READING WORKSHOP- GRADE 6
Genres
Fantasy
Informational text
Myths
Fairy Tale
Urban Legends
Fables
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Critical Web Literacy
Poetry
Short Story
Forms
Reader’s Theater
Plays
Poetry
Short Story
Excerpts from chapter books
Picture Books
Interactive Read Alouds
Literature Discussion (thinking within, beyond and about the text)
Debate
Articles- Magazine/ Newspaper/ Websites
Text Structure
Comparing Texts
Context Clues
Restatement
Compare/ Contrast
Examples
Synonyms/ Antonyms
Analogies
Inference
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Sequencing
Cause and Effect
Problem/ Solution
Dialogue
Story drama (text presented as plays)
Recognizing Poetry in Prose
“Go Back” strategy
Just Right Book
Content
Topics of interest to adolescents
Cross-curricular connections
Critical literacy (judging reliability of sources)
Themes and Ideas
Chosen per student interest at teacher discretion
Possible examples:
Heroes
Change
Survival
Family
Friendship
Loss
Relationships
Optimism
Self-Control
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Compassion
Social Justice
Courage
Cultural Diversity
Perseverance
Language and Literary Features (Suggested Reference: Figuratively Speaking)
Figurative Language
Hyperbole
Idiom
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Poetic Language
Alliteration
Tongue Twister
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme (introduce)
Rhythm (introduce)
Line
Stanza
Syllables
Symbolism (introduce)
Connotation (introduce)
Speaker (point of view from which poem is told)
Poet (person who writes the poem)
Types of Poems
Limerick
Couplet
Cinquain
Diamente
Haiku
Free Verse
Acrostic
Literary Techniques
Characters and Characterization (protagonist/ antagonist)
Use of story mountain
Conflict
Dialogue
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Genre
Mood
Theme/ Moral
Narrator/ Point of View (1st + omniscient {w/ assistance}, 2nd, 3rd)
Plot
Suspense
How characters change
Paraphrasing
Voice
Style
Fluency
Audience
Chronological
Narrative
Introduce analogies
Sentence Complexity
Recognize that authors use a variety of sentence structures (including simple, complex,
and compound) to create reader interest
Recognize the use of various parts of speech to “spice up” writing and develop character
Recognize the use of poetic and figurative language in prose
Recognize poetic text structure
Vocabulary Words (see vocab. section of ELA binder + edhelper.com)
maintain personal vocabulary lists
context clues to define unfamiliar words
common roots
prefixes
suffixes
homophones / homonyms (sound alike w/ different meanings)- Be sure to introduce these
while reading Tuck Everlasting when Natalie Babbitt describes Winnie’s house.
basic comprehension skills including:
skimming
cause/ effect
main idea
re-reading
making connections (text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world)
Illustrations and text structures/ features including:
prologue
epilogue
foreward or author’s notes
author biography
dedication
adaptation
back book jacket
awards (Caldecott, Newberry, etc.)
quotes from authors/ newspapers
glossary
index
copyright
author
illustrator
title
use of charts/ diagrams
highlighted/ bold text
illustrations
photographs
footnotes
timelines
bibliography
symbolic graphics
highlighted text on web pages