Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words
Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )
| 2014 Edition - Unit 6.4.1 Into the Ice Genre: Narrative Nonfiction |
|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |
|conquer – to overcome; get the better of |hydrant |
|destiny – what becomes of someone or something; one’s fate or fortune |chronic |
|expedition –journey for some special purpose, |archive |
|insulated – lined or surrounded with a material that prevents the loss of heat or cold, electricity, or sound |synonym |
|isolation – the state of being separated from others |antonym |
|navigator – person in charge of finding the position and course of a ship, aircraft, or expedition |democracy |
|provisions – a supply of food, drinks, and other necessities |hydrogen |
|verify – to prove to be true; confirm |aristocrat |
| |dehydrated |
| |chronicle |
| |hydroplane |
| |chronology |
| |archaic |
| |homonym |
| |synchronize |
| |hydraulic |
| |archaeology |
| |anarchy |
| |hydroelectric |
| |bureaucracy |
| |hydrophobia |
| |chronological |
| |anachronism |
| |pseudonym |
| |aristocracy |
|Amazing Words: | |
|1. myriad –a very great, even countless, number | |
|2. existence – the condition of being or being real | |
|3. calculations – results found by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing | |
|4. circumference – the distance around something | |
|5. mastery – the achievement of a very great skill or knowledge | |
|6. uninhabited – not lived in | |
|7. solitary – alone, single, only one | |
|8. centigrade – a certain kind of scale for measuring temperature | |
|9. maneuvering – plan carefully; move or manipulate skillfully | |
|10. unconventional – people who do things that most people would never even try to do | |
|Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Important Ideas | |
|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing | |
|Writing: Voice, Narrative Poem | |
|Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns | |
|Vocabulary: Unfamiliar Words, Context Clues | |
|Spelling: Greek Word Parts | |
|Media Literacy: Analyze Media | |
Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )
| 2014 Edition - Unit 6.4.2 The Chimpanzees I Love Genre: Expository Nonfiction |
|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |
|captive – kept in confinement |discontent |
|companionship – friendly feeling among companions; fellowship |decline |
|existence – condition of being |outward |
|ordeal – a severe test or experience |dispatch |
|primitive – very simple |unwavering |
|sanctuaries - places of refuge or protection |destruction |
|stimulating – lively; engaging |disintegrate |
| |outstanding |
| |uncommon |
| |outburst |
| |outrageous |
| |defensive |
| |unappetizing |
| |disillusioned |
| |disarray |
| |unconscious |
| |outskirts |
| |unfasten |
| |disenchanted |
| |decompose |
| |unbusinesslike |
| |disembark |
| |deactivate |
| |disenfranchise |
| |outlandish |
|Amazing Words: | |
|pursuing – chasing, following, trying to get, or continuing | |
|infrasconic – sound waves below the range of human hearing | |
|analyzing – examining something carefully and in detail | |
|omnivores – people or animals that eat all kinds of food | |
|procedure – a method of doing things | |
|conservationists – people who want to protect and preserve the environment and wildlife | |
|laboratories – places where scientific work is done | |
|endangered – likely to become extinct | |
|innovations – changes in the established ways of doing things | |
|10. neurologically – related to the nervous system and its diseases | |
|Comprehension: Author’s Purpose, Text Structure | |
|Fluency: Rate | |
|Writing: Organization, Imaginative Story | |
|Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents | |
|Vocabulary: Unknown Words, Dictionary/Glossary | |
|Spelling: Prefixes dis-, de-, out-, un- | |
|Media Literacy: Persuasive Speech | |
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Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )
| 2014 Edition - Unit 6.4.3 Black Frontiers Genre: Expository Nonfiction |
|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |
|bondage – being held against your will under the control of another; slavery |precious |
|commissioned – holding the rank of second lieutenant or above in the U.S. Army |commercial |
|earthen – made of ground, soil, or earth |especially |
|encounter – meet unexpectedly; meet in a battle |ancient |
|homesteaders – persons who own and live on land granted by the U.S. government |gracious |
|settlement – a group of buildings and the people living in them |position |
| |question |
| |suggestion |
| |friction |
| |lotion |
| |potion |
| |digestion |
| |artificial |
| |glacier |
| |cautious |
| |efficient |
| |sensational |
| |vicious |
| |official |
| |ration |
| |fictitious |
| |vaccination |
| |beneficial |
| |precocious |
| |emancipation |
|Amazing Words: | |
|frontiersman – a man who lived on the frontier, or unsettled country | |
