Periods 1-2

Last week of 6th grade!

Monday, 5/19: Projects DUE! Finishing touches and end-of-book celebration.

Tuesday, 5/20: Finishing Quill and turning it in. Weird careers.

Wednesday, 5/21: Weird careers.

Thursday, 5/22: Locker clean out. Letters to next year's 6th graders. Letters to your future self.

Friday, 5/23: Wrapping up 6th grade! You will rock seventh grade!

Week 9: Savvy and project work.

Monday, 5/12: Achieve LevelSet. Done? Character study work.

Tuesday, 5/13: Quill Personal Grammar Work.  Character study mini-deadline at end of the period  Done? Start on Plot Summary.

Wednesday, 5/14: Quill Personal Grammar Work.  Plot Summary mini-deadline at the end of the period. 

Thursday, 5/15: Quill Personal Grammar Work. Theme Analysis mini-deadline at beginning of the period Friday.  Done? Final book review. 

Friday, 5/16: Returning books to the library. Quill Personal Grammar Work. Final Book Review work. 

Projects are due Monday, 5/19. We will spend some class time finishing things up as needed, perfecting things that need perfected, and making sure things are printed that need to be.  Ask questions! Use your resources! 

Remember: There is a late penalty in effect for this project. All submissions are due by the end of class Monday to be scored for full credit.

Week 8: Savvy! Achieve due Friday. Please bring in a folder for the end-of-book portfolio. Information will be given out on Tuesday!

Monday, 5/5: Savvy Chapters 12 - 25 Reading Comprehension. Chapter 26.

Tuesday, 5/6: Savvy Chapters 27 - 29.

Wednesday, 5/7: Savvy Chapters 30 - 32

Thursday, 5/8: Savvy  Chapters 33 - 34

Friday, 5/9: Savvy - Finishing up the book! Project mini-deadline: You should have your Author's Craft Foldable done.

*Note: Quill Personalized Grammar assigned Monday, 5/5 and is due on May 20. Information about scoring was posted to Google Classroom and PowerSchool. Let me know if you have any questions.

Week 7: Savvy and ILEARN

Monday, 4/28: Achieve due Friday. Chapters 18 and 19 Making Inferences

Tuesday, 4/29: Science ILEARN in ELA class! Bring your charged iPad and a book to read if you finish early!

Wednesday, 4/30: Chapters 20 and 21. Scumbling.

Thursday, 5/1: Chapters 22 -25.

Friday, 5/2: Library. Responding to fiction with analysis. "By Trying to Fit In..."

Week 6: Savvy and ILEARN

Monday, 4/21: Achieve due Friday. Chapters 14 and 15. Family trees.

Tuesday, 4/22: Shortened periods due to ILEARN. Hero's Journey RACES

Wednesday, 4/23: Chapters 16 - 17 using Notice and Note.

Thursday, 4/24: Shortened periods due to ILEARN.  "Lessons From Failure: Why We Try, Try Again"

Friday, 4/25: Chapters 18 - 19. Comprehension and critical thinking.  Literary Allusions

Week 5: Savvy and ILEARN

Monday, 4/14: Achieve due Friday. ILEARN prep - what to expect, what is expected. Savvy catch up.

Tuesday, 4/15: Shortened periods due to ILEARN testing. 

Wednesday, 4/16: Savvy chapter 11-12  and comic strip summarizing.

Thursday, 4/17: Shortened periods due to ILEARN testing. Savvy chapter 13 and author's craft.

Friday, 4/18:  Center stage - what's your savvy??

Week 4: Are you Savvy?

Monday, 4/7: Achieve Growth Celebration. Chapters 2-3

Tuesday, 4/8: Chapters 4-5

Wednesday,  4/9: Chapter 6

Thursday, 4/10: Chapters 7-9

Friday, 4/11: Library. Reading comprehension check. ILEARN review.

Standards and objectives:

6.RC.1 I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. (E) 

6.RC.2 I can provide a detailed, objective summary of the text. (E) 

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene fits into the overall structure of a work of literature and contributes to the development of characterization. (E) 

6.RC.7 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. (E)

 6.RC.13I can use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. 

