IXL skill plan | 6th grade plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts

1	Unit 1
Short Stories: Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Unit 1: Skills		Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story 3. Draw inferences from literary texts Reading informational 4. Read about animals 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 7. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 8. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 9. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters 10. Choose the best transition 11. Capitalizing titles Word work 12. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 14. Use dictionary entries Writing 15. Formatting quotations and dialogue 16. Identify sensory details 17. Show character emotions and traits
Unit 1: Skills
Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story 3. Draw inferences from literary texts Reading informational 4. Read about animals 5. Determine the main idea of a passage 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 7. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 8. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 9. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters 10. Choose the best transition 11. Capitalizing titles Word work 12. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 14. Use dictionary entries Writing 15. Formatting quotations and dialogue 16. Identify sensory details 17. Show character emotions and traits

2	Unit 2
Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor
Unit 2: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Grammar 5. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? 6. Commas with compound and complex sentences 7. Correct capitalization errors Word work 8. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 9. Choose the synonym Writing 10. Organize information by topic 11. Choose the best concluding sentence 12. Which sentence is more formal? 13. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational
Unit 2: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Grammar 5. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? 6. Commas with compound and complex sentences 7. Correct capitalization errors Word work 8. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 9. Choose the synonym Writing 10. Organize information by topic 11. Choose the best concluding sentence 12. Which sentence is more formal? 13. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational

3	Unit 3
The Heritage of Ancient Greece and Rome
Unit 3: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Determine the author's point of view 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion 4. Identify the author's purpose Grammar 5. Use coordinating conjunctions 6. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 7. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses Word work 8. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 9. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 10. Identify and correct plagiarism 11. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 12. Identify relevant sources
Unit 3: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Determine the author's point of view 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion 4. Identify the author's purpose Grammar 5. Use coordinating conjunctions 6. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 7. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses Word work 8. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 9. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 10. Identify and correct plagiarism 11. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 12. Identify relevant sources

4	Unit 4
The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Other Greek Stories
Unit 4: Skills		Reading literary 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 Grammar 4. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 5. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 6. Use the correct frequently confused word 7. Choose between subject and object pronouns 8. Use possessive pronouns Word work 9. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Words with pre- Writing 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Identify sensory details 13. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 14. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 15. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary
Unit 4: Skills
Reading literary 1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 Grammar 4. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 5. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 6. Use the correct frequently confused word 7. Choose between subject and object pronouns 8. Use possessive pronouns Word work 9. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Words with pre- Writing 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Identify sensory details 13. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 14. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 15. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary

5	Unit 5
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Unit 5: Skills		Reading literary 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 Grammar 4. Identify active and passive voice 5. Irregular past tense: review 6. Correct errors in everyday use Word work 7. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 8. Distinguish facts from opinions 9. Choose evidence to support a claim 10. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Unit 5: Skills
Reading literary 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 Grammar 4. Identify active and passive voice 5. Irregular past tense: review 6. Correct errors in everyday use Word work 7. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 8. Distinguish facts from opinions 9. Choose evidence to support a claim 10. Identify supporting details in literary texts

6	Unit 6
90 Miles to Havana
Unit 6: Skills		Reading literary 1. Analyze short stories 2. Find words using context 3. Compare passages for tone Reading informational 4. Read about business and technology 5. Compare two texts with different genres Grammar 6. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 7. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Commas with series, dates, and places 10. Formatting street addresses 11. Formatting titles Word work 12. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Writing 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Match causes and effects in informational texts 15. Suggest appropriate revisions 16. Remove the sentence that does not belong
Unit 6: Skills
Reading literary 1. Analyze short stories 2. Find words using context 3. Compare passages for tone Reading informational 4. Read about business and technology 5. Compare two texts with different genres Grammar 6. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 7. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words 9. Commas with series, dates, and places 10. Formatting street addresses 11. Formatting titles Word work 12. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Writing 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Match causes and effects in informational texts 15. Suggest appropriate revisions 16. Remove the sentence that does not belong

7	Unit 7
The Blessings of Liberty: Voices for Social Justice and Equal Rights in America
Unit 7: Skills		Reading informational 1. Trace an argument 2. Read about history Grammar 3. Identify vague pronoun references 4. Correct errors with signs Word work 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 6. Use the correct homophone Writing 7. Which is a thesis statement? 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts 9. Choose evidence to support a claim 10. Identify counterclaims
Unit 7: Skills
Reading informational 1. Trace an argument 2. Read about history Grammar 3. Identify vague pronoun references 4. Correct errors with signs Word work 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 6. Use the correct homophone Writing 7. Which is a thesis statement? 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts 9. Choose evidence to support a claim 10. Identify counterclaims

8	Unit 8
Realms of Gold—Vol. 1
Unit 8: Skills		Reading literary 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Classify figures of speech 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Grammar 5. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 6. Use reflexive pronouns 7. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive? 8. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Word work 9. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Writing 11. Use personification 12. Identify sensory details
Unit 8: Skills
Reading literary 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Classify figures of speech 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Grammar 5. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 6. Use reflexive pronouns 7. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive? 8. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Word work 9. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs Writing 11. Use personification 12. Identify sensory details

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