Periods 4-5

Week 27 (5/6 - 5/10)

Monday - Achieve LevelSet. Read chapters 21-22 independently. (Reading will be homework if not finished.)

Tuesday - Chapters 23 - 25. Characterization of Mibs throughout the novel. (Project planning for Character Study Work.)

Wednesday - Chapters 26 - 27. Character Study Work.

Thursday - Chapters 28-29. Character Study Work finished and in portfolio. Mini-quiz over chapters 13 - 29 will be on Friday!

Friday - Mini-quiz over chapters 13 - 29. Reading chapters 30 - 31. (Project planning for Author's Craft Foldable)

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1 I can analyze what Savvy says explicitly as well as draw inferences from it through citing textual evidence. 

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how the plot of a specific chapter unfolds in a series of episodes, as well as how the characters Mibs, Fish, and Samson respond or change as the narrative advances and moves toward a resolution. 

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene scene fits into the overall structure of a work of literature and contributes to the development of the characterization and plot. 

6.RV.2.5 I can consult reference materials to determine or clarify a new word's precise meaning, part of speech, and origin. 

6.RV.3.1 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in Savvy;  I can analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 

6.RV.3.3 I can interpret figures of speech in context and explain why Law chose to include them in the text.

6.W.3.2 I can write informative compositions in a variety of forms discussing the novel Savvy  that: Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information; Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, and quotations.

Week 26 (4/29 - 5/3)

Monday - Quill - Post Diagnostic.

Tuesday - Halfway day! Literary allusions.  Chapters 18 - 19.

Wednesday - Scumbling. Chapters 19-20.

Thursday - Science ILEARN testing in ELA class.

Friday - Chapter 20. Savvy comprehension game. Introducing the final novel project.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene fits into the overall structure of Savvy and contributes to the development of the characterization, setting, or plot. 

6.RL.2.1 I can analyze what Savvy says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence.

6.RL.4.2 I can compare and contrast the novel and the video on their usage of the word and technique of "scumbling."

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

6.RV.3.1 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in Savvy, including figurative and

connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

6.W.6.1 I can demonstrate command of English grammar and usage.

Week 25 (4/22 - 4/26)

Monday - Savvy chapter 11  vocabulary and comprehension questions. Savvy Journal Chapters 1-12 due at the end of the class.

Tuesday - ILEARN TESTING! We will have shorter periods. Savvy chapters 12-13. Author's craft analysis.

Wednesday - Savvy chapter 14. Achieve day! Center Stage - you be the sage. 

Thursday - ILEARN TESTING! We will have shorter periods. Savvy chapter 15 vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Friday - Library. Savvy chapters 16-17. Supporting inferences with detailed, explicit text evidence. Character comparison paragraph.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how specific details contribute to characterization. 

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how characters change in response to plot events by citing specific details from the book. 

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to learn new words, or words used in new ways, from Savvy.

6.RV.3.1 I can interpret and analyze figurative language used in Savvy. 

6.W.3.1 I can write a literary argument introduces a claim, using strategies such as textual analysis . 6.SL.4.1 I can present claims; sequence ideas logically; and use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. 

Week 24 (4/15 - 4/19)

Monday - Savvy chapters 1-5 comprehension check-in. Chapters 6-7 Notice and Note.

Tuesday - ILEARN TESTING! We will have shorter periods. Grammar work - Combining sentences.

Wednesday - Savvy chapters 8-9. Inferences about characters and conflicts. Types of conflict - person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. self, person vs. society.

Thursday - ILEARN TESTING! We will have shorter periods. Library.

Friday - Chapters 10-11. Flat vs. round characters. Character cubes.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how specific details contribute to characterization. 

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how characters change in response to plot events by citing specific details from the book. 

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to learn new words, or words used in new ways, from Savvy.

6.RV.3.1 I can interpret and analyze figurative language used in Savvy.

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences about characters and conflicts in Savvy. I can make inferences about setting and plot events in Savvy and support them with text evidence.

6.W.6.1e. I can write simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences; I can recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-ons.

Week 23 (4/8 - 4/12) Are you Savvy?

Friday is midterm for Quarter 4. All missing work must be turned in by the end of the school day on Friday to be accepted for a grade.

Monday - eLearning assignment posted to Classroom. eLearning is die 4/15 and will not be accepted late. 

Tuesday - Grimm Brothers Hyperdoc due. Author study of Ingrid Law.

Wednesday - Savvy  chapters 1-2. Vocabulary and character tracking.

