Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 2014 Edition - Unit 3.1 Hatchet Genre: Realistic Fiction |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|hatchet – a small ax with a short handle, for use with one hand |crescent |

|ignite – to set on fire |language |

|painstaking – very careful; particular; diligent |vehicle |

|quill – a stiff, sharp hair or spine like the pointed end of a feather |exhibit |

|registered – to have made some effect; to have made an impression |examine |

|smoldered – burned and smoked without flame |Michigan |

|stiffened – to have been made or become rigid; fixed |parachute |

| |unique |

| |conquer |

| |rhyme |

| |penguin |

| |exertion |

| |exotic |

| |brochure |

| |symptom |

| |antique |

| |exhausted |

| |heirloom |

| |rhinoceros |

| |bureau |

| |hygiene |

| |chauffeur |

| |ricochet |

| |chandelier |

| |chalet |

|Amazing Words: | |

|exasperation –extreme annoyance or anger | |

|ptarmigan – a bird with feathered feet that lives in cold, mountainous regions | |

|camouflaged – disguised or hidden | |

|initiative – to take the role of the leader | |

|unrestrained – not restrained or held back | |

|solstice – either of two times a year when the sun appears to be the farthest north or south in the sky | |

|hibernating – to spend the winter in sleep or an inactive condition | |

|motivation – having a reason to do something | |

|uncontrollable – no power over it | |

|10. self-reliant – depend on own powers and resources | |

|Comprehension: Sequence, Background Knowledge | |

|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing | |

|Writing: Focus/Ideas, Speech | |

|Grammar: Principal Parts of Regular Verbs | |

|Vocabulary: Word Endings –ed. –ing, Word Structure | |

|Spelling: Unusual Spellings | |

|Listening and Speaking: Informational Speech | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 2014 Edition - Unit 3.2 When Marian Sang Genre: Biography |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|application – a request for something, such as employment, an award, or a loan |international |

|dramatic – like a drama; of or about plays |prehistoric |

|enraged – very angry; furious |untrustworthy |

|momentous – very important |constellation |

|opera – play in which music is an essential and prominent part |honorary |

|prejudice- unreasonable dislike of an idea, or group of people |disagreement |

|privileged – having some special rights, advantage, or favor |preparation |

|recital – a musical entertainment, given usually by a single performer |Philadelphia |

|formal – according to set customs or rules; official; orderly |promotional |

| |constitution |

| |unbreakable |

| |biodegradable |

| |coordination |

| |compassionate |

| |impossibility |

| |entirety |

| |executive |

| |companionship |

| |unthinkable |

| |predicament |

| |inappropriately |

| |nonnegotiable |

| |nondiscriminatory |

| |instantaneously |

| |decaffeinated |

|Amazing Words: | |

|capability – aptitude, talent, skill | |

|expectancy – an expectation that something will probably happen | |

|upraised – lifted to a higher level | |

|conviction – firm belief, determination, certainty | |

|ascertaining – finding out something, making sure of, determining | |

|enthusiastically - to do something with enthusiasm and eager interest | |

|perseverance – to something and not giving up | |

|ideals – goals or principles that guide a person’s life | |

|conquest – a victory | |

|resolution – a decision to do or not to do something | |

|Comprehension: Generalize, Questioning | |

|Fluency: Expression and Punctuation Clues | |

|Writing: Conventions, Biography | |

|Grammar: Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs | |

|Vocabulary: Word Suffixes –ic, -ous, -ation | |

|Spelling: Multisyllabic Words | |

|Listening and Speaking: Analyze a Photograph | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 2014 Edition - Unit 3.3 Learning to Swim Genre: Autobiography |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|customary – according to custom; usual |nuclear |

|emphasized – stressed; called attention to |helicopter |

|frantic – very much excited; wild with rage, fear, pain, or grief |anxious |

|stunned – to have been dazed, bewildered, shocked, overwhelmed |appreciate |

|treaded – to have kept the body straight in the water with the head above the surface by moving the arms and legs |plastic |

| |familiar |

| |athletic |

| |escape |

| |apologize |

| |Washington |

| |pastime |

| |exquisite |

| |lantern |

| |fulfill |

| |souvenir |

| |tragedy |

| |sherbet |

| |algebra |

| |icicles |

| |escort |

| |judgmental |

| |argumentative |

| |excursion |

| |consumable |

| |pavilion |

|Amazing Words: | |

|tundra – vast, treeless plain in the arctic region where the ground beneath the surface stays frozen | |

