FAST ELA Reading Grade 6 study plan
FAST ELA Reading Grade 6 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading Prose and Poetry
Label the plot elements (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) in five grade-6 short stories
Write a one-sentence theme statement for each of the five stories and defend it with one quoted detail
Distinguish first-person from third-person narration in six excerpts and explain what each narrator can and cannot know
Define 15 prose terms (protagonist, conflict, foreshadowing, imagery, dialogue tag, etc.) and use each in an original sentence
Your checkpoint
A story-map and theme-statement packet covering 5 passages, scored on a 4-point rubric with an average of 3 or higher
Reading Prose and Poetry & Vocabulary
Analyze how a character changes across a story by tracing three actions or lines of dialogue and naming the change
Identify simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery in 12 examples and explain the effect of each in one sentence
Compare two short texts (one prose, one poem) on the same theme and cite two pieces of evidence from each
Use 20 new vocabulary words in sentences that demonstrate meaning rather than define it
Your checkpoint
A two-text comparison chart with at least 6 cited quotations plus a 20-item vocabulary self-quiz scored at 85% or higher
Reading Informational Text
State the central idea of five informational passages in one sentence each and list three supporting details per passage
Label the claim, two reasons, and supporting evidence in three argumentative passages
Sort 20 statements from passages into fact or opinion and justify each sort in a phrase
Summarize a full passage in three sentences or fewer without copying the author's wording
Your checkpoint
A central-idea and evidence outline for 5 passages plus a 15-question informational-text quiz scored at 80% or higher
Reading Informational Text & Vocabulary
Identify the text structure of six passages (compare-contrast, cause-effect, problem-solution, chronological, description) and explain how the structure supports the author's point
Determine the author's purpose and perspective in four passages and cite the wording that reveals it
Infer the meaning of 15 academic and domain-specific words from context clues and confirm each with a dictionary check
Categorize every missed item from practice work into a domain and an error type
Your checkpoint
A 25-question mixed quiz on Domains 1, 2, and 4 scored at 75% or higher, accompanied by an error log of at least 10 entries with domain and error type noted
Reading Prose and Poetry & Reading Informational Text
Compare how a poem and an informational article treat the same topic and cite two pieces of evidence from each
Explain how stanza breaks, line length, repetition, and rhyme affect meaning in three poems
Distinguish how an author of fiction and an author of nonfiction use similar vocabulary for different purposes
Draft and revise a comparative paragraph that states a claim and supports it with four citations
Your checkpoint
A 150-word comparative written response scored on a claim-evidence-explanation rubric with all four citations accurate
Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary
Break 20 words into Greek and Latin roots and prefixes and infer each word's meaning from its parts
Distinguish connotation from denotation for 10 word pairs and select the word that fits a given tone
Compare the theme of a poem, a story, and an article and note how genre shapes the message
Evaluate which of two passages gives stronger evidence for a claim and state why in two sentences
Your checkpoint
A root-and-prefix journal of 20 analyzed words plus a three-column theme comparison chart across three genres
Reading Across Genres & Reading Prose and Poetry
Synthesize information from two passages on one topic into a single evidence-based short response
Analyze how an author uses rhetoric (repetition, rhetorical questions, word choice) to persuade in two passages
Complete a timed set under testing conditions without notes or pauses
Re-teach the two weakest skills flagged in the week-4 error log
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-minute, 12-question cross-genre set scored at 80% or higher, with the two weakest skills rewritten as corrected notes
Reading Prose and Poetry & Reading Informational Text & Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary
Complete one full-length timed practice test in a single sitting
Review every missed item and write the correct reasoning for each in one sentence
Re-drill the 20 vocabulary items missed most often across weeks 1-7
Build a one-page personal checklist of test-taking moves to use on exam day
Your checkpoint
A completed full-length practice test scored at 80% or higher overall with no domain below 70%, plus the one-page exam-day checklist
Milestones
Week 2: Score 85% or higher on the 20-item vocabulary self-quiz and produce theme statements that cite textual evidence for all 5 week-1 stories
Week 4: Score 75% or higher on the 25-question mixed Domains 1-2-4 quiz and submit an error log of at least 10 categorized entries
Week 6: Correctly analyze roots in 16 of 20 journal words and complete the three-genre theme chart with a defensible theme for each text
Week 8: Score 80% or higher overall on a full-length timed practice test with every domain at 70% or higher