Thursday - Savvy chapter 3. Character tracking and making inferences. 

Friday - Library. Achieve. Savvy  chapters 4-5 and comprehension check-in.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1 - I can make inferences about the novel and support them with explicit text evidence.

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze, explain, and discuss how certain details impact the characterization of the Beaumont family. 

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases. 

6.RL.2.3 - I can analyze and explain how the plot of a specific chapter unfolds and how the characters respond or change due to the plot events.

Week 22 (4/1 - 4/5) Finishing up Fairy Tales

Monday - Achieve growth checks. ROUGH DRAFT - Your Cinderella Story

Tuesday - Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Were Never Meant for Kids - main idea and evaluation

Wednesday - Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales - exploring in a hyperdoc. Revising narrative story - Adding, Removing, Moving, and Substituting ideas. Final draft of Your Cinderella Story due Friday.

Thursday - Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales - hyperdoc due.

Friday - Library! Final Fairy Tales Analysis.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1 - I can make inferences about the different fairy tales and support them with explicit text evidence.

6.RN.2.3 - I can analyze how a text is structured and why the author chose to structure the information that way.

6.RN.3.3 - I can analyze and explain the author's perspective in a text, including how it is conveyed.

6.RN.2.2 - I can find a text's central idea and supporting details.

6.W.3.3 I can write an original narrative Cinderella story, with events that unfold in a logical manner, indirect characterization, and detailed figurative language.

6.W.4 - I can use the writing process, focused on revising and editing.

6.RV.3.2 - I can work to understand vocabulary in nonfiction texts, including technical meanings.

Week 21 (3/25 - 3/29) A Cinderella Story? Yes, please!

Monday - Cinderella Around the World.

Tuesday - "The Mighty Baba Yaga" reading and close reading.

Wednesday - "The Mighty Baba Yaga" comparing Cinderella stories.

Thursday - "The Mighty Baba Yaga" mood board and characterization analysis.

Friday - Library. Achieve - "A Musical World." Brainstorming and prewriting my own Cinderella story.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze, explain, and create a mood board focused on how certain details impact the mood. 

6.RL.4.2 - I can compare 2 approaches to a common theme by comparing versions of a Cinderella story.

6.RL.2.1  I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. 

6.W.3.3, 6.W. 4 I can use the writing process to begin my own narrative story that includes all the elements of literature as well as at least 3 Cinderella elements.

Week 20 (3/11 - 3/14) We will have a short week for the start of Quarter 4 before we go on Spring Break.

Monday - Achieve - Paris Zoo Redo due Thursday (5 Steps). "Rescue in the Rainforest"

Tuesday - Text Features and Text structure in "Rescue in the Rainforest." Quill grammar work.

Wednesday - "Rescue in the Rainforest" Central Idea and Objective Summary.

Thursday - RACES writing. Create a habitat / Create a creature.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RN.2.2 I can determine how a central idea of "Rescue in the Rainforest" is conveyed through particular details; I can provide an objective summary of the text. 

6.RN.2.3 I can analyze how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in the sloth texts we read.

6.RN.3.2 I can analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of the sloth texts, including the sidebars, and how it contributes to the development of the ideas. 

6.RV.3.2 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a nonfiction text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. 

6.W.3.2 I can write an informative composition that introduces the topic of my created creature or habitat; organizes ideas, concepts, and information for my reader; develops the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from various sources and texts.

Week 19 (3/4 - 3/8) This is the last week of Quarter 4. The final day of the quarter is 3/8.

The last day to turn in missing assignments is Tuesday, 3/5.

Monday - Achieve - Fine Arts Set article choice due Friday (5 Steps). Introduction to Visual Arts. ReadWorks Visual Arts Text Set. 

Tuesday - ReadWorks Visual Arts Text Set. Writing in analysis of a visual art.

Wednesday - Music as an art form. Lyrics and music analysis. 

Thursday - ReadWorks Music Text Set. Creating music to connect to the theme of a visual art piece or photo.

Friday - Why is art important? How can we use art to communicate themes and big ideas? Answer these questions in a well-organized multimedia response.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1  I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence. 

6.RL.2.2 I can determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature is conveyed through particular details.

6.RN.2.1 I can analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence 

6.RN.2.3 I can analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text. 

6.RN.3.3 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text. 

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

6.W.3.2 I can write informative compositions in a variety of forms that introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information; develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from various sources and texts; and include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Week 18 (2/26 - 3/1) We are finishing Quarter 3 with a unit on the arts.

Monday - Introduction to the history of photography. "Ode to Photography" and inferences. 

