Finding Your Way: The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
ELA
Unit 1
6th Grade
Lesson 21 of 21
The following assessments accompany Unit 1. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments and Assessments Accommodations & Modifications Teacher Tools.
Warm Read Assessment
The Warm Read Assessment measures students' ability to apply the core reading standards and their knowledge from the unit to comprehend new, topically or thematically aligned texts. It includes both multiple choice and short written response questions and should serve as the primary assessment for the unit.
Vocabulary Assessment
The Vocabulary Assessment measures students' acquisition of text-based vocabulary words from the unit.
Fluency Assessment
The Fluency Assessment measures students' oral reading fluency with a passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. See the Assessing Reading Fluency Teacher Tool for more guidance.
Lesson Map
3 days
Write a paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.
Generate ideas and write a clear claim that fully answers the prompt.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Claim Practice Page (G6, U1, L5)
Standards
L.6.3.aW.6.1W.6.1.a
Create a single paragraph outline.
- Details Brainstorming Page (G6, U1, L12)
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.6.1W.6.1.b
Draft a complete paragraph that includes a claim, supporting details, an explanation, and a concluding sentence.
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.6.1.aW.6.1.b
2 days
Write a paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.
Draft a paragraph that includes strong explanations of how the evidence supports the claim.
- Details Brainstorming Page (G6, U1, L12)
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.6.1W.6.1.aW.6.1.b
Revise and edit a paragraph by intentionally replacing repeated nouns with pronouns and correcting errors in pronoun case.
- Pronouns Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
L.6.1.aW.6.5
5 days
Write a personal narrative that conveys the significance of an important experience in the writer's life through description and reflection.
Select an important experience to write about and plan the setting, characters, and plot for a personal narrative.
- Narrative Graphic Organizer (G6–8)
- Mentor Text Narrative Arc (G6, U1, L20)
- Plot Structure Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.3W.6.3.a
Draft a beginning that introduces the reader to a clear setting, narrator, and conflict.
- Narrative Graphic Organizer (G6–8)
- Mentor Text Narrative Arc (G6, U1, L20)
Standards
W.6.3.aW.6.3.bW.6.3.d
Draft a clear and cohesive personal narrative by using pronouns in the correct case to refer to characters and ideas.
- Narrative Graphic Organizer (G6–8)
- Mentor Text Narrative Arc (G6, U1, L20)
- Pronouns Reference Sheet (G6–8)
Standards
L.6.1.aW.6.3.b
Revise the climax by adding descriptive details that build tension and reveal the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
- Narrative Graphic Organizer (G6–8)
Standards
W.6.3.bW.6.3.d
Revise the ending by adding the narrator's reflection on the importance or impact of the experience.
Standards
W.6.3.dW.6.3.e
