• The Sixth Grade English curriculum is aligned to the Common Core Standards. The overarching focus for all modules is building students' literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world.  Students will work hard to improve their skills using the New York State ELA Modules.  There are four modules, each having a central text and other supporting texts.
     
     
     
     Module Unit Title
    		 Texts
     Module 1
    		 Myths:  Not Just Long Ago
     The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
    D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, by Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire
    The Hero's Journey
     Module 2
    		 Rules to Live By
     Bud, Not Buddy by Christoper Paul Curtis
    "Stanford University Commencement Address,"  Steve Jobs
    "If" by Rudyard Kipling
     Module 3
    		 The Land of the Golden Mountain
     Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep
    San Francisco's Old Chinatown, Commissioner Jesse B. Cook
     Module 4
    		 Insecticides:  Costs and Benefits
     Frightful's Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
    The Exterminator," by Kristen Weir