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GRADE 6

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Users of Elements of Literature will appreciate this convenient guide to grammar, writing, and commu-nication skills supplementary instruction in McDougal Littell’s Language Network.

The correlation is organized by selection, so that as you work your way through the literature inElements of Literature, you know exactly where to go in Language Network for skills instruction in common grammar concepts, writing skills, vocabulary acquisition, critical thinking skills; and for helpwith projects such as giving speeches, creating multimedia projects, interviewing, and much more.

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A few regular features in Elements of Literature can be supported with the same Language Network chap-ter or pages consistently throughout the program. As a convenient guide for you, these features are list-ed below in a quick reference, rather than listed with selections.

Selection Features in Elements of Literature Supplement with Language Network

Reading Skills and Strategies Reading strategies, p. 452Students take notes in a journal abouta reading strategy as they read

Making Meanings Evaluating Information, pp. 467–479Post-reading, critical thinking questionsthat follow every selection

Writer’s Notebook Prewriting, pp. 264–266After selections students jot downideas to apply later in a Writer’sWorkshop

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Grade 6, Collection 1 3

Just Once, p. 2Foul Shot, p. 10

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for an

Autobiographical Incident, p. 12

Speaking and Listening• Creative Writing/Speaking: Now Hear This,

p. 12• Changing Genres: Foul Shot: The Story

Grammar• Troublesome Verbs, p. 13• Using Context to Recognize Words, p. 13

Ta-Na-E-Ka, p. 15Crow Poets, p. 24

Writing• Collecting Ideas for an Autobiographical

Incident, p. 28• Creative Writing: Your Own Ta-Na-E-Ka, p. 28

Speaking and Listening• Debate: Equal Time, p. 28

Grammar• Subjects and Verbs–In perfect Agreement, p. 29

Research• Research/Cultural Diversity: Cultural Rituals,

p. 28

• Freewriting, p, 377• Brainstorm to Find a Topic, p. 264• Student Help Desk: Finding Ideas, p. 274

• Writing: Summarizing Information, p. 199• Presentation Skills, p. 491• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492

• Irregular Verbs, p. 98• Using Vocabulary Strategies, p. 512• Using Context Clues, p. 514

• Freewriting, p. 377

• Learn What It Is: Poem, p. 411

• Speak For Yourself: Discussion, p. 403

• Agreement in Number, p. 166• Compound subjects, p. 169• Subject-Verb Agreement at a Glance, p. 182

• Research Report, p. 418• Preparing an Oral Report, p. 489

COLLECTION 1: OUT HERE ON MY OWN

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Reading Skills and Strategies, p. 30

• How to Own a Word: Context Clues, p. 30

La Bamba, p. 44

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collect ideas for an

autobiographical incident, p. 51• Writing a Brochure/Speaking: The Show Must

Go On, p. 51• Comparing and Contrasting: M and M, p. 51

• Writing/Art: Coming Soon to an AuditoriumNear You!, p. 51

Grammar • Using Verb Tenses, p. 52

Writer’s Workshop, p. 86

Writing• Narrative Writing: Autobiographical Incident,

p. 86

Sentence Workshop, p. 91

Grammar• Sentence Fragments

• Strategies for Understanding New Words –Context, p. 512

• Using Context Clues, p. 514

• Prewriting: Finding a Topic, p. 264

• The Print Media, p. 498• Interviewing, p. 485• Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306• Student Help Desk, p. 308• Creating Visuals, p. 330

• Using Verb Tenses, p. 107

• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358

• Fragments and Run-ons, p. 25• Editing and Proofreading: Correcting

Fragments, p. 362

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Storm from Woodsong, p. 96Call of the Wild, p. 103

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a

Biographical Incident• Creative Writing: Straight from the Dog’s

Mouth, p. 106• Writing/Research/Art: Making Pawbooks,

p. 106

Grammar• Using Good and Well Correctly, p. 107

Vocabulary• Prefixes, p. 107


• Making Inferences, p. 125

The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln, p. 126Lincoln’s Humor, p. 132

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a

Biographical Sketch, p. 134• Creative Writing: Get the Picture, p. 134



• Process Description, p. 382• Process description at a Glance, p. 388

• Adjective or Adverb, p. 136• Modifier Problems, p. 145

• Analyzing Word Parts, p. 517

• Making Inferences, p. 472

• Freewriting, p. 377• Prewriting, p. 264• Choosing Presentation Aids, p. 490• Creating Visuals, p. 330