Tuesday - Photography as a text to tell a story.  

Wednesday - Photography as a text to tell a story.  Margaret Bourke-White and "The Lens of War." 

Thursday - Photography as a text to tell a story. Students will be acting as a photographer.

Friday - Library! Conveying a specific theme using visual media. Achieve day.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1, 6.RN.2.1  I can analyze what a fiction, nonfiction, or artistic text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing textual evidence.

6.RL.2.2 I can determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature or piece of art is conveyed through particular details; I can provide a detailed, objective summary of the text. 

6.RN.2.2 I can determine how a central idea of a nonfiction text is conveyed through particular details; I can provide an objective summary of the text.

6.RN.3.3 I can determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and explain how it is conveyed in the text.  

6.RV.2.1 I can use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases. 

6.RV.3.2 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a nonfiction text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. 

Week 17 (2/19 - 2/23) We will finish the novel this week!

Monday - Chapter 13 The Wool Pooh mood board.

Tuesday - Chapters 14 and 15. Making inferences.

Wednesday - Comparing the film and novel.

Thursday - Writing about literature and justifying claims.

Friday - Library. Watsons final assessment. Achieve day - choice article.

Extra Credit: Plan a trip to Birmingham.

Standards and Objectives: 

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze, explain, and create a mood board focused on how Kenny's tone impacts the mood. 

6.RL.2.2 -  I can find the theme from the novel and explain how it is conveyed by specific details from the entirety of the text.

6.RL.3.2 - I can analyze and explain how Kenny's perspective is developed and how it impacts the meaning of the text. 

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences about the book and support them with text evidence.

6.RL.4.2 - I can compare 2 approaches to a common theme by comparing both versions of The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963.

6.RL.4.1 I can compare and contrast the experience of reading a story with viewing a video version of the text, including contrasting what I “see” and “hear” when reading the text with what I perceive when I watch. 

Week 16 (2/12 - 2/16) We have ClearSight issues fixed, so we will be taking assessments this week.

Achieve - A Little Voice Makes a Big Change Respond Only due Friday. 

Monday - ClearSight - short periods. Memoir writing.

Tuesday - ClearSight - short periods. Finishing Memoirs.

Wednesday - Chapters 9-10. Inferences 

Thursday - Chapter 11. Creating a story map and Literary Elements practice.

Friday - ClearSight. Chapter 12 with Notice and Note

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze, explain, and create a mood board focused on how Kenny's tone impacts the mood. 

RL.2.1 I can analyze what the novel says explicitly and make inferences about the characters, setting, and plot events that are supported by text evidence. 

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how specific scenes and chapters contribute to characterization.  

6.W.3.3 I can write my narrative memoir using descriptions, sensory details, and an ending that follows from the narrated events.

 6.W.4 I can use the writing process by drafting revising, rewriting, and editing to strengthen writing.

We have a very busy week this week!

Week 15 (2/5 - 2/9) The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, Novel Project presentations, and ClearSight testing! WOW!

Achieve - Feeding a Movement (ALL FIVE STEPS) due Friday. 10 active minutes on Quill due Friday.

Monday - Novel Projects DUE. Presentations. The late penalty is in effect for the Novel Project - 10% off for 1 day late, 50% off if more than 1 day late.

Tuesday - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963  chapter 4 and character traits work.

Wednesday - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963  chapter 5 and how plot events can change a character.

Thursday - ClearSight testing - short periods.  The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963  and making inferences.

Friday - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963  chapters 7 - 8. Tone and reading comprehension.

Standards and Objectives:

6.SL.4.1 I can present my Novel Project work with clear focus on main ideas and themes, good eye contact and volume, and logical explanations. 

RL.2.1 I can analyze what the novel says explicitly and make inferences about the characters, setting, and plot events that are supported by text evidence. 

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how specific scenes and chapters contribute to characterization.  

6.W.3.2 I can write an informative response to the novel explaining how the family's relationships are shown in the exposition of the book.

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze, explain, and create a mood board focused on how Kenny's tone impacts the mood. 

Week 14 (1/29 - 2/2) We will start focus on a historical fiction unit using The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963.

Novel Projects are due Monday, 2/5. Students will be given class time this week to work on projects. Unfinished project work is HOMEWORK. 

The late penalty is in effect for the Novel Project - 10% off for 1 day late, 50% off if more than 1 day late.

Monday - Memoir writing introduction. Achieve day - My World in Words.

Tuesday - Grammar work - clauses and combining them. America in the 1960s.

