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