Grade: 6th Grade
Course: Reading
Discipline: Communication Arts
Additional Course Information:
Course Description
Meets every other day all year long.
Objectives:
Local Objective
R1E DEVELOP VOCABULARY through using a) roots & affixes, b) context clues, c) glossary, d) thesaurus and dictionary. DOK 2
Local Objective
R1D FLUENCY: TSW read grade-level instructional text using appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression.
Local Objective
R2C SETTING TSW use details from text to analyze the influence of setting on characters, plot, and resolution (conflict and climax)
DOK 3
Local Objective
R2A TEXT FEATURES OF FICTION/POETRY/DRAMA TSW locate and recognize text features of fiction, poetry, and drama.
DOK 2
Local Objective
R2C POINT OF VIEW/MOOD: TSW use details from the text to identify point of view and mood.
DOK 3
LS1A LISTENING FOR MOOD: TSW listen to identify and evaluate tone, mood and emotion of verbal and nonverbal
communication.
LOA (local objective assessment)
Local Objective
R2C/R3C PROBLEM SOLVING-FICTION/NON-FICTION TSW use details from the text to identify problem-solving processes and
decide the effectiveness of solutions. DOK 3
Local Objective
R2Cd CAUSE-EFFECT: TSW use details from fictional text to explain cause & effect.
Local Objective
DOK 3
R1F PRE-READING: TSW apply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension.(access prior knowledge, preview, predict, set a
purpose and rate for reading) DOK 2 Locally accessed objective (LAO)
Local Objective
R1Gb-e&g DURING READING STRATEGIES: SEE current GLE DOK 2 LOA
Local Objective
R1H POST READING SKILLS: TSW apply post reading skills to comprehend and interpret text.(question to clarify, reflect, analyze,
draw conclusions, summarize, paraphrase) DOK 3
Local Objective
R1D READING RATE: TSW select the appropriate reading rate based on difficulty and type of text in order to improve
comprehension. DOK 1 locally assessed
Local Objective
R3A NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES TSW identify, explain, and analyze text features in newspapers and magazines to clarify
meaning. DOK 2
Local Objective
R3C NON-FICTION PARAPHRASE/PREDICT/INFER TSW use details from the text of non-fiction material to paraphrase, make
predictions, make inferences, and evaluate for accuracy two or more nonfiction texts.
Local Objective
R1I CONNECTIONS: TSW analyze connections between information and relationships in various fiction and non-fiction works, own
experiences, and the world by identifying how literature reflects a culture and historic time frame. DOK 3
Local Objective
R3D COMPLEX TASK TSW read and follow multi-step directions to perform a complex task.
Local Objective
R2B/R3B FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: TSW Identify and explain:
1. figurative language in fiction (emphasize onomatopoeia and alliteration - analyze simile, metaphor, personification, rhythm, rhyme)
text, poetry, and prose;
2. literary techniques & figurative language in nonfiction (emphasize simile and metaphor)
DOK 2