New York ELA Curriculum
Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade
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In order to assist educators with the implementation of the Common Core, the New York State Education Department and Expeditionary Learning provides curricular modules in P-12 English Language Arts that schools and districts can adopt or adapt for local purposes. The full year of Grade 6 English Language Arts curriculum is available below.
Module Structure Each module provides eight weeks of instruction, broken into three shorter units. Each module includes seven assessments: – Six unit-level assessments that almost always are on-demand: students’ independent work on a reading, writing, speaking, or listening task. – One final performance task that is a more supported project, often involving research. Structure of a Year of Instruction • There are six modules per grade level. • Of these six modules, teachers would teach four: Module 1, followed by either Module 2A or 2B, then either 3A or 3B, then Module 4. • Teachers should begin the year with Module 1, which lays the foundation for both teachers and students regarding instructional routines. • For Modules 2 and 3, option B formally assesses all standards formally assessed in Option A (and possibly some additional standards as well). To access the Grade 6 English Language Arts curriculum, click on the links below. To access the year long curriculum map and the explanation of assessments, click here. |
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Grade 6 ELA Module 1
Myths: Not Just Long Ago (Reading Closely and Writing to Learn) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Grade 6 ELA Module 2A Rules to Live By (Working with Evidence) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Voices of Adversity (Working with Evidence: Drama) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 |
Grade 6 ELA Module 3A
The Land of the Golden Mountain (Understanding Perspectives) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Grade 6 ELA Module 3B Sustaining Oceans (Understanding Perspectives) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Grade 6 ELA Module 4 Insecticides: Cost vs. Benefits (Reading for Research and Writing an Argument) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 |