Grade 6 - Perfection Learning

C o m p o s i t i o n
U n i t
1
Style and Structure of
Writing 2
Common Core
State Standards Focus
1 A Community of Writers 4
Writing with Power 5
1 The Six Traits 5
2 The Power of Language 7
3 The Power Rules 8
4 Writing in the 21st Century 12
Collaborating Through the Writing Process 13
1 Prewriting: Getting Started 13
Collaboration in Action: Prewriting 17
2 Prewriting: From Ideas to a Plan 18
3 Drafting 21
4 Revising 22
Using a Six-Trait Rubric 24
Collaboration in Action: Revising 26
5 Editing and Publishing 29
Timed Writing: On Your Own 33
2 Using Words Powerfully 34
Writing Project: Left in the Dark Story 34
Developing Your Style and Voice 38
Varieties of the English Language 39
1 Dialects and Standard American English 39
2 Nonstandard American English 40
Developing Word Choice Skills 42
1 Denotation and Connotation 42
W.5 With some guidance
and support from peers
and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as
needed by planning,
revising, editing, rewriting,
or trying a new approach.
W.3 (d) Use precise words
and phrases, relevant
descriptive details, and
sensory language to convey
experiences and events.
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