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6th LA Second Trimester 2011-12 Archives

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6th Grade LA Archives 2011-12

Second Trimester:

Week One

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Introduce Latin roots/prefixes/suffixes scavenger hunt RACE!	Crispin reading: Read chapters 14-16 (14 pages). Crispin quiz next week.
Tuesday	-Finish Latin roots/prefixes/suffixes scavenger hunt RACE! -Discuss Crispin quiz.	Crispin reading: Read chapters 17-19 (12 pages)
Wednesday	-Introduction to Brothers Grimm and fairy tales!	Crispin reading: Read chapters 20-23 (15 pages)
Thursday	-Introduction to Elements of Fiction.	Crispin reading: Read chapters 24-25
Friday	-Continue Elements of Fiction.	Crispin reading: Read chapters 26-27

Week Two

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading. Get GRS signed.
Tuesday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading.
Wednesday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading.
Thursday	-Crispin quiz.	Crispin reading.
Friday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading.

Week Three

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading.
Tuesday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading.
Wednesday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading. CN-Imaginary Dictionary.
Thursday	-Retelling the Tale.	Crispin reading. Retelling the Tale due tomorrow, stapled in this order: 1. Final draft 2. Rough draft 3. Prewriting (elements of fiction sheet) 4. Project sheet with SELF-ASSESSED rubric facing back of pile
Friday	-Latin R/P/S and dialogue grammar QUIZ. -Fairy Tale Luncheon	Crispin reading.

Week Four

	Class	Homework
Monday	No Class.	No Class.
Tuesday	-Introduce Vocab. -Grammar: phrases and clauses (independent and dependent) -Begin Crispin bio-cube.	Finish Crispin if you haven't already. Finish bio-cube. Begin studying for vocab/grammar quiz on Wednesday 1/11: vocab, phrases/clauses.
Wednesday	-Vocab: Completing the Sentence (strategies). -Sound & Motion game. -Grammar: Phrases and Clauses practice.	Finish CTS. Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Wednesday 1/11: vocab, phrases/clauses.
Thursday	Spelling Bee!	Spelling Bee!
Friday	No Class.	No Class. Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Wednesday 1/11: vocab, phrases/clauses.

Week Five

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Grammar: Practice Phrases and Clauses. -Introduction to Shakespeare: sonnets.	Finish your sonnet. Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Tuesday 1/17: vocab, phrases/clauses.
Tuesday	No Class: ERBs.	Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Tuesday 1/17: vocab, phrases/clauses. Finish sonnet.
Wednesday	No Class: ERBs.	Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Tuesday 1/17: vocab, phrases/clauses. Finish sonnet.
Thursday	-Grammar: Practice Phrases and Clauses. -Mini-Lesson: A Midsummer Night's Dream Journal organization. -Journal #1: Why might young people sometimes conflict with their parents? Why might young people in love conflict with their parents?	Study for vocab/grammar quiz on Tuesday 1/17: vocab, phrases/clauses. Finish Journal #1.
Friday	No Class.	No Class.

Week Six

	Class	Homework
Monday	No Class.	No Class.
Tuesday	-Grammar: Practice Phrases and Clauses. Sound & Motion game. -Quiz: Vocab Unit 2, phrases and clauses.	Independent reading and update reading log.
Wednesday	-Mini-Lesson: Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre -Assessment: Acting out the Globe!	Independent reading and update reading log.
Thursday	-Begin A Midsummer Night's Dream.	Independent reading (30 minutes). Update reading log.
Friday	-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.	Finish Journal #2: What is Bottom’s opinion of his acting ability? How do you know? What do you think about his acting ability, and why? See the text here, including a simple translation.

Week Seven

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream. -Mini-lesson: Warm-ups and text layups.	Independent reading (30 minutes).
Tuesday	-Vocal warm-ups. -Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: text lay-ups. -Milling & Seething.	Finish Journal #3: Text lay-ups and Milling & Seething reflection.
Wednesday	-Mini-Lesson: Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre -Assessment: Acting out the Globe!	Independent reading (30 minutes).
Thursday	-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream. -Around the Globe.	Independent reading (30 minutes). Update reading log.
Friday	No Class (Humane Society field trip)	No Class.

