COLLEC TION 1
Facing Fear
ANCHOR
TEXT
SHORT STORY
The Ravine
Graham Salisbury
3
SHORT STORY
Fine?
Margaret Peterson Haddix
17
Maya Angelou
37
kidshealth.org
41
Glenn Murphy
51
The California
Science Center
59
POEM
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
ANCHOR
TEXT
ONLINE ARTICLE
Fears and Phobias
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
In the Spotlight from Stuff That
Scares Your Pants Off!
MEDIA
ANALYSIS
ONLINE SCIENCE EXHIBIT
Wired for Fear
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Present a Response to Literature
Write an Informative Essay
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
vi
Grade 6
Make inferences.
Describe characters and setting.
Describe plot.
Identify repetition and rhyme scheme.
Analyze structure of lyric poems.
Analyze point of view.
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Cite evidence.
Determine central ideas and details.
Analyze text features and structure.
Analyze purpose in media.
Understand visual and sound elements.
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SHORT STORY
from The Jumping Tree
René Saldaña, Jr.
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Choking Under Pressure Is Every
Athlete’s Worst Nightmare
Dana Hudepohl
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
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Face Your Fears and Scare the
Phobia Out of Your Brain
Jason Koebler
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COLLEC TION 2
Animal
Intelligence
ANCHOR
TEXT
SHORT STORY
The Mixer
P. G. Wodehouse
73
George Graham Vest
93
SPEECH
Tribute to the Dog
POEMS
Animal Wisdom
The Last Wolf
ANCHOR
TEXT
Mary TallMountain
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102
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
105
Peter Christie
117
Nancy Wood
SCIENCE WRITING
from How Smart Are Animals?
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
from Animal Snoops: The
Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Write a Literary Analysis
Give an Informative Presentation
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
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Grade 6
Paraphrase ideas.
Describe character responses.
Identify and analyze imagery.
Identify and analyze personification.
Analyze point of view.
Summarize central ideas and details.
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Analyze anecdotes.
Identify persuasive techniques.
Analyze text features and structure.
Determine author’s purpose.
Integrate information in different media.
Trace and evaluate an argument.
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SHORT STORY
The Pod
Maureen Crane Wartski
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Can Animals Feel and Think?
DeShawn Jones
SCIENCE WRITING
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Bats!
Mary Kay Carson
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COLLEC TION 3
Dealing with
Disaster
INFORMATIONAL TEXT
ANCHOR
TEXT
COMPARE
TEXTS
Mammoth Shakes and
Monster Waves, Destruction in
12 Countries
Brenda Z. Guiberson
139
Rita Williams-Garcia
Natasha D. Trethewey
157
166
James Berry
171
Walter Lord
185
James Cameron
197
POEMS
from After the Hurricane
Watcher: After Katrina, 2005
SHORT STORY
The Banana Tree
ANCHOR
TEXT
MEDIA
ANALYSIS
HISTORY WRITING
from A Night to Remember
DOCUMENTARY
from Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Create a Multimedia Presentation
Write Narrative Nonfiction
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
x
Grade 6
Identify alliteration.
Identify figurative language.
Identify dialect.
Understand tone.
Compare and contrast poetic forms.
Analyze elements of narrative nonfiction.
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205
Determine meanings of technical language.
Analyze author’s style.
Analyze cause-and-effect organization.
Interpret elements of a documentary.
Integrate information in media.
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BOOK REVIEW
Moby-Duck
David Holahan
SHORT STORY
There Will Come Soft Rains
Ray Bradbury
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
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On the Titanic, Defined by What They Wore
Guy Trebay
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COLLEC TION 4
Making Your
Voice Heard
SHORT STORY
My Wonder Horse
Sabine R. Ulibarrí
translated by Thelma Campbell Nason
211
USA Today
223
Zuzana Kukol
227
Sandra Cisneros
233
Pat Mora
241
244
EDITORIAL
COMPARE
ANCHOR
TEXTS
Wild Animals Aren’t
Pets
COMMENTARY
Let People Own Exotic
Animals
SHORT STORY
Eleven
POEMS
A Voice
Words Like Freedom
Langston Hughes
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASK
Present an Argument in a Speech
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
xii
Grade 6
Determine theme.
Identify internal and external conflicts.
Describe characterization.
Identify figurative language.
Analyze tone.
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Analyze author’s style.
Analyze persuasive techniques.
Trace and evaluate an argument.
Compare and contrast arguments.
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INFORMATIONAL TEXTS
Views on Zoos
Functions of a Zoo
Sonia’s Blog: Who I Am, What I Do—Every Day
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Innocent and Imprisoned
Robert McGuinness
SHORT STORY
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What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?
