Supplies for 6th grade ELA
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1st 9 WEEKS: PERSONAL NARRATIVE/LETTER WRITING ELEMENTS WRITING: PRE-AP = PERSONAL NARRATIVE GRADE LEVEL = LETTER TO TEACHER ABOUT SELF / MINIMUM OF 3 PARAGRAPHS/ PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE WRITER’S TOOLKIT ELEMENTS: MINI-LESSONS -figurative language/sensory imagery (youtube.com) -thought shots -show not tell -discuss THEME/LIFE LESSON -transition words -simple/compound sentences (subject/predicate) -Significant List / brainstorm with students -Ratiocination w/ students on rough draft -Writer’s Workshop mode/ explain signing up for Teacher Conference ****RUBRIC: How to Score a 4/ review key points on rubric
-PERSONAL NARRATIVE FINAL ASSESSMENT READING: MENTOR TEXTS READ PERSONAL NARRATIVES & MEMOIRS -SEEDFOLKS by Paul Fleischman (PRE-AP) -”My Favorite Place” -”Stutter” -”Woodsong” excerpt (explode the moment/Life Lesson) -Read & Score a few students’ personal narratives from previous years EXTRAS: ****10 MIN. OF SSR daily *Vocabulary *MAP Assessment *Kahoot/Quizlets 2nd 9 WEEKS:ELEMENTS OF FICTION/ IMAGINATIVE STORY READING: NOVELS: PRE-AP = Novel selected by ELA teacher GRADE LEVEL = Novel selected by ELA teacher ELEMENTS OF FICTION:
READING & WRITING/NOVEL STUDY: -Annotate/ how to / specifics -Class Discussions *Socratic Seminar (?) -Mix it up: read whole group/ silently/ partner -Students write a chapter summary -Socratic Seminar *Think-Pair-Share -Students write Level Questions/ switch and answer -Students write a Characterization on one char. from novel -Comprehension Checks -Use Plot Map to map out a short story or important event of novel -IMAGINATIVE STORY: Writer’s Workshop/ Teacher Conference -Mid-novel Test -Gallery Walk/ Peer Scoring EXTRAS: *Vocabulary *SEL lessons and Media Project *Cold Read Test *Simple/Compound/ Complex Sentences *Kahoot/Quizlets 3rd 9 WEEKS: PERSUASIVE READING & WRITING UNIT ELEMENTS OF PERSUASION: READING AND WRITING -Persuasive Vocabulary Lists I-IV(test) -Change Makers Slide Show -Read Mentor Texts/ discuss Claims & Supporting Details -Persuasive Techniques (youtube.com/ commercials) -”Sell me This Pen” Activity (group work) -”We need a Bike Path” 1st Assessment -Review Persuasive Rubric -Philosophical Chairs -Thesis Statement / Transition Words -Read students’ persuasive papers from last year and score -Persuasive Speech #1 -Persuasive Speech #2 -Research Note-taking (how to) & Paraphrasing -”School Vending Machines” 2nd major Assessment -Writer’s Workshop / Teacher Conference -Gallery Walk / Peer Scoring -Grade Students’ Notes EXTRAS: *Vocabulary *2nd MAP ASSESSMENT *Simple/ Compound/ Complex Sentences *Kahoot/Quizlets ***MINI-POETRY ANALYSIS UNIT = 2 WEEKS -Poetry Vocabulary -Read & Write Poetry: Things I Love/ Emotion Poem -Poem Analysis: Main Idea & Theme / Author’s Perspective -”Red Crab Invasion” & “Monarch Magic” Assessment 4th 9 WEEKS: BOOK CLUBS & INFOGRAPHICS READING: BOOK CLUBS: Novels will be selected by the ELA teachers GRADE LEVEL PRE-AP Possible selections THE TRAIL THE SCOURGE LAST DAYS ON MARs-not on learning ally, should Maybe reconsider for GL OUT OF MY MIND REFUGEE THE TRAIL -Book Clubs meet and decide on group procedures/rules/calendar for reading -Noticings from each group member/ group discussions -Each week, group members work on SLIDES of Infographic:
EXTRAS: ***STAAR VOCABULARY AND READING PRACTICE *STAAR ESCAPE ROOM ACTIVITY *Kahoot/Quizlets *3rd MAP ASSESSMENT *Simple/Compound/ Complex Sentences *STAAR TESTING |