Wednesday - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 chapter 1.

Thursday - Novel Project Work Period

Friday - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 chapter 2-3 and reading check-in. Finished? Novel Project Work!

Standards and Objectives

6.W.3.3 I can begin writing a memoir narrative, focused on developing an exposition and the parts of a plot, creating characters, and organizing an event sequence.

6.W.4 I can use the writing process to plan and develop my memoir.

6.RN.2.3 I can analyze and explain how a specific detail is introduced or explained in a nonfiction text.

6.W.6.1e I can recognize independent and dependent clauses and combine them into various sentence types.

6.RL.2.2 -I can write a detailed objective summary, including a theme, of a specific chapter in the novel.

6.RL.3.2 - I an explain how the author's point of view in the novel changes the way we see the story.

6.RL.2.3 - I can analyze and explain how the plot of a specific chapter unfolds and how the characters respond or change due to the plot events.

Week 13 (1/22 - 1/26) This is Star Lab Week!

Monday - Achieve "Ancient Lines in the Sand"; Constellation Mythology work

Tuesday - Constellation Mythology work

Wednesday - Saving the Night Sky text structure and problems / solution; Star Lab!

Thursday - Labors of Hercules pt. 2

Friday - Labors of Hercules pt. 3

Standards and Objectives

6.W.3.3 I can write an original  myth focused including relevant descriptive details, and other narrative techniques.6.W.4  I can use the writing process.

6.RL.2.1 - I can make Inferences and support them with relevant text evidence.

6.RL.3.2 - I can analyze the narrator's perspective in a text, support my thoughts with relevant details from the text, and explain how the perspective changes the story.

6.RL.2.3 - I can analyze how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes, including how the characters change in response to the events.

6.RN.3.2 - I can analyze how the details of the text is structured and how word choice affects the structure of the text.

Week 12 (1/16 - 1/19) We are continuing our study of mythology, focusing mainly on the Greek myths.

Monday - No school! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Tuesday - Hercules and perspective analysis.

Wednesday - Achieve LevelSet. Bring your fully-charged iPad!

Thursday - Hercules and how characters change as a plot unfolds.

Friday - Hercules retelling. Constellation mythology for Star Lab preparation.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze and explain the perspective of the author in the myth, as well as how the narrator's perspective impacts the story.

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how the plot of the myth unfolds in a series of episodes; I can analyze and detail how the characters change due to the plot events.

6.RN.2.2 I can find and explain the central idea of nonfiction texts.

6.RN.2.3 I can analyze and explain the structure and organization of nonfiction texts.

6.W.3.3 I can write a narrative retelling of a Hercules' labor from another perspective.

6.W.3.2 I can write informatively about my chosen constellation and retell its myth, scientific features, and important information in a well-organized text.

Week 11 (1/8 - 1/12) Welcome back!

Monday - Review of expectations. Achieve - Gilgamesh - The Original Superhero. "Theseus and the Minotaur"

Tuesday - Summary writing and analysis of "Theseus and the Minotaur."

Wednesday - RACES review and writing. Hero or Villain? Action Figure Creation

Thursday - Combining Information - Power Writing about Superheroes and Demigods

Friday - Library Day. Constellation mythology for Star Lab preparation.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.2.2 I can write an objective summary of a myth that includes a theme of the myth.

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze and explain the author's point of view in a story.

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how a plot unfolds, and how a character changes due to the plot.

6.RN.2.1 I can make inferences about a nonfiction text and support my thinking with text evidence.

6.W.4 I can use the writing process to produce Power Writing.

6.W.3.3 I can begin planning an original myth.

Week 10 (12/18 - 12/22) Welcome to the final week of Semester 1!

Achieve choice article due Thursday, 12/21.

Monday - Plot review. "Hey Deer" plot summary

Tuesday - Characterization, conflict, and theme

Wednesday - Writing the narrative of "Hey Deer." Planning your own narrative.

Thursday - Writing your narrative. Adding art connections.

Friday - Sharing your work with the class. Short films.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.2.1 I can analyze what a story shows explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through citing evidence.

6.RL.2.2 I can determine how a theme or central idea of a work of literature is conveyed through particular details; I can provide a detailed, objective summary of the text.

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes, and detail how the characters respond or change as the story advances and moves toward a resolution.

