Grade 6 ELA Curriculum Modules
he Grade 6 curriculum modules are designed to address CCLS ELA outcomes during a 45-50 minute English Language Arts class. The overarching focus for all modules is building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.
Each MODULE provides 8 eight weeks of instruction, broken into three shorter units. Each module includes one end-of-module performance task as well as mid-unit and end-of-unit assessments for all three units
Taken as a whole, these modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies to address the “shifts” required by the CCLS.
Grade 6, Module 1 Overview
Grade 6, Module 1 Assessments
Grade 6, Module 1 Performance Task
Each MODULE provides 8 eight weeks of instruction, broken into three shorter units. Each module includes one end-of-module performance task as well as mid-unit and end-of-unit assessments for all three units
Taken as a whole, these modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies to address the “shifts” required by the CCLS.
Grade 6, Module 1 Overview
Grade 6, Module 1 Assessments
Grade 6, Module 1 Performance Task
Unit 1: This unit is designed to build students' background understanding of the archetype of the hero's journey and its continuing significance in modern literature. Students will use an informational text as a lens to understand Percy Jackson's experiences in The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (780L).
Unit 2: In this second unit, students dive deeply into mythology. Students will closely read multiple myths and use informational text to better understand the elements and themes of the myths they read. Students write an analytical mini-essay identifying the elements of mythology present in the myth, describing a theme of the myth, and explaining how key details contribute to the theme. In the second half of the unit, students will read, think, talk, and write about the myths alluded to in The Lightning Thief. The end of unit assessment is a literary analysis.
Unit 3: In this unit, students shift their focus to narrative writing skills. This series of writing lessons will scaffold students to their final performance task in which they will apply their knowledge about the hero's journey and the elements of mythology to create their own hero's journey stories.
Unit 2: In this second unit, students dive deeply into mythology. Students will closely read multiple myths and use informational text to better understand the elements and themes of the myths they read. Students write an analytical mini-essay identifying the elements of mythology present in the myth, describing a theme of the myth, and explaining how key details contribute to the theme. In the second half of the unit, students will read, think, talk, and write about the myths alluded to in The Lightning Thief. The end of unit assessment is a literary analysis.
Unit 3: In this unit, students shift their focus to narrative writing skills. This series of writing lessons will scaffold students to their final performance task in which they will apply their knowledge about the hero's journey and the elements of mythology to create their own hero's journey stories.