6th Grade Language Arts
*Lesson plans are subject to change due to student needs
September
9.8/9.9 Welcome! Intro to Schoology & Class Website/Go over Syllabus & Online Learning Expectations/What does REACH look like at home?/Dude Perfect TOP 10 Candy - Create your own TOP 10
9.10/9.14 Share Top 10/Bitmoji Online Class Expectations/Growth Mindset - Video/What is Growth Mindset?/Growth Mindset Strengths & Weaknesses/Growth Mindset Student Survey & Results/Students are encouraged to visit the Sterling Heights Public Library and/or website to find a book, e-book or audio book for next week :)
9.15/9.16 Growth Mindset - Scenario Challenge/The Power of YET/Schoology Review/Syllabus Scavenger Hunt/Close Reading Article "Tony Hawk" with Citing Text Evidence/Independent Reading - READ for 20 minutes today!
9.17/9.21 What is Reading Stamina?/Reading Goals & Reading Log/I-PICK Books/Independent Daily Reading - READ for 20 minutes today!
9.22/9.23 Read Aloud - Bridge to Terabithia: Chapter #1 & Response (Skill = Character Traits)/Genre Mini Lesson & Practice (break out groups)/Homework = Independent Reading - READ for 20 minutes today and tomorrow! Listen to chapter #2 and Response (Skill = Inferring)
9.24/9.28 Read Aloud - Bridge to Terabithia: Check for understanding Chapters 1-2/ Listen to Chapter #3 & participate in discussion board (Skill = Predicting)/Plot Diagram: Mini Lesson, Guided Notes & Video using Pixar's Mike's New Car
9.29/9.30 "Haunted Houses: Fact or Fiction" Close Reading Article - Steps to Close Reading/Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Review Plot Diagram/Homework: Bridge to Terabithia :Listen to Chapter 4 & Submit Chapter 4 Response (Skill = Context Clues)
October
10.1/10.5 Update Reading Logs/Counselor Intro & Connection/Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 5 & Chapter 5 Response (Skill = Main Idea)/"Haunted Houses: Fact or Fiction" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Plot Diagram - Independent Notes & Practice
10.6/10.8 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 6 & Chapter 6 Response (Skill = Summary)/"Pumpkin Guts Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Description - Quickwrite, Notes & Practice (break out groups)/Homework: Independent Daily Reading = 20 minutes/Listen to Bridge to Terabithia Chapter 7 & Chapter 7 Response
10.7 Plot Diagram QUIZ/"Pumpkin Guts" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary & Language Lingo
10.8/10.12 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 8 & 9, Response (Skill = Analyze)/Plot Diagram QUIZ/Text Structure: Description - Quickwrite & Soccer descriptive text (whole group)
10.13/10.14 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 10, Response (Author's Craft)/"Our Blood" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Sequence - Quickwrite & Soccer sequence text (whole group)/NWEA TESTING
10.15/10.19 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 11 & 12/"Our Blood" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Text Structure: Compare & Contrast - Venn Diagram & Soccer Sequence Text (whole group)/Sequence/Compare & Contrast Practice (breakout groups)/NWEA TESTING
10.20/10.21 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Chapters 11-13 Response/Plot Diagram & Making Connections/"Spooky Spiders" Close Reading Article/Text Structure: Cause & Effect - Soccer Cause & Effect Text (whole group)/Cause & Effect Practice (whole group)
10.22/10.26 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Story Map/Kahoot Review/"Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Problem & Solution - Soccer Problem & Solution Text (whole group)/Bubble Gum Text Structure Review
10.27/10.28 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - TEST/"Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Text Structure: Task Cards (break out groups)
10.29/11.2 Finish "Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article/"All About Candy Corn" (break out groups)/Text Structure Practice/Halloween Fun - ArtHub
November
11.3 NO CLASS
11.4/11.5 "Sharks" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Ask Questions Before, During & After your read/Text Feature Practice/Review the concept of genre/Create a Realistic Fiction anchor chart to demonstrate prior knowledge and discuss the features of the genre/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Prewriting
11.9/11.10 "Turtles" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Identifying Cause & Effect Relationships/Determine text importance in a realistic fiction story/Identify sequence of events using a graphic organizer/review features of the realistic fiction genre/make text-to-text connections/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Prewriting Plan/Share "hooks" (teacher approval)/Draft Introduction
11.11/11.12 "Turtles" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Identifying Cause & Effect Relationships/
Determine text importance in a realistic fiction story/Identify sequence of events using a graphic organizer/review features of the realistic fiction genre/make text-to-text connections/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Drafting
11.16/11.17 "Octopus & Squid" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Main Idea with Supporting Details/Summary/Identify the sequence of events based on a diagram and in a passage/Identify and use the signal language for sequence of events/Determine important information in the diagram and in a text/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Draft Conclusion & Revise
11.18/11.19 "Octopus & Squid" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Main Idea with Supporting Details/Summary/Sequencing Task Cards/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Edit & Publish
11.23/11.24 "The Mystery Under The Street" Color Code Close Reading Article (citing text evidence)/Update Reading Logs - submit when complete/Review Realistic Fiction & Sequencing/Video - Kid President: 25 Reasons to be Thankful/Quickwrite - Discussion Board: 25 Reasons I am Thankful/DrawHub - How To Draw A Turkey Stack For Thanksgiving
