Quarter 1

Tuesday October 29

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Scissors
• Adding Machine Tape

Activities:

• SWT
• Run on Sentences Activity
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Wednesday October 30

Objectives:

• I can vary my sentence beginnings.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Scissors, glue

Activities:

• SWT
• Varying Sentence Beginnings with Bruce Hale's Boys Story
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Thursday October 31

Objectives:

• I can write conclusions that make sense with experiences and events I share in my story. (W.6.3.E)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• The Missing Cousin (finish the story)
• 
  
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Friday November 1

Objectives:

• I can write conclusions that make sense with experiences and events I share in my story. (W.6.3.E)
• I can determine the meaning of unknown words by using what I know about common Greek and Latin roots. (L.6.4.B)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Scissors, glue

Activities:

• SWT
• Share ending to The Missing Cousin
• Vote on your favorite ending
• Affixes (audi, vid, vis)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Monday October 21

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Scissors, glue

Activities:

• SWT
• Complex Sentences (Interactive Notebook page)
• Keeping Grammar Weird Sentence Activity
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Tuesday October 22

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• 
  

Activities:

• SWT
• Review Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
• Sentence Openers
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Wednesday October 23

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• 
  

Activities:

• SWT
• An Appositive Experience
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Thursday October 24

Objectives:

• I can understand why it's important to write dialogue correctly and write it correctly myself

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• 
  

Activities:

• SWT
• Introduce dialogue: Chicken dance and Shiloh activities
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Friday October 25

Objectives:

• I can understand why it's important to write dialogue correctly and write it correctly myself

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• 
  

Activities:

• SWT
• Practice writing dialogue
• Dialogue mastery checklist
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Monday October 14

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• 
  

Activities:

• SWT
• Note and Notice with text: Short story Charles together in class
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Tuesday October 15

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Note and Notice with text: Read The Lottery
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Wednesday October 16

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Simple Sentences PowerPoint
• Grammar Keepers Noun and Verb Tests
• Simple Sentences (Interactive Notebook activity)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Thursday October 17

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Sentence Structure PowerPoint
• Compound Sentences (FANBOYS)
• Interactive Notebook Activity
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Friday October 18

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Compound Sentence continued...
• Justin Bieber "Baby, Baby" video
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Monday October 7

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Finish Hatchet
• Memory Moment (last signpost)
• Show Borrowed Time
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIv6_c3UPcY
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Tuesday October 8

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot. (RL 6.5)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Note and Notice Column note-taking sheet

Activities:

• SWT
• Decendents
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhutLj3SVzQ
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Wednesday October 9

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot. (RL 6.5)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Headphones

Activities:

• SWT
• French Roast (put on google classroom for students to view individually)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W9iMGHrdzk
• Take notes and discuss in small groups. Watch a second time straight through.
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Thursday October 10

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• headphones

Activities:

• SWT
• Pixar shorts (Each student will view all 4 short films and complete the Notice and Note handout)
• Be prepared to discuss each short
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Friday October 11

Objectives:

• I can analyze how a story's structure contributes to the development of theme, setting, plot. (RL 6.5)
• I can come to discussions prepared to share my ideas because I have read or studied the required material. (SL.6.1.A)
• 
  

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Students will draw a short to discuss (socratic seminar)
• We will watch each short (without stopping) and talk about their new and deeper understanding of the film.
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

MONDAY Sep. 30

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Copy of I Want My Hat Back and Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs

Activities:

• SWT
• Aha Moments
• Show Oprah Video as an intro
• Read I Want My Hat Back and Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Tuesday October 1

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Copies of Crash

Activities:

• SWT
• Aha Lesson with Crash
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Wednesday October 2

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Tough Questions
• Use video as intro
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Thursday October 3

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• Copies of A Long Walk to Water
• Post it Notes

Activities:

• SWT
• Tough Questions Lesson with A Long Walk to Water
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

