1. Welcome to 6th Grade 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. READING
ARTICLES

5. 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.

6. CRITICAL READING SKILLS
SHORT STORIES
NONFICTION
Inferences
Vocabulary
Context Clues
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Critical Thinking
Main Idea
Author’s Purpose

7. Computer Programs used in 6th Grade
Readworks .org
Articles range from narrative fiction to nonfiction.
Covers subject areas such as science, social studies, & reading,
Students have a login
May access this program at home.
IXL.com
Practice skills for Language Arts, Science and Math
Each student has a login
May access this program at home.

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