TABLE OF CONTENts About Finish Line New York ELA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – UNIT 1: Key Ideas and Details in Literary Text 7 Lesson 1 RL.6.1 Supporting Inferences with Evidence – – – – – – – – – – – – 8 Lesson 2 RL.6.2 Determining the Theme – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17– – Lesson 3 RL.6.2 Summarizing a Literary Text – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26 Lesson 4 RL.6.3 Understanding Plot – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 36 Lesson 5 RL.6.3 Describing Characters and Their Development – – – – – – – 46 UNIT 1 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 56– – – UNIT 2: Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text 61 Lesson 6 RI.6.1 Supporting Inferences in Informational Text – – – – – – – – 62 Lesson 7 RI.6.2 Identifying the Central Idea and Key Details – – – – – – – 71 Lesson 8 RI.6.2 Summarizing Informational Text – – – – – – – – – – – – – 83 Lesson 9 RI.6.3 Analyzing Key Relationships and Details – – – – – – – – – 93 UNIT 2 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 103 – – – UNIT 3: Craft and Structure in Literary Text 109 Lesson 10 RL.6.4 Examining Word Meaning and Figurative Language – – – 110 Lesson 11 RL.6.5 Understanding Literary Structure – – – – – – – – – – 122 – – Lesson 12 RL.6.6 Understanding Point of View – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 132 UNIT 3 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 142 – – – UNIT 4: Craft and Structure in Informational Text 148 Lesson 13 RI.6.4 Understanding Word Meanings – – – – – – – – – – – – 149– Lesson 14 RI.6.5 Analyzing Informational Text Structure – – – – – – – – 157 – Lesson 15 RI.6.6 Analyzing Point of View in Informational Text – – – – – – 167 UNIT 4 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 177– – FL ELA NY G6 3rd Ed_FM.indd 3 11/19/14 9:15 AM UNIT 5: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas in Literary Text 183 Lesson 16 RL.6.7 Exploring Different Experiences in Literature: Reading and Viewing – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 184 Lesson 17 RL.6.9 Comparing and Contrasting Genres and Themes – – – – – 196 UNIT 5 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 209 – – UNIT 6: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas in Informational Text 216 Lesson 18 RI.6.7 Integrating Information from Multiple Sources – – – – – – 217 Lesson 19 RI.6.8 Evaluating Arguments and Evidence – – – – – – – – – 226 – Lesson 20 RI.6.9 Comparing and Contrasting Informational Text – – – – – 235 UNIT 6 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 249 – – UNIT 7: Writing on Demand 258 Lesson 21 W.6.2, 4–6, 9 The Writing Process – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 259 Lesson 22 W.6.1, 4–6, 9 Argumentative Writing – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 269 Lesson 23 W.6.2, 4–6, 8, 9 Informational Writing – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 272– – Lesson 24 W.6.3–6, 9 Narrative Writing – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 275 Lesson 25 L.6.1–3 Rules of English – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 278 – Lesson 26 L.6.4, 5 Vocabulary – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 288 UNIT 7 REVieW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 300 – – Glossary – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 301 FL ELA NY G6 3rd Ed_FM.indd 4 11/19/14 9:15 AM CCLS RI.6.2: Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. L ESSON 8 S ummarizing Informational Text T R A P 1 Introduction THEME: Finding the Past A summary restates the main points of an informational text. It is a shortened version of a text that contains the central idea and its key details. While a summary is written in your own words, it does not include your personal opinions or judgments. An illustration or photograph may also help convey the central idea and provide a visualization of supporting details. You might describe an article that you read about a new computer product to a friend or write a note about a new school policy to a classmate. Or you might send an email that describes a song that you just listened to. No matter what the occasion, summaries should be clear, concise, and brief. Read the text and study the illustration. At the Brookfield Zoo, a 3-year-old boy climbed a wall and fell 18 feet onto the concrete in the gorilla enclosure. People screamed when a Western Lowland gorilla, Binti Jua, raced toward the toddler. The gorilla cradled the boy, and then brought him to the zookeeper’s door. Binti Jua’s own baby clung to her back the entire time. The unconscious toddler was rushed to the hospital, where he recovered. Write a summary about the information above. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ UNIT 2 Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text 83 © The Continental Press, Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL. FL ELA NY G6 3rd Ed_U2.indd 83 11/19/14 9:17 AM T R A P 2 Focused Instruction Lesson 8 Read the first part of the article. Then answer the questions. Did Sir Francis Drake Reach Alaska? by David Ager 1 Drake’s Bay is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, north of San Francisco, California. It’s named for Sir Francis Drake, the English explorer, naval hero, and (some would say) pirate. He was supposed to have stopped here to repair his ship in 1579, during his famous round-the-world voyage. “Supposed to have,” since no proof of his visit has ever been found. Drake is said to have put into “a faire and good bay” at about 38 degrees north latitude. That would place it near San Francisco, all right. But archaeologists have searched all the bays in the area. A brass plate discovered in 1936 and once believed to have been left by Drake was later admitted to have been a fake. Other than that, nothing has been found. 2 Some historians and amateurs studying old books and maps think they know why. An English engineer named Bob Ward has maintained since 1978 that Drake’s anchorage was actually a place called Whale Cove, at around 44 degrees north near Depoe Bay, Oregon. In 1971, Wayne Jensen, the director of a local museum farther north along the Oregon coast, determined that Drake’s landing was actually Nehalem Bay. Jensen found markings carved on a nearby mountain that could have been made by Drake’s crew. A book published in 2008 by Garry D. Gitzen that supports the Nehalem Bay theory was described in the Oregon Archaeological Society newsletter as “magnificent and without parallel.” 3 Samuel Bawlf, a maritime enthusiast and former government official of the Canadian province of British Columbia, first supported the Whale Cove theory. But in 2003, Bawlf published The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577–1580. In this book, Bawlf claimed that “Drake’s Bay” was actually on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, opposite the northwest coast of the US state of Washington. He also asserted that Drake sailed as far as the coast of Alaska, at 50 degrees north, before turning back south. 84 UNIT 2 Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text © The Continental Press, Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL. FL ELA NY G6 3rd Ed_U2.indd 84 11/19/14 9:17 AM T R A P 2 Focused Instruction Lesson 8 Think About It What would you include in a summary of this article? Retell the article in your own words. What is the central idea of paragraph 1? ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What are two details that support the central idea of paragraph 1? 1. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ A summary is a short restatement of the ideas of a paragraph. It should include only the central idea and the most important supporting details. Write a summary of paragraph 1. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ UNIT 2 Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text 85 © The Continental Press, Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL. FL ELA NY G6 3rd Ed_U2.indd 85 11/19/14 9:17 AM T R A P 2 Focused Instruction Lesson 8 Continue reading the article. Then answer the questions. 4 Traditional historians say these ideas are nonsense. But Ward, Bawlf, and others say that the traditional history doesn’t make sense. They make these points: A CLOSER LOOK • When Drake and his crew returned to England, Queen What is the central Elizabeth I swore them to secrecy. This was to keep news idea of the bullet of their discoveries from reaching England’s enemy, points? Underline Spain. Drake’s maps and journals were seized and never three key details seen again. But details of the voyage leaked out. Several that show this. “secondhand” accounts appeared even before Drake’s death in 1596. Two handwritten accounts are preserved in the British Library in London. They both give the latitude of Drake’s anchorage as 44 degrees. • No Europeans are known to have explored the northwest Pacific