(E) 6.CC.8 I can use evidence to evaluate the accuracy of information presented in multiple media messages. (E) 

Week 3 - Finishing Cinderella Stories and beginning Savvy by Ingrid Law

Monday, 3/31:   Drafting and peer review original Cinderella story. Final draft due by the end of class Friday. 

Tuesday, 4/1:  Drafting and peer review original Cinderella story. 

Wednesday, 4/2: Informative Writing Review Argumentative Writing review - Should we make new stories, or retell old ones?

Thursday, 4/3:  Ingrid Law Author's Research. Finishing up writing, Achieve, and grammar.

Friday, 4/4: Library. Writing Vocabulary. Savvy by Ingrid Law.

Standards and Objectives

6.W.1 I can write arguments that are well-organized and well-supported, including a claim, reasoning, and supporting evidence.

6.W.2 I can write informative compositions that are well-organized and well-supported, using details from outside sources to provide facts, details, and relevant information.

6.W.3 I can write narrative compositions that follow a logical event sequence, use creative language and dialogue to ground the reader in the story, and provide a satisfying conclusion.

 6.W.4 I can apply the writing process to all formal writing. 

6.W.5 I can conduct brief research assignments that allow me to develop my understanding of a topic, evaluate sources for credibility, and avoid plagiarism in my presentation of information.

Quarter 4 Week 2 - Cinderella Stories: How Different Cultures Tell the Same Story

Monday: Welcome back! Achieve due Friday. Elements of a Cinderella Story and Perrault's "Cinderella."

Tuesday:  "Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Wednesday: "Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Thursday: Multicultural stories - various Cinderella tales from around the globe.

Friday: Library. Planning our own Cinderella Story

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast Cinderella stories in different forms in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

6.RC.8 I can trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in nonfiction texts, distinguishing claims that the author supports with reasons and evidence from claims that are not supported.

6.W.6 I can demonstrate command of writing simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences; recognizing sentence fragments and run-ons. 

6.CC.4 I can interpret information presented in diverse media and formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study. 

6.W.3 I can write an original narrative that follows the structure of a Cinderella story.

6.CC.4 I can interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to our ideas of multicultural Cinderella stories.

Quarter 4 Week 1: Fine Arts. Achieve article due Wednesday. Choose an article related to an art you are interested in!

Monday: Visual Arts and Photography. What's a photo essay?

Tuesday: Photo Essays and Margaret Bourke-White

Wednesday: Music as an art form. Lyric and music analysis.

Thursday: Creating Art to Convey a Theme.

Friday: Happy Spring Break!

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1 I can analyze what a text - even an unusual text, like a painting, sculpture, or song -  says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. (E)

6.RC.2 I can determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature or art is conveyed through particular details; provide a detailed, objective summary of the text. (E)

6.RC.7 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. (E) 

6.RC.9 I can integrate information presented in different media or formats to demonstrate a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. 

6.CC.4 I can interpret information presented in diverse media and formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study. 

Week 9: Egypt. Achieve - Egypt Choice due Friday.

Friday is the end of the quarter.  All missing work must be turned in by Thursday, 3/6 to give me time to grade it!

Monday, 3/3: "Prince Setna and the Book of Magic"

Tuesday, 3/4: Shortened periods due to testing. Gods and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.

Wednesday, 3/5: Newspaper reporting: What happened next?

Thursday, 3/6: Shortened periods due to testing. "The Return of the Mummy King."

Friday, 3/7: Advertising for the King Tut Exhibit

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences and support them with relevant text evidence from both nonfiction and fiction texts.

6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast how the short clip, the play, and the nonfiction article portray the Egyptian gods and afterlife.

6.RC.9 I can integrate information from a variety of formats to create a coherent understanding of ancient Egypt.

6.W.5  I can create an argumentative advertisement.

Week 8: The Watsons Go to Birmingham end of unit and I LOVE TO READ WEEK! Achieve due Friday.

Monday, 2/24: Tying it all together: Literary Analysis of the book. (Final book assessment - completed in class Monday and Wednesday.)

Tuesday, 2/25: ILEARN Checkpoint 2 opportunity 2.

Wednesday, 2/26: Literary Analysis of the book due at the end of class.

Thursday, 2/27: Annie, Jr. Go Cast and Crew!

