6th Grade LA and Reading

2nd Semester

1-4-12/WED 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: Define Grammar.GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will you use basic rules of grammar to complete a webhunt based on the English language?Today: Computer Lab – Grammar Web Hunt

HW: Book Proj Due 1-6-12/Bring wire coat hanger tomorrow

1-4-12/Wed 6th Grade Reading

Warm-Up: “Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think”. * Dale CarnegieEQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-5-12/THU 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: View Discovery Streaming: Mission NounGPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English languageEQ: How will a focus on nouns give you a better understanding of their usage?Today: Graphic OrganizerHW: Book Proj Due 1-6-12

1-5-12/Thu 6th Grade Reading

Warm-Up: “Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again”. * Author UnknownEQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-6-12/FRI 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: List the types of nouns we covered in class yesterday.GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will a focus on nouns give you a better understanding of their usage?Today: Continue Mission Noun

HW: Tell Someone About Nouns

1-6-12/Fri 6th Grade Reading

Warm-Up: “Be still sad heart, and cease repining, behind the clouds is the sun still shining.” *Author UnknownEQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-9-12/MON 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 24GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will studying commonly misspelled words help you to better understand how they are used in writing?

Today: New Novel

HW: Work on Activity 1

1-9-12/Mon 6th Grade Reading

Warm-Up: “Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training”. - Anna Freud

EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-10-12/Tue 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 25GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will studying capitalization of words help you to become a better writer?Today: New Novel

HW: Work on Activity 1

1-10-12/Tue 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. - Arthur C. Clarke

EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-11-12/WED 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: View PPTGPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will you use punctuation to create clear writing?Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence WritingHW: Book Proj due 2-3

1-11-12/WED 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: “Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally”. - A. Lincoln

EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-12-12/Thu 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: In what country is the Amazon located?GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will Jake correspond with the other inmates?Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence WritingHW: Book Proj due 2-3

1-12-12/THU 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work”. - Thomas Edison

EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-13-12/FRI 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: In what country is the Amazon located?GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How will Jake correspond with the other inmates?Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence WritingHW: Book Proj due 2-3

1-13-12/Fri 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work”. - Thomas Edison

EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved?

Today – Continue NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-17-12/TUE 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 28GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 28/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

1-17-12/Tue 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: Coach lesson 1

EQ: How would you explain a root word’s need for a suffix, affix, or prefix.

Today – Hunger Games NovelHW: Read 30 min

1-19-12/Thu 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 29GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 29/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

1-23-12/Mon 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 30GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 30/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

1-23-12/Mon 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: Coach lesson 4

EQ: Why is it important to use a dictionary/thesaurus?

Today – Hunger Games Novel

HW: Read 30 min

1-26-12Thu 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 31GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 30/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

1-27-12FRI 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 32GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 32/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

1-31-12 TUE 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 35GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 35/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

1-31-12/Mon 6th Grade Reading

• Warm-Up: Coach lesson 7

EQ: Why is it important to use a dictionary/thesaurus?

Today – Hunger Games Novel

HW: Read 30 min

2-1-12 wed 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 36GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 36/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

2-1-12 wed 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 36GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 36/NovelHW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

2-3-12 Fri 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 37GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language

EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun?Today: Coach Lesson 37/NovelHW: Book Proj due

2-6-12 Mon 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 39GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: What is the purpose of electronic media?Today: Coach Lesson 39/Grammar PPTHW: Read 30 min

2-7-12 TUE 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: Coach Review 4GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: How will this review connect to all your academic subjects in reference to CRCT practice?Today: Coach/Grammar PPTHW: Read 30 min

2-10-12 Fri 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: Define persuasion.GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: Why is persuasive writing important?Today: Persuasive lettersHW: Read 30 min

2-13-12 Mon 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: Define persuasion.GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: What is the purpose of persuasive writing?Today: Complete Persuasive lettersExtended Thinking: Determine how you could use persuasion in your daily lives.HW: Read 30 min

2-14-12 Tue 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: PPT – St. ValentineGPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: How will the proper combination of sentences form a good paragraph?Today: Sentence Combination PPT NotesExtended Thinking: Is there a way to use combination sentences in other subjects?HW: Read 30 min

2-15-12 Wed 6th Grade LA

Warm-Up: Discovering Language Arts: Intermediate: Writing A Titanic StoryGPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language.EQ: How will you focus on a topic to create a narrative account?Today: NarrativeExtended Thinking: Determine how you could use Narrative in your daily lives.HW: Complete Narratives