11.30/12.1 "Gingerbread...What?!" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Realistic Fiction & Sequencing QUIZ/Author's Purpose - Anchor Charts & Video/Paragraph of the Week:Invisible for a Day - Brainstorm & Draft
12.2/12.3 "Gingerbread...What?!" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Author's Purpose Task Cards/Paragraph of the Week:Invisible for a Day - Revise, Edit & Publish
12.7/12.8 "Unicorn of the Sea" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Close Reading - What? Why? How?/Narwhal Video/Paragraph of the Week:A Time I was Afraid - Brainstorm & Draft
12.9/12.10 "Unicorn of the Sea" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Author's Purpose QUIZ/Paragraph of the Week:A Time I was Afraid - Edit & Publish
12.14/12.15 "123 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/North Pole Video #1/Paragraph of the Week: Snow Day - Brainstorm & Draft
12.16/12.17 "123 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Update Reading Logs for December/Holiday Fun - ArtHub/Paragraph of the Week: Snow Day - Edit & Publish
12.21 - 1.1 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
January
1.4/1.5 Quickwrite - What did you do over break?/"Reindeer" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/ Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Introduction Video/Listen to Chapter #1/Chapter #1 Response (Skill = Compare & Contrast)
1.6/1.7 "Reindeer" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter 2-31/Chapter #2-3 Response/New Year Resolutions/Goal Word
1.11/1.12"History of the Toilet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #4/Chapter #4 Response (Skill = Sequencing & Asking Questions)/Create a Mystery anchor chart to demonstrate prior knowledge/Build academic oral language and vocabulary as they engage in partner and whole-group discussion/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to understand a mystery text/Use academic sentence frames to discuss strategies and features of mysteries
113/1.19 "Germs: Friend or Foe" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #5/Chapter #5 Response (Skill = Making Inferences)/Review features of the Mystery genre/Summarize a mystery/Draw conclusions/Make text-to-text connections
1.20/1.21 "Germs: Friend or Foe" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #6/Chapter #6 Response (Skill =Inferring from Text Evidence)/6th Grade ELA Common Assessment/Identify the big ideas, or most information, in a passage/Summarize the big ideas in a passage to tell briefly what it is all about/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to resolve problems in understanding a text
1.25 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #7/Chapter #7 Response (Skill = Main Idea)/Identify the big ideas, or most information, in a passage/Summarize the big ideas in a passage to tell briefly what it is all about/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to resolve problems in understanding a text
1.26 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #8/Chapter #8 Response (Skill = Summarizing)/Summarizing Task Cards (break out groups)
1.27 Register for ReadTheory.org - pretest & 1 quiz in program
1.28 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #9/Chapter #9 Response (Skill = Evaluating)/Finish Summarizing Task Cards
February
2.1 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #10/Chapter #10 Response (Skill = Predicting)/Summarizing Practice
2.2 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #11/Chapter #11 Response (Skill = Context Clues)/Summarizing Practice
2.4 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #12-13/Chapter #12-13 Response/Summarizing Practice
2.5 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #14-15/Chapter #14-15 Response
2.8 6th Grade Orientation
2.9 Review asynchronous work/Read Theory/"Boogers, Yes Boogers" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter 171/Chapter #17 Response (Skill = Character Change)/Watch play :)
2.8 6th Grade Orientation
2.22 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Vocabulary Ladder/180 Days of Reading
2.23 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Figurative Language: Intro Video/Slides (mini lesson with notes)/Figurative Language in the Movies
2.25 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Figurative Language: Intro Video/Slides (mini lesson with notes & create booklet)/Figurative Language in the Movies/Doodle Notes
March
3.1 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Figurative Language: Personification - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.2 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Figurative Language: Personification - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.4 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Vocabulary Ladder/Figurative Language: Simile - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.5 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Vocabulary Ladder/Figurative Language: Metaphor Practice
*Lesson plans are subject to change due to student needs
September
9.8/9.9 Welcome! Intro to Schoology & Class Website/Go over Syllabus & Online Learning Expectations/What does REACH look like at home?/Dude Perfect TOP 10 Candy - Create your own TOP 10
9.10/9.14 Share Top 10/Bitmoji Online Class Expectations/Growth Mindset - Video/What is Growth Mindset?/Growth Mindset Strengths & Weaknesses/Growth Mindset Student Survey & Results/Students are encouraged to visit the Sterling Heights Public Library and/or website to find a book, e-book or audio book for next week :)
9.15/9.16 Growth Mindset - Scenario Challenge/The Power of YET/Schoology Review/Syllabus Scavenger Hunt/Close Reading Article "Tony Hawk" with Citing Text Evidence/Independent Reading - READ for 20 minutes today!