Friday, 2/28: Memoir Final.

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.2 I can determine how a theme of the book is conveyed through particular details.

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene fits into the overall structure of the book and contributes to the development of the theme.

 6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast the book and the movie in terms of their approach to the theme and historical events.

 6.W.3, 6.W.4 I can use the writing process to write a narrative  memoir that engages the reader; organizes an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically;  uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue; uses sensory language to convey experiences and events, and provides an ending that follows from the narrated experiences or events. 

Week 7: The Watsons Go to Birmingham week 3. Achieve and Quill due Friday.

Monday, 2/17: eLearning day called! Assignment posted to Google Classroom. Chapter 10 posted to Classroom.

Tuesday, 2/18: The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Finish chapter 10 and read chapter 11. Memoir 4 due.

Wednesday, 2/19: The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 12 and character tracker.

Thursday, 2/20:  Library.  The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 13 and questions.

Friday, 2/21: The Watsons Go to Birmingham Chapter 14 - end. Connecting fiction to history.

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences and support them with relevant, explicit text evidence.

6.RL.3.2 - I can analyze and explain how the author's point of view changes the meaning of the text.

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a theme is shown from specific details in the novel, and I can include a theme in an objective summary of the book.

6.W.3 , 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to revise a draft of a narrative memoir.

Week 6: The Watsons Go to Birmingham week 2! Choice Achieve article due Friday.

Monday, 2/10: Memoir Part 3 workshop. The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 6 - drawing conclusions

Tuesday, 2/11: The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 7 - mood 

Wednesday, 2/12: The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 8 

Thursday, 2/13: Chapter 8 summary practice. The Watsons Go to Birmingham chapter 9. Mustard Ketchup Pickles day.

Friday, 2/14: The Watsons Go to Birmingham  summing it up so far. Memoir Writing Part 4

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of a scene or chapter of the book. I can write a detailed objective summary of a related nonfiction article.

6.RC.1  I can make inferences and draw conclusions from the text, supported by relevant, explicit text evidence. I can use the constructed response RACE format to clearly express my supported inferences and conclusions.

6.RC.3 I can analyze and explain how specific elements of the book contribute to the overall plot of the book, as well as how each chapter contains its own clear plot structure.

6.W.3, 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, and try new approaches to my original memoir writing.

Week 5: Midterm is 2/7! All missing work must be turned in before the end of the day 2/7 in order to be scored.

Monday, 2/3: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Chapter 1

Tuesday, 2/4: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963  Chapters 2-3

Wednesday, 2/5: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Chapter 4

Thursday, 2/6: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Chapter 5

Friday, 2/7: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 comprehension check. Memoir Writing Part 3.

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.3 I can analyze and explain how the setting contributes to the overall story.

6.RC.7  I can analyze and explain how the point of view and perspective of a novel are shown in the story.

 RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of a nonfiction article, a chapter from the book, and a short video.

Week 4: The end of Greek Mythology and the start of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963.

Monday, 1/27: Star Lab! Reading the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops.

Tuesday, 1/28: What is a Hero? End of unit analysis writing.

Wednesday, 1/29: Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s Text Set.

Thursday, 1/28: Memoir writing introduction.

Friday, 1/29: Library! Memoir writing pt. 1. Music of the 1960s.

Standards and Objectives: 

I can draw inferences and conclusions based on relevant evidence from multiple texts.

I can write informative analysis drafts focusing on supporting ideas with evidence and synthesizing ideas.

I can summarize nonfiction and fiction texts with relevant details and no opinions.

I can properly use pronouns in writing.

I can find errors in punctuation and correct them.

I can plan a narrative piece of writing in the style of a memoir.

Week 3 Greek Mythology. It's Star Lab Week! Exact day TBA once the schedule is released to me. All students must be ready to present their research lesson on Tuesday!

Monday, 1/20: Snow makeup day. Achieve - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. set due Friday. Star Lab work. You must be ready to present your research lesson TOMORROW!! 

Tuesday, 1/21: Original myth. Reading and analyzing Helen of Troy.

Wednesday: Finishing original myth. Troy and making inferences.

Thursday: Troy and the structure of literature.

Friday: The Monster in the Cave and the structure of literature. Comparing heroes.