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COLLEC TION 5
Decisions
That Matter
MEMOIR
COMPARE
ANCHOR
TEXTS
from It Worked for Me:
In Life and Leadership
Colin Powell
253
Warren Brown
260
R. V. Cassill
271
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
281
POEM
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
285
narrated by C-David Cottrill
292
Jodi Wilgoren
and Edward Wong
293
CBS News
300
BIOGRAPHY
from Colin Powell: Military
Leader
SHORT STORY
The First Day of School
POEM
ANCHOR
TEXT
Paul Revere’s Ride
AUDIO VERSION
Paul Revere’s Ride
Covering News Events
NEWS ARTICLE
COMPARE
MEDIA
On Doomed Flight, Passengers
Vowed to Perish Fighting
TV NEWSCAST
Memorial Is Unveiled for
Heroes of Flight 93
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Write a Personal Narrative
Write an Argument
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
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Grade 6
Determine theme in poetry.
Describe flashback.
Determine and analyze mood.
Analyze poetic structure.
Analyze narrative poetry.
Analyze elements of a news report.
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307
Identify elements of a memoir.
Identify elements of a biography.
Compare and contrast genres.
Analyze primary and secondary sources.
Integrate information in different media.
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BIOGRAPHY
Community Hero: Chief Wilma Mankiller
Susannah Abbey
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
from Every Day Is a New Day
Wilma Mankiller
POEM
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The Light—Ah! The Light (Marie Curie
discovered the principles of radioactivity.)
Joyce Sidman
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COLLEC TION 6
What Tales Tell
ANCHOR
TEXT
GREEK MYTH
from Black Ships Before Troy:
The Story of the Iliad
Rosemary Sutcliff
313
Kate Hovey
331
Ai-Ling Louie
335
Mark Twain
dramatized by Joellen Bland
345
Simone Payment
363
POEM
The Apple of Discord I
CHINESE FOLK TALE
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story
from China
ANCHOR
TEXT
DRAMA
The Prince and the Pauper
ESSAY
The Role of Myths in Ancient
Greece from Greek Mythology
COLLECTION PERFORMANCE TASKS
Participate in a Collaborative Discussion
Write and Produce a Play
KEY
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
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Grade 6
Determine theme.
Describe foreshadowing.
Describe elements of myths.
Describe elements of folk tales.
Determine elements of parody.
Describe elements of drama.
Compare and contrast genres.
Cite textual evidence.
Analyze structure.
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377
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GREEK MYTH
Medusa’s Head
retold by Olivia E. Coolidge
POEM
Medusa
Agha Shahid Ali
NOVEL
from The Prince and the Pauper:
Tom’s Meeting with the Prince
DRAMA
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from The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
dramatized by Joellen Bland
GRAPHIC STORY
from The Prince and the Pauper
Marvel Comics
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Student Resources
Performance Task Reference Guide
Writing an Argument
Writing an Informative Essay
Writing a Narrative
Conducting Research
Participating in a Collaborative
Discussion
Debating an Issue
R2
R2
R4
R6
R8
6 Phrases
7 Verbals and Verbal Phrases
8 Clauses
9 The Structure of Sentences
10 Writing Complete Sentences
11 Subject-Verb Agreement
R12
R14
Vocabulary and Spelling
1 Using Context Clues
Reading Informational Texts:
Patterns of Organization
1 Main Idea and Supporting Details
2 Chronological Order
3 Cause-Effect Organization
4 Compare-and-Contrast Organization
5 Problem-Solution Order
Reading Arguments
1 Analyzing an Argument
2 Recognizing Persuasive Techniques
3 Analyzing Logic and Reasoning
4 Evaluating Persuasive Texts
Grammar
2 Analyzing Word Structure
R16
R16
R17
R18
R19
R21
R22
R22
R22
R23
R26
Parts of Speech
Punctuation
Capitalization
2 Pronouns
3 Verbs
4 Modifiers
5 The Sentence and Its Parts
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5 Denotation and Connotation
6 Analogies
7 Homonyms, Homographs,
and Homophones
8 Words with Multiple Meanings
9 Specialized Vocabulary
10 Using Reference Sources
11 Spelling Rules
12 Commonly Confused Words
R55
R56
R56
R56
R57
R59
Glossary of Literary and
Informational Terms
R61
R28
R30
R31
R34
Using the Glossary
R75
Pronunciation Key
R75
Glossary of Academic Vocabulary
R76
Glossary of Critical Vocabulary
R77
Index of Skills
R80
Index of Titles and Authors
R87
Acknowledgments
R88
California English Language
Development Standards
R91
Grammar Handbook:
1 Nouns
4 Synonyms and Antonyms
R52
R52
R53
R54
R54
R55
R55
R28
Quick Reference:
The Sentence and Its Parts
3 Understanding Word Origins
R44
R44
R45
R46
R47
R48
R35
R35
R38
R40
R43
D I G I TA L O V E R V I E W
Connecting
to Your World
Every time you read something, view something, write to someone, or react to what
you’ve read or seen, you’re participating in a world of ideas. You do this every day,
inside the classroom and out. These skills will serve you not only at home and at school
but eventually in your career.