6.RL.3.1 I can analyze how a particular scene or detail into the overall structure of a work of literature and contributes to the development of the theme, characterization, setting, or plot.\

6.W.3.3 I can write a narrative composition that –

a. Engages and orients the reader by developing an exposition

b. Organizes an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words to convey sequence and signal shifts.

c. Uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, or characters.

d. Uses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.

e. Provides an ending that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

Week 9 (12/11 - 12/15) Let's discuss paleontology this week.

Achieve article "Found! Two New Dinosaurs" due Friday, 12/15.

Monday - Finish "I Got Plastic Bags Banned - You Write It!" assignment. 

Tuesday - Quarter 2 CFA. Bring your fully-charged iPad, 

Wednesday - "You Just Found a Dinosaur Fossil - Now What" and "Meet the Ologist"; synthesizing information

Thursday - "The Bone Hunter" close reading.

Friday - Library day! Fun with Greek and Latin roots. Figurative language.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.2.2,6.RN.2.2 I can write a detailed objective summary.

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze how the author shows the narrator's perspective, and how perspective changes meaning in a text.

6.W.3.1 I can stake a claim and support it with evidence.

6.RN.4.3 I can compare and contrast 2 author's versions of the same event.

6.RN.3.3 I can analyze and explain the author's purpose and how I know.

Week 8 (12/4 - 12/8): Achieve Article "Despicable Disposables" due Monday, 12/4.

Monday - Achieve day. Rachel Carson research.

Tuesday - "The Poison Sky" close reading and character's perspectives.

Wednesday - Silent Spring excerpts and analysis.

Thursday - "How I Got Plastic Bags Banned" You Write It 

Friday - Library! Constructed response due at the end of the period.

Standards and Objectives: 

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences and support them with text evidence.

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze how the character's perspectives in the play affect the mood and tone.

6.RN.2.2 I can write a detailed objective summary of the Silent Spring excerpt.

6.RN.4.1, 6.W.3.1 I can distinguish claims that are supported with evidence from those that are not, and I can write a claim that is supported with reasons and evidence from the text.

6.W.6.1 I can distinguish between dependent clauses, independent clauses, and sentence fragments.

6.RV.3.1, 6.RV.3.2 I can analyze how figurative language is used in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

Week 7 (11/27 - 12/1): This is the beginning of our "Protect Our Planet" unit, as we focus on informational and argumentative writing, analyzing informational texts, and connecting fictional stories to real-world issues.

Achieve article "Bubbles Beat Plastic" due Friday, 12/1.

Monday: "The Problem of Plastic" and finding supported vs. unsupported claims.

Tuesday: "The Problem of Plastic", text structure, and writing a detailed objective summary.

Wednesday: Argumentative quick write choices: A poster or a PSA explaining how we solve the problem of plastic pollution.

Thursday: Argumentative choices work due. Sentences types work.

Friday: "Far From Home" and writing a detailed objective summary. Informative paragraph: How does the story include real-life problems? Why?

 Standards and Objectives:

6.RN.3.2 I can analyze how details fit into the text's structure of a nonfiction article.

6.RN.4.1 I can analyze claims that are supported vs. claims that are unsupported.

6.W.3.1 I can write persuasively to convince my readers how we can best solve the problem of plastic.

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences about a fiction story.

6.RL.2.2 I can write a detailed objective summary of a fiction story.

6.W.3.2 I can write a brief informative paragraph explaining how the fiction story included real-life problems.

6.W.6.1 e I can write simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. 

Week 5 and 6 (11/13 - 11/21) We will take on argumentative writing as we strive to answer the question: "Should bullies face harsher consequences at school?"

Achieve articles: "Basketball Player Takes on Bullies" and "President: Just Say No to Bullying" due Monday, 11/20.

Monday, 11/13: Analyzing the parts of an argument. 

Tuesday, 11/14: Assessing sources for credibility and evidence. "Bring Bullies to Justice" and "Cool to be Kind" paired texts.

Wednesday, 11/15: Types of evidence. "Bullying and the Limits of Suspension" and Achieve articles.

Thursday, 11/16: Adding a P4 to our Power Writing structure - how do we elaborate on our evidence in order to support our claim?

Friday, 11/17: Crafting our P1 3-part claim. Outline an argument using evidence from multiple sources. Outline due by the end of the period!

Monday, 11/20: Rough draft of the essay - focus on voice, audience, and evidence to support unique claims.

Tuesday, 11/21: Final draft due at the end of the period.

Wednesday, 11/22 - Friday, 11/24: Happy Thanksgiving!

Standards and Objectives:

6.RN.2.1 I can make inferences and support them by citing text evidence.

6.RN.2.3 I can analyze the structure of the texts and explain how an idea is shown in the text.

