6th Grade ELA Guidebook Units Units included: Steve Jobs, Hatchet, Out of the Dust, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and If Stones Could Speak. 6 weeks 2nd 6 Weeks 3rd 6 Weeks 4th 6 Weeks 5th 6 Weeks 6th 6 Weeks RL.1 6.RL.10 6.RL.1 Read a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 6-8. By the end of grade 6, students interact. 5th Grade Dual Language-English/Spanish Language Arts. Malone's Readers' and Writers' Workshop. Search this site. Readers' and Writers' Workshop. Architecture of Workshop. 5th Grade Curriculum. Free Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts practice problem - Language. Includes score reports and progress tracking. Create a free account today.

Standards in this strand:
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Craft and Structure:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

Readingmr. Mingolello's 5th And 6th Grade Ela
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.7
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Readingmr. Mingolello's 5th And 6th Grade Ela Curriculum
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.8
(RL.5.8 not applicable to literature)
(RL.5.8 not applicable to literature)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Readingmr. Mingolello's 5th And 6th Grade Ela Language Arts
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
