Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 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 |

|More Words to Know: | |

|exasperation –extreme annoyance; irritation; anger | |

|imbedded – enclosed in a surrounding mass; fastened or fixed firmly | |

|flammable – easily set on fire | |

|blustery - blowing violently | |

|temperatures – degrees of heat or cold | |

|tracks - footprints | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Unusual Spellings |Sequence | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Principal Parts of Regular Verbs |Visualize | |

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|Writing Trait of the Week: |Science Standards: | |

|Conventions |Organisms in Ecosystems | |

| |Interdependence | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Word Structure - endings | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 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 – made very angry; made 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 |

| |promotional |

| |constitution |

| |unbreakable |

| |biodegradable |

| |coordination |

| |compassionate |

| |impossibility |

| |entirety |

| |executive |

| |companionship |

| |unthinkable |

| |predicament |

| |inappropriately |

| |nonnegotiable |

| |nondiscriminatory |

| |instantaneously |

| |decaffeinated |

|More Words to Know: | |

|segregated – separated by race by having separate schools, restaurants, and other facilities | |

|tuition – money paid for instruction | |

|harassed – bothered; disturbed | |

|ignorance – lack of knowledge | |

|treated – acted toward | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Multisyllabic Words |Generalize | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs |Ask Questions | |

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|Writing Trait of the Week: |Social Studies Standards: | |

|Word Choice |U.S. History | |

| |Civil Rights and Values | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Word Structure - suffixes | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| 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 |

|More Words to Know: | |

|coordinate – to work or cause to work together in the proper way; fit together | |

|turbulent – stormy; tempestuous | |

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

|challenges – things calling for work, effort, and the use of one’s talents | |

|courage – the strength to overcome fear and face danger; bravery | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Using Just Enough Letters |Sequence | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Verbs, Objects, and Subject complements |Predict | |

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|Writing Trait of the Week: |Science Standards: | |

|Organization/Paragraphs |Bodies of Water | |

| |Riptides and Currents | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: |Swimming and Safety | |

|Context Clues | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 3.4 Juan Verdades Genre: Folk Tale |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|confidently - certainly; surely; with firm belief |field trip |

|dismounted – got off something, such as a horse or bicycle |someone |

|distressed – great pain or sorrow |snowflakes |

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

|fulfill – to perform or carry out a duty or command |roller coaster |

|permission – consent |solar system |

|repay – to do or give something in return for something received |thunderstorm |

|vigorously – strongly; actively; energetically |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 |

|More Words to Know: | |

|compadre – fellow countryman; close friend | |

|gloated – thought about or gazed at with great satisfaction | |

|heartsick - sick at heart; very depressed; very unhappy | |

|devoted – very loyal; faithful | |

|mercy – kindly treatment; pity | |

|hope – a feeling that one’s desires will happen | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Compound Words |Generalize | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Troublesome Verbs |Predict | |

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|Writing Trait of the Week: |Social Studies Standards: | |

|Focus/Ideas |Colonization | |

| |Class Structure and Cultural Influences | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Prefixes | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 3.5 Elizabeth Blackwell Genre: Drama |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|absurd – plainly not true; ridiculous |heel |

|behalf – side, interest, or favor |heal |

|candidate – person who seeks some position |symbol |

|dean - head of a division or school in a college or university |cymbal |

|delirious – wildly excited |herd |

|diploma – a printed paper given by a school, which states that someone has graduated from a certain course of study |heard |

|hovers – waits nearby |patients |

|obedient – doing what you are told |patience |

|reject – to refuse to take; to turn down |capitol |

| |capital |

| |straight |

| |strait |

| |aisle |

| |isle |

| |stationery |

| |stationary |

| |sheer |

| |shear |

| |bread |

| |bred |

| |martial |

| |marshall |

| |discreet |

| |discrete |

| |adolescents |

| |adolescence |

|More Words to Know: | |

|attired – dressed | |

|enrollment – number who are members, who are registered | |

|malnourished – improperly nourished | |

|fateful – determining what is to happen | |

|suffrage – the right to vote | |

|victory – success in a contest | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Homophones |Draw Conclusions | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Prepositions |Text Structure | |

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|Writing Trait of the Week: |Science Standards: | |

|Voice |Medicine | |

| |Progress and Improvements in Medicine | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Context Clues | | |

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