E.L.A. 6th Grade /ADVAnced

Week 4 Quarter 3
-Note: I-Ready Reading Diagnostic PM2 Test 2/9/26-2/12/26 (all students must bring their M-DCPS provided laptops/charger to school)
​Collect- Student Notebooks/Check Vocabulary

​Week 3 Quarter 3- Note: I-Ready Reading Diagnostic Test 2/9/26 and 2/10/26

First 15 minutes- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons​
Unit 4: The Power of Imagination SE Essential Question:
What is the purpose of imagination?
Introduce/Read "The Great Universal Undo" (pgs. 356-357)
Sumarize pg. 358 and Respond to the EQ What is the purpose of imagination? (pg. 359)
Accessible Leveled Selection- "The Phantom Tollbooth Act 1"
Introduce: “The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1" , Play by Susan Nanus 
• Reading Dramas-Genre/Text Elements: Dialogue, Stage Directions, and Character Development
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Playwright • Concept Vocabulary • WORDS – ignorance; surmise; presume; speculate;
consideration; misapprehension
Introduce  PowerPoint- Character Development and Plot, Denotation and Nuance, Conjunction
Introduce play and set up student readers.
TEXT: “The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1" , Play by Susan Nanus (pgs. 365-388)
Begin/Continue/Finish “The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1" , Play by Susan Nanus 
Answer Build Insight Questions (pg. 389 #1-7)
Quiz-“The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1" , Play by Susan Nanus 
Add the following terms to the vocabulary section of your notebook:

• Ignorance: A state of lacking knowledge, information, or awareness.
• Surmise: To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
• Presume: To take for granted, assume, or suppose something is the case.
• Speculate: To form theories or conjectures about a subject without firm evidence.
• Consideration: Careful thought or deliberation, typically over a period of time.
• Misapprehension: A mistaken belief, misunderstanding, or incorrect interpretation of something. 

Exit Ticket PowerPoint- Character Development and Plot, Denotation and Nuance, Conjunction
When finished- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week (Due Sunday 2/8/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)
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Media:
Audio- Fables: Look Before You Eat
​Audio- Photographers Bring Kids Dreams To Life

ELA.6. R.1.1: Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.​

​Week 2 Quarter 3-
​Day 2-
-First 20 minutes work on I -ready:  Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week 
Essential Question: What is the purpose of imagination?
Review Video- “Yo Ho Ho and a Rubber Ducky” How does this support the EQ?
Read about Fiction from The Misadventures of Don Quixote pgs. 444-450 and answer questions pg. 451 #1-8
When finished- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons (student device)
(all students must write their name, date, and period at the top of the provided packet)
Learn About Genre: Fiction from The Misadventures of Don Quixote pg. 444-445
Small group review-whole class
Prepare to read from The Misadventures of Don Quixote pg. 447
o Audio Summary
from The Misadventures of Don Quixote pgs. 447-450
o Selection Audio
o Accessible Leveled Text
Discuss
Answer questions pg. 457 #1-8
​Review
Quiz- from The Misadventures of Don Quixote
When finished- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week (Due Sunday 2/1/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A
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Day 4-
-Finish questions rom The Misadventures of Don Quixote pg. 457 #1-8
​Review
Quiz- from The Misadventures of Don Quixote
When finished- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons​
Unit 4: The Power of Imagination SE Essential Question: What is the purpose of imagination?
• Reading Dramas-Genre/Text Elements: Dialogue, Stage Directions, and Character Development
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Playwright • Concept Vocabulary • WORDS – ignorance; surmise; presume; speculate;
consideration; misapprehension
when all students finish Quiz- from The Misadventures of Don Quixote
Introduce play and set up student readers.
TEXT: “The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1" , Play by Susan Nanus 
Add the following terms to the vocabulary section of your notebook:

• Ignorance: A state of lacking knowledge, information, or awareness.
• Surmise: To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
• Presume: To take for granted, assume, or suppose something is the case.
• Speculate: To form theories or conjectures about a subject without firm evidence.
• Consideration: Careful thought or deliberation, typically over a period of time.
• Misapprehension: A mistaken belief, misunderstanding, or incorrect interpretation of something. 

