English Language Arts

6th Grade ELA

Ms. Jackson

6th Grade students begin using the MyPerspectives Curriculum for English Language Arts. We will cover one unit each quarter, each designed around a guiding question.

Quarter 1

"What are some of the challenges and triumphs of growing up?

  • Nonfiction Narrative: Wagon Train At Dusk (740L)
  • Memoir in Verse: from Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson
  • Comic Strip, Gallery of Calvin and Hobbes Comics, Bill Waterson
  • Science Fiction: The Sand Castle, Alma Luz Villanueva

Quarter 2

"How can people and animals relate to each other?"

  • Reading Buddies (890L)
  • Memoir: from My Life With the Chimpanzees, Jane Goodall (860L)
  • Blog Post: Hachiko, Japan’s Most Famous Dog, The Daily Onigiri (1120L)

Quarter 3

"How is modern technology helpful and harmful to society?"

  • That’s Not Progress! (910L)
  • Short Story: Feathered Friend, Arthur C. Clarke (1100L)
  • Blog Post: Teens and Technology Share a Future, Stefan Etienne (1100L)
  • Blog Post: The Black Hole of Technology, Leena Khan (980L)
  • Video: The Internet of Things, IBM Social Media

Quarter 4

"What drives people to explore?"

  • What On Earth is Left to Explore (950L)
  • Memoir: from A Long Way Home, Saroo Brierly (1130L)
  • Video: Animation All About Exploration