Week Eight

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Grammar: Practice compound sentences. -Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream. -AMND Journal #4	Finish Journal #4.
Tuesday	-Finish A Midsummer Night's Dream. -Finding trains of thought.	Independent reading (30 minutes).
Wednesday	-Continue Trains of Thought. -Receive official AMND monologue and begin analyzing / memorizing.	-Work on memorizing your monologues. Here are some memorization tips, but the most important tip is the simplest: repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat . . . did I mention repeat? Grammar quiz Tuesday! (Grammar: phrases, independent and dependent clauses; simple and compound sentences; compound subjects and verbs)
Thursday	-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: monologue work (experimenting with your voice).	-Work on memorizing your monologues: have whole monologue memorized by Tuesday, with some of your vocal patterns memorized. Study.
Friday	-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: monologue work.	-Work on memorizing your monologues: have whole monologue memorized by Tuesday, with some of your vocal patterns memorized. Study.

Week Nine

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Monologue practice. -Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream. -AMND Journal #5	Finish memorizing monologues by Wednesday.
Tuesday	-Grammar QUIZ: phrases and clauses, simple and compound sentences, FANBOYS, and simple and compound subjects. -Finish A Midsummer Night's Dream. -AMND Journal #5: Shakespeare wrote a happy ending for the four lovers, but knowing what they've gone through, doesn't it seem too simple to you? Why or why not?	Journal #5 due Thursday. Practice monologue.
Wednesday	-Monologue practice in front of Ms. R! -Begin AMND movie version.	Finish Journal #5 for tomorrow. Practice monologue.
Thursday	-AMND movie version. -Grammar: Complex sentences. -AMND Journal #6	Practice monologue. Journal #6 due Monday (with 5 highlighted complex sentences).
Friday	-AMND movie version. -Monologue "dress rehearsal." -Present monologues at Renaissance Minds performance!	Create Journal cover for AMND Journal.

Week Ten

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Grammar: Complex sentences. -AMND Journal #6	Finish Journal #6.
Tuesday	-Finish AMND movie version.	Independent reading (30 minutes)
Wednesday	-Grammar: Sentence types practice. DIRECTIONS: Draw a visual diagram of each type of sentence using the key below. Then write a clear example of each sentence type and draw your diagram around it. KEY: Use a horizontal purple* rectangle with the letters "IC" inside it to represent an independent clause.* Use a horizontal green* rectangle with the letters "DC" inside it to represent an dependent clause.* Use a blue* comma inside a box to represent a comma.* Use a red* cloud around the word FANBOYS to represent a coordinating conjunction.* -Vocab Unit 3: Completing the Sentence.	Finish Vocab Unit 3: Completing the Sentence.
Thursday	-Heading towards the Industrial Revolution: Jonathan Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room."	Create a colorful, bold cover on plain white paper for you should be titled, "A Midsummer Night's Dream Journal" and should have your name clearly written on the front.
Friday	No Class.	No Class.

Week Eleven

	Class	Homework
Monday	No Class.	No Class.
Tuesday	-Heading towards the Industrial Revolution: Jonathan Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room."	Finish your homage poem.
Wednesday	-William Blake's poem, "Jerusalem."	Independent reading (30 min.)
Thursday	-Save the Drama. -LA grammar/vocab quiz (vocab unit 3; simple, compound, complex sentences).	Independent reading (30 min.)
Friday	-William Blake's poem, "Jerusalem."	Independent reading (30 min.) Bring Angel on the Square on Monday. Check over your LA handbook.

Week Twelve

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Begin Russian Revolution: Angel on the Square and Words to Own.	Angel on the Square reading: chapter 1. Fill out Words to Own as you read.
Tuesday	-Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 2-3. -Continue Words to Own.	Angel on the Square reading: finish chapter 3. Fill out Words to Own as you read.
Wednesday	-Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 4. -Check Words to Own.	Write 10 sentences with first 10 Words to Own. Don't forget to read them aloud to your parents and obtain a signature.
Thursday	-Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 5-6.	Angel on the Square reading: finish chapter 6.
Friday	-Sound & Motion game. -Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 7.	Angel on the Square reading: finish chapter 7.

Week Thirteen

	Class	Homework
Monday	-Sound & Motion game. -Angel on the Square small group discussions.	Finish last 10 Words to Own sentences. Don't forget to read them aloud to your parents and obtain a signature.
Tuesday	-Grammar: Apostrophes. -Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 8.	Angel on the Square reading: chapter 8. Vocab/grammar quiz next Tuesday.
Wednesday	-Discuss Angel on the Square. -Angel on the Square chapter 9.	Angel on the Square reading: chapter 9. Vocab/grammar quiz next Tuesday. Gridded poster board WITH YOUR NAME ON IT due by Monday.
Thursday	No Class.
Friday	No Class.