UNIT 1 Stories of Change GoalS: To understand how change can be significant To analyze key ideas and details in addition to craft and structure in print and non-print texts To use narrative techniques such as sequencing, dialogue, and descriptive language To write narratives to develop real or imagined events To understand pronouns and the conventions of punctuating dialogue academic vocabulary paraphrase summarize synonym antonym sequence cause-effect Literary Terms genre point of view diction narrative characterization conflict (internal/external) personal narrative connotation denotation simile metaphor sensory language transitions coherence short story theme plot figurative language personification foreshadowing science fiction Contents Activity 1.1 Previewing the Unit... 4 Introducing the Strategy: QHT Activity 1.2 Understanding Change... 5 Poetry: Imperfect Me from Hormone Jungle by Brod Bagert Activity 1.3 Activity 1.4 Planning to Read...10 What Makes a Good Narrative?...11 *Film: The Lion King directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Activity 1.5 Personal Narrative: Incident/Response/Reflection...13 Introducing the Strategy: Close Reading and Marking the Text Personal Narrative: My Superpowers, by Dan Greenburg Activity 1.6 Activity 1.7 He Said, She Said: Characterization...17 Novel: Excerpt from Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen Analyzing Narratives...26 Personal Narrative: The Jacket, by Gary Soto Novel: Excerpt from Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata Activity 1.8 Creating a Narrative... 34 Activity 1.9 Creating a Narrative: Prewriting and Drafting... 36 Activity 1.10 Embedded Assessment 1: Activity 1.11 Activity 1.12: Creating a Narrative: Revising...41 Introducing the Strategy: Adding Writing a Personal Narrative...45 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing to Write a Short Story...47 What s in a Story?...49 Short Story: Thank You, M am, by Langston Hughes Activity 1.13 Revisiting Simba s Story... 54 Activity 1.14 Thinking Figuratively... 58 Novel: Excerpts from Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech Activity 1.15 In the Beginning... 60 Myth: Pandora and the Whispering Box, from Enid Blyton s Tales of Ancient Greece 2 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6 TCB_LA_SE_L1_U1.indd 2 5/24/13 10:24 AM
Activity 1.16 A Day of Change: Developing the Story...65 Short Story: Eleven, from Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros Activity 1.17 In the End... 70 Short Story: The Treasure of Lemon Brown, by Walter Dean Myers Activity 1.18 Analyzing a Story... 79 Short Story: The Fun They Had, by Isaac Asimov Activity 1.19 Sparking Ideas... 83 *Picture Book: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Short Story...85 Language and Writer s Craft Activity 1.9 Transitions Activity 1.10 Revising for Transitions Activity 1.14 Vivid Verbs Activity1.15 Varied Sentence Patterns Unit 1 Stories of Change 3 TCB_LA_SE_L1_U1.indd 3 5/24/13 10:24 AM
UNIT 2 The Power to Change GoalS: To analyze literary elements To apply a variety of reading strategies to fiction and nonfiction texts To collaborate and communicate effectively To write an expository essay To practice using verb tenses and creating sentence variety academic vocabulary reflection compare-contrast inference prediction communication (verbal/nonverbal) synthesize Literary Terms expository writing topic sentence supporting details novel subplot setting literary analysis stanza introduction hook thesis statement conclusion imagery textual evidence Contents Activity 2.1 Previewing the Unit... 90 Activity 2.2 Forces of Change... 91 *Film: Clips from Up, directed by Pete Docter Activity 2.3 Looking Inside and Out... 94 Activity 2.4 Beginning the Journey... 97 *Novel: Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech Introducing the Strategy: Double-Entry Journal Activity 2.5 Planting the Seeds of Character Analysis...100 Activity 2.6 Mapping the Journey: Plot and Subplot...102 Activity 2.7 A Tree of One s Own: Setting... 104 Activity 2.8 Activity 2.9 Activity 2.10 Activity 2.11 Activity 2.12 Activity 2.13 Questions and Discussions...106 Introducing the Strategy: Fishbowl Diction Detectives and Evidence...110 Reporting from Paradise Falls...113 *Film: Clips from Up, directed by Pete Docter Making Connections and Visualizing Art...115 Stepping into the Literature Circle...119 Introducing the Strategy: Literature Circles Circling the Moon: Literature Circle Discussion...123 Embedded Assessment 1 Responding to Literature...125 Activity 2.14 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Expository Writing...127 Activity 2.15 Changing Genres: Transforming the Tale... 130 Fairy Tale: excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson Poetry:... And Although the Little Mermaid Sacrificed Everything to Win the Love of the Prince, the Prince (Alas) Decided to Wed Another, by Judith Viorst Expository Essay: He Might Have Liked Me Better with My Tail, by Ima Mermaid Activity 2.16: Explaining and Interpreting Change... 134 Activity 2.17 Writing and Changing Together... 138 Introducing the Strategy: Replacing 88 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6
Activity 2.18 Traveling with Charley: Literary Nonfiction...142 Memoir: Excerpt from Travels with Charley, by John Steinbeck Introducing the Strategy: Diffusing Activity 2.19 Reflecting on Marley: Textual Evidence... 146 News Column: Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, by John Grogan Activity 2.20 Activity 2.21 Making Connections Through Research...149 Autobiography: Dogs Make Us Human from Animals in Translation, by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Synthesizing Temple s Story...152 *Film Biography: Temple Grandin Autobiography: My Story from Animals in Translation, by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Biography: excerpt from Chapter 6: Hampshire School for Wayward Wizards from Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows, Embraced Autism and Changed the World, by Sy Montgomery Embedded Assessment 2 Writing an Expository Essay...157 Language and Writer s Craft Activity 2.3 Pronoun Usage and Agreement Activity 2.7 Sentence Variety Activity 2.9 Revising for Figurative Language Activity 2.17 Parallel Structure *Texts not included in these materials. Unit 2 The Power to Change 89