6.RN.4.1 I can identify and discuss supported vs. unsupported claims in an opinion or argumentative piece of writing.

6.W.3.1 I can create a strong, well-organized piece of argumentative writing; my writing will acknowledge the audience, include relevant evidence from credible sources, and have a clear and decisive claim.

6.W.4 I can use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, try another approach, edit, and publish a polished piece of argumentative writing.

Week 4 (11/6 - 11/10) Midterm is Friday, 11/10.  Any missing work from the first half of the quarter is due by the end of the day on Friday. No late work will be accepted after Friday, 11/10.

Achieve Article: "Back From the Deep" due Friday.

Monday - Chapter 5 "The Party" and character perspectives

Tuesday: Chapter 6 "The Race" and how plot unfolds

Wednesday: Chapter 7 "What Happened to Ichabod?" and making inferences supported by evidence

Thursday: Reading comprehension assessment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Friday: Writing in response to literature; comparing ways to tell the same story.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences about the events of the story, the settings of the story, and the main characters. I can cite specific, relevant text evidence to support my inferences and explain them clearly. 

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze how the author shows the narrator's perspective in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." I can explain how the narrator's perspective changes the overall mood of the story.

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes, and analyze how the characters respond.

6.RL.4.1 I can compare 2 different methods of telling the same story.

6.RV.3.1  I can use context to clarify the  meanings of new words in a piece of literature.

6.W.6.2 I can use punctuation correctly to connect independent clauses, introduce a list, or set of parenthetical elements.

Week 3 (10/30 - 11/3) Achieve Article "The Truth is Out There" will be due on Friday by the end of the day! 

Monday - Introduction to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": vocabulary and author study.

Tuesday - Read and annotate sections 1 and 2; the settings of Tarry Town and Sleepy Hollow.

Wednesday - Finishing settings and mood; sentence fragments.

Thursday - Read and annotate sections 3 and 4; the characters of Ichabod, Katrina, and Brom.

Friday - Library day! Finish up Friday - Achieve, vocab.com, grammar Quizizz, Sleepy Hollow work.

Standards and Objectives:

6.RV.2.1 I can use resources and context clues to learn the meaning of new words from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

6.RL.2.1 I can make inferences about the events of the story, the settings of the story, and the main characters. I can cite specific, relevant text evidence to support my inferences and explain them clearly. 

6.RL.3.2 I can analyze how the author shows the narrator's perspective in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." I can explain how the narrator's perspective changes the overall mood of the story.

 6.W.3.1 , 6.W.4  I can use the the writing process and my Power Writing skills to write a paragraph arguing my thoughts on the mood in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Week 2 (10/23 - 10/27) Achieve Article Choices 2 will be due on Friday by the end of the day! 

Monday - Power Writing with Mrs. Sargent

Tuesday - Power Writing with Mrs. Sargent

Wednesday - Power Writing - apply what you know. Should we have school uniforms?

Thursday - Finish Power Writing . DUE TODAY. Achieve and Quill independent work time - Due tomorrow.

Friday - Library day! Commonly Confused Words Exit Ticket (based off the Quill assignment).  Spooky Reading and Mystery Picture.

Week 1 (10/16 - 10/20) Welcome to Quarter 2!

Monday - ELA Common Formative Assessment. Bring your charged iPad!

Tuesday - Power Writing with Mrs. Sargent

Wednesday - Power Writing with Mrs. Sargent

Thursday - Power Writing with Mrs. Sargent

Friday - Library day! Power Writing, Achieve

Week 9 (10/2 - 10/5) This is the last week of Quarter 1!

Monday - Achieve Lexile Growth and Growth Tracker. Decades Research Task 5 - Begin creating your presentation.

Tuesday - Decades Research Task 5 - Creating your presentation.

Wednesday - Turning in Decades Research Presentation. Beginning presentations.

Thursday - Finishing Decades Research Presentations.

6.W.5 - I can conduct independent research assignments, creating my research question and researching the answer using credible sources.

6.W.4 - I can use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, and edit my Decades Research Presentation.

6.SL.4.1 - I can present my claims and findings about my research question, sequence ideas logically; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

6.SL.4.2 I can create engaging presentations that include multimedia components (e.g. graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

Week 8 (9/25 - 9/29) - Our last 2 weeks of Quarter 1 will be focused on learning about research.

Monday - Capitalization Mastery and Novel Project Work Day

Tuesday - Capitalization Mastery and Decades Research Tasks 1, 2, and 3. Research Question  due at the start of the period Wednesday.