Standards and Objectives: 

6.W.3 I can plan an original narrative.

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences supported by relevant, specific text evidence.

6.RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of a text.

6.RL.3.2 - I can analyze an author's point of view and how it is shown by comparing the portrayal of different heroes.

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a piece of literature is structured.

Week 2 Greek Mythology

Monday, 1/13: Achieve - Ancient Greece and Rome: Old Bones Show Doctor's Work due Friday. Hero and Villain - Theseus and the Minotaur. Summary and theme review.

Tuesday, 1/14: Grammar - vague pronouns. Word Work week 17.  Hercules' backstory - an unreliable narrator.

Wednesday, 1/15: The 12 Labors of Hercules Jigsaw. Star Lab work.

Thursday, 1/16: Short periods due to testing! The 12 Labors of Hercules theme and detailed objective summary.

Friday, 1/17: Short periods due to testing! Library. Star Lab Work.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of the myth of Hercules' labors.

6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast 2 presentations of Hercules.

6.RC.7  I can analyze how perspective and point of view are influenced by the narrator and word choices in a retelling of the myth.

6.RC.6 - I can analyze and explain in detail how specific details contribute to the myth connected to my assigned constellation.

6.W.3 I can do multiple types of narrative writing, by retelling a myth from a new perspective and creating my own myth.

6.W.4- I can use my knowledge of the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and present my writing.

Quarter 3 Week 1 - Welcome back! We will be studying Greek and other mythology this unit.

Monday, 1/6: SNOW DAY 

Tuesday, 1/7: SNOW DAY

Wednesday, 1/8: Review. Achieve - Do We Speak Greek? due Friday. Ancient Greece Book of Knowledge due Friday.

 Thursday, 1/9:  Word Work Week 16. Theseus and the Minotaur - close reading and inferences.

Friday, 1/10: Library day! Theseus and the Minotaur - Hero or villain? Begin constellation mythology work for Star Lab.

Standards and Objectives: 

6.RC.7  I can analyze how the perspective and point of view in a myth contribute to its meaning, and I can re-interpret the myth from various points of view.

6.RC.6 I can analyze and explain in detail how specific details in the myth contribute to the characterization, plot, and theme of the story.

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences supported by explicit, relevant text evidence.

6.RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of a myth, including a theme statement relevant to the story.

Week 9 End of Quarter

Monday, 12/16: Finishing essays and Paleontology unit.

Tuesday, 12/17: ILEARN Checkpoint Opportunity 2. Zero hour for students who passed Opportunity 1.

Wednesday, 12/18: Achieve LevelSet for MOY. See PowerSchool for grading standards.

Thursday, 12/19: Hey Deer!

Friday, 12/20: Battle Plan! and New Years Goals

Week 8 Paleontology 

Monday, 12/9: Achieve: A Special Find - 100 Years Later. Class discussion and choosing a side - Should dinosaur fossils be for sale? Planning an argument by compiling sources 

Tuesday, 12/10: Word Work Root Words Review - All weeks 1-15. Outline due at the end of the period.

Wednesday, 12/11: Word Work Root Words Review. Rough draft due at the end of the period.

Thursday, 12/12: Word Work Root Words Review. Revising and editing for clarity and persuasiveness. 

Friday, 12/13: Library! Word Work Root Words Final. Final draft will be homework if not turned in by the end of class.

Standards and Objectives

6.W.1 I can write arguments in a variety of forms.

 6.RC.8 I can trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that the author supports with reasons and evidence from claims that are not supported. 

Week 7 Paleontology

Monday, 12/2: Achieve - Choose 1 due Friday. Excerpt from Mary Anning's Curiosity.

Tuesday, 12/3: Mary Anning's Curiosity close reading. Writing in response to the story. Introduce advertisement.

Wednesday, 12/4: Word Work Week 15. Creating an advertisement. Due Thursday.

Thursday, 12/5: Advertisement.

Friday, 12/6: Library. You Found a Dinosaur Fossil. Now What? Summarizing viewpoints.

Standards and Objectives

6.W.1 I can write arguments in a variety of forms.

 6.RC.7 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. (E)

 6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast works of literature in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

 6.RC.8 I can trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that the author supports with reasons and evidence from claims that are not supported. 