When finished- work on I-Ready My Path Lessons
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week (Due Sunday 2/1/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)
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ELA.6. V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.​

ELA.6. V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.​


Week 1 Quarter 3- Note: Mandatory Mental Health Videos will be on Thursday and Friday
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Days 1,2-
-First 20 minutes work on I -ready:  Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week 
Audio Hook- A Ring from The Hobbit
Unit 4: The Power of Imagination SE Essential Question: What is the purpose of imagination? (Pgs. 352-353)
Watch the Video- “Yo Ho Ho and a Rubber Ducky”
Review- Why Goal Setting Is Important and Greek Root Words (pgs. 354-355)
Greek Root Words
Introduce vocabulary WORDS – dialogue; transform; novelty; consequently; description.   
​(Notebook: Write vocabulary words and definitions in last 20 pgs.)
Vocabulary 
Unit 4: The Power of Imagination
Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters, commonly identified by quotation marks in writing, which advances the plot, reveals character traits, and provides context. It can be outer (spoken), inner (thoughts), or indirect (summarized).
Transform: The process of changing the form or structure.
Novelty: Defined as something that was unknown before a particular point in time and that was created or discovered at that point.
Consequently: A conjunctive adverb used to indicate that a specific result, effect, or conclusion happened because of a previous action or event.
Description: The use of words to provide details, setting the scene, or elaborating on action. It often works in contrast with dialogue to provide context and background information. 
Textbook Read: “The Great Universal, Undo” (pgs. 356-357)
Answer questions in workbook for pgs. 358-359
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week (Due Sunday 1/25/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A

Days 3,4-
Until counselor arrives--First 20 minutes work on I -ready:  Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week ​
District Mandated Mental Health Videos
Topic: Prevention:
​-Keeping Yourself Safe
-The Dangers of Substances
-Staying Safe on Social Media
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​Review- Teaching Writing- Argumentative/Expository Writing
-Begin draft ideas for Argumentative Essay

Students are to take the following notes in their notebooks:

• Ethos (Credibility/Ethics):
  • What it is: Appealing to the audience's trust in the speaker's character, expertise, or authenticity.
  • Example: A financial advisor showing their degree, or a grandparent saying, "Trust me, I'm your grandpa, I want what's best for you".
• Pathos (Emotion):
  • What it is: Stirring the audience's feelings (sadness, anger, joy, fear) to persuade them.
  • Example: A commercial showing a sad kitten to encourage donations, or a speech about the dangers of not taking action.
• Logos (Logic):
  • What it is: Using reason, facts, statistics, data, and logical arguments.
  • Example: Citing studies that German Shepherds are good pets for busy people, or arguing for a delivery service using COVID-19 risks. 

How it's used:

• Analyzing Texts: Students identify these appeals in famous speeches or persuasive essays to understand how authors persuade.
• Writing Assignments: Students create their own arguments (e.g., convincing the principal for a Starbucks) using all three appeals.
• Debate: Essential for building strong, well-rounded arguments that connect with both logic and emotion. 

ELA.6. V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.​

​Week 10 Quarter 2- Note: No School 1/16/26 (End of Quarter 2)
Day 1-
first 20 minutes--Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons each week-  (Due Sunday 1/18/26)
Organize Stident Folders
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Take AR Diagnostic Test--->  login to Clever go to Renaissance ---> click Star Reading --->  when prompted ask teacher to input the admin password.
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-If time Review ELA Vocabulary Terms (Blooket)
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons over Winter Break-  (Due Sunday 1/11/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A

Day 2-
1st 30 minutes: Teacher assigned I-Ready
Lesson 1: Get Ready to Read About Tech on the Go
Lesson 2: Read About Movement Making Energy
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​Review:
As Technology Gets Better, Will Society Get Worse?
​What do mobile phones do to teenage brains?
Review- Teaching Writing- Argumentative/Expository Writing
-Begin draft ideas for Argumentative Essay
Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?
Review SELECTION AUDIO• “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss” by Cailin Loesch page 306
Quiz-“Is Our Gain Also Our Loss” by Cailin Loesch
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons over Winter Break-  (Due Sunday 1/11/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A
​​-If time Review ELA Vocabulary Terms (Blooket)

