6th Grade Language Arts

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Spring:  The Modern Age

 

Week 1:  March 10 - 14

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS 81 Angel on the Square, continued. Discuss plot.	Assigned reading. Bring posterboard by Thursday.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS 82. Angel on the Square, continued. Introduce "Plotting the Plot" portfolio project.	Assigned reading.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS 83. Angel on the Square, continued. Begin selecting plot points from AotS.	Assigned reading. Bring posterboard by tomorrow.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS 84. Continue working on "Plotting the Plot" rough draft.	List of plot points and revolution points due at the end of class tomorrow; work at home as needed!
Friday	Daily GRAMS 85. Angel on the Square, continued. "Plotting the Plot" points due at the end of class.	Be ready to begin rough draft of project on Monday.

Week 2:  March 17 - 21

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS 85 "Plotting the Plot" rough draft.	None.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS 86. Begin "Plotting the Plot" final product - due Thursday!	None.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS 87. Continue working on "Plotting the Plot."	Take home whatever pieces you need in order to finish the project by the end of class tomorrow!
Thursday	Daily GRAMS 88. "Plotting the Plot" due at the end of class.	Have a perfect spring break.
Friday	No Class

Week 4:  April 7 - 11

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS Discuss Chapters 1-3 of The Devil's Arithmetic. Continue webquest.	Finish reading through Chapter 4.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS. Vocabulary work:  Defining your words. Continue The Devil's Arithmetic.	Finish reading through Chapter 5.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS. Continue The Devil's Arithmetic. Finish defining your words. "The Butterfly"	Finish defining vocabulary. Finish reading through Chapter 6.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS. Continue The Devil's Arithmetic and I Never Saw Another Butterfly.	Finish reading.
Friday	Daily GRAMS. The Devil's Arithmetic, I Never Saw Another Butterfly.	None.

Week 5:  April 14 - 18

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS Discuss Chapters 8-10 I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued:  Introduction to butterfly project	Bring your butterfly supplies to class tomorrow!
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS. Butterfly project workday	None.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS. Finish butterflies.	Read Chapter 11.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS. The Devil's Arithmetic.	Finish reading for Monday.  Vocabulary quiz rescheduled for Tuesday!
Friday	No Class - Half Day

Week 6:  April 21 - 25

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS Discuss Chapters 11-14. Vocabulary Review	Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS. Vocabulary Quiz. The Devil's Arithmetic - Chapter 15.	Finish assigned reading.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS. The Devil's Arithmetic - Chapter 16. Bloom's Taxonomy questions.	None.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS. Finish Bloom's questions. The Devil's Arithmetic - Chapter 17.	Finish the book for Monday!
Friday	No Class - Mrs. H on a field trip.

Week 7:  April 28 - May 2

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS Final discussion:  The Devil's Arithmetic	None.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS. Discuss strong essay writing. Plan for tomorrow's in-class essay.	Finish planning as needed.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS In-class essay.	None.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS. Introduction to surrealism/CS Lewis/The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.	Assigned reading.
Friday	Daily GRAMS Continue The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.	TBA.

Week 8:  May 5 - 9

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS Vocabulary Workshop. C.S. Lewis and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.	Finish Chapter 1 and Vocabulary Workshop "Completing the Sentence".
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued.	Finish assigned reading.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued.	Finish assigned reading.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued.	Study for tomorrow's quiz.
Friday	Daily GRAMS and Vocabulary Quiz.

Week 9:  May 12 - 16

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:  Characterization.	Assigned reading.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:  Characterization, continued.	Finish reading L,W,W by Monday.
Wednesday	No LA - Mrs. H on the 7th grade overnight.  You will have WoNo work periods this week.
Thursday
Friday

Week 10:  May 19 - 23

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe writing activity. Continue working on "13 Ways" poem.	Assigned reading:  Read through Chapter 13.
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:  Introduction to "Character of Characters" Continue working on "13 Ways" poem.  Rough draft due Thursday.	Assigned reading:  Read through Chapter 15.
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS Finish reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.	"13 Ways" draft due tomorrow.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS "Character of Characters" work time.	None.
Friday	"Character of Characters" work time. Begin typing your "13 Ways" poem.	None.

Week 11:  May 26 - 30

	In Class	Homework
Monday	No Class - Memorial Day
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:  Character of Characters, drafting Poetry conferences with Mrs. H.	Type at least SIX of your poem stanzas (final draft).
Wednesday	Daily GRAMS "Character of Characters" drafting, continued.	Final draft of "13 Ways" due tomorrow.
Thursday	Daily GRAMS Character of Characters - final drafts due at the end of the period.	None.
Friday	No LA.

The Modern Age

 

Week 11:  May 26 - 30

	In Class	Homework
Monday	Daily GRAMS The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:  "Character of Characters" publishing. Writing conferences with Mrs. H.	Final draft of "Character of Characters" (with planning, first draft, and self-assessed rubric attached) due tomorrow!
Tuesday	Daily GRAMS Prepare for tonight's poetry reading!	None.
Wednesday	Begin reviewing for tomorrow's/Friday's test.	Study for tomorrow's test.
Thursday	Unit Test, Part I:  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and C.S. Lewis.	Study for tomorrow's test.
Friday	Unit Test, Part II:  Grammar and writing.	NONE!  Have a wonderful summer.