9.17/9.21 What is Reading Stamina?/Reading Goals & Reading Log/I-PICK Books/Independent Daily Reading - READ for 20 minutes today!
9.22/9.23 Read Aloud - Bridge to Terabithia: Chapter #1 & Response (Skill = Character Traits)/Genre Mini Lesson & Practice (break out groups)/Homework = Independent Reading - READ for 20 minutes today and tomorrow! Listen to chapter #2 and Response (Skill = Inferring)
9.24/9.28 Read Aloud - Bridge to Terabithia: Check for understanding Chapters 1-2/ Listen to Chapter #3 & participate in discussion board (Skill = Predicting)/Plot Diagram: Mini Lesson, Guided Notes & Video using Pixar's Mike's New Car
9.29/9.30 "Haunted Houses: Fact or Fiction" Close Reading Article - Steps to Close Reading/Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Review Plot Diagram/Homework: Bridge to Terabithia :Listen to Chapter 4 & Submit Chapter 4 Response (Skill = Context Clues)
October
10.1/10.5 Update Reading Logs/Counselor Intro & Connection/Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 5 & Chapter 5 Response (Skill = Main Idea)/"Haunted Houses: Fact or Fiction" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Plot Diagram - Independent Notes & Practice
10.6/10.8 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 6 & Chapter 6 Response (Skill = Summary)/"Pumpkin Guts Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Description - Quickwrite, Notes & Practice (break out groups)/Homework: Independent Daily Reading = 20 minutes/Listen to Bridge to Terabithia Chapter 7 & Chapter 7 Response
10.7 Plot Diagram QUIZ/"Pumpkin Guts" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary & Language Lingo
10.8/10.12 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 8 & 9, Response (Skill = Analyze)/Plot Diagram QUIZ/Text Structure: Description - Quickwrite & Soccer descriptive text (whole group)
10.13/10.14 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 10, Response (Author's Craft)/"Our Blood" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Sequence - Quickwrite & Soccer sequence text (whole group)/NWEA TESTING
10.15/10.19 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Listen to Chapter 11 & 12/"Our Blood" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Text Structure: Compare & Contrast - Venn Diagram & Soccer Sequence Text (whole group)/Sequence/Compare & Contrast Practice (breakout groups)/NWEA TESTING
10.20/10.21 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Chapters 11-13 Response/Plot Diagram & Making Connections/"Spooky Spiders" Close Reading Article/Text Structure: Cause & Effect - Soccer Cause & Effect Text (whole group)/Cause & Effect Practice (whole group)
10.22/10.26 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - Story Map/Kahoot Review/"Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Text Structure: Problem & Solution - Soccer Problem & Solution Text (whole group)/Bubble Gum Text Structure Review
10.27/10.28 Read Aloud: Bridge to Terabithia - TEST/"Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Language Lingo, Daring Details & Sensational Structure/Text Structure: Task Cards (break out groups)
10.29/11.2 Finish "Vampire Bats" Close Reading Article/"All About Candy Corn" (break out groups)/Text Structure Practice/Halloween Fun - ArtHub
November
11.3 NO CLASS
11.4/11.5 "Sharks" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Ask Questions Before, During & After your read/Text Feature Practice/Review the concept of genre/Create a Realistic Fiction anchor chart to demonstrate prior knowledge and discuss the features of the genre/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Prewriting
11.9/11.10 "Turtles" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Identifying Cause & Effect Relationships/Determine text importance in a realistic fiction story/Identify sequence of events using a graphic organizer/review features of the realistic fiction genre/make text-to-text connections/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Prewriting Plan/Share "hooks" (teacher approval)/Draft Introduction
11.11/11.12 "Turtles" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Identifying Cause & Effect Relationships/
Determine text importance in a realistic fiction story/Identify sequence of events using a graphic organizer/review features of the realistic fiction genre/make text-to-text connections/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Drafting
11.16/11.17 "Octopus & Squid" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Main Idea with Supporting Details/Summary/Identify the sequence of events based on a diagram and in a passage/Identify and use the signal language for sequence of events/Determine important information in the diagram and in a text/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Draft Conclusion & Revise
11.18/11.19 "Octopus & Squid" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read/Q & A citing evidence/Main Idea with Supporting Details/Summary/Sequencing Task Cards/Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative - Edit & Publish
11.23/11.24 "The Mystery Under The Street" Color Code Close Reading Article (citing text evidence)/Update Reading Logs - submit when complete/Review Realistic Fiction & Sequencing/Video - Kid President: 25 Reasons to be Thankful/Quickwrite - Discussion Board: 25 Reasons I am Thankful/DrawHub - How To Draw A Turkey Stack For Thanksgiving