• Ethos (Credibility/Ethics):
  • What it is: Appealing to the audience's trust in the speaker's character, expertise, or authenticity.
  • Example: A financial advisor showing their degree, or a grandparent saying, "Trust me, I'm your grandpa, I want what's best for you".
• Pathos (Emotion):
  • What it is: Stirring the audience's feelings (sadness, anger, joy, fear) to persuade them.
  • Example: A commercial showing a sad kitten to encourage donations, or a speech about the dangers of not taking action.
• Logos (Logic):
  • What it is: Using reason, facts, statistics, data, and logical arguments.
  • Example: Citing studies that German Shepherds are good pets for busy people, or arguing for a delivery service using COVID-19 risks. 

How it's used:

• Analyzing Texts: Students identify these appeals in famous speeches or persuasive essays to understand how authors persuade.
• Writing Assignments: Students create their own arguments (e.g., convincing the principal for a Starbucks) using all three appeals.
• Debate: Essential for building strong, well-rounded arguments that connect with both logic and emotion. 

ELA.8.R.2.4: Track the development of an argument, analyzing the types of reasoning used and their effectiveness, identifying ways in which the argument could be improved. 

​Week 9 Quarter 2-

Classwork/Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons over Winter Break-  (Due Sunday 1/4/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons over Winter Break-  (Due Sunday 1/4/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A

As Technology Gets Better, Will Society Get Worse?What do mobile phones do to teenage brains?Review- Teaching Writing- Argumentative/Expository Writing
TEXT: “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?” (1180L), Reflective Essay by Cailin Loesch (TE 304A- 311)​
​ACCESSIBLE LEVELED SELECTION• “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?” by Cailin Loesch
SELECTION AUDIO• “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss” by Cailin Loesch
Quiz-“Is Our Gain Also Our Loss” by Cailin Loesch
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​Winter Break work:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons over Winter Break-  (Due Sunday 1/4/26)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Week 8 Quarter 2- -  Note: Parent PM2 Test Letter-  Note: 12/15/25 FAST PM 2 MATH (100 minutes)- All students with school supplied laptops must bring school laptops with charger
Note: BMI 6th Grade screenings in A2: Friday, 12/19/25 - 6th grade
​​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/21/25)
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
-Holiday Celebration Week
-Tuesday- Field Day

-Wednesday- Assembly /Listen/Review "Biometrics Are Not Better"/ Review Quiz "Biometrics Are Not Better"
​
-Thursday-  Ensure all students have finished the following:
1. Quiz "Biometrics Are Not Better"
2. Compass Mental Health Videos- 6th- School Pride, Perseverance in the Face of Consequences, Executive Functioning
3. Work on I-Ready
4. Vocabulary Review
5. If time take AR Diagnostic Test--->  login to Clever go to Renaissance ---> click Star Reading --->  when prompted ask teacher to input the admin password.

- Friday Middle School Holiday Celebration

​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/21/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

