Unit 2: Live Your Dream
How are people shaped by the challenges they face?
The narrators of the story, poem, and memoir in this unit all succssfully confront their fears.
Performance Task: Write a short story in which a character from one of the Unit texts faces another challenging experience.
What does a dream reveal about the dreamer?
In these autobiographical texts, three successful adults reflect on the dreams and challenges of their youth.
Performance Task: Explain the strategies these writers use to convey their experiences, challenges, and goals.
What do experiences with others teach people about themselves?
In these texts, readers learn about two immigrant experiences in two diverse American communities.
Performance Task: Write an essay to compare and contrast the authors' purposes and perspectives. Explain the strategies they use in their writing.
Do we have a duty to preserve world wonders for future generations?
In these informative articles, you will consider some of the worlds greatest monuments and the challenges of protecting them.
Performance Task: Make an argument for the value of preserving one of the world wonders. Support your claim with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Unit 4: Coming to America
Unit 3:
World Wonders
6th Grade Curriculum
