The short story titled “Becky and the Wheel-and-Brake Boys” is about how Becky desperately wants to own a bike despite the resistance she is met with from her mother and Granny-Liz. The conflict emerges when Becky’s mother and Granny-Liz ridicule her request, asking her if she thinks she’s a boy and where would the money come from. (Prentice Hall Literature, 2010)
This lesson was created as part of the Anthology Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in anthologies. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the anthology named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.
1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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2. Determine a theme or 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.
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3. Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
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4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
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2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content
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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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2. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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