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Grade 6 ELA Units

Unit Plan 7 (Grade 6 ELA): Central Idea and Objective Summary

Grade 6 informational reading unit: students identify a text’s central idea, select key supporting details, and write concise, objective summaries. They also interpret visuals or media to explain how each contributes to understanding, citing clear evidence without personal opinions.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 6 ELA): Nonfiction Text Features & Structures

Grade 6 informational reading unit: students analyze how text sections build ideas and use headings, graphics, and hyperlinks to find and integrate information from multiple sources. They cite evidence and explain how structure and visuals deepen understanding.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 6 ELA): Point of View & Narrator’s Perspective

Grade 6 point of view unit: students analyze how narrators shape content, tone, and reader understanding through perspective and style. They compare multiple viewpoints, cite textual evidence, and refine their own writing with sentence variety and consistent tone for clarity and impact.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 6 ELA): Personal Narrative – Small Moments

Grade 6 narrative writing unit: students craft personal narratives that orient the reader, build sequence and pacing, and end with reflection. They use dialogue, transitions, and sensory details to develop voice and meaning while revising and editing for clarity and conventions.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 6 ELA): Character, Setting, and Plot Structure

Grade 6 literature analysis unit: students examine how plot unfolds, how characters respond and change, and how an author’s word choice shapes tone and meaning. They map episodes, track character arcs, and analyze how scenes advance the story’s overall structure and theme.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 6 ELA): Reading with Evidence & Theme

Grade 6 ELA evidence and theme unit: students learn to ask and answer text-dependent questions, cite strong evidence, and infer theme or central ideas. Through close reading, discussion, and writing, they build analytical reading, inference, and academic discussion skills.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 6 ELA): Launching Our Reading–Writing Community

Grade 6 ELA launch unit: students build reading stamina, practice close reading and discussion norms, and learn writer’s workshop routines. Through reading, talking, and writing daily, they strengthen comprehension, clarity, and academic language skills for middle school success.

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The Admin Angle: Don’t Use Intercom Announcements (Protect the Flow; Send a Morning Email Instead)

Schools: replace PA announcements with a scannable morning email to protect instruction. Get a full conversion blueprint—decision flow, templates, tools, 90-day rollout, scripts, and metrics—to cut interruptions and reclaim learning minutes.

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Grade PreK ELA Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade PreK ELA): Publishing Celebration & Reflection

PreK publishing celebration unit: students curate a mini-portfolio, add wow and sound words, and present short author talks with visuals. Through reflection and performance, they build confidence, expressive language, and early writing and speaking skills.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade PreK ELA): Author Study – Voices & Point of View

PreK literature and author study unit: students learn to identify who is telling a story—character or narrator—while exploring the roles of author and illustrator. By comparing books from the same author, they build comprehension, voice awareness, and early literary analysis skills.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade PreK ELA): Conventions Clinic – Print, Caps, Spacing, Sound Writing

PreK writing conventions unit: students learn print concepts, capital letters, spaces, end marks, and phonetic spelling. Through modeling and guided writing, they build foundational skills in sentence formation, directionality, and sound-letter awareness for early literacy success.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade PreK ELA): Summarizing & Retelling Key Ideas

PreK informational comprehension unit: students identify a text’s main topic and key details, then create oral and visual summaries using drawings and labels. Through guided discussions and questioning, they build early summarizing, listening, and comprehension skills.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade PreK ELA): Information Booklets with Text Features

PreK informational writing unit: students become authors of multi-page booklets with headings, labels, and captions. Through mentor texts and guided practice, they plan, draw, and write about familiar topics, building vocabulary, print awareness, and early nonfiction writing skills.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade PreK ELA): Shared Research Project

PreK research and information-gathering unit: students plan questions, collect facts from books and teacher-guided web sources, and make simple notes with drawings and labels. They collaborate to create a class poster or slide, building early inquiry, vocabulary, and digital literacy skills.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade PreK ELA): Reading Science/Social Studies with Visuals

PreK informational visuals unit: students read diagrams, maps, and charts, using domain words like label, key, route, and graph. Through mapping and charting, they build comprehension, vocabulary, and questioning skills for early science and social studies learning.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade PreK ELA): Procedural / How-To Making

PreK how-to writing unit: students explore procedural texts by identifying materials, sequencing clear steps with First, Next, Then, Last, and adding labels to pictures. Through drawing, dictation, and hands-on projects, they build vocabulary, sentence structure, and early writing conventions.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade PreK ELA): Cause & Effect and Idea Connections

PreK informational thinking and questioning unit: students explore cause-and-effect relationships in nonfiction texts, using because, so, and then to explain why things happen. They learn to ask follow-up questions like “What happened next?” to deepen comprehension and critical thinking.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade PreK ELA): Synthesizing Across Two Texts (Same Topic)

PreK informational comparison and research unit: students read two simple texts on the same topic to find what’s the same and different, then create one shared conclusion. Through sorting, discussion, and visual supports, they build comparison, reasoning, and early writing skills.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade PreK ELA): Author & Illustrator – Roles & New Words

PreK informational text and vocabulary unit: students learn the roles of author and illustrator, how pictures and words work together to share ideas, and how to ask about unknown words. Through picture clues, gestures, and discussion, they build early comprehension and word-learning skills.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade PreK ELA): Reading Biographies & Picture Timelines

PreK informational text and biography unit: students learn how events and people connect over time using picture timelines, photos, and captions. Through hands-on sequencing and visual literacy, they build comprehension, vocabulary, and early nonfiction analysis skills.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade PreK ELA): Narrative Details & Endings

PreK early writing revision unit: students strengthen their stories by adding details, revising for clarity, and creating simple endings that fit. Through modeling, peer feedback, and hands-on editing, they build foundational writing, sequencing, and print-awareness skills.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade PreK ELA): Writing Narrative Pages with Temporal Words

PreK early writing and sequencing unit: students plan, draw, and write short stories using first, then, next, and finally while adding who and where details. Through picture sequencing and oral rehearsal, they build storytelling structure, vocabulary, and early sentence skills.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade PreK ELA): Words & Pictures Together (Stories/Poems)

PreK visual literacy and sound words unit: students explore how illustrations show meaning and feelings while using sound words like buzz and splash to bring stories to life. Through picture clues, mood talks, and creative drawings, they build expressive language and early comprehension skills.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade PreK ELA): Word Meaning Foundations – Categories & Opposites

PreK vocabulary and word relationships unit: students sort objects into categories, act out and match opposites, and connect new words to real-life experiences. Through sorting games, movement, and picture clues, they build strong oral language and early comprehension skills.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade PreK ELA): Compare Characters’ Adventures

PreK literature comparison unit: students explore two familiar stories to identify what’s the same and what’s different in characters’ adventures. Through retelling, sorting, and partner talk, they build comprehension, vocabulary, and early analytical thinking skills.