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ILC ELA 6th Grade - Full Year

English/Language Arts
Grade Level
06
Course Format
Full Year
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Course Description

The ILC ELA 6 - Full Year materials are designed as a 1st semester course. Semester 1 and Semester 2 will be available separately for download. The following offers a summary of the year-long course: The overarching focus for all modules is building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to provide teachers with concrete strategies to address the “instructional shifts” required by the standards. The Grade 6 texts consist of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire; Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, Dragonwings by Laurence Yep, Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George, and more. A curriculum map and each unit overview provide specifics relating to learning goals. The Teacher Instructional Guide includes further details.

Standards
These instructional materials are available to assist educators in implementing Iowa’s Academic Standards. Curriculum leaders and teachers should review these instructional materials to ensure full implementation of Iowa’s Academic Standards in the local curriculum. Each module identifies standards that are addressed and assessed, and this course creates a year-long curriculum whenILC ELA 6 - 1st Semester and ILC ELA 6 - 2nd Semester are combined.
Prerequisites

ILC ELA 6 - 1st Semester should be completed before ILC ELA 6 - 2nd Semester, as it is a year-long course.

SCED Code
51034
Source Name

Engage NY. (n.d.). Grade 6 English Language Arts. https://www.unbounded.org/ela/grade-6.

Lead developer
Carrie Hillman and Kristi Druvenga
Course Updates
09/27/2024 - minor link updates semester 1 and semester 2