6.RC.1 I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. (E) 

Week 6 and Thanksgiving week (11/18 - 11/22, 11/25-11/26) Paleontology 

Monday, 11/18: Digging Up the Past text set.  Achieve - A New Dinosaur Family Tree

Tuesday, 11/19: "The Bone Hunter" Close reading questions.

Wednesday, 11/20: "The Bone Hunter" Supporting inferences with detailed text evidence. Author's point of view and perspective.

Thursday, 11/21: "The Bone Hunter" journaling from Anning's perspective. "How We Unearthed the Spinosaurus"

Friday, 11/22: Library! Reader's Theater. Comparing multiple portrayals of dinosaurs. 

Monday, 11/25: Achieve - The Great Dinosaur Rush. Fun with Greek and Latin roots - create a dinosaur.

Tuesday, 11/26: Paleontology activity.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.4 I can compare and contrast genres in how they portray dinosaurs, fossils, and paleontologists.

6.RC.1  I can support inferences with explicit text evidence.

6.RC.7 I can determine the author's point of view in a play and a nonfiction article and explain how different perspectives are shown.

6.CC.1 I can engage in collaborative discussions.

6.CC.4 I can interpret information given in a variety of media formats to form a full understanding of paleontology.

6.W.1 , 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to create a short argument from Anning's perspective that she should be allowed into the university.

6.RC.13 I can use my understanding of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to learn new words, build new words, and create meaning.

Week 5 (11/11 - 11/15) - Protect Our Planet wrap up and fiction review

Monday, 11/11: "Far From Home" Plot Map. Finishing Infographic. Achieve "Despicable Disposables" due Friday.

Tuesday, 11/12: "Silent Spring" excerpt and analysis. Quick write - what is one thing we can do to protect the planet?

Wednesday, 11/13: Literary elements review. "Thumbelina" by Hans Christian Andersen

Thursday, 11/14: Literary elements review. "Thumbelina" by Hans Christian Andersen

Friday, 11/15: Library day! Literary elements - applying what you practiced to a new story.

Standards and Objectives: 

6.RC.1 I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. (E) 

6.RC.2 I can determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature is conveyed through particular details; provide a detailed, objective summary of the text. (E) 

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a particular sentence or scene fits into the overall structure of a work of literature and contributes to the development of the theme, characterization, setting, or plot. (E) 

6.RC.7 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. (E) 

Week 4 (11/4 - 11/8) - Protect Our Planet

Monday, 11/4: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reading Comprehension. Book advertisement. Achieve "Eat the Spoon" due Friday.

Tuesday, 11/5: BrainPop Recycling Listening Comprehension. "The Problem of Plastic" close reading.

Wednesday, 11/6:  "The Problem of Plastic" supporting claims with evidence. 

Thursday, 11/7: "The Problem of Plastic" Objective summary writing. Solve the problem - One-pager creation.

Friday, 11/8: Commas final. Word Work due. "Far From Home"

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences and make claims supported by evidence from literature and nonfiction writing.

6.RC.2  I can write a detailed objective summary of a nonfiction text.

6.RC.6 I can analyze how a key idea in a nonfiction text is elaborated upon.

6.RC.9 I can integrate information from a variety of sources into a cohesive understanding of the topic.

6.W.1 I can write an argument in various forms that shows an understanding of evidence, audience, tone, and topic.

Week 3 (10/28 - 11/1) Whatever happened to Ichabod Crane?

Monday, 10/28: Achieve "Candies with Sweet Histories" and "Wild Experiment: The US Camel Corps" due Thursday. Quill Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement due Wednesday. Author study - Washington Irving.

Tuesday, 10/29: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow chapters 1 and 2.

Wednesday, 10/30. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow chapters 4 and 5.

Thursday, 10/31: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow chapters 6 and 7.

Friday, 11/1: Library. Wrapping up The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.1 I can analyze what The Legend of Sleepy Hollow says explicitly as well as draw inferences from it through citing textual evidence. (E) 

6.RC.2 I can determine how a theme of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is conveyed through particular details; I can provide a detailed, objective summary of the text. (E) 

6.RC.3 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene contributes to the development of the theme, characterization, or setting. (E)

 6.RC.7 I can determine perspective in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. (E) 

Week 2 (10/21  - 10/25) A Culture of Respect Part 2

Monday, 10/21: ILEARN Practice Test. Achieve Bullying Choices (1 article) due Friday. Choosing sources and a side for the Bullies Argument Essay.

