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6th grade reading and vocabulary (improved and expanded)

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Welcome to our improved and expanded 6th grade reading and vocabulary course!

Master reading skills while learning so much more, as you dive into texts that span science, history, and pop culture. Learn about text evidence through the Samurai code, explore words in context through the history of superhero secret identities, and dive into analyzing arguments through the study of the world's first submarine.

Unit 1: The rules we live by...and the ones we break

Building background knowledgeCiting text evidenceMaking inferences

Identifying main idea and themeTracing ideas across a textUnit vocab roundup

Unit 2: The rules we live by: Long passage practice

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Reading literary textsReading informational textsReading argumentative texts

Unit 3: What defines us?

Building background knowledgeInterpreting words in contextAnalyzing text structure

Determining author's purposeIdentifying point of viewUnit vocab roundup

Unit 4: What defines us: Long passage practice

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Reading literary textsReading informational textsReading argumentative texts

Unit 5: The living seas

Building background knowledgeUnderstanding visual evidenceBreaking down claims and arguments

Connecting multiple textsUnit vocab roundup

Unit 6: The living seas: Long passage practice

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Reading literary textsReading informational textReading argumentative texts

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