Sixth Grade Literature /Language Arts /Writing Class Plan Daily Schedule Mrs. Rosen:

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1 Sixth Grade Literature /Language Arts /Writing Class Plan See schedule on cathyrosen.com for actual week of implementation. Approximately 85 minute blocks Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Approximately 55 minute block Wednesday Pearson Literature California Reading and Language Writer s Workshop to guide writing instruction Pearson Literature California Reading and Language Integrated Language Skills Grammar to guide grammar instruction Handbook Edition Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar to support in depth grammar and writing Prentice Hall Writing Coach Text and Online Daily Schedule Mrs. Rosen: Monday: Preview Selection Adapted version of Reader s Notebook during ELD Monday Block 1: Introduce Reading Skill and Literary Analysis, Vocabulary, (Unit theme when necessary), possible read of selection, or writing focus. Tuesday: Read selection, grammar, introduce, or continue with writing lesson. Wednesday: Possible reread of selection, grammar, introduce or continue with writing lesson Thursday: Review selection, essay question writing or writing lesson. Friday: Selection test, remediation, writing, grammar review or preview and Library visit.. Some weeks may be used for a writing test along with test practice or other curriculum requirements. Grammar / Unit Week in Pearson Reading Skill Literary Analysis Language Writing

2 Unit 1 How do we decide what is true? Intro: 6 weeks August 14 th - Sept 27 th Stray The Drive-In Movies My Papa, Mark Twain (Rosen s ELD) Names/Nombres The Market Square Dog Make Predictions: Use you prior knowledge Make Predictions: Read Ahead to check Fact and Opinion: Recognize clues that indicate an opinion Fact and Opinion: Check Facts by Using Resources Make Predictions: Read Ahead to check Plot : The arrangement of events is a story. Narrator and Point of View: Who tells the story and the perspective from which it is told. Author s Perspective: The viewpoint from which an author writes. Tone: The writer s attitude toward his or her subject. Narrator and Point of View: Who tells the story and the perspective from which it is told. Common and Proper Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns Writer s Toolbox: Possessive Noun Pronoun personal and possessive Pronoun interrogative and indefinite Review and further work on pronouns Non-fiction Narration: Autobiographical Narrative Topic: Write about an event that taught you a lesson. Pearson pg. 154 Compare/Contrast Twain s good and bad qualities Café Write: Listing facts and Opinions Nonfiction Narrative Writing Coach Practice /

3 Unit 2 / Review Unit 1 Unit 2 Preview : Theme, Vocabulary, Elements Short Story Pearson Test Practice pages Unit 1, pages 64,65 CAFÉ- Reading skills individually assigned Elements of Short Stories Descriptive Writing / Writing Coach Reviews 2 Is conflict always bad? Unit Week in Pearson Reading Skill Literary Analysis Grammar Writing The Wounded Wolf Elements of Short Stories The Tail Zlateh the Goat Writing Coach Sentence Construction Make Inferences: Use Details Make Inferences: Use Prior Knowledge Characterization: The way writers develop characters and their traits, or qualities. Conflict and Resolution: The conflict in a story is the struggle that drives the action. The resolution is the way the conflict is settled. Verb action verb and linking verb Verb principal parts (present, present participle, past, and past participle) Improving Sentences Short Story Practice in Writing Coach Short Story based on The Tail Continuation of Writing Narrative Story(ies)

4 The Circuit (May add in All- American Slurp The King of Mazy May Draw Conclusions: Ask Questions Draw Conclusions: Use Prior Knowledge to form an opinion. Theme: The theme is the central idea of the story, often a thought about life. Setting: The setting of a literary work is the time and place of the action. Verb - Simple Verb Tenses (Past tense, Past, Future) Verb Perfect Tenses (present perfect, past perfect, future perfect) Unit Week in Pearson Reading Skill Literary Analysis Grammar Writing Adjectives and Articles Comparisons with adjectives 3 What is important to know? Informational Text Use Text Aids and Features page 244 Timed Writing pg. 249 Adverbs

5 Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last Author s Purpose: Ask Questions to understand author s purpose. Expository Essay: An essay is a short piece of nonfiction about a specific subject. Write an essay about how someone accomplished a worthwhile goal such as Robinson Must research Turkeys Race to the End of the Earth Page 335 Main Idea: Identifying Key Details Compare and Contrast Author s Influences: The cultural and historical factors that affect his or her writing. Continue this expository essay Compare and Contrast Essay Unit Week in Pearson Reading Skill Literary Analysis Grammar Writing

6 Simple and Compound Subjects 4 Do we need words to communicate well? Model Selection: Oranges, Ode to Family Photographs Elements of Poetry. Collection 1/2 Collection 3/4 Context Clues: Ask Questions Context Clues: Reread and Read Ahead Rhythm and Rhyme: They add a musical quality to poems. Figurative Language: Authors use to state ideas in fresh ways. Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

7 Collection 5/6 Collection 7/8 Informational Text: Instructional Manual, Entry Form Informational Text: Policies Document, Application Paraphrasing: Reread Paraphrasing: Read Original Text Fluently According to Punctuation Comparing Informational Texts Forms of Poetry: Different forms used for meaning, images and feelings. Sound Devices: Allow poets to create tone, meaning, and musical effects. Problem-and- Solution Essay Describe a conflict and the best way to resolve it. Bullying a possible topic. POETRY BOOKS Students write poetry for 6-8 weeks. Must likely reading the novel Wonder, reading plays and writing persuasive essay and research report will replace Unit 6. Reading Skill in Unit Week in Pearson Pearson to Apply to Sci/SS Literary Analysis Writing Application Grammar

8 Clauses 6 How much do our communities shape us? Draw Conclusions (Make assertions) Research Reports / Multimedia Presentations Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences The Tiger Who Would be King & The Ant and the Dove Cause and Effect: Reread Fables and Folktales: Part of oral tradition which often conveys an insight into life. Commas Punctuation Arachne Why the Tortoise s Shell is not Smooth Cause and Effect: Ask Questions Purpose for Reading: Preview the Text Myths: Fictional tales that describe the actions of gods and heroes. Personification: The representation of an animal or an object as if it had human characteristics. Research Reports / Multimedia Presentations

9 The Three Wishes Informational Text News Release, Encyclopedia Entry, Street Map Setting a Purpose: Adjust Your Reading Rate Universal Theme: A message about life that is expressed regularly.