4b
4c
4d
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