Bearstone Unit

6th Grade Language ArtsMrs. Frantz

Today’s goals – 9/11/13o Bell Ringer #10o Read 9/11 A Dark Dayo Complete Reading Check Quizo Finish Photo- Prefix – quiz this Friday

Homework – Begin studying for

Friday’s Photo-Prefix Quiz

ofictional characters who behave in realistic ways

-everything could happen

to real people, living in a real world

-setting could be a real place

Realistic Fiction

Today’s goals – 9/12/13o Bell Ringer #11o Finish Photo- Prefix – quiz TOMORROWo Nouns Packet – Next two exerciseso Review Realistic Fiction Noteso Bearstone Anticipatory Worksheet

Homework – Study for

TOMORROW’S Photo-

Prefix Quiz

Today’s goals – 9/13/13o Bell Ringer #12o Photo- Prefix Quiz o Nouns Packet – Finish Packeto Bearstone Frayer Vocabulary Worksheet

Homework – Read at least

10 pages of your SAR book!

Today’s goals – 9/16/13o Bell Ringer #13o SAR Conferencing Timeo “Spice” Article Activity

Today’s goals – 9/17/13o Bell Ringer #14o Go over “Spice” Activityo Start Prefixes – next Quiz Monday, September

23rd

o SAR Time/Finish Conferencing

Today’s goals – 9/18/13o Bell Ringer #15o Continue Prefixes - Quiz Monday, September

23rd

o “Space” Article Activityo Review Realistic Fiction Noteso Plot Diagram Notes – Exposition & Rising Action

Plot diagram

Exposition

Rising-Action

Plot - a series of related events that make up a story or drama. It is made up of FIVE parts:

Exposition – the introduction of a story where the characters and setting is introduced

Rising-Action – the main character encounters minor problems and the reader gets to know him/her

Today’s goals – 9/19/13o Bell Ringer #16o Finish Prefixes - Quiz Monday, September 23rd

o Review yesterday’s Plot Diagram Noteso Start Bearstoneo Start Noun Review Packet ??? – Test next

Tuesday!!!

Homework:Begin studying

For Monday’s Prefix Quiz & Tuesday’s Noun Test

Today’s goals – 9/20/13o Bell Ringer #17o Prefixes Quiz – Monday!!!o Noun Review Packet – Test Next Tuesday!!!o Bearstone Frayer Vocabulary Reviewo Finish Plot Diagram Noteso Continue Bearstoneo Realistic Fiction – Update bookmarks while we

readHomework:

Continue studying For Monday’s Prefix Quiz

& Tuesday’s Noun Test

Plot - a series of related events that make up a story or drama. It is made up of FIVE parts:

Exposition – the introduction of a story where the characters and setting is introduced

Rising-Action – the main character encounters minor problems and the reader gets to know him/her

Climax – the most suspenseful part of the story

Falling-Action – the reader finds out what happens to the main character

Resolution – all the loose ends in the story are wrapped up

Plot diagram

Exposition

Climax

Rising-Action Falling-Action

Resolution

Today’s goals – 9/23/13o Bell Ringer – NONEo Prefix Quizo Library – Mrs. Gaugler’s Lessono Study Island – Main Idea/Supporting Detailso Nouns Test – TOMORROW

Homework:Continue studying

Tomorrow’sNoun Test

Today’s goals – 9/24/13o Bell Ringer #18o Nouns Test – SAR Time when you finisho Finishing Study Island – Pretest (10 Questions) o Main Idea & Relevant

Details o (10 Questions)o Continue Reading Bearstone – Fill in Realistic

Fiction bookmarks as we read

Today’s goals – 9/26/13o Bell Ringer #19o Start En-/Em- Prefixes – October 2nd next Quizo Finish Bearstone & Realistic Fiction Bookmarks

– Test Next Tuesday???o Begin Plot Diagram Worksheet

Today’s goals – 9/27/13o Bell Ringer #20o Continue En-/Em- Prefixes – October 2nd next

Quizo Review Main Idea/Supporting Detail PracticeoThree Color Strategy Notes o Review Plot Diagramo Start Bearstone Plot Diagram - ???

Homework:Complete En-/Em-Prefix Sentences

Main Idea

Also called topic, big idea or picture

the central point the author tries to make.main idea lets the reader know what the

rest of the paragraph will be about.main idea can be an opinion, argument or

a general idea.most of the time the main idea is in the

topic sentence, near the beginning. main idea sets the tone, voice, and style.

Definition

supporting details are specific statements about the same topic.

supporting details describe and support the main idea.

supporting details explain/prove the author’s point.

supporting details are clear, organized details.

Supporting Details

A summary is the main idea, plus only one or two details.

The summary is the “essence” or what the whole article is about.

Summaries are always brief, short cut versions of the whole article, book, or movie.

A summary is not a retelling.

Summary definition

The Three Color Strategyto determine

Main Idea and Details

(Excerpts are taken from Walk Two Moons, Stargirl, and “The Underground Railroad.”)

Directions for the

Three Color Strategy

• Look for the topic sentence. Underline it in GREEN for start or go.

• Look for the detail sentences. Underline them in YELLOW for slowing down to give information.

• Look for the ending sentence. Underline it in RED for stopping the paragraph.

