Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 6

Teach reading comprehension skills and nonfiction text structures to your sixth-grade students!Choose from 10 units that span a variety of text structures and topics or use them all!Text structures include:Question and answerMain idea and detailsCause and effectCompare and contrastTime orderNonfiction texts in the grade 6 book include a variety of content-area topics:Science:"e;The Force of Magnetism"e; Level V"e;Food Webs in Ecosystems"e; Level X"e;Genes for Survival"e; Level YSocial Studies:"e;Comparing Rights and Responsibilities"e; Level X"e;Ancient Economies"e; Level YBiography:"e;Phillis Wheatley: Antislavery Poet"e; Level V"e;Colin Powell: An American Leader"e; Level WHow-to:"e;How to Grow a Container Garden"e; Level V"e;How to Evaluate Online Sources"e; Level W"e;How to Reuse Items and Reduce Waste"e; Level XEach unit includes:Teacher support pages with a lesson plan and objectiveA dictionary that identifies content and academic vocabularyA close-reading activityA comprehension and vocabulary activityAn oral close-reading activity with questions to help guide students in a discussionA text structure analysis activityA culminating text-based writing activityAdditional teacher resources:Overview article and writing prompts chartFive elements of nonfiction text chartFive structures of nonfiction textAn answer keyAbout Evan-MoorA leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.