Tuesday, 10/22: ILEARN CHECKPOINT 1. Bring your fully-charged iPad and a book to read if you get finished.

Wednesday, 10/23: Bullies Argument Power Outline.

Thursday, 10/24: Bullies Argument Rough Draft.

Friday, 10/25: Bullies Argument Final Draft due by Monday at the start of class. Late penalty is in effect for this assignment - 10% off if 1 day late. 50% off if turned in after that.

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.2  I can write detailed objective summaries of the texts I have chosen as sources.

6.RC.8  I can evaluate the arguments and support of specific claims.

6.RC.12 I can analyze the connotations of specific word choices in different arguments and how they influence the tone and meaning of the text.

6.W.1 I can use the full writing process to create a well-organized and well-crafted argument answering the question: "Should bullies receive harsher consequences at school?" The argument will contain a claim, a well-defined organization structure, cited relevant text evidence, logical reasoning, and pay careful attention to the chosen audience.

QUARTER 2! Week 1 (10/14 - 10/18): A Culture of Respect

Monday, 10/14: Achieve: "Basketball Player Takes on Bullies" due Friday. "Fish Cheeks" and narrator's POV. Should you stay unique, or try to fit in?

Tuesday, 10/15: "Fish Cheeks" RACE. Argumentative Writing: What is it? What makes an argument persuasive?

Wednesday, 10/16: Parts of speech - pronouns. Analyzing an argument.

Thursday, 10/17: Possessive pronouns. "Cool to Be Kind" central idea and finding support for a claim. Mini-debate preparation: How should bullying be handled in school?

Friday, 10/18: Library! Pronoun agreement. Debate: How should bullying be handled in school? 

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1  I can draw inferences and support them with text evidence from the story and the articles.

6.RC.7  I can analyze the perspective of the narrator and explain how the author shows her unique point of view in "Fish Cheeks" by citing explicit details.

6.RC.12 I can analyze and explain the different connotations and denotations of the word choices in "Fish Cheeks" to show how they influence the meaning of the story.

6.RC.5 I can find the central idea and supporting details of the article "Cool to Be Kind" and write a brief objective summary.

6.W.6. I can use pronouns correctly, including possessive pronouns, and I can ensure correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

6.W.1 I can analyze the parts of an argument, including identifying support and reasoning for a claim. I can make claims and support them with relevant evidence in a debate.

Weeks 8 (9/23 - 9/27) and 9 (9/30 - 10/3): Learning From the Past

Monday, 9/23: Achieve - "A League of Their Own." "Growing Up" by Gary Soto.

Tuesday, 9/24: Work Work Week 7. "Growing Up" thinking questions and comparing to "On Turning 10." Decade Research Presentation Day 1 - Choose a decade, a topic, and a research question.

Wednesday, 9/25: Comparing perspectives between the story and the poem. Decade Research Presentation Day 2 - Finalize research question. Compile a list of possible sources.

Thursday, 9/26: Credible sources and evaluating primary vs. secondary or tertiary sources. Decade Research Presentation Day 3 - Turn in sources. Begin research notes.

Friday, 9/27: Library and book fair. Decade Research Presentation Day 4. Finish research notes.

Monday, 9/30: Growing Up - Theme Analysis. Achieve: Choice article (goal is to find one related to your decade). DUE THURSDAY! Decade Research Presentation Day 4 - Synthesizing information into like topics. Beginning Slides.

Tuesday, 10/1: Last day to turn in missing assignments. Decade Research Day 5 - WORK PERIOD! Slideshow work day.

Wednesday, 10/2: Decades Research Final Day - Presentations.

Thursday, 10/3: Decades Research - Finishing Presentations. Celebrate with a blast from the past.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.3 I can analyze how specific details contribute to the overall structure of "Growing Up" and "On Turning 10."

6.RC.1 -I can make inferences and support them with relevant text evidence.

6.CC.3 I can review multiple perspectives and explain them aloud.

