6th Grade ELA
Creation Date: May 27, 2014
Revision Date:
YAG 2014-2015
Time-frame
Unit
Name
Essential
Question
Skills
August 27, 2014 to October 3, 2014
Unit 1: Exploring Short
Unit 2: Exploring Short
Stories and Personal
Stories and Personal
Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing
October 6, 2014 to November 7, 2014
Unit 3: Novel, Poetry, &
Unit 4: Exploring Novel,
Personal Narrative
Literary Nonfiction, &
Writing
Expository Writing
November 10, 2014 to December 18, 2014
Unit 5: Informational
Unit 6: Informational
Expository Reading and
Expository Reading,
Expository Writing
Drama, & Expository
Writing
How do you build a
story?
Who tells the story?
When are words not
enough?
What makes a person
larger than life?
Can information be
trusted?
What would you be if you
could?
 Analyze & make
inferences about fiction.
 Write personal
narratives.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about fiction.
 Write personal
narratives.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about the
novel & poetry.
 Write personal
narratives.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
expository text.
 Write expository essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
expository text.
 Write expository essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
expository text and
drama.
 Write expository essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 6ABC,
8A, 9A, 13AB,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
16, 17C 19ABC, 20AB,
21ABC, 26ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 4A,
6ABC, 8A, 13AB,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
15B, 16, 19ABC, 20ABC,
21ABC, 22AB, 23AC, 24AB,
25ABCD, 26ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 6ABC,
7A, 8A, 13AB,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
15B, 16A, 17ACD, 19ABC,
20AB, 21ABC, 23BDE, 27, 28
TEKS
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 6AB,
8A, 13AB, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCD, 16, 17C,19ABC,
20ABC, 21ABC, 27, 28
Time-frame
Unit
Name
January 5, 2015 to February 20, 2015
Unit 7: Informational
Unit 8: Persuasive
Expository & Persuasive Reading, Media Literacy,
Reading & Persuasive
and Persuasive Writing
Writing
February 23, 2015 to April 10, 2015
Unit 9: Informative
Unit 10: Short Story,
Expository Reading,
Literary Nonfiction, &
Literary Nonfiction, &
Persuasive Writing
Expository Writing
1A, 2ABCDE, 9A, 10ABCD,
12AB, 13C, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCDE, 17AC, 19ABC,
20ABC, 21ABC, 24AB,
25ABCD, 26ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 4A, 5A,
8A, 9A, 10ABCD, 12B, 13C,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
17AC, 19ABC, 20AB, 21ABC,
23BDE, 27, 28
April 13, 2015 to May 29, 2015
Unit 11: Novel, Short
Unit 12: Poetry, Novel, &
Story, & Personal
Personal Narrative
Narrative Writing
Writing
Essential
Question
How can we uncover
the past?
What’s the full news
story?
What do we tell stories?
Can information be
trusted?
What motivates you?
How can poetry surprise
you?
Skills
 Analyze & make
inferences about
expository & persuasive
text.
 Write persuasive
essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
persuasive texts.
 Write persuasive essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
expository and literary
nonfiction texts.
 Write expository essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about
persuasive texts.
 Write persuasive essays.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about the novel
and short story.
 Write personal narratives.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
 Analyze & make
inferences about the novel
and poetry.
 Write personal narratives.
 Review parts of speech,
sentence structure, and
mechanics.
TEKS
1A, 2ABCDE, 9A, 10ABCD,
11AB, 12B, 13AB,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
17AC, 18A, 19ABC, 20ABC,
21ABC, 23BDE, 24AB,
25ABCD, 26ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 8A, 9A,
10ABCD, 11AB, 12B,
13ABCD, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCDE, 17A, 19ABC,
20AB, 21ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 7, 8A,
9A, 10ABCD, 12B, 13AB,
FIG19ABCDEF, 14ABCDE,
17AC, 19ABC, 20ABC,
21ABC, 24AB, 25ABCD,
26ABC, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 7, 8A,
13AB, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCDE, 16A, 19ABC,
20AB, 21ABC, 23BDE, 27, 28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 8A,
13AB, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCDE, 15A, 16A, 17BC,
19ABC, 20ABC, 21ABC,
24AB, 25ABCD, 26ABC, 27,
28
1A, 2ABCDE, 3ABC, 4A, 8A,
13AB, FIG19ABCDEF,
14ABCDE, 16A, 19ABC,
20AB, 21ABC, 23BDE, 27, 28