|trauma – a physical injury or shock | |

|attitude – a way of thinking, acting, or feeling | |

|challenges – calls or invitations to games or contests or any things that take effort or interest | |

|evacuate – to have people clear away from an area where they could be in danger | |

|practicing – doing something over and over to gain skill | |

|cautiously – to do with care and attention to safety | |

|serenity – peace and quiet; calmness | |

|turbulent – unruly, violent, stormy | |

|10. composed – calm; quiet | |

|Comprehension: Sequence, Predict and Set Purpose | |

|Fluency: Rate | |

|Writing: Sentences, Autobiographical Sketch | |

|Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject complements | |

|Vocabulary: Context Clues, Synonyms | |

|Spelling: Using Just Enough Letters | |

|Listening and Speaking: How-To-Demonstration | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 2014 Edition - Unit 3.4 Juan Verdades Genre: Folk Tale |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|confidently – with certainty and sureness; with firm belief |field trip |

|dismounted – got off a horse or bicycle |someone |

|distressed – unhappy or full of sorrow |snowflakes |

|flourish – to grow or develop well; thrive |polka dot |

|fulfill – to cause to happen; to accomplish |roller coaster |

|permission – consent to allow something to happen |solar system |

|repay – to give back, to return, or to pay back |thunderstorm |

|vigorously – with great strength or energy |leftovers |

| |cell phone |

| |whitewash |

| |lightning rod |

| |myself |

| |life jacket |

| |bulldozer |

| |masterpiece |

| |area code |

| |cliffhanger |

| |wheelchair |

| |hour hand |

| |rain forest |

| |graham cracker |

| |rhinestone |

| |chain reaction |

| |racquetball |

| |thoroughbred |

|Amazing Words: | |

|mercy – showing more kindness than is expected or than justice requires | |

|hope – a feeling that what you desire will happen | |

|impressed – affected deeply; influenced in opinion | |

|devoted – to be very loyal and faithful | |

|responsibility – being accountable to someone or for something | |

|worthy – deserving; having worth or merit | |

|forthright – to be direct and honest | |

|wholehearted – enthusiastic; earnest; hearty; devoted | |

|expectations – hopes or beliefs that an event will happen | |

|10. confirmation – making things certain | |

|Comprehension: Generalize, Visualize | |

|Fluency: Expression | |

|Writing: Voice, Folk Tale | |

|Grammar: Troublesome Verbs | |

|Vocabulary: Prefixes re-, dis-, Word Structure | |

|Spelling: Compound Words | |

|Listening and Speaking: Retelling a Story | |

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Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 2014 Edition - Unit 3.5 Morning Traffic Genre: Drama |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|pawn – in chess, one of sixteen pieces of the lowest value |heel |

|reception – the quality of sound reproduced in a radio or other device |heal |

|remote – far away; distant |symbol |

|resume – to begin again; to get or take again |cymbal |

|rummage – to search in a disorderly way |herd |

|rustling – moving or acting with energy or speed |heard |

|simultaneous – existing, done, or happening at the same time |patients |

| |patience |

| |capitol |

| |capital |

| |straight |

| |strait |

| |aisle |

| |isle |

| |stationery |

| |stationary |

| |sheer |

| |shear |

| |bread |

| |bred |

| |martial |

| |marshal |

| |discreet |

| |discrete |

| |adolescents |

| |adolescence |

|Amazing Words: | |

|disorganization – when an orderly situation is disrupted | |

|complication – a condition that is hard to understand or settle or something that makes matter worse | |

|bewilderment – a feeling of complete confusion or puzzlement | |

|miscellaneous – items that are not all of the same kind; varied | |

|trivial – unimportant or minor | |

|inevitable – not to be avoided; sure to happen | |

|befallen – happened to something or someone | |

|catastrophe – a sudden extraordinary disaster or misfortune | |

|speculate – to think carefully, meditate, consider, or guess | |

|10. weather=beaten – worn or hardened by the wind, rain, and other forces of the weather | |

|Comprehension: Draw Conclusions, Story Structure | |

|Fluency: Accuracy | |

|Writing: Word Choice, Personal Narrative | |

|Grammar: Prepositions | |

|Vocabulary: Prefixes re-, dis-, Word Structure | |

|Spelling: Homophones | |

|Listening and Speaking: Readers’ Theater | |

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