Reading Informational Text, Grade 6

Reading Informational Text, Grade 6
Evan Moor Educational Publishers
Grade 6
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 guided reading level to help identify appropriate texts for students The informational texts and structures cover: Science Articles - The Force of Magnetism Text Structure: Question and Answer - Food Webs in Ecosystems Text Structure: Cause and Effect - Genes for Survival Text Structure: Main Idea and Details Social Studies Articles - Comparing Rights and Responsibilities Text Structure: Compare and Contrast - Ancient Economies Text Structure: Main Idea and Details Biography Articles - Phillis Wheatley: Antislavery Poet Text Structure: Question and Answer - Colin Powell: An American Leader Text Structure: Time Order How-to Articles - How to Grow a Container Garden Text Structure: Time Order - How to Evaluate Online Sources Text Structure: Question and Answer - How to Reuse Items and Reduce Waste Text Structure: Cause and Effect