Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 6.5.1 The View from Saturday Genre: Humorous Fiction |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|accustomed – usual, customary |activate |

|decline – process of losing power, strength, beauty, health, etc; growing worse |negative |

|former – earlier; past |friendship |

|presence – condition of being present in a place |objective |

|unaccompanied – not accompanied; alone |representative |

| |attractive |

| |creative |

| |membership |

| |partnership |

| |compassionate |

| |fortunate |

| |considerate |

| |secretive |

| |scholarship |

| |restrictive |

| |affectionate |

| |cooperative |

| |originate |

| |township |

| |relationship |

| |alienate |

| |affirmative |

| |dictatorship |

| |championship |

| |rehabilitate |

|More Words to Know: | |

|corsages – small bouquets of flowers, worn on the shoulder of a woman’s clothes or on her wrist | |

|rabbi – teacher of the Jewish law and religion; leader of a Jewish congregation | |

|superstitious – having belief or practice based on ignorant fear or mistaken reverence | |

|background – heritage | |

|judge – to form an opinion about someone or something | |

|native – belonging by birth to a specific nation or culture | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Suffixes –ate, -ive, -ship |Plot | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Contractions and Negatives |Predict | |

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

|Conventions |Inventions | |

| |Cultures | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: |The Elderly | |

|Context Clues for Antonyms | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 6.5.2 Harvesting Hope Genre: Biography |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|access - right to approach, enter, or use; admittance |ivory |

|authority – power to enforce obedience; right to command or act |cocoa |

|lush – having thick growth; covered with growing things |lilac |

|obstacle – something that prevents or stops progress; hindrance |gorilla |

|toll – tax or fee paid for some right or privilege |pretzel |

|torment – a cause of very great pain |safari |

|wilt – to become limp and bend down; wither |kayak |

| |crocodile |

| |fiesta |

| |dandelion |

| |monsoon |

| |slalom |

| |amateur |

| |boutique |

| |suede |

| |poncho |

| |hammock |

| |bungalow |

| |sequin |

| |burrito |

| |ukulele |

| |origami |

| |haiku |

| |artichoke |

| |wildebeest |

|More Words to Know: | |

|compassionate – wishing to help those who suffer; sympathetic; pitying | |

|humility – humbleness of mind; lack of pride; meekness | |

|nonviolence – belief in the use of peaceful methods to achieve any goal; opposition to any form of violence | |

|justice – the quality or condition of being fair and right | |

|oppressed – controlled or ruled by cruel and unjust means | |

|protest – a strong statement that objects to something one thinks is bad or unfair | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Words from Many Cultures |Fact and Opinion | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Adjective and Articles |Prior Knowledge | |

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

|Word Choice |U.S. History | |

| |Human and Civil Rights | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Context Clues for Homonyms | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 6.5.3 The River That Went to the Sky Genre: Myth |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|densest – most closely packed together; thickest |old-fashioned |

|eaves – lower edges of a roof that extend over the side of a building |daydream |

|expanse – open or unbroken stretch; wide, spreading surface |summertime |

|moisture – slight wetness; water or other liquid suspended in very small drops in the air or spread on a surface |follow-up |

|ventured – dared to come or go |knee-deep |

| |foothills |

| |nevertheless |

| |self-control |

| |themselves |

| |baby-sit |

| |make-believe |

| |sunburn |

| |bloodhound |

| |fine-tune |

| |great-grandmother |

| |rollerblade |

| |folklore |

| |empty-handed |

| |self-esteem |

| |runner-up |

| |breathtaking |

| |straight-faced |

| |president-elect |

| |heavyweight |

| |cross-examination |

|More Words to Know: | |

|calabashes – gourds or gourd-like fruits whose dried shells are used to make bowls, bottles, and drums | |

|exodus – act of going out; departure | |

|meandered – followed a winding course | |

|dry spell – period without rain | |

|grasslands – lands with grass on them, used for pasture | |

|rain – water falling in drops from clouds | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Compound Words |Cause and Effect | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Demonstrative Adjectives |Graphic Organizers | |

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

|Voice |Animal Migration | |

| |The Water Cycle | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: |Climate | |

|Context Clues for Synonyms | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 6.5.4 Gold Genre: Expository Nonfiction |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|characteristic – distinguishing one person or thing from others; special |mileage |

|corrode – to wear or eat away gradually |moisture |

|engulfed – swallowed up; overwhelmed |heroism |

|exploit – to make use of |storage |

|extract – to pull or draw out |passage |

|hoard – what is saved and stored away |organism |

| |journalism |

| |failure |

| |mixture |

| |postage |

| |luggage |

| |departure |

| |patriotism |

| |optimism |

| |acreage |

| |percentage |

| |enclosure |

| |voltage |

| |temperature |

| |mannerism |

| |metabolism |

| |impressionism |

| |patronage |

| |brokerage |

| |architecture |

|More Words to Know: | |

|rivet – a metal bolt with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into another head after insertion | |

|solvents – substances, usually liquids, that can dissolve other substances | |

|log cabin – a small roughly-built house made of logs | |

|lumber – timber that has been roughly cut into boards and prepared for use | |

|miners – people who work in a mine | |

|prospect – to explore a region for oil, gold, or other minerals | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Suffixes –ism, -age, -ure |Main Idea | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Comparative and Superlative Adjectives |Text Structure | |

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

|Sentences |Resources | |

| |Economy | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Context Clues | | |

Sixth Grade Reading Street ( )

| Unit 6.5.5 The House of Wisdom Genre: Historical Fiction |

|Vocabulary Words: |Spelling Words: |

|beacon – fire or light used as a signal to guide or warn |bisect |

|caravans – groups of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country |triangle |

|legacy – something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor, heritage |universal |

|manuscripts – handwritten or keyboarded books or articles |semicircle |

|medieval – of or belonging to the Middle Ages (about A.D. 500 to about 1450) |biceps |

|observatory – a building or room equipped with telescopes and other devices for watching and studying astronomical objects |bilingual |

|patron – a person who gives approval and support to some person, art, cause, or undertaking |tricycle |

| |university |

| |semifinal |

| |uniform |

| |bifocals |

| |reunion |

| |unison |

| |semicolon |

| |unicorn |

| |semiprivate |

| |triplicate |

| |semisweet |

| |semiannual |

| |biplane |

| |semiprecious |

| |bicentennial |

| |trigonometry |

| |semiprofessional |

| |unification |

|More Words to Know: | |

|cardamom – a spicy seed used as seasoning or medicine | |

|cloisters – places of religious retirement such as monasteries or convents | |

|edifice – a building, especially a large one | |

|education – development in knowledge or skill by teaching, training, or study | |

|system – an ordered group of facts, principles, or beliefs | |

|translated – changed from one language into another | |

|Spelling: |Comprehension Skill: | |

|Prefixes bi-, tri-, uni-, semi- |Sequence | |

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|Grammar: |Comprehension Strategy: | |

|Adverbs |Monitor and Fix Up | |

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

|Organization/Paragraphs |Cultures | |

| |Famous Contributions | |

|Vocabulary Strategy: | | |

|Dictionary/Glossary | | |

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