ELA.6.V.1.3 Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.​


Week 7 Quarter 2- -  Note: Parent PM2 Test Letter-  Note: FAST PM2 12/8/25 ELA (90 minutes) and NEW date 12/15/25 MATH (100 minutes)- All students with school supplied laptops must bring school laptops with charger
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
Begin/Continue Compass Mental Health Videos- 6th- School Pride, Perseverance in the Face of Consequences, Executive Functioning
PowerPoint Project (Due 12/8/25):  technologysocietyppt-templateF.pptx
IS TECHNOLOGY HELPFUL OR HARMFUL TO SOCIETY- MY PERSPECTIVE?
Students are to research how technology has been used in society since they were born, current technologies, as well as upcoming technologies that will shape the future.  Note: Students are to include sources of websites/files/articles used in their Sources Page slide:
Slide 1- Title Slide- IS TECHNOLOGY HELPFUL OR HARMFUL TO SOCIETY- MYPERSPECTIVE?​ (Add your Name, Date, Period #, and an image relevant to the title)
Slide 2- How has technology shaped/influenced your personal life?   (Local) (5 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 image of you/one relevant image)
Slide 3- Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?  (Global) (5 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 4- (3 Sentence minimum for each Question/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
What technology are you thankful for/What technology do you recommend as helpful to society? (Global)
What technology do you feel is harmful to society? (Global)
Slide 5-
How do you think technology will change your life and our society in the future? (Global) (3 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 6-
How do you think technology will shape the world in the future? (Global) (3 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 7-
Sources Page
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/14/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Day 5-
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
Begin/Continue/Finish Compass Mental Health Videos- 6th- School Pride, Perseverance in the Face of Consequences, Executive Functioning
PowerPoint Project (Due 12/8/25):  technologysocietyppt-templateF.pptx
Review: B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
TEXT: • “Biometrics Are Not Better” • About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 276) WORDS: security; vulnerabilities; exploiting; bypassed; breaches; hacked
• Background  “Biometrics are not Better” by Rueben Lorre (pgs. 277-278)
• Build Insight (pgs. 279 #1-6) •
PowerPoint-Claim and Organizational Patterns, Multiple-Meaning Words,  Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Quiz: Biometrics Are Not Better (Biometrics Are Not Better pgs.277-278) 
​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/14/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​ELA.6.R.2.4: Track the development of an argument, analyzing the types of reasoning used and their effectiveness, identifying ways in which the argument could be improved. 
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​Week 6 Quarter 2- -  Note: Parent PM2 Test Letter-  Note: FAST PM2 12/8/25 ELA (120 minutes) and NEW date 12/15/25 MATH (100 minutes)- All students with school supplied laptops must bring school laptops with charger
​
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
​Blooket Review Florida BEST Standards ELA
PowerPoint Project (Due 12/8/25):  technologysocietyppt-templateF.pptx
 IS TECHNOLOGY HELPFUL OR HARMFUL TO SOCIETY- MY PERSPECTIVE?
Students are to research how technology has been used in society since they were born, current technologies, as well as upcoming technologies that will shape the future.  Note: Students are to include sources of websites/files/articles used in their Sources Page slide:
Slide 1- Title Slide- IS TECHNOLOGY HELPFUL OR HARMFUL TO SOCIETY- MY PERSPECTIVE?​ (Add your Name, Date, Period #, and an image relevant to the title)
Slide 2- How has technology shaped/influenced your personal life?   (Local) (5 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 image of you/one relevant image)
Slide 3- Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?  (Global) (5 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 4- (3 Sentence minimum for each Question/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
What technology are you thankful for/What technology do you recommend as helpful to society? (Global)
What technology do you feel is harmful to society? (Global)
Slide 5-
How do you think technology will change your life and our society in the future? (Global) (3 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 6-
How do you think technology will shape the world in the future? (Global) (3 Sentence minimum/Be sure to have at least 1 relevant image)
Slide 7-
Sources Page
​Homework:
Project- Work on Myself In Time PowerPoint Project ​ (Due: 12/4/2025)
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/5/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Day 4-
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
​​Blooket Review Florida BEST Standards ELA
Continue PowerPoint Project (Due 12/8/25):  technologysocietyppt-templateF.pptx
-Add These Sources to slide 7- 

• UNIT 3 • Accessible Leveled Selection---- https://us-school.pk12ls.com/school/dc328f30-56f0-4e8b-8644-304100db5c30/MYP2209_ALT_G06_U3A_INF_Kowalski_web.pdf
• https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2021/09/20/17-experts-share-technologies-making-a-positive-impact-on-society

Review: B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
TEXT: • “Biometrics Are Not Better” • About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 276) WORDS: security; vulnerabilities; exploiting; bypassed; breaches; hacked
• Background  “Biometrics are not Better” by Rueben Lorre (pgs. 277-278)
• Build Insight (pgs. 279 #1-6) •
PowerPoint-Claim and Organizational Patterns, Multiple-Meaning Words,  Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Quiz: Biometrics Are Not Better (Biometrics Are Not Better pgs.277-278) 
​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
• Teen Screen Addiction​
Project- Work on Myself In Time PowerPoint Project ​ (Due: 12/16/2025)
Add Slide 11- Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?
Respond with a paragraph of at least 5 sentences 
Add Slide 12-
What technology are you thankful for/What technology do you recommend as helpful to society?
What technology do you feel is harmful to society?
​Homework:
Project- Work on Myself In Time PowerPoint Project ​ (Due: 12/4/2025)
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 12/5/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