Friday October 4

Objectives:

• I can explain how the characters change and respond to the events in a story. RL 6.3
• I can explain how part of a story contributes to the plot of the story. RL 6.5

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• SWT
• Words of the Wiser
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

MONDAY Sep. 23

Objectives:

• I can describe how a story's plot unfolds and how the characters respond or change.
• I can integrate information presented in different media/formats to develop.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• Knucklehead
• SWT
• Hand back Grammar Packet. Grammar Keepers (Nouns)
• Alma (show twice--What do you notice the second time around?)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2k75zbchDA
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

TUESDAY Sep. 24

Objectives:

• I can describe how a story's plot unfolds and how the characters respond or change.
• I can integrate information presented in different media/formats to develop.

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• earbuds

Activities:

• Knucklehead
• SWT
• Grammar Keepers (Verbs)
• Students watch ALMA individually and fill out a plot outline (put times on each step)
• Share
• Exit Ticket: Which part of the plot is the most important and why? (post-it on plot outline on board)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

WEDNESDAY Sep. 25

Objectives:

• I can read and understand stories at my grade level and above. (RL.6.10)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• Knucklehead
• SWT
• Grammar Keepers (Adjectives)
• Introduction to Notice and Note Signposts (notice something in the text and stop to note what it might mean) Reading is thinking! What do you do when you read?
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

THURSDAY Sep. 26

Objectives:

• I can read and understand stories at my grade level and above. (RL.6.10)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• Knucklehead
• SWT
• Grammar Keepers (Adverbs)
• Introduce the first signpost: Contrast and Contradiction
• Copies of "Thank You, Ma'm" by Langston Hughes
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

FRIDAY Sep. 27

Objectives:

• I can use root words, prefixes, suffixes, to understand the meaning of words. (L 6.4)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• Knucklehead
• SWT - Share
• Affixes Interactive Notebook (vis, phon, dict)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Assessment:

MONDAY Sep. 16

Objectives:

• I can make predictions based on key vocabulary from the story "Priscilla and the Wimp" by Richard Peck.
• I can use details from the text to determine the theme or message of a story. (RL.6.2)
• I can think and talk about the effects that specific words have on the meaning or tone of a story. (RL.6.4)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• word sort cards/envelopes

Activities:

• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• SWT
• Source: https://betterlesson.com/lesson/516897/inductive-pre-reading-activity?from=breadcrumb_lesson
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• Finish "Parts of Speech" review (DUE Friday)

Assessment:

Tuesday Sept. 17

Objectives:

• MAP TESTING in AM

Materials:

• book to read
• binder

Activities:

• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• SWT
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Wednesday Sept. 18

Objectives:

• I can actively read and summarize "Priscilla" using reciprocal reading.
• I can refer to the text to support my thoughts and draw inferences about a story. (RL.6.1)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• copies of short story, "Priscilla and the Wimp"

Activities:

• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• SWT
• Source: https://betterlesson.com/lesson/517275/boost-comprehension-with-reciprocal-reading?from=breadcrumb_lesson
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Thursday Sept. 19

Objectives:

• I can generate questions about narrative text.
• I can refer to the text to support my thoughts and draw inferences about a story. (RL.6.1)
• I can describe how the plot of a story or drama unfolds in a sequence of events. (RL.6.3)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• copies of story

Activities:

• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• SWT
• Source: https://betterlesson.com/lesson/519186/generating-and-answering-questions-about-narrative-text?from=breadcrumb_lesson
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Friday Sept. 20

Objectives:

• I can describe how the plot of a story or drama unfolds in a sequence of events. (RL.6.3)

Materials:

• book to read
• binder
• blank plot diagram

Activities:

• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• SWT share
• Parts of a plot
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

MONDAY

Objectives:

• I can translate the writing process from a mentor text to my own writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• Knucklehead (What do you notice?) Chapter 1
• SWT
• Grammar Keepers (Two, to, too)
• Grammar Wrap
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes
• 
  

Assessment:

TUESDAY

Objectives: MAP Testing Today

Materials:

Activities:

• MAP Testing
• 
  
• 
  
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

WEDNESDAY

Objectives

• I can translate the writing process from a mentor text to my own writing.

