1. Course Organizer English Language Arts (6th) Course Standards: The
Teacher(s):
The
Course Organizer
Student:
Time:
Course Dates:
Course Standards:
This Course: 3 1
English Language Arts (6th)
Course Assessments: is
about
Improving language skills through reading, writing, oral, and written conventions, research, listening, and speaking.
What?
How?
Content:
Reading Focus
Writing Focus
Vocabulary Enrichment
Grammar Enrichments
Warm-ups/Closures
Daily Activities
Independent Practice
Group Discussions
Quizzes/Tests
Common Assessments
Course Questions:
How do we establish an atmosphere of collaboration and independent learning?
Why is inferencing an important reading skill?
How does academic language help you to understand language used in the context of ELA?
How does the study of roots and affixes enhance comprehension?
Why do authors use stylistic elements and figurative language?
How does the plot structure guide the narrative process as a reader and writer?
How do you use the steps of the writing process?
How does an author select an appropriate writing genre?

2. English Language Arts (6th)
Community
Principles
Learning Rituals
Course Map
This Course:
includes
Performance
Options
Student:
Critical Concepts
English Language Arts (6th) 8 6 7
Homework
Independent Reading
Warm-ups/Do-now
Learning Stations/Centers
Reading Strategies
Differentiated Instruction
Best Practices
Graphic Organizer
Video presentation
Small group/whole group
Guided instruction
Rubric/Homework Log
Self questioning
Time monitoring
T.E.A.M. Work.
Together.Everyone.
Achieves.More.
“Growth Mindset”
Unit Organizer
Frame
LINCS
Unit Tests
Quizzes 4
Short Story (R)
Roots and Affixes
Context clues
Analogies
Dictionary Skills
Figurative language
Stylistic Elements
Synthesize
Author’s Purpose
Purpose for Reading
Self Questioning
Comprehension
Make Inferences
Textual Evidence
Making Connections
Writing Process
Literary Response
Narrative (including Poetry)
Literature Circles
Persuasive
(may be a research paper)
Learned in these
UNITS 5
Drama
Literary Nonfiction
Novel Studies
Expository
Expository (W)
(may be a research paper)
Persuasive/Media Literacy