ELA.6.R.3.2: Paraphrase content from grade-level texts. Benchmark Clarifications: Clarification 1: Most grade-level texts are appropriate for this benchmark.
ELA.6.C.2.1: Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing

Project- Work on Myself In Time PowerPoint Project ​ (Due: 12/4/2025)

​Week 5 Quarter 2-
Day 1-​
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--First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
Begin/Continue Notes Compass Mental Health Videos- Empathay & Compassion, Organizational Skills, SHIELDS Strategy (Using Your WindSHIELD)
REVIEW “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Review TEXT pgs. 267-270/Quiz- Open Book: 267-270: “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski

​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/23/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Days 3,5-
-First 20 min- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons (Check to see if you have an "I-Ready Growth Check"- Must be completed in school/is for a grade in gradebook- Note: Students must log in through Schoology)
Review: B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
TEXT: • “Biometrics Are Not Better” • About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 276) WORDS: security; vulnerabilities; exploiting; bypassed; breaches; hacked
• Background  “Biometrics are not Better” by Rueben Lorre (pgs. 277-278)
• Build Insight (pgs. 279 #1-6) •
PowerPoint-Claim and Organizational Patterns, Multiple-Meaning Words,  Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Quiz: Biometrics Are Not Better (Biometrics Are Not Better pgs.277-278) 
​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
• Teen Screen Addiction​
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/23/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)
ELA.6.R.3.2: Paraphrase content from grade-level texts. Benchmark Clarifications: Clarification 1: Most grade-level texts are appropriate for this benchmark.
ELA.6.C.2.1: Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing

​Week 4 Quarter 2- Note: No school 11/11/2025
Day 1-
​-First 20 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?
Review B.E.S.T. Expository Rubric
​-Have Students share their B.E.S.T. Expository essay paragraph with the teacher for grading
Introduce B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
• Debate-Teen Screen Addiction​
Concept Vocabulary 
WORDS: fraud; disguise; masquerade; criminals; forged; imposter 
Introduction Informational Text 264-266- “The Biometric Body” by Kathiann M. Kowalski 
TEXT pgs. 267-270: “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Begin Quiz- Open Book: 267-270: “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/16/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


Day 3-
​-First 20 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Review: B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
TEXT: • “Biometrics Are Not Better” (960L), Argument by Reuben Lorre (TE 276A-285) PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 276) WORDS: security; vulnerabilities; exploiting; bypassed; breaches; hacked
• Background  “Biometrics are not Better” by Rueben Lorre (pgs. 277-278)
• Build Insight (pgs. 279 #1-6) •
PowerPoint-Claim and Organizational Patterns, Multiple-Meaning Words,  Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Quiz: Biometrics Are Not Better (Biometrics Are Not Better pgs.277-278) 
​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
• Teen Screen Addiction​
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/16/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)
ELA.6.R.3.2: Paraphrase content from grade-level texts. Benchmark Clarifications: Clarification 1: Most grade-level texts are appropriate for this benchmark.
ELA.6.C.2.1: Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, clear pronunciation, and appropriate pacing

Week 3 Quarter 2- Note: No school Monday 11/3/2025
Day 2-
​-First 20 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Essential Question:  Is Technology helpful or harmful to society?
•Debate  Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
Introduce TEXT: “Feathered Friend” , Science Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke (pgs. 248-256)
• Reading Science Fiction (pg. 250)
• Genre/Text Elements: Multiple Themes (pg. 251)
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 252)
• WORDS – pathetically; distressed; mournfully; apologetically; lamented
 “Feathered Friend” Science Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke
Text, "Feathered Friend" Text  (pgs. 253-256) Science Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke (pgs. 253-256)
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/16/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Day 4-
COMPARE ACROSS GENRES: Informational Text and Argument
Review B.E.S.T. Expository Rubric
Introduce B.E.S.T. Argumentative Rubric
What Is Argumentative Writing?
• Debate-Teen Screen Addiction​
Concept Vocabulary 
WORDS: fraud; disguise; masquerade; criminals; forged; imposter 
Introduction Informational Text 264-266- “The Biometric Body” by Kathiann M. Kowalski 
TEXT pgs. 267-270: “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Begin Quiz- Open Book: 267-270: “The Biometric Body”, Informational Article by Kathiann M. Kowalski
​Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Sunday 11/9/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
• Teen Screen Addiction​