6.W.5- I can conduct a research task, formulate a strong research question, find viable and credible sources, and synthesize information in a meaningful way.

6.W.4- I can use the writing process for a research presentation.

6.CC.6 I can present claims and findings with eye contact, adequate volume, and a logical order to my information.

6.CC.7 I can develop engaging multimedia presentations using technology.

Week 7 (9/16 - 9/20) Space - The Final Frontier (and the last week of this unit)

Monday: Achieve choice article due Friday. Word Work Weeks 1 - 5 Formative. Goldilocks Planet Project work day. Projects are due Thursday, 9/19.

Tuesday: Word Work week 6. Descriptive writing review and practice. Project work period. Projects are due Thursday, 9/19.

Wednesday: Project work period. Projects are due Thursday, 9/19.

Thursday: Explaining our project to our small group. "Stars" by Marjorie Pickthall.  "What We Saw" listening comprehension.

Friday: Achieve due. Word Work week 6 due. "Are We Alone?"

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.3 I can explain with evidence how a specific section of the story contributes to the plot and characterization. I can explain with evidence how a specific stanza of the poem contributes to the tone of the whole.

6.RC.6 I can analyze in detail how specific ideas supporting the existence of extraterrestrial life are introduced in the article.

6.RC.8 I can evaluate the claims of an article.

6.W.2, 6.W.4 I can use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and try new approaches to informative descriptive writing about my Goldilocks planet.

6.CC.1 , 6.CC.2 In my small group, I can engage in collaborate conversations about the process of creating my Goldilocks planet. I can pose specific questions and answer them in detail. 

Week 6 (9/9 - 9/13) Space week 2

Monday: Achieve "A New Space Plan" due Friday. Writing response to "All Summer in a Day." Goldilocks planet project - planning.

Tuesday: Writing response to "All Summer in a Day." Goldilocks planet project - planning. Word work week 5.

Wednesday: Commas - not just for compound sentences. Transitions in writing. Writing response to "All Summer in a Day" due.

Thursday: "What Would It Take to Live Here?" Goldilocks planet project - work period.

Friday: Library! Create a newspaper article. Word work due. Check-in over Word Work weeks 1 - 5 MONDAY.

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1 - I can make inferences and support them with evidence from the story about space.

6.CC.1 , 6.CC.2 I can use academic language in collaborative conversations about the newspaper article. I can respond to specific questions using academic language and support my thinking with evidence from the text and critical thinking.

6.W.7  I can correctly use commas in a list, with quotations, and in introductory phrases.

6.W.2- I can create informative writing in a wide variety of formats - a literary response, a newspaper article, and a creative depiction of a Goldilocks planet.

Week 5 (9/3 - 9/6) Space!!

Friday is the midterm for Quarter 1. Midterm is the last day I will accept missing work from the beginning of the quarter. Check PowerSchool and get it turned in!

Monday: NO school for Labor Day.

Tuesday: In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away

Wednesday: "All Summer in a Day" reading and making inferences. Compound sentences.

Thursday: "All Summer in a Day" summarizing a complex text. Compound sentences 2.

Friday: Library! "All Summer in a Day" writing about literature. Brainstorming a Goldilocks planet.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RC.2 - I can write a detailed objective summary, including a theme with evidence as support, about "All Summer in a Day."

6.RC.6  I can analyze in detail how the author of "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away" introduces and illustrates topics related to Goldilocks planets.

6.RC.10 I can use context to clarify the meaning of words and phrases in "All Summer in a Day" and "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away."

6.RC.3 I can analyze in detail how a specific line, phrase, or scene has an impact on setting, characterization, and plot in "All Summer in a Day."

6.CC.3 I can engage in a class discussion about Margot, bullying, and consequences, supporting my thoughts with evidence and collaborating with others.

6.W.6 I can correctly identify, write, and punctuate compound sentences.

6.W.2, 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to write about "All Summer in a Day," connecting the text to my own life with explicit and relevant details.

6.RC.11, 6.RC.13 I can learn and use root words or affixes to understand new words - "dic / dict." I can use the relationships between words to clarify meaning.

Week 4 (8/26 - 8/30) Digital citizenship final week

Monday: Achieve article "Meme-ories" due Friday. Outlining and rough drafting the informative essay "Tech and Friendships."

