Unit 3 Weeks/ Title/Content Primary Standards Supporting Skills Assessed Length Standards of Unit Unit 3: A CCR: Interpret words and phrases as they are L.6.4 Distinguish between the (5-7 days) Craft and Structure in used in a text, including determining technical, denotative, connotative, figurative, Informational Text connotative, and figurative meanings and SL.6.1 and technical meanings of words analyze how specific word choices shape SL.6.4 and phrases. Determining Word meaning or tone. Determine the denotative meaning Meanings: of a word or phrase in a text. Figurative, Standard: RI.6.4 Analyze context to determine the Connotative, Determine the meanings of words and phrases connotative meaning of a word or Technical as they are used in a text including figurative, phrase in a text. connotative, and technical meanings. Analyze context to determine the figurative meaning of a word or Standard: W.6.1 phrase in a text. Write arguments to support claims with clear Analyze context to determine the reasons and relevant evidence. technical meaning of a word or phrase in a text. Weeks/ Title/Content Primary Standards Supporting Skills Assessed Length Standards of Unit Unit 3: B CCR: Analyze the structure of texts, including L.6.4 Identify the four different types of (5-7 days) Craft and Structure in how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger text structure (problem and Informational Text portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, SL.6.1 solution, chronology, compare and scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the SL.6.4 contrast, and cause and effect). Analyzing Text whole. Analyze the function of a particular Structures sentence within a paragraph. Standard: RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, contributes to the overall chapter, or section fits into the overall structure development of ideas in a of a text and contributes to the development of paragraph. the ideas. Analyze the function of a particular paragraph, chapter, or section Standard: W.6.1 within a whole text. Write arguments to support claims with clear Analyze how a particular reasons and relevant evidence. paragraph, chapter, or section contributes to the development of ideas in a whole text.
Unit 3 Weeks/ Length of Unit Title/Content Primary Standards Supporting Standards Skills Assessed (5-7 days) Unit 3: A Craft and Structure in Informational Text Determining Word Meanings: Figurative, Connotative, Technical CCR: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. Standard: RI.6.4 Determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Standard: W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. L.6.4 SL.6.1 SL.6.4 Distinguish between the denotative, connotative, figurative, and technical meanings of words and phrases. Determine the denotative meaning of a word or phrase in a text. Analyze context to determine the connotative meaning of a word or phrase in a text. Analyze context to determine the figurative meaning of a word or phrase in a text. Analyze context to determine the technical meaning of a word or phrase in a text. Weeks/ Length of Unit Title/Content Primary Standards Supporting Standards Skills Assessed (5-7 days) Unit 3: B Craft and Structure in Informational Text Analyzing Text Structures CCR: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. Standard: RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. Standard: W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. L.6.4 SL.6.1 SL.6.4 Identify the four different types of text structure (problem and solution, chronology, compare and contrast, and cause and effect). Analyze the function of a particular sentence within a paragraph. Analyze how a particular sentence contributes to the overall development of ideas in a paragraph. Analyze the function of a particular paragraph, chapter, or section within a whole text. Analyze how a particular paragraph, chapter, or section contributes to the development of ideas in a whole text.