ELA.6.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
ELA.6.R.1.2 - Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
​
Week 2 Quarter 2-
Day 1-​
-First 20 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
​-Revise Draft/Peer review draft expository essay 
​Prompt: In what ways do the experiences of Anne Frank and her family show the power of hope? 
Introduce Unit 3 - What Matters pgs. 302-303
Essential Question:  When is it right to take a stand?
 -Common Greek and Latin Roots 6-8 and Affixes.
UNIT GOALS/GOAL SETTING  Video – Why Goal Setting is Important​ - Goal Setting pg. 304  
Video- “14-Year-Old Teaches Family the Power of Half”
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY: ARGUMENT• WORDS pg. 305 – convince; certain; sufficient; declare; justify
• Read: Freedom of the Press? pgs. 306-307
Summary pg. 308
Quick Write pg. 309
Debate- Ruby Bridges on Her Experience Desegregating a School
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 11/1/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Day 4
​-First 20 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
​-Revise Draft/Peer review draft expository essay (Note: Student Notebooks will be collected today)
​Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
Review/Discuss/Debate •  That’s Not Progress! pgs. 244-245
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
Introduce TEXT: “Feathered Friend” , Science Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke (pgs. 248-256)
• Reading Science Fiction (pg. 350)
• Genre/Text Elements: Multiple Themes (pg. 251)
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author • Concept Vocabulary (pg. 252)
• WORDS – pathetically; distressed; mournfully; apologetically; lamented
 “Feathered Friend” , introduction
"Feathered Friend" Text Science Fiction by Arthur C. Clarke (pgs. 253-256)
Discuss/Review "Feathered Friend"
If time Test- "Feathered Friend"
Homework:
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 11/1/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay
• Debate: Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
• Teen Screen Addiction​

ELA.6.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
ELA.6.R.1.2 - Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
​


Upcoming: Introduce/Review Argumentative Essay


​ELA.6.7.8.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
ELA.6.7.8..R.1.2 - Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.
​

Week 1 Quarter 2-

Unit 2- Test- Natural Allies- Performance Matters- "Cold Read"​
​
When finished begin:
​- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
or begin/continue drafting ideas for essay prompt in your notebook
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
Video- Reflect On Your Learning
Video- Write an Expository Essay
Homework:
-Continue working on draft expository essay (Due 10/28/2025)
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/25/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)
Write an Expository Essay- Based on the handout that was taped in your notebook last class, students are to write an expository essay draft in their notebooks to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post it on a blog or website or present to the class 

Homework:
-Continue working on draft expository essay (Due 10/28/2025)
-Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/25/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
Communicating through Writing Benchmarks
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.2.: Write personal narratives.

​Week 10 Quarter 4-
Day 2​-
​-First 15 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
​-make sure all students have completed the following/check: Answer Questions pg. 203 #1-7 in your notebook
-Review Exit ticket PowerPoint: Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ship, Poetic Forms and Meaning, Speaker and Theme
Notes taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks (Writing Text Types: Argumentative, Informative, Narrative)
Once you have finished the PPT notes Add The Following note: Expository Writing- is a type of composition in which the writer seeks to present or report on information accurately for the purpose of improving the reader’s understanding of an issue, problem, or concept. In expository writing, the writer uses a variety of techniques to convey information, including the use of an organizational structure appropriate to the subject. The writer may compare and/or contrast concepts, list, name, describe, or define different parts for the reader, or incorporate relevant anecdotes, examples, facts, and details to develop a central idea.
Introduce “The Tale of the Hummingbird”, Myth by Pura Belpre p.210
Listen to Audio Introduction "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
If time- Read “The Tale of the Hummingbird” pgs. 211-212
If time- Listen to Myth- "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
If time- Group- Begin Questions 213 #1-8 (Answer in your notebook)
-If students finish early continue- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Homework:
If not finished in class- Students make sure you have finished taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/18/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