COLLECTION 2: UNFORGETTABLE PERSONALITIES

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Speaking and Listening• Speaking/Media: "Picks and Pans", p. 134

• Research/ Performance: Lincoln Live, p. 134

Grammar• Comparing with Adjectives, p. 135

Vocabulary• Synonyms: Making Mr. Lincoln Less Gracious,

p. 135

A Glory Over Everything from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on theUnderground Railroad, p. 136

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collect Ideas for an

Autobiographical Incident, p. 148• Creative Writing – At Journey’s End, p. 148

Grammar• Don’t Use Bad and Badly Badly, p. 149

Speaking and Listening Workshop,p. 156

Speaking• Interviewing, p. 156

• Compare-and-Contrast Order, p. 306• Speak for Yourself: Discussion: p. 403• Spatial Order: Spatial Order, p. 304• Speak for Yourself: Demonstration, p. 387• Research Report, p. 418• Speak for Yourself: Oral Report, p. 431

• Making Comparisons, p. 133• Student Help Desk, p. 144

• Using Reference Materials: Reference Books, p. 444

• Prewriting: Finding a Topic, p. 264• Prewriting, p. 361• Creating a Class Newspaper, p. 505• The Print Media, p. 498

• Adjective or Adverb, p. 136• Student Help Desk: Modifier Problems, p. 145

• Interviewing, p. 485


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Writing• Expository Writing: Biographical Sketch,

p. 158


Grammar• Run-on Sentences, p. 163

Learning for Life, p. 165

Research• Researching Media Personalities, p. 165

• Spatial Order: Organizing Objects and People,p. 304

• Introducing Elaboration: Methods ofElaboration, p. 325

• Using Sensory Details, p. 326• Adding Facts: Facts Help You Make Your Point,

p. 328

• Run-On Sentences, p. 26

• Interviewing, p. 485• Creating a Class Newspaper, p. 505

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John Henry, p. 168Working on the Railroad, p. 174

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a How-

To Essay• Creative Writing/Music: John Henry: The

Legend Lives On, p. 177

The Fun They Had, p. 204Netiquette, p. 210

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a How-

To Essay

• Creative Writing: Earthdate: 2155, p. 213• Creative Writing/Art: The Fun We Have,

p. 213

Grammar• End All End-Mark Errors, p. 214

Vocabulary• Dictionary Skills/Art–Compudiction, p. 213

• Rooting Out Meanings: "It’s All Greek to Me",p. 214

Speaking and Listening Workshop, p. 228

Speaking• Oral Interpretation, p. 228

• Sequential Order, p. 302• Process Description, p. 382• Paragraphs: Descriptive and Narrative,

p. 294-295

• Freewriting, p. 377• Prewriting, p. 264• Prewriting, p. 361

• Freewriting, p. 377• Describing a Place, p. 366

• Periods and Other End Marks, p. 206• Punctuating Quotations, p. 214

• Using Reference Materials, p. 444• Using References, p. 522• Root Words, p. 519

• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492


COLLECTION 3: MACHINE MANIA: PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Writing• Expository Writing: How-To Essay, 230


Grammar• Stringy Sentences, p. 235

• Process Description, p. 382

• Fixing Stringy Sentences, p. 338• Speak for Yourself, p. 387

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Stray, p. 250Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog, p. 255

Choices: Building Your Portfolio


Informative Report, p. 256

• Creative Writing: A First-Pet Point of View,p. 256

Grammar• Pronoun and Contraction Mix-ups, p. 257

Spelling• Consonants: Double or Nothing

Reading Skills and Strategies

• Organizers: Finding the Structure, p. 262

The Flood from The Beauty of theBeasts, p. 263Trial by Fire, p. 275


Informative Report, p. 277

• Freewriting, p. 377• Prewriting, p. 264• Finding and Organizing Information, p. 266

• Possessive Pronouns, p. 61

• Quick-Fix Spelling Machine, p. 571

• Creating an Outline, p. 459• Focusing a Topic: Limiting a Topic, p. 265• Organizing Paragraphs at a Glance, p. 308• Prewriting, p. 409

• Prewriting, p. 264• Finding and Organizing Information, p. 266• Developing a Research Plan, 421


COLLECTION 4: ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

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Grammar • Clear Pronoun References, p. 278

Elements of Literature

• The Main Idea, p. 279

Communications Workshops, p. 302

Writing• Expository Writing: Informative Report, p. 302


Grammar• Wordy Sentences, p. 307

• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, p. 69• Indefinite Pronoun Agreement, p. 72

