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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