UNIT 3 Changing Perspectives GoalS: To analyze informational texts To practice nonfiction reading strategies To support a claim with reasons and evidence To engage effectively in a variety of collaborative discussions To write an argumentative letter To understand and use simple, compound, and complex sentence structures academic vocabulary controversy argument claim reasons evidence research plagiarism credible relevant sufficient Literary Terms tone formal style rhetorical appeals logos pathos Contents Activity 3.1 Activity 3.2 Activity 3.3 Activity 3.4 Activity 3.5 Previewing the Unit...162 It Is Time to Argue and Convince...163 Introducing the Strategy: Paraphrasing Peanuts and Pennies: Identifying Claims in an Argument... 166 Editorial: Don t ban peanuts at school, but teach about the dangers, by Register Editorial Board News Article: Penny Problem: Not Worth Metal It s Made Of, by Yunji de Nies Support the Sport? Creating Support with Reasons and Evidence...170 Online Article: Should Dodge Ball Be Banned in Schools? Time for Kids News Article: Most Dangerous Sport of All May Be Cheerleading, by Lisa Ling and Arash Ghadishah News Article: High School Football: Would a Pop Warner Ban Limit Concussions? by Tina Akouris Introducing the Strategy: Rereading Do Your Research: Sources, Citation, and Credibility... 182 Activity 3.6 The Formality of It All: Style and Tone... 188 Letter: Letter on Thomas Jefferson, by John Adams (1776) Activity 3.7 A Graphic Is Worth a Thousand Words... 192 News Article: E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks, by Julie Bosman Activity 3.8 Debate It: Organizing and Communicating an Argument... 197 Introducing the Strategy: Metacognitive Markers Article: The Pros and Cons of Social Networking for Teenagers: A Parent s Guide, by Kristin Stanberry Article: Social Networking s Good and Bad Impacts on Kids, from Science Daily Informational Text: Pro & Con Arguments: Are social networking sites good for our society? 160 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6
Embedded Assessment 1: Activity 3.9 Activity 3.10 Activity 3.11 Researching and Debating a Controversy... 209 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2: Preparing for Argumentative Writing...211 Looking at a Model Argumentative Letter...214 Facts and Feelings: Rhetorical Appeals in Argumentative Writing...217 Letter: The First Americans, Letter by the Grand Council Fire of American Indians Activity 3.12 Citing Evidence... 222 Activity 3.13 Activity 3.14 Playing with Persuasive Diction: Appealing to Pathos...225 Introducing the Strategy: Adding by Looping From Start to Finish: Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion... 228 Activity 3.15 Saying Too Much or Too Little?... 230 Introducing the Strategy: Deleting Activity 3.16 Preparing to Write an Argument... 234 Embedded Assessment 2: Writing an Argumentative Letter...235 Language and Writer s Craft Formal Style (3.5) Using Appositives (3.12) Revising by Creating Complex Sentences (3.15) Unit 3 Changing Perspectives 161
UNIT 4 The Final Act GoalS: To analyze and understand the relationship between setting, characterization, conflict, and plot To research a drama from a different time period To rehearse and present an engaging performance of a drama To revise for effective sentence variety academic vocabulary multimedia bibliography synthesize Literary Terms rhythm iambic pentameter iamb tone tableau limerick rhyme scheme inflection rate drama free verse alliteration Contents Activity 4.1 Previewing the Unit... 240 Activity 4.2 Activity 4.3 Activity 4.4 Activity 4.5 Activity 4.6 Embedded Assessment 1: Activity 4.7 Shakespeare in School...241 Online Article: Shakespeare dumbed down in comic strips for bored pupils, by Laura Clark Researching to Understand Shakespeare and His Society... 244 Informational Text: Shakespeare s Life, the British Library Researching to Deepen Understanding...249 Planning to Present Research...251 Understanding Shakespeare s Language...252 Essay: Excerpt from Reading Shakespeare s Language, by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine (editors) Researching and Presenting Shakespeare...260 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing for a Performance...262 Activity 4.8 Play Ball: Analyzing a Game of Life... 264 Short Story: The Southpaw, by Judith Viorst Activity 4.9 Drama Games: Connecting the Mind and Body...270 Introducing the Strategy: Drama Games Activity 4.10 Lear s Limericks: Playing with Rhythm and Rhyme... 273 Poetry: Limericks from A Book of Nonsense, by Edward Lear Activity 4.11 Introducing the Strategy: Oral Interpretation Planning and Presenting a Reader s Theatre...276 Drama: The Millionaire Miser, by Aaron Shepard Activity 4.12 A Poetic Performance... 283 Poetry: Oranges, by Gary Soto Poetry: Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll Poetry: Fireflies, by Paul Fleischman Introducing the Strategy: Choral Reading 238 SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 6
Activity 4.13 Previewing the Play... 290 Activity 4.14 Guided Reading of The Taming of the Shrew Drama: Excerpts from The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare *Film: The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, 1967 Activity 4.15 One Text, Two Perspectives... 300 *Film: The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, 1967 Embedded Assessment 2: Performing Shakespeare... 301 Language and Writer s Craft Choosing Sentence Structure (4.3) Pronoun Usage (4.9) *Texts are not included in these materials. Unit 4 The Final Act 239