Day 4- 
​-First 15 minutes:
Make sure all students have finished/Check- Notes taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks (Writing Text Types: Argumentative, Informative, Narrative)
Once you have finished the PPT notes Add The Following note: Expository Writing- is a type of composition in which the writer seeks to present or report on information accurately for the purpose of improving the reader’s understanding of an issue, problem, or concept. In expository writing, the writer uses a variety of techniques to convey information, including the use of an organizational structure appropriate to the subject. The writer may compare and/or contrast concepts, list, name, describe, or define different parts for the reader, or incorporate relevant anecdotes, examples, facts, and details to develop a central idea.
​--If you have completed notes-First 15 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
​
-Review Exit ticket PowerPoint: Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ship, Poetic Forms and Meaning, Speaker and Theme
Introduce “The Tale of the Hummingbird”, Myth by Pura Belpre p.210
Listen to Audio Introduction "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
Read “The Tale of the Hummingbird” pgs. 211-212
Listen- Listen to Myth- "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
Discuss questions pg. 213
Notes taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks (Writing Text Types: Argumentative, Informative, Narrative)
If Time- Introduce Reading Biographies pgs. 218-220
If Time-Introduce Biography “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses”, by Julius Lester p.221-224
If Time-When finished work on Build Insight questions pg. 225 #1-7
-If students finish early continue- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Homework:
Begin brainstorming draft ideas for your Expository Essay Writing Activity
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/18/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)



(UPCOMING)
Continue
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post it on a blog or website or present to the class 

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.3.: Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, etc.


Week 9 Quarter 1-
Day 1-
Essential Question: How do animals and people interact?
Continue- PEER-GROUP LEARNING
Finish/Review• Working as a Group • Making a Schedule • Analyzing Explicit and Implied Meanings pgs. 196-200
TEXT: “Sonnet”, Lyric Poetry by Margaret E. Bruner p. 201 and “I Understand—a Villanelle”, by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater p.202 • Reading Lyric Poetry 
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Authors • Concept Vocabulary WORDS –mongrel; waifs; confined• Comprehension Strategy: Create Mental Images 
AUDIO SUMMARY
• Sonnet / I understand–a Villanelle by Margaret E. Bruner / Amy Ludwig Van DerWater
SELECTION AUDIO
• Sonnet–a Villanelle by Margaret E. Bruner / Amy Ludwig Van DerWater
SELECTION AUDIO
• I understand–a Villanelle by Amy Ludwig Van DerWater​
​Answer Questions pg. 203 #1-7 in your notebook
If Time: Introduce Teaching Writing PowerPoint​ (Students are to take notes on slides 2-5)

Homework:
If not finished in class- Students make sure you have finished taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/11/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

Day 3-
-Review key concepts from My Life With the Chimpanzees (Note: Jane Goodall passed away recently)
Finish  main ideas from:
• Sonnet–a Villanelle by Margaret E. Bruner / Amy Ludwig Van DerWater
• I understand–a Villanelle by Amy Ludwig Van DerWater​
make sure all students have completed the following: Answer Questions pg. 203 #1-7 in your notebook
Exit ticket PowerPoint: Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ship, Poetic Forms and Meaning, Speaker and Theme
-Review "Sonnet"; I Understand-A Villanelle
-Selection Test- "Sonnet"; I Understand-A Villanelle
-When finished with test- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
If time Introduce the tale of the Hummingbird pg. 211-212
Homework:
If not finished in class- Students make sure you have finished taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/11/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)



Day  5-
​-First 15 minutes- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
​-make sure all students have completed the following/check: Answer Questions pg. 203 #1-7 in your notebook
-Review Exit ticket PowerPoint: Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ship, Poetic Forms and Meaning, Speaker and Theme
Notes taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks (Writing Text Types: Argumentative, Informative, Narrative)
Introduce “The Tale of the Hummingbird”, Myth by Pura Belpre p.210
Listen to Audio Introduction "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
Read “The Tale of the Hummingbird” pgs. 211-212
Listen to Myth- "The Tale of the Hummingbird"
Group- Begin Questions 213 #1-8 (Answer in your notebook)
-If students finish early continue- I-Ready "My Path" Lessons
Homework:
If not finished in class- Students make sure you have finished taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/11/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​(UPCOMING)
Introduce Writing an Essay-
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for
argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for
accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post
it on a blog or website or present to the class 
Homework:
If not finished in class- Students make sure you have finished taking notes on slides