Code X scope and sequence: Grade 6

Grade 6, Units 5-8 of the middle school writing curriculum, Educating Powerful Writers: The NYCDOE Middle School Writing Scope and Sequence.  This curriculum provides explicit units for writing instruction, mentor texts for each unit, self-assessment checklists for students, a full introduction to support the recommended instructional practices wit...

This assessment task is embedded in a 4–6 week unit that uses the topic of technology in education as a means to teach students how to analyze and navigate complex informational texts. As part of the unit, students will read four informational texts on the subject of technology in education and complete assessment tasks. Prior to the final assessme...

This document includes complete instructional guidelines for the 6th grade literacy educator, as well as annotated student work.

The Writing Editorials unit is part of Writing Matters, a seven-unit genre-based writing curriculum for middle school ELA (English Language Arts) students, created by Teaching Matters, and available at Teachingmatters.com (see learning plan for details). A pivotal shift in the Common Core standards from Grade 5 to Grade 6 is the shift from writing ...