IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 6th grade

IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 6th grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of sixth grade language arts topics!

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1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
1. Determine the main idea of a passage

Writing strategies		1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Writing strategies
1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Vocabulary		1. Find words using context
Vocabulary
1. Find words using context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 2. Identify common and proper nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 2. Identify common and proper nouns

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1. Read and understand informational passages
Reading strategies
1. Read and understand informational passages

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence 2. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence 2. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence

3	Week 3
Writing strategies		1. Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1. Organize information by main idea

Vocabulary		1. Choose the synonym
Vocabulary
1. Choose the synonym

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

4	Week 4
Reading strategies		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Find synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Find synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses

5	Week 5
Writing strategies		1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Writing strategies
1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use coordinating conjunctions 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re-
Vocabulary
1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify subordinating conjunctions 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify subordinating conjunctions 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1. Match problems with their solutions
Reading strategies
1. Match problems with their solutions

Writing strategies		1. Use the correct frequently confused word
Writing strategies
1. Use the correct frequently confused word

Vocabulary		1. Words with -ful
Vocabulary
1. Words with -ful

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 2. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 2. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y

8	Week 8
Reading strategies		1. Identify text structures
Reading strategies
1. Identify text structures

Vocabulary		1. Choose the antonym 2. Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1. Choose the antonym 2. Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form plurals: review 2. Form and use plurals: review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form plurals: review 2. Form and use plurals: review

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1. Compare information from two texts
Reading strategies
1. Compare information from two texts

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with frequently confused words

Vocabulary		1. Find antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Find antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with series, dates, and places 2. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with series, dates, and places 2. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters

10	Week 10
Reading strategies		1. Trace an argument
Reading strategies
1. Trace an argument

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Trace an argument
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Trace an argument

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive

11	Week 11
Writing strategies		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 2. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 2. Positive and negative connotation

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 2. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 2. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns

12	Week 12
Reading strategies		1. Read graphic organizers
Reading strategies
1. Read graphic organizers

Vocabulary		1. Alphabetical order 2. Use guide words
Vocabulary
1. Alphabetical order 2. Use guide words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Is it a direct object or an indirect object?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Is it a direct object or an indirect object?

13	Week 13
Writing strategies		1. Choose evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1. Choose evidence to support a claim

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary entries
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary entries

Grammar and mechanics		1. What does the modal verb show? 2. Use the correct modal verb
Grammar and mechanics
1. What does the modal verb show? 2. Use the correct modal verb

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1. Which sentence is more formal?
Reading strategies
1. Which sentence is more formal?

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Use thesaurus entries
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Use thesaurus entries

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use the correct subject or verb 2. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects

15	Week 15
Reading strategies		1. Identify author's purpose
Reading strategies
1. Identify author's purpose

Writing strategies		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Writing strategies
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 2. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 2. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Reading strategies
1. Match the quotations with their themes

Vocabulary		1. Words with sub-
Vocabulary
1. Words with sub-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Identify all of the possible antecedents
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Identify all of the possible antecedents

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Reading strategies
1. Determine the themes of short stories

Writing strategies		1. Identify counterclaims
Writing strategies
1. Identify counterclaims

Vocabulary		1. Words with -less
Vocabulary
1. Words with -less

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between subject and object pronouns 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between subject and object pronouns 2. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns

18	Week 18
Reading strategies		1. Identify sensory details
Reading strategies
1. Identify sensory details

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use possessive pronouns 2. Pronoun-verb contractions 3. Contractions with "not"
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use possessive pronouns 2. Pronoun-verb contractions 3. Contractions with "not"

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Writing strategies		1. Classify logical fallacies
Writing strategies
1. Classify logical fallacies

Vocabulary		1. Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1. Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		1. Irregular past tense: review 2. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 3. Use the progressive verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Irregular past tense: review 2. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 3. Use the progressive verb tenses

20	Week 20
Reading strategies		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Vocabulary		1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Choose between the past tense and past participle 3. Use the perfect verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Choose between the past tense and past participle 3. Use the perfect verb tenses

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1. Interpret figures of speech
Reading strategies
1. Interpret figures of speech

Writing strategies		1. Use personification
Writing strategies
1. Use personification

Vocabulary		1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition?
Vocabulary
1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form the perfect verb tenses 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form the perfect verb tenses 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1. Classify figures of speech
Reading strategies
1. Classify figures of speech

Vocabulary		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 2. Use reflexive pronouns

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Reading strategies
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Writing strategies		1. Create varied sentences based on models
Writing strategies
1. Create varied sentences based on models

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositions 2. Identify prepositions and their objects

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1. Compare passages for tone
Reading strategies
1. Compare passages for tone

Vocabulary		1. Words with mis-
Vocabulary
1. Words with mis-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify relative pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who and whom
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify relative pronouns 3. Use relative pronouns: who and whom

25	Week 25
Writing strategies		1. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Writing strategies
1. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Vocabulary		1. Words with -able and -ible
Vocabulary
1. Words with -able and -ible

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 2. Identify adjectives 3. Order adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 2. Identify adjectives 3. Order adjectives

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		1. Analyze short stories
Reading strategies
1. Analyze short stories

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories

Grammar and mechanics		1. Commas with coordinate adjectives 2. Identify adverbs 3. Use relative adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Commas with coordinate adjectives 2. Identify adverbs 3. Use relative adverbs

27	Week 27
Writing strategies		1. Correct errors in everyday use
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors in everyday use

Vocabulary		1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
Vocabulary
1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?

28	Week 28
Reading strategies		1. Label the rhyme scheme
Reading strategies
1. Label the rhyme scheme

Writing strategies		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Writing strategies
1. Suggest appropriate revisions

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst

29	Week 29
Writing strategies		1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

30	Week 30
Reading strategies		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Reading strategies
1. Compare two texts with different genres

Writing strategies		1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Analogies
Vocabulary
1. Analogies

Grammar and mechanics		1. Capitalizing titles 2. Formatting titles
Grammar and mechanics
1. Capitalizing titles 2. Formatting titles

31	Week 31
Writing strategies		1. Identify and correct plagiarism
Writing strategies
1. Identify and correct plagiarism

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Correct capitalization errors 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue
Grammar and mechanics
1. Correct capitalization errors 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue

32	Week 32
Reading strategies		1. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects
Reading strategies
1. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Vocabulary		1. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
1. Analogies: challenge

Grammar and mechanics		1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 3. Use dashes
Grammar and mechanics
1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements 3. Use dashes