• Adding Supporting Details, p. 254

• Research Report, p. 418

• Fixing Stringy Sentences, p. 338• Varying Sentence Length, p. 340

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All Summer in a Day, p. 312Sun Helps Girl Enjoy Daylight, p. 321

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for

Supporting Position, p. 324• Creative Writing: End to End, p. 324• Science/Research, p. 324

Spelling• Semantic Mapping, p. 325

Language • Style: Figurative Language, p. 325

Eleven, p. 327


Supporting a Position, p. 335

• Creative Writing: It All Depends on Your Pointof View, p. 335

Speaking• Performance: Speak Your Piece, p. 335

Grammar • Punctuating Dialogue, p. 336

• Prewriting, p. 264• Freewriting, p. 393• Short Story and Poem, p. 406• Research Report, p. 418

• Understanding Related Words, p. 520

• Imagery and Figurative Language, p. 352

• Paragraphs: Informative and Persuasive, p. 296• Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297• Problem-Solution Essay, p. 393• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358

• Publishing and Reflecting: Ways to PresentYour Work, p. 272

• Presentation Skills, p. 491

• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 214• Quotation Marks in Dialogue, p. 216• Editing and Proofreading: Target Skill:

Punctuating Dialogue, p. 410


COLLECTION 5: JUSTICE FOR ALL

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Spelling• How to Make Silent E Go Quietly, p. 336

The Gold Cadillac, p. 338The South I Saw, p. 346I Was Not Alone, p. 350

Writing• Writing Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a

Supporting Position

• Writing a Letter: Dear Author, p. 354

Grammar• Style: Connotations, p. 355

Research• Research/Panel Discussion: Journey Toward

Equity, p. 354

What Do Fish Have To Do WithAnything?, p. 366


Supporting a Position, p. 377• Creative Writing: Meeting of Minds, p. 377• A Letter: Thanks from the Heart, p. 377

• Quick-Fix Spelling Machine: Words Ending inSilent e, p. 570

• Paragraphs: Informative and Persuasive, p. 296• Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297• Opinion Statement, p. 401• Thank-You Letter, p. 564• Methods of elaboration, p. 325• Drafting an Opinion Statement, p. 401

• Using Exact Language, p. 350• Kinds of Meaning: Positive and Negative

Connotation, p. 351• Student Help Desk, p. 355

• Sharing and Reflecting, p. 402• Speak for Your Self: Setting Up a Panel

Discussion, p. 403• Research Report, p. 418

• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Prewriting: Opinion Statement, p. 401

• Thank-You Letter, p. 564

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Speaking and Listening• Debate: Pros and Cons

Grammar • Direct and Indirect Quotations, p. 378


Writing• Persuasive Writing: Supporting A Position,

p. 396


Grammar• Combining Sentences by Inserting Words,

p. 401

Reading for Life, p. 402

• Evaluating a Persuasive Message, p. 402

• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Speak for Your Self: Setting Up a Panel

Discussion, p. 403

• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 214• Quotation Marks in Dialogue, p. 216• Editing and Proofreading: Target Skill:

Punctuating Dialogue, p. 410

• Opinion Statement, p. 398

• Compound Sentence Parts: Revising:Combining Sentence Parts, p. 15

• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282• Combining Sentence Parts, p. 284• Student Help Desk: Combining Sentences,

p. 287

• Separating Facts from Opinions, p. 470• Identifying Opinions, p. 471• Paragraphs that Persuade, p. 297


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Forming Opinions, p. 407

Blanca Flor, p. 439Onstage and Backstage: Theater Talk,p. 444


Evaluation, p. 460• Creative Writing: A Change in Scenery, p. 460

Vocabulary• Spanish Words, p. 475

Rumpelstiltskin, p. 462Rumpelstiltskin, p. 471


Evaluation, p. 474

• Comparing and Contrasting Stories: GrimmReading, p. 474

• Creative Writing: A New Fairy Tale, p. 474

Vocabulary• Denotations and Connotations: Finding the

Right Word, p. 475

• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Separating Facts From Opinions, p. 470

• Facts Can Support Your Opinions, p. 328• Opinion Statement, p. 401• Short Story and Poem, p. 406

• Dictionaries, p. 522

• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Book Review, p. 562• Editorial, p. 563• Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306• Paragraph Organization, p. 308• Methods of Elaboration, p. 325• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Short Story and Poem, p. 406

• Kinds of Meaning, p. 351• Connotations, p. 355

COLLECTION 6: ONSTAGE!

