ELA
"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
Unit 1
Mysteries of the 6th Grade
Students will uncover "mysteries of middle school" using the skills of Sherlock Holmes.
Standards Covered:
RL(Literature) Standards:1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.Summative: September 6*2. Compare/contrast how various forms or genres of texts approach a similar theme or topic.Formative: August 30*Composition Standard:Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.Summative: September 6*
Language Standard:Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing, specifically commas, parentheses, and dashes to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.Formal Formative: September 6*
*Dates are tentative
Unit 2
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
September-November
Power Standards Covered In This Unit
RL.6.2: Analyze how the theme is reflected in the text by citing particular details and/or providing an objective summary.
Summative: October 25
RL.6.3: Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and determine how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Summative: October 3
Supporting StandardsRL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the perspective of the narrator or speaker in a text. C.6.3: Compose narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or multiple events, memories or ideas, using effective technique, relevant descriptive details and well-structured event sequences. C.6.5: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources.
Summative: November 8
Unit 2 announcements:
We are setting new IR goals that are due by December 18.
Also, be looking for Greek/Latin Root Word Practice EACH week throughout this unit! We are currently on Week 5.
Root Word quizzes every Thursday, unless otherwise announced.