Activities:

• Knucklehead Chapter 2
• SWT
• Grammar Keepers (It's, its)
• Practice Grammar Rap
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

THURSDAY

Objectives:

• I can translate the writing process from a mentor text to my own writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• Knucklehead Chapters 3-5
• SWT
• Homonym Review
• Practice Grammar Rap
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

FRIDAY

Objectives:

• I can translate the writing process from a mentor text to my own writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• Knucklehead Chapters 6 & 7
• SWT Share
• Perform Grammar Wrap
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Sept 3

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• Get to know you activties

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday, Sept 4

Objectives:

• I can understand the expectations of ELA.

Materials:

Activities:

• Handout class syllabus - go over
• Jon Scieska Picture book to read
• SWT - 5 minutes - write about an animal
• Set up Binder: DIRT, Grammar, Vocabulary/Affixes, My Writing sections
• Book Speed Dating - How classroom books are organized, how they're labeled, what books count for AR to grow as a reader
• DIRT - expectations, where they can sit, no talking, conference schedule and first topic (books you like to read and ones you'd suggest and why)

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Thursday, Sept 5

Objectives:

• I can choose a book to read of interest at my reading level.
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• Read a picture book
• SWT- Introduce Mr. Stick and add a Mr. Stick to yesterday's SWT
• Glue "famous faces" on CN
• Grammar Keeper (Their, They're, There). Use composition notebooks to check the "there's."
• Classroom Jobs
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Friday Sept 6

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• Read a picture book
• SWT
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes

Assessment:

Objectives:

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• 
  

Homework:

Assessment:

Monday

Objectives:

• W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Materials:

• Chromebooks
• Drafting of Conversation Project sheet

Activities:

• SWT
• Typing rough draft of Pop-Up book - print
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Have printed hard copy of rough draft for tomorrow's class

Assessment:

Tuesday

Objectives:

• W6.5 - Develop and strengthen writing by revising, editing, rewriting,

Materials:

• chromebooks
• ARMS/CUPS sheet

Activities:

• SWT
• Hand out ARMS/CUPS revision/editing sheet
• Switch rough draft with partner, find a quiet spot and complete ARMS
• Repeat process with CUPS
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• 
  

Assessment:

Wednesday

Objectives:

• W6.5 - Develop and strengthen writing by revising, editing, rewriting,
• W 6.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
• 
  

Materials:

• Chromebooks
• ARMS/CUPS sheet

Activities:

• SWT
• Finish the ARMS/CUPS sheet that was started yesterday
• conference, making changes to draft
• print second rough draft
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• 
  

Assessment:

Thursday

Objectives:

• W6.5 - Develop and strengthen writing by revising, editing, rewriting,
• W 6.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing

Materials:

• Highlighter
• Chromebooks

Activities:

• SWT
• Using highlighters, highlight first 4 words, checking for sub. conj. ; pay attention to dialogue
• Make changes
• do not print until directions are given - get rid of Scenes and each scene a separate page at bottom of paper
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Final draft of pop-up book printed

Assessment:

Monday

Objectives:

• I can engage/orient reader by establishing a context and introducing characters. (W 6.3 A)
• I can use dialogue, pacing and description to develop events and characters. (W 6.3 B)
• I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (W 6.5)

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Pre-Writing for Conversation Project
• Vocab Collectors
• 
  
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Finish Vocab Collectors Haiku

Assessment:

Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can engage/orient reader by establishing a context and introducing characters. (W 6.3 A)
• I can use dialogue, pacing and description to develop events and characters. (W 6.3 B)
• I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (W 6.5)

