1. Welcome to 6th Grade Honors Reading
with
Mrs. Zewe

2. 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

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

4. HONORS READING ARTICLES

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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