Grade 6: Reading & writing
Start with a unit whose prerequisites fit. Work through the lessons, use the study guide to review, and try the new cases before continuing.
- Unit 1 · 4 lessons
Plot, Poetry and Scene Structure
Apply identify a plot stage, interpret poetic figurative language, identify a scene’s contribution, distinguish verse and prose form using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin: Interpret a simile and explain a story’s sequence.
- Unit 2 · 4 lessons
Explanations, Arguments and Information Displays
Apply identify informational purpose, distinguish claim, reason and evidence, interpret a display’s organization, explain a qualifying word using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin: Identify nonfiction purpose and a factual supporting detail.
- Unit 3 · 4 lessons
Read closely and explain precisely
Support a central idea, analyze word choice, build an evidence paragraph, and summarize without broadening claims.
Before you begin: Write a concise summary with a bounded outcome. · Use a source cue and explain why evidence is relevant.
- Unit 4 · 4 lessons
Pronoun Case, Emphasis and Added Details
Apply use pronoun case, distinguish intensive and reflexive uses, identify a parenthetical element, recognize word relationships using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin: Recognize subject/object roles and noun number.
- Unit 5 · 4 lessons
Sequence, Dialogue, Pacing and Reflection
Apply identify a narrative sequence technique, use dialogue to develop character, identify pacing choices, recognize narrative reflection using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin: Draft a scene with a connected ending.
- Unit 6 · 4 lessons
A Small Research Process and Clear Presentation
Apply set a research question’s scope, sort a source note’s status, identify citation information, choose an oral explanation aid using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin: Group notes by topic and record a title/page locator.
Check what you can explain
The subject test uses additional supplied cases across these units. Its feedback links back to the relevant lessons. Use it to plan practice; a score on these questions is not a school grade or proof of complete subject mastery.
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