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Writing• Persuasive Writing: Evaluation, p. 480


• Combining Sentences by Using Groups ofWords, p. 485

• Opinion Statement, p. 398

• Growing Sentences, p. 280• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282• Combining Sentences, p. 287• Revising Sentences, p. 335• Varying Sentence Length, p. 340


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Loo-Wit, the Fire-Keeper, p. 490


Observational Writing, p. 496

• Creative Writing: "When the World WasYoung…", p. 496

• Creative Writing: That Changes Everything!, p. 496

Speaking and Listening• Research/Reader’s Theater, p. 496

Grammar• Forming the Plural of Nouns, p. 497

from Volcano, p. 498



Language• Style Comparisons in Science Writing, p. 511

• Comparing and Contrasting, p. 135• Describing a Place, p. 369• Prewriting, p. 413• Short Story and Poem, p. 406

• Short Story and Poem, p. 406

• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415

• Singular and Plural Nouns, p. 38• Agreement in Number, p. 166• Student Help Desk: Nouns at a Glance, p. 50

• Comparing and Contrasting, p. 135

• Using Figurative Language, p. 257• Imagery and Figurative Language, p. 352• Figurative Language, p. 355

COLLECTION 7: EXPLAINING OUR WORLD: FACT AND FICTION

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The Dog of Pompeii, p. 513A City Frozen in Time, p. 520Pompeii, p. 524



• Comparing Texts: It’s a Dog’s Life, p. 527

• Creative Writing/Art: Bring Bimbo Back,p. 527

ResearchResearch/Narrative Writing, p. 527

Speaking and Listening Workshop,p. 560

Speaking and Listening, p. 560• Speaking to Inform, p. 560


Writing• Descriptive Writing: Observational Writing,

p. 562

• Finding and Organizing Information: OrganizeYour Notes, p. 266

• Using Sensory Details, p. 326• Describing a Place, p. 369• Compare and Contrast Order, p. 306• Student Help Desk, p. 308• Short Story and Poem, p. 406

• Short Story and Poem, p. 406• Using Library Catalogs, p. 440• The World Wide Web, p. 446• Using Reference Materials, p. 444

• Preparing an Oral Report, p. 489• Opinion Statement, p. 398• Presentation Skills, p. 491• Student Help Desk: Speaking Tips, 494

• Personal Experience Essay, p. 358• Describing a Place, p. 366


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Grammar• Combining Sentences Using Connecting

Words, p. 567• Compound Sentence Parts, p. 14• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282• Varying Sentence Length, p. 340• Conjunctions, p.154• Compound Subjects, p. 169• Compound Subjects, p. 182• Combining Choppy Sentences, p. 341

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Medussa’s Head, p. 572Perseus and the Gorgon’s Head, p. 582

Writing• Writer’s Notebook: Collecting Ideas for a Story,

p. 587• Creative Writing: Updating the Myth, p. 587

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, p. 610To Be Continued, p. 617John, Sue, and a Talking Snake, p. 618


p. 621• Creative Writing: To Catch a Thief, p. 621

Speaking and Listening• Drama: "Open Sesame!", p. 621

Vocabulary• Using Language Structure: Prefixes and

Suffixes, p. 622


• Short Story and Poem, p. 406• Prewriting, p. 409

• Short Story at a Glance, p. 406• Prewriting, p. 409• Student Help Desk: Short Story, p. 416• Prewriting, p. 409

• Speak for Yourself: Readers Theater, p. 379• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492

• Build Your Vocabulary, p. 511• Analyzing Word Parts, p. 517• Understanding Related Words, p. 520• Pull Apart Puzzling Words, p. 524• Interpret Suffix Signals, p. 525


COLLECTION 8: TELL ME A TALE

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He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit,p. 639The Fox and the Crow, p. 644The Wolf and the House Dog, p. 645


p. 464

Speaking and Listening• Performance: You’re Out!, p. 647

Grammar• To, Too, and Two, p. 647


Writing• Narrative Writing: Story, p. 658


Grammar• Joining Sentences, p. 663

Learning for Life, p. 665

• Making Oral Presentations: The Storyteller’sArt, p. 665


• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415

• Commonly Confused Words, p. 581


• Combining Complete Sentences, p. 282

• Speak for Yourself: Skit, p. 415• Presenting an Oral Interpretation, p. 492

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