11.30/12.1 "Gingerbread...What?!" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Realistic Fiction & Sequencing QUIZ/Author's Purpose - Anchor Charts & Video/Paragraph of the Week:Invisible for a Day - Brainstorm & Draft
12.2/12.3 "Gingerbread...What?!" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Author's Purpose Task Cards/Paragraph of the Week:Invisible for a Day - Revise, Edit & Publish
12.7/12.8 "Unicorn of the Sea" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/Close Reading - What? Why? How?/Narwhal Video/Paragraph of the Week:A Time I was Afraid - Brainstorm & Draft
12.9/12.10 "Unicorn of the Sea" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Author's Purpose QUIZ/Paragraph of the Week:A Time I was Afraid - Edit & Publish
12.14/12.15 "123 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/North Pole Video #1/Paragraph of the Week: Snow Day - Brainstorm & Draft
12.16/12.17 "123 Candy Cane Lane, North Pole" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Update Reading Logs for December/Holiday Fun - ArtHub/Paragraph of the Week: Snow Day - Edit & Publish
12.21 - 1.1 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
January
1.4/1.5 Quickwrite - What did you do over break?/"Reindeer" Close Reading Article - Pencil Read & Margin Notes/ Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Introduction Video/Listen to Chapter #1/Chapter #1 Response (Skill = Compare & Contrast)
1.6/1.7 "Reindeer" Close Reading Article - Vivacious Vocabulary, Daring Details. Sensational Structure & Language Lingo/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter 2-31/Chapter #2-3 Response/New Year Resolutions/Goal Word
1.11/1.12"History of the Toilet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #4/Chapter #4 Response (Skill = Sequencing & Asking Questions)/Create a Mystery anchor chart to demonstrate prior knowledge/Build academic oral language and vocabulary as they engage in partner and whole-group discussion/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to understand a mystery text/Use academic sentence frames to discuss strategies and features of mysteries
113/1.19 "Germs: Friend or Foe" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #5/Chapter #5 Response (Skill = Making Inferences)/Review features of the Mystery genre/Summarize a mystery/Draw conclusions/Make text-to-text connections
1.20/1.21 "Germs: Friend or Foe" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #6/Chapter #6 Response (Skill =Inferring from Text Evidence)/6th Grade ELA Common Assessment/Identify the big ideas, or most information, in a passage/Summarize the big ideas in a passage to tell briefly what it is all about/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to resolve problems in understanding a text
1.25 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #7/Chapter #7 Response (Skill = Main Idea)/Identify the big ideas, or most information, in a passage/Summarize the big ideas in a passage to tell briefly what it is all about/Use fix-up monitoring strategies to resolve problems in understanding a text
1.26 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #8/Chapter #8 Response (Skill = Summarizing)/Summarizing Task Cards (break out groups)
1.27 Register for ReadTheory.org - pretest & 1 quiz in program
1.28 "Creepy Crawly" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #9/Chapter #9 Response (Skill = Evaluating)/Finish Summarizing Task Cards
February
2.1 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #10/Chapter #10 Response (Skill = Predicting)/Summarizing Practice
2.2 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #11/Chapter #11 Response (Skill = Context Clues)/Summarizing Practice
2.4 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #12-13/Chapter #12-13 Response/Summarizing Practice
2.5 Read Theory/"Scabs: Nature's Bandages" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter #14-15/Chapter #14-15 Response
2.8 6th Grade Orientation
2.9 Review asynchronous work/Read Theory/"Boogers, Yes Boogers" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Read Aloud "Number the Stars" - Listen to Chapter 171/Chapter #17 Response (Skill = Character Change)/Watch play :)
2.8 6th Grade Orientation
2.22 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Vocabulary Ladder/180 Days of Reading
2.23 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Figurative Language: Intro Video/Slides (mini lesson with notes)/Figurative Language in the Movies
2.25 Read Theory/"Stinky Feet" Close Reading Article - Text Structure/Main Idea/Author's Point of View/Figurative Language: Intro Video/Slides (mini lesson with notes & create booklet)/Figurative Language in the Movies/Doodle Notes
March
3.1 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Figurative Language: Personification - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.2 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Figurative Language: Personification - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.4 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Vocabulary Ladder/Figurative Language: Simile - Video & Practice (guided and independent)
3.5 Independent Daily Reading/"Wings on His Feet" Close Reading Article - Citing Text Evidence & Comprehension Questions/180 Days of Reading/Vocabulary Ladder/Figurative Language: Metaphor Practice