Today’s goals – 9/30/13o Bell Ringer #21o Turn in Prefixes Sentences Homework – Quiz

this Wednesdayo Finish Bearstone Plot Diagram – Test Thursdayo Model Three Color Strategy

Homework:Study for

Wednesday’sEn-/Em-

Prefi x Quiz

Plot diagram

Exposition

Climax

Falling-Action

Resolution

-Cloyd runs away from the group home-Walter becomes Cloyd’s caregiver-Cloyd finds the Bearstone-They plan a trip to the mine “Pride of the West”

Rising-Action

1) Walter visits wife’s grave

2) Both talk about afterlife

3) They go into the wilderness – trail

-Cloyd leaves camp to fish-Gets caught in hailstorm-Freezing to death

-Cloyd finds orange tent-Stranger helps him-Stranger saves his life

-Cloyd survives/Walter finds him-Cloyd thanks the stranger-He apologizes for messing up

Conflict/ Problem:

-Cloyd’s attitude – runs away/doesn’t pay attention

-Surviving the hailstorm

Today’s goals – 10/1/13o Bell Ringer #22o Go over yesterday’s Three Color Practiceo Three Color Strategy Practice - “Ute” Articleo Bearstone – Fix Anticipatory Seto Library Book Reading Time

Homework:Study for

Tomorrow’sEn-/Em-

Prefi x Quiz/Thursday’

s Bearstone Test

Today’s goals – 10/2/13o Bell Ringer #23o Prefix En-/Em- Quiz – SAR Time when finishedo Fix Bearstone Anticipatory Seto Bearstone True/False Worksheeto Bearstone Test Review

Homework:Study for

Tomorrow’sBearstone Test

Today’s goals – 10/3/13o Bell Ringer #24o Bearstone Test – SAR Time/Conferencing Until

Everyone Finisheso Start –al/-ail Suffix – Next Quiz October 10th

Today’s goals – 10/4/13o NO Bell Ringer!!!

o Study Island – o 20 Questions,

o Main Idea and Relevant Details, o No Re-testing!

o Continue –al/-ail Suffix – Next Quiz October 10th

o Introduction to Pronouns Notes

Pronouns – Basic DefinitionPronoun- A word used in place of one or

more nouns or pronouns.◦Ex: When Mrs. Frantz came into class,

she was holding the biggest cup of hot chocolate I have ever seen.

◦Ex: The driveway and sidewalks are covered with snow; they should be shoveled.

Today’s goals – 9/?/13o Bell Ringer #13o Possessive & Demonstrative Pronouns Noteso Pronouns/Antecedent Reviewo Pronouns/Antecedent Exercise

Pronoun Cont.Antecedent- The word or word group that a

pronoun stands FOR. ◦Ex: The dog lost his collar.

DOG is the antecedent of his.◦ Ex: Ashlyn, call your mother.

Ashlyn is the antecedent of your.

Pronoun Cont. Sometimes the antecedent is not stated

because the reader can understand the meaning of the sentence without it. For example: “Call your mother.”

Pronoun Cont. Pronouns must agree with the antecedent in

number and gender.◦ Marie and Collin took their chairs with them to

the game. There are two antecedents, so the pronoun

must be plural◦ Ex: Janessa was wearing her coat at the mall.

Janessa is a girl, so the pronoun must be feminine.

Row Leader (Mrs. Frantz will assign) – count the number of people in your row & get the blue grammar book off of the shelf for your row

1) Copy down the following sentences in Exercise 5 p. 329 into your blue notebooks. # 2,3,4,5,92) Then, cross out the repeated word. 3) Write above the repeated word the pronoun that best replaces it.

Ex: Viviana set up Viviana’s game on the table.

Time: 15-20 MinutesDO YOUR OWN WORK!!!!

her

Exercise 5 p. 329 # 2,3,4,5,9

2) The test was so long that I almost didn’t

finish the test.

3) Rachel’s neighbors asked Rachel to baby-

sit.

4) Carlos said that Carlos had already cleaned

Carlos’s room.

5) The directions were long, but the directions

were clear.

Check your answers it

her

he his

they

Exercise 5 p. 329 # 2,3,4,5,9

9) Did Warren’s aunt fix some tacos for

Warren?

Check your answershim

Personal Pronouns

A personal pronoun refers to:~the one speaking (first person),~the one spoken to (second person), ~ the one spoken about (third person).

Singular Plural

First Person: I, me, my, mine

we, us, our, ours

Second Person: you, your, yours

you, your, yours

Third Person: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

they, them, their, theirs

Copy the pronoun table (p.330) into your notes

Row Leader (Mrs. Frantz will assign) – count the number of people in your row & get the blue grammar book off of the shelf for your row

1) Copy down the following sentences in Exercise 6 p. 331 into your blue notebooks. # 1, 3, 5, 6, 82) Then, underline the pronouns in each sentence.

Ex: I lent her my camera. Time: 15-20 Minutes

DO YOUR OWN WORK!!!!

Exercise 6 p. 331 # 1, 3, 5, 6, 81) The dentist asked me several questions before examining my teeth. 3) Our cousins have decided they will

visit Peru.5) He washed the mats thoroughly and

put them out in the sun to dry.6) Here is a postcard from Egypt for you

and me.8) You gave us your support when we needed it.

Possessive PronounPossessive Pronoun- Used to

show ownership or POSSESSION.◦my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs, our, ours

◦Ex: Andrew stored his papers in his backpack.

Possessive Pronouns Exercise 6Copy down the following sentences in into your blue notebooks, then make the pronoun in the parenthesis show possession.

Ex: This book is (you) yours.

1) The ball is(I) _____. 2) The blue car is(we) _____. 3) The ring is(she) _____. 4) We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is(they) _____. 5) The luggage is(he) _____. 6) The pictures are(she) _____. 7) In our garden is a bird. The nest is(it) _____. 8) This was not my fault. It was(you) _____.