Battista, P / 6th English Language Arts and Resources

Whole Group ELA novel study

We will study four novels this year that are culturally and socially relevant.

Key literacy skills for all units

read closely for textual details

annotating texts

engaging in productive evidence-based conversations about text

use context clues and other vocabulary strategies to define unknown words

write evidence-based claims and support with text evidence

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