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Review Dialogue
• Choose 2 ideas to write dialogue.
• 
  
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Vocab Collectors due tomorrow

Assessment:

Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can engage/orient reader by establishing a context and introducing characters. (W 6.3 A)
• I can use dialogue, pacing and description to develop events and characters. (W 6.3 B)
• I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (W 6.5)

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Plot Diagram--think about your story
• Appositive Experience
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Thursday

Objectives:

• I can engage/orient reader by establishing a context and introducing characters. (W 6.3 A)
• I can use dialogue, pacing and description to develop events and characters. (W 6.3 B)
• I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (W 6.5)

Material

Activities:

• SWT
• Share plot with others; make suggestions
• Begin typing rough draft putting each scene on a separate sheet of paper
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Friday

Objectives:

Materials:

• I can engage/orient reader by establishing a context and introducing characters. (W 6.3 A)
• I can use dialogue, pacing and description to develop events and characters. (W 6.3 B)
• I can develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (W 6.5)

Activities:

• SWT
• Continue typing rough draft
• 
  
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Rough draft due Monday

Assessment:

Monday

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Finish vid, vis
• Review dialogue
• Sentence Structure-Interactive Notebook: Simple Sentences
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

Activities:

SWT

Interactive Notebook: Compound Sentences

DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Interactive Notebook: Complex Sentences
• Sentence Activity
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Thursday

Objectives:

• I can use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Review: Simple, compound, complex
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Friday

Objectives:

• I can identify and use various sentence patterns/types in my writing.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT: Find examples of sentence types in own writing to share
• Sentence Types Assessment
• Vocab Collectors- 2 word Haiku
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

• Sentence Types Test

Monday

Objectives:

• I can describe how a story's plot unfolds and how the characters respond or change.
• I can integrate information presented in different media/formats to develop.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Introduce October BINGO card
• Alma - Plot
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.
• Vocab Collectors due Wednesday

Assessment:

Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can describe how a story's plot unfolds and how the characters respond or change

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Disney Pixar Shorts (plot diagram)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min

Assessment:

Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can understand why it's important to write dialogue correctly and write it correctly myself.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Vocab Collectors due today!
• Introduce dialogue: Chicken dance and Shiloh activities
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min.

Assessment:

Thursday

Objectives:

• I can understand why it's important to write dialogue correctly and write it correctly myself

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Practice writing dialogue: Comic strip
• DIRT
• 
  

Homework:

• Read 20 min

Assessment:

Friday--Homecoming

Objectives:

• I can understand why it's important to write dialogue correctly and write it correctly myself
• I can use Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT-Share
• Dialogue mastery checklist
• Affixes
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 min

Assessment:

Monday

Objectives:

• I can identify different types of leads and endings in various types of texts.
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Introduce Mr. Stick--glue famous faces in CN
• Knucklehead (finish by Friday)
• Hand out leads and endings -- identify which are used in Knucklehead
• Grammar Rap (sing together, take notes, sing again)
• DIRT

Homework:

• Read 20 Minutes

Assessment:

Tuesday - MAPS Today

Objectives:

• I can...
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

Homework:

Assessment:

Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Grammar Rap -- divide into dance sections, practice
• 
  
• DIRT
• 
  
• 
  
• 
  

Homework:

Assessment:

Thursday (Early Release)

Objectives:

• I can ensure pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, and possessive).
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT
• Pronoun Interactive Notebook Activity 1 (Subjective pronouns)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f3a2l9QLxU (Shmoop)
• DIRT
• 
  
• 
  
• 
  

Homework:

Assessment:

Tuesday - MAPS Today

Objectives:

• I can I can ensure pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, and possessive).
• I can...

Materials:

Activities:

• SWT -- Share
• Interactive Notebook Activity 2 (Objective Pronouns)
• 
  
• DIRT
• 
  
• 
  
• 
  

Homework:

Assessment: