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SIXITH GRADE
LITERACY CORE CURRICULUM
READING UNITS
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- Unit1: A Deep Study of Character
- Unit 2: Tapping the Power of Nonfiction
- Unit 3: Social Issues Book Clubs
- Unit 4: Test Preparation
- Unit 5: Fantasy Book Club
WRITING UNITS
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- Unit 1: Restarting a Writing Life
- Unit 2: Personal Narrative: Crafting Powerful Life Stories
- Unit 3: Research-Based Information Writing
- Unit 4: Literary Essay: From Character to Compare/Contrast
- Unit 5: Test Preparation
SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM
UNITS
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Unit 1: The Geographer’s World
Unit 2: The United States and Canada
Unit 3: Latin America
Unit 4: Europe and Russia
Unit 5: Africa
Unit 6: Southwest Asia
Unit 7: Monsoon Asia
Unit 8: Oceana and Antarctica
SCIENCE CORE CURRICULUM
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY LAUNCH (PLTW)
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- Unit 1: Infection: Detection
- Unit 2: Infection: Modeling and Simulation
- Unit 3: Robotics and Automation
IQWST
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- Unit 1: LIFE SCIENCE: Where Have All the Creatures Gone?
- Unit 2: INTRO TO CHEM: How Can I Smell Things From A Distance?
- Unit 3: EARTH SCIENCE: How Does Water Shape Our World?
- Unit 4: PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Can I Believe My Eyes?
AT HOME
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PLTW Launch is built around exploration and problem-solving. Families can support this by:
- Encouraging students to ask questions
Wondering aloud together (“How do you think that works?”) - Allowing students to test ideas and make mistakes
- Celebrating creativity and effort, not just correct answers
Helpful phrases:
- “What problem were you trying to solve?”
- “What did you discover?”
- “What would you try differently next time?”
Students in PLTW Launch often use an engineering or design process to solve problems. Families can ask:
- What was the challenge?
- What solutions did you brainstorm?
- How did you improve your design?
- What did you learn from testing?
MATH CORE CURRICULUM
UNITS
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- Unit 1: Prime Time; Factors and Multiples
- Unit 2: Comparing Bits and Pieces; Ratios, Rational Numbers, and Equivalence
- Unit 3: Let’s Be Rational; Understanding Fraction Operations
- Unit 4: Covering and Surrounding; Two-Dimensional Measurement
- Unit 5: Decimal Ops; Computing With Decimals and Percents
- Unit 6: Variables and Patterns; Focus on Algebra
- Unit 7: Data About Us; Statistics and Data Analysis
