trophies6 Trophies Pacing Guide, Sixth Grade
Marking
Period
SOL
Instructional
Sequence
Focus
Skill
Secondary
Skill
Genre and
Novels
MP 1
1st 4.5 weeks
6.1 a, b, c
6.3 a, c, d
6.5 a, b, e
Theme 1-
Personal Best
• Narrative elements
• Prefix, suffix, root
• Make judgments
• Dialogue
• Mood and tone
• Following directions
• Literary forms/genre-biography
/autobiography
• Using the dictionary
• Cause and effect*
• Compare/contrast*
Narrative,
Personal Narrative,
Fiction Book Report:
Realistic Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Sports Fiction, or
Student Choice (fiction)
MP 1
2nd 4.5 weeks
6.1 a, b, c
6.3 a, c, d
6.4 a, b, e
6.5 a, b, e
Theme 2-
Friends to the Rescue
• Narrative elements
• Literary devices-point of view
• Summarize paraphrase and
• Literary devices-simile and metaphor
• Symbolism
• Sequential structure/sequence of events
• Foreshadowing and suspense
MP 2 6.1 c, d
6.3 a, b, c, d
6.4 a, b, c, d, g
6.5 c, d
Theme 3-
Unlocking the Past
• Main idea/details
• Graphic aids
• Prefix, suffix, root
• Make generalizations
• Locate information-newspaper,
encyclopedia, atlas, almanac,
internet, parts of a book
• Literary forms/genres-play
Nonfiction;
use reading passages
Book Report:
Biography, Animals, Sports,
Travel, Adventure Geography
*start poetry readings
from other sources
MP 3
1st 4.5 weeks
6.1 (ALL)
6.3 a, d, c, d
6.4 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h
6.5 f
Theme 4-
Creative Solutions
• Literary devices-
simile, metaphor,
personification, point of view
• Synonyms, antonyms,
multi-meaning words
• Compare and contrast
• Imagery/figurative language
• Inferences
• Persuasive techniques
• Sequential structure/sequence of events
More nonfiction;
use reading passages
Book Report:
Fantasy, Mystery,
MP 3
2nd 4.5 weeks
6.1 (ALL)
6.3 a, d, c, d
6.4 (a, b, c, d, e, g) f, h
6.5 f
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• Draw conclusion
• Author’s purpose
• Synonyms, antonyms,
multi-meaning words
• Imagery
• Characterization
• Persuasive techniques
• Summarize
MP 4 Review all SOLs
Theme 6-
Expanding Worlds
• Cause and effect
• Fact and opinion
• Drawing conclusions
• Study strategies
• Denotation/connotation
Genre and Book Report:
Student Choice
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