Wednesday - Capitalization Mastery  and Decades Research Task 4. 

Thursday - Novel Projects are due!

Friday - Capitalization Check and Decades Research Task 4. Notecards or chart for research will be due the end of the day Monday. Library day - the book fair is in town! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/shelbyvillemiddleschool1 

Standards and Objectives:

6.W.6.2b - I can use the rules of capitalization correctly.

6.RL.3.1, 6.RL.2.1, 6.RL.2.3, 6W.4, 6.W.3.2 I can analyze my novel for the Novel Project, focused on making inferences and writing analytically about the novel.

6.W.5 I can conduct a short research assignment, creating a focused research question about my chosen decade and using credible sources of information.

Week 7 (9/18 - 9/22) - This is the last week of our Space unit! Students will need to choose what project they are completing by Tuesday.

Please make sure you are reading your project book every day. You should be reading it for BEAR time and at home as well.

Monday - Fiction work: analyzing character changes and plot from "The Space Rock." Writing work: drafting informational newspaper writing on Space Rock Newspaper Project.

Tuesday - Fiction work: detailed objective summary including theme from "The Space Rock." Writing work: editing and finishing touches on Space Rock Newspaper Project.

Wednesday - Substitute day. All work is due at the end of the period. Achieve - "Sports Car in Space." Vocabulary and Nonfiction Elements in "What Would It Take to Live Here?"

Thursday - Making inferences from "What Would It Take to Live Here?" Novel Project Work Period.

Friday - Designing a Goldilocks planet using information from the Space Unit.

Standards and Objectives

6.RL.2.3 - I can analyze how the plot of the story unfolds in a series of episodes. I can complete a character analysis explaining how the characters changed because of the plot.

6.W.3.2 I can write an informative newspaper article about meteorites. I can create a piece of informative writing describing my own invented Goldilocks planet.

6.RL.2.2 I can write a detailed objective summary, including a theme, of "The Space Rock." 

6.RV.2.1 - I can use context clues to find the meaning of words.

6.RV.2.3 - I can analyze the connotations of words in context. 

6.RN.2.1 -  I can draw inferences about living in outer space using "What Would It Take to Live Here?" as my evidence. 

Week 6 (9/11 - 9/15)- Space unit continues! Achieve "Welcome to Batuu" Respond questions are due Friday.

Please make sure you are reading your project book every day. You should be reading it for BEAR time and at home as well.

Monday - Explanatory writing - connect your life to Margot's. Using transitions in writing effectively. Introduction to complex sentences.

Tuesday - Comparing 2 presentations of events with "Alien Encounter" and justifying our reasoning.

Wednesday - Dependent Clauses for Complex Sentences due. Debate - Aliens or Owls? Theme discussion for "The Space Rock."

Thursday -  Making inferences, elaborating on our thinking, and supporting our claims with evidence from "The Space Rock." Group assignments for the Space Newspaper

Friday - Library! Creating an informative newspaper about what happens to extraterrestrial items once they land on Earth.

Standards and Objectives

6.W.3.2 - I can finish my Margot explanatory writing. I can add appropriate transitions to connect my life with Margot's experiences. 

 6W.6.1e - I can identify the difference between dependent and independent clauses and correctly use specific subordinating conjunctions.

6.RN.4.3 - I can compare 2 different author's presentations of events and make a decision justified with evidence for my interpretation.

6.RL.2.1 - I can read and make inferences about "The Space Rock" and support them with evidence.

6.W.3.2 I can create an informative newspaper explaining what happens when extraterrestrial items are found on Earth.

Week 5 is the beginning of a Space unit. Achieve "Space Next" Respond questions are due Friday.

Monday - Labor Day No School

Tuesday - "All Summer in a Day" story, video excerpts. 

Wednesday - STEAL chart for characterization and RACES. Compound Sentences.

Thursday - Explanatory writing - connect your life to Margot's.  "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away" summary and drawing conclusions.

Friday - Book choice for the Novel Project is due. You will have a sub. Independent work:

1. Sentences Check-In over grammar work from the week

2. Vocabulary, context clues, and word relationships

3. Nonfiction skills with Achieve and "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away"

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.2.1, 6.RL.2.3 I can make inferences about "All Summer in a Day." I can analyze how Margot's character changed.

6.RL.2.2 - I can choose what elements of All Summer in a Day should go into a summary and how they show the theme. 

6.W.3.2 - I can write informative writing relating my life to Margot.

6.RN.2.2 - I can write an objective summary of "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away" using the 5 Ws.

