6th Grade English Language Arts (ELA)& World History
First Nine Weeks
This chart provides an overview of the texts, writing assignments, projects, and tasks sixth
grade classes will be engaged with during the first nine weeks. Additional texts, tasks, and
assignments may be added or adjusted in response to the needs of individual students.
Extended Literature Text
Rosemary Sutcliff’s
Black Ships Before Troy
1300 Lexile
Writing Assignments
*Focus on argumentative writing
* myths, legends and short stories
*interview questions and
responses
*Daily writing journals
*Literary Analysis
*Interactive Notebook
Short Literature Texts
* Epic/Lyric poetry
* Myth
* Journalism
* Historical text
* Essays about literature and art
Research Simulation Task
*Focus on point of view and
purpose of informational text.
Informational Texts
* History of Our World
* Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
* Literature Text
* Digital sources
* Maps, charts, graphs, photographs
* Podcasts, videos
Vocabulary
*Extensive work with Greek and Latin
Roots
*Affix study
Speaking and Listening
Literacy in History
PUES Creed
*Prepare and participate in
collaborations.
*Adapt speech to audience, task &
purpose.
*Logical and organized
presentation of findings and
evidence
*Determine central ideas and
themes of text
*Assess how point of view shapes
content and style of text
*Analyze the structure of text
*Analyze how a particular sentence,
chapter, scene or stanza fits into
the overall development of the
theme, setting or plot
I am Petal Upper
Elementary.
I will respect myself
and others.
I will do what is right.
I will be the best
I can be.
I will make a difference.