Tuesday: Rough drafts due. Word Work Week 3. Capitalization final check-in - the 6 rules and using them correctly. 

Wednesday: Punctuation review - commas in lists, commas after introductory phrases. Transitions in the informative essay "Tech and Friendships." 

Thursday: Revising and editing practice. Formatting a formal essay.

Friday: Library. Final draft of the informative essay "Tech and Friendships." (This will be a work period - BRING YOUR IPAD! Final drafts are typed.)

Standards and objectives

6.RC.6 I can analyze in detail how a specific word or phrase in a text illustrate a big idea.

6.RC.1 - I can make inferences and support them with evidence.

6.CC.1 I can engage in collaborative discussions about writing, working together to improve voice and organization.

6.W.7 I can demonstrate command of the rules of capitalization in English. I can use punctuation correctly, focusing on commas in a list and after introductory phrases.

6.W.2, 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish an informative essay with good organization and good transitions.

6.RC.13 I can learn and use root words or affixes to understand new words - "civ."

Week 3 (8/19 - 8/23) Digital citizenship.

Monday: Achieve article "Think Before You Post" due Friday. "Could You Become a Mean Meme" close reading and evaluating support for claims.

Tuesday: "Could You Become a Mean Meme" and how specific details contribute to the text's structure. Power Writing intro 1.

Wednesday: Word Work Week 2 start. Grammar: Capitalization.  Power Writing intro 2.

Thursday: "I'm a Disabled Teenager, and Social Media is My Lifeline." Close reading and making inferences with evidence. Power Writing intro 3.

Friday: Library! Word Work Week 2 finish. Power Writing intro final - using both nonfiction texts in a piece of informative writing. (Planning and drafting.)

Standards and Objectives

6.RC.1 - I can make inferences and support them with relevant text evidence.

6.RC.3 I can explain how specific parts of an article contribute to the structure of the whole article.

6.CC.1 I can engage appropriately in collaborative conversations to reach a new understanding.

6.CC.2 I can elaborate on specific questions in a collaborative conversation to help others reach a new understanding.

6.W.6 I can correctly use the rules of capitalization, focused on proper nouns and titles.

6.W.2, 6.W.4- I can use the writing process to plan and draft a piece of informative writing about social media and friendships.

6.RC.13 I can learn and use root words or affixes to understand new words - "cent."

Week 2 (8/12 - 8/16) - Digital citizenship.

Monday: Achieve LevelSet. Achieve article "Media Literacy for the 21st Century" due Friday.

Tuesday: Poetry structure and themes. "Fame is a Bee," "Faceless," and "Look Up."

Wednesday: Word Work week 1 start. Grammar: Capitalization. Quill work due at the end of the period.

Thursday: "Girl Can't Dance." Making inferences and connecting ideas from 2 sources.

Friday: Library! Word Work week 1 finish. Informative writing choices: How can SMS Golden Bears be good digital citizens?

Standards and Objectives

6.CC.3 I can review multiple texts for their perspective on the topic of technology.

6.RC.3 I can analyze how specific lines and stanzas contribute to the structure of a poem.

6.RC.10 I can use context clues in a poem to understand the meaning of a new word.

6.W.7 I can use capitalization rules correctly.

6.RC.13 I can learn and use root words or affixes to understand new words - "aqua."

6.RC.2 - I can summarize a fiction story and explain how the details show a theme.

6.RC.1 - I can explain how a detail is evidence to support an inference.

6.W.2, 6.W.4 -I can use the writing process to create a well-supported and well-organized piece of informative writing.

Please be sure to check out the letter in the yellow box below!

Week 1 (8/7 - 8/9) is all about getting to know one another and all about SMS! GO Bears!

Wednesday: We will be busy on our first day! We will review classroom procedures and our syllabus, SMS procedures, and learn about each other.  If time allows, we will tour the school. 

Thursday:  We will write today! We will also complete some more getting-to-know-you activities. We are going to learn all about each other so we can be a community of readers, writers, and thinkers. Look for a letter coming home with your student! 

Friday: Writers are readers and readers are writers. Let's dive into some reading today.

Remember to return the parent signature page  and Honors Contract by Monday!