Welcome to 6th Grade Honors Reading with Mrs. Zewe

Bellwork MAIN IDEA FACT VS. INFERENCE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE DRAWING CONCLUSIONS WHAT THE TEXT SAYS ABOUT THE TOPIC EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION, THEY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN FACTS SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, IDIOM, ALLITERATION WHAT DID I READ IN THE TEXT? THIS IS MY CONCLUSION

READING SKILLS PRACTICE TESTS DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY SKILLS READING SKILLS PRACTICE TESTS

HONORS READING ARTICLES

HONORS READING ARTICLES READING STRATEGIES TttT READ ARTICLE 3X TALK TO THE TEXT (TttT) COMPLETE VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION SECTION Students read the nonfiction article 3X. Once as a group, then with a partner, a third time by themselves. They Talk to the Text by writing in the margins of the story. They should ask questions, write down thoughts, point out unknown vocabulary, and make comments as they read.

READING NOVELS Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.

Survival He would have to find some way to protect himself, some weapon. The fire worked well when it was burning, but it had burned down. His hatchet and knife would have done nothing more than make the bear really angry -- something he did not like to think about -- and his bow was good only for smaller game. He had never tried to shoot anything bigger than a fool bird or rabbit with it and doubted that the bow would push the arrow deep enough to do anything but -- again -- make the bear really mad.

Historical Fiction Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one secret that must be kept. Slavery Underground Railroad Friendship Secrets Family Escape