|liberate – to set free | |
|exodus – the act of many people going out or leaving | |
|sharecroppers – a tenant farmer who pays shares of the crops in exchange for rent, food, tools, and so on | |
|prospered – to be successful or fortunate; to thrive; flourish | |
|colonel – a military rank just below brigadier general in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps | |
|loneliness – the feeling of being alone | |
|desolate – dreary, deserted, unhappy | |
|homesteader – a settler granted a homestead by the U.S. government | |
|10. expansion – increasing in size or volume | |
|Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Inferring | |
|Fluency: Accuracy | |
|Writing: Word Choice, Description | |
|Grammar: Possessive Pronouns | |
|Vocabulary: Unfamiliar Words, Context Clues | |
|Spelling: Words with ci and ti | |
|Listening and Speaking: Advertisement | |
Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )
|2014 Edition - Unit 6.4.4 Deep-Sea Danger Genre: Drama |
|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |
|ego – a person’s idea of his or her own importance or worth |poem |
|hatch – a door or opening in the floor or ceiling of something, especially on a boat or other craft |poetic |
|intrepid – very brave |direct |
|propulsion – the force by which something, such as a ship, is moved forward |direction |
|silt – very fine particles of earth or sand, carried by moving water and deposited as sediment |origin |
|submersible – a submarine |original |
|tentacles – long, slender, flexible growths, usually occurring on the head or around the mouth of an animal, used to touch, hold, or move |combine |
| |combination |
| |repeat |
| |repetition |
| |critic |
| |criticize |
| |history |
| |historic |
| |academy |
| |academic |
| |inspire |
| |inspiration |
| |depart |
| |departure |
| |erode |
| |erosion |
| |maintain |
| |maintenance |
| |confiscate |
| |confiscation |
|Amazing Words: | |
|gravitational – having to do with the force of gravity | |
|terrestrial planet – planet with land where creatures and plants grow, such as Earth | |
|voyage – a journey by water, through the air, or through space | |
|universe – everything there is, including all space and matter; the cosmos | |
|cavernous – like a cavern; large and hollow; full of caverns | |
|boundless – not limited; infinite or vast | |
|stratosphere – a region of atmosphere above Earth’s surface | |
|indescribable – beyond description or cannot be compared to anything else | |
|oceanic – having to do with the ocean; resembling the ocean in its limitlessness or size | |
|10. unlimited – has no end or limits | |
|Comprehension: Draw Conclusions, Predict and Set Purpose | |
|Fluency: Expression | |
|Writing: Organization, Drama | |
|Grammar: Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns | |
|Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning Words, Context Clues | |
|Spelling: Related Words | |
|Listening and Speaking: Dramatization | |
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Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )
| 2014 Edition - Unit 6.4.5 Inventing the Future Genre: Biography |
|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |
|converts – changes |electricity |
|devise – invent |equality |
|efficiency – ability to produce the effect wanted without waste of time or energy |society |
|generated – produced |specialty |
|percentage – allowance figured by percent |celebrity |
|proclaimed – declared publicly |recognition |
|reproduce – to make a copy of |description |
|transmitted – sent out signals by means of electromagnetic waves or by wire |reduction |
| |tradition |
| |loyalty |
| |security |
| |clarity |
| |popularity |
| |certainty |
| |cruelty |
| |subscription |
| |reputation |
| |intention |
| |deception |
| |penalty |
| |pronunciation |
| |hospitality |
| |subtlety |
| |technicality |
| |demonstration |
|Amazing Words: | |
|1. contemplated – thought about or considered | |
|2. unhealthy – to be in poor health or not well | |
|3. invaluable – value beyond measure and is priceless | |
|4. diseases – illnesses or conditions in which the body does not function properly | |
|5. significance – important and deserves attention | |
|6. specialized – to follow a branch of study or work; to develop in a special way | |
|7. revelation – learning or discovering a surprising and previously unknown fact | |
|8. inquiry – a search for information, knowledge, or truth | |
|9. practical – useful and effective | |
|10. patented – inventions for which an inventor has received a patent | |
|Comprehension: Author’s Purpose, Monitor and Clarity | |
|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing | |
|Writing: Focus/Ideas, Summary | |
|Grammar: Using Who and Whom | |
|Vocabulary: Prefixes re-, pro-, trans-, Word Structure | |
|Spelling: Word Endings –ty, -ity, -tion | |
|Listening and Speaking: Informational Speech | |
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