6.4.1LA


 * Grade: 6Unit: 4 Week: 1 Content: ELA Dates: 1/22-1/25 **


 * Theme Essential Question: **What is the definition of //courage//?


 * Essential Questions: **
 * How do writers reveal acts of courage?
 * Do courageous characters have to be famous?
 * How is the theme of a work revealed?


 * Focus Standards **
 * L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
 * L.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position of function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
 * L.4b Use Latin roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
 * RL.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
 * RL.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
 * W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
 * W.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question.W.6.10


 * Ongoing Standards **
 * L.2b Spell correctly.
 * L.3a Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
 * L.5b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">L.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.2 Provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions and judgments.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RI.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RL.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RL.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RL.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SL.1a Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SL.1b Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.SL.6.1c
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SL.1d Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple-perspectives through reflections and paraphrasing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.3a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.3b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and /or characters.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.3c Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.3d Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.3e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Objectives **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TLW identify examples of courage as portrayed in various pieces of literature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TLW research the life of a courageous person and create a “living museum” project.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TLW analyze the theme of a story and describe the elements that create the theme.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assessment **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Product
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use Frayer Model or other graphic organizer to create a class word map to define //courage//.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing unit product – In small groups, students will create living museum biography projects. Students learn about the lives of courageous people and share what they learn by writing short reports, creating displays, and dressing up as the people. (See //resources// for specific living museum item suggestions.)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Key Questions (match Standard)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is //courage//?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How do we ascertain the theme of a story?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Observable Student Behaviors (Performance)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will complete all activities and writing assignments.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will use standard norms to participate in class discussions and in small-group discussions.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Vocabulary **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Author’s purpose <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Theme ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Analysis


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Suggested Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use Frayer Model or other graphic organizer to define //courage//.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">“Understanding Theme” introduction (HMU3, page 315).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text Analysis Workshop “Understanding Theme” (HMU3, pages 318-320).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Read “Gombei and the Wild Ducks” (HMU3, pages 321-323).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discuss the clues to the story’s theme based on the information on page 320.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Read “The Dog of Pompeii” (HMU3, pages 326–336).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sensory Notes p. B9 [T]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Setting Diagram p. D14 [T]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Two-Column Chart p. A25 [T]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grammar in Context p. 339 Punctuate Dialogue Correctly CM p. 36
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grammar Handbook—Student Edition p. R49-50
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">GrammarNotes DVD-ROM at thinkcentral.com
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Read “Pompeii and Vesuvius” (HMU3, page 340).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Read “In Search of Pompeii” (HMU3, pages 341–345).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Read “Italians Trying to Prevent a Modern Pompeii” (HMU3, page 346).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Think-Pair-Share p. A18 [T]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ThinkAloud Models and Audio Summaries at thinkcentral.com
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">“Read for Information: Author’s Purpose and Main Ideas” (HMU3, page 347).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Introduce //Hatchett//.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide students with an annotated reading log to complete as they read.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Homework **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Terminology for Teachers **

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 * ** Multicultural Concepts **  ** E ** thnicity/**C**ulture | **I**mmigration/**M**igration | **I**ntercultural **C**ompetence | **S**ocialization | **R**acism/**D**iscrimination    ** High Yield Strategies **   ** S ** imilarities/**D**ifferences | **S**ummarizing/**N**otetaking | **R**einforcing/**R**ecognition | **H**omework/**P**ractice |    ** N ** on-**L**inguistic representation | **C**ooperative **L**earning | **O**bjectives/**F**eedback |    ** G ** enerating-**T**esting **H**ypothesis | **C**ues, **Q**uestions, **O**rganizers   ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Professional Texts **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">Literary Texts **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">Informational Texts **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">Art, Music, and Media **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Manipulatives **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Games **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">Videos **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">Sight Words **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">L2 Punctuating Sentences <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use the Senteo interactive response system to decide the correct punctuation for sentences.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">SMART Board Lessons <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">, Promethean Lessons **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">L4a Words with Multiple Meanings <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Parts of a dictionary entry for words with multiple meanings. Using context clues to determine <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">meaning, Using magnifying glass to find the correct definitions.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Other Activities, etc. **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">@http://mrspal.org/2010/06/14/living-memoirs-a-biography-project/List
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html?tab=2#tabs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.longwood.edu/staff/jonescd/projects/educ530/aboxley/pdffiles/2.pdf
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">@http://www.ltisdschools.org/Page/13488
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/FrayerModel.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.mce.k12tn.net/survival/hatchet/hatchet.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/hatchet.pdf
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@https://sites.google.com/site/yaadventure/teaching-the-hatchet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.brighthubeducation.com/high-school-english-lessons/22244-hatchet-by-gary-paulsen-teaching-purpose/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhatchetmr1.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.helpreaderslovereading.com/2008/04/hatchet-classroom-activities.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">@http://www.middleschool.net/lesspln/englisF/englp.htm

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