6.RV.2.1, 6.RV.2.2, 6.W.4, 6.RN.2 Stations I can use context clues and the relationships between words to find the meaning of the words. I can use the writing process to revise my informative writing. I can make inferences about nonfiction work in Achieve and "In Our Galaxy Far, Far Away."

Week 4 is the end of our Digital Citizenship unit. Achieve "Think Before You Post" due Friday.

Monday - Using context clues to learn new vocabulary. Making inferences and citing evidence from "Big Finish." RACES response due Tuesday.

Tuesday - Writing sentences using new vocabulary. Choosing a theme and supporting it with evidence.

Wednesday - Embedding context clues in my vocabulary sentences. Ensuring correct Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement. Choosing a theme and writing a summary of "Big Finish."

Thursday - Making inferences, citing evidence, and explaining how details are shown in "Are Your Fave Instagram Stars Trying to Trick You?" RACES response due at the end of the period. *Introducing the Novel Project.

Friday - Using the writing process to plan and draft a One-Pager poster explaining how SMS students can be good digital citizens. 

Standards and Objectives

6.RV.2.1 - context clues I can use context clues to learn new vocabulary. I can use context clues in my vocabulary sentences.

6.RL.2.1 - I can make inferences and cite relevant text evidence from literature.

6.RL.2.2 - I can decide on a theme in literature and create a detailed plot summary of the story.

6.W.6.1 - Pronouns I can use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement correctly.

6.RN.2.1 - I can make inferences and cite relevant text evidence from nonfiction.

6.RN.2.3  - I can explain how the author elaborates on details. 

6.W.3.2 - Informative Writing, 6.W.4 - Writing Process I can use the writing process and my knowledge about digital citizenship to plan an informative one-pager poster explaining how to be a good digital citizen.

Week 3 will continue our Digital Citizenship unit. Achieve "Memeories" due Friday.

Monday - Organizing and rough draft for informative RAFT essay. Rough draft due Tuesday.

Tuesday - Identifying evidence to support claims and ideas. "Could You Become a Mean Meme?"

Wednesday - Supported vs. unsupported claims. Achieve. Comparing 2 author's approach to the idea of memes. 

Thursday - Avoiding vague pronouns. Revising informative essay for evidence and support. Final draft due Friday.

Friday - Library. Final draft of informative essay due. Making inferences with "Pumpkinhead."

Standards and Objectives

6.W.3.2- Informative Writing, 6.W.4 - Writing Process I can draft, revise, edit, and try a new approach to informative writing.

6.W.6.1 - Pronouns I can use pronouns correctly in a sentence and avoid vague or unclear pronouns.

6.RN.4.1 - I can identify evidence to support claims we develop as a class.

I can identify claims that are not supported versus claims that are well-supported.

6.RN.4.3 - I can compare and contrast the 2 articles and how they portray memes.

6.RL.2.1 - I can make inferences about the story and support them with text evidence. 

Week 2 will get us started in using Achieve3000. We will begin our unit on Digital Citizenship. Achieve article "Media Literacy for the 21st Century" due Friday.

Monday - Achieve LevelSet. Elements of plot Edpuzzle. 

Tuesday - Elements of plot in film and a read aloud.

Wednesday - Capitalization review. Plot and how characters in "Girl Can’t  Dance" change.

Thursday - Comparing the story and the poem "Fame is a Bee." Making inferences and analyzing text structure in "Is Technology Killing Our Friendships?"

Friday - Library day! Prewriting and practice drafting of informative writing: How can people use technology to support their friendships?

Standards and Objectives:

6.RL.2.3 I can explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change on Edpuzzle. I can explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters in a short film respond or change using a plot chart. I can explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters in "Girl Can't Dance" respond or change using a plot chart with no errors.

6.RL.4.1 I can compare how the poem and the story approach the same theme.

6.W.6.2b - (Capitalization) I can properly use capitalization rules in my writing. 

6.RN.2.3 - (structure of text) I can analyze how "Is Technology Killing Our Friendships?" is structured by making inferences and citing evidence.

6.W.3.2, 6.W.4 - I can prewrite and draft an informative essay explaining how people can use technology to support their friendships.

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

Week 1 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. Look for a letter coming home with your student! 

Thursday:  We will write a letter to reading and writing 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. 

Friday: It's time to get tech-savvy! We will be setting up and practicing with Google Drive and Google Classroom by creating new work and writing silly sentences. We may even have time to sneak in a Kahoot! Remember to return the parent signature page  and Honors Contract by Monday!