
Author : Evan-Moor Educational Publishing
Pages : 128 pages
Publisher : Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
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ISBN-10 : 1613689942
ISBN-13 : 9781613689943
Provide your sixth grade students with rigorous reading comprehension practice! Close reading, academic vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities support Common Core learning paths. The informational texts cover grade-level content-area topics and a range of nonfiction text structures, such as compare and contrast, main idea and details, and cause and effect. Each of the 10 units presents a grade-appropriate nonfiction article and supporting activities that are easy to scaffold, including the following: - dictionary page with content and academic vocabulary - close reading activity - reading comprehension activity - vocabulary activity - text structure activity The unit culminates in a text-based writing assignment that can be used as an informal assessment. Additional teacher support includes: - Common Core State Standards correlations provided for every unit for easy reference - Downloadable home-school connection activities and projects to extend learning at home. - A