The digital tools in this program will tap into the skills you already use and help you
sharpen those skills for the future.
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eBook
Read
Annotate
Text in
FOCUS
Cite
Organize
View
Extend
Write
Communicate
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INTERACTIVE LESSONS
Writing and
Speaking & Listening
Communication in today’s world requires quite a variety of skills.
To express yourself and win people over, you have to be able to
write for print, for online media, and for spoken presentations.
To collaborate, you have to work with people who might be sitting
right next to you or at the other end of an Internet connection.
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These interactive lessons will help you master
the skills needed to become an expert
communicator.
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EL A W.6.1, W.6.10
ELD PI.6.10, PI.6.11
Writing Arguments
Learn how to build
a strong argument.
Interactive
Lessons
1.
2.
3.
4.
Introduction
What Is a Claim?
Support: Reasons and Evidence
Building Effective Support
5.
6.
7.
8.
Creating a Coherent Argument
Persuasive Techniques
Formal Style
Concluding Your Argument
EL A W.6.2, W.6.10
ELD PI.6.10
Writing Informative Texts
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Shed light on complex ideas
and topics.
Interactive
Lessons
1.
2.
3.
4.
Introduction
Developing a Topic
Organizing Ideas
Introductions and Conclusions
Writing Narratives
5.
6.
7.
8.
Elaboration
Using Graphics and Multimedia
Precise Language and Vocabulary
Formal Style
EL A W.6.3, W.6.10
ELD PI.6.10
A good storyteller can
always capture an audience.
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Narrative Context
3. Point of View and Characters
4. Narrative Structure
5. Narrative Techniques
6. The Language of Narrative
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EL A W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10
ELD PI.6.10, PI. 6.11
Writing as a Process
Get from the first twinkle of an
idea to a sparkling final draft.
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Task, Purpose, and Audience
3. Planning and Drafting
4. Revising and Editing
5. Trying a New Approach
EL A W.6.6
ELD PI.6.10
Producing and Publishing
with Technology
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Writing for the Internet
3. Interacting with Your Online
Audience
4. Using Technology to Collaborate
EL A W.6.6, W.6.7, W.6.8
ELD PI.6.10, PI.6.11
Conducting Research
There’s a world of information
out there. How do you find it?
Interactive
Lessons
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Grade 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
Introduction
Starting Your Research
Types of Sources
Using the Library for Research
5.
6.
7.
8.
Conducting Field Research
Using the Internet for Research
Taking Notes
Refocusing Your Inquiry
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Learn how to write for
an online audience.
EL A W.6.8
ELD PI.6.10
Evaluating Sources
Don’t believe everything you read!
Interactive
Lessons
3. Evaluating Sources for Reliability
1. Introduction
2. Evaluating Sources for
Usefulness
EL A W.6.7, W.6.8, W.6.9
ELD PI.6.11
Using Textual Evidence
Put your research into writing.
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Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Synthesizing Information
3. Writing an Outline
4. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and
Quoting
5. Attribution
EL A SL.6.1
ELD PI.6.1, PI.6.3
Participating in
Collaborative Discussions
There’s power in putting your heads together.
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Preparing for Discussion
3. Establishing and Following
Procedure
4. Speaking Constructively
5. Listening and Responding
6. Wrapping Up Your Discussion
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EL A SL.6.2, SL.6.3, SL.6.6
ELD PI.6.3
Analyzing and Evaluating
Presentations
Media-makers all want your attention.
What are they trying to tell you?
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Analyzing a Presentation
3. Evaluating a Speaker’s Reliability
4. Tracing a Speaker’s Argument
5. Rhetoric and Delivery
6. Synthesizing Media Sources
EL A SL.6.4, SL.6.6
ELD PI.6.9
Giving a Presentation
Interactive
Lessons
1. Introduction
2. Knowing Your Audience
3. The Content of Your Presentation
4. Style in Presentation
5. Delivering Your Presentation
Using Media in a Presentation
EL A SL.6.5
ELD PI.6.9
If a picture is worth a thousand words,
just think what you can do with a video.
Interactive
Lessons
xxiv
Grade 6
1. Introduction
2. Types of Media: Audio, Video,
and Images
3. Using Presentation Software
4. Practicing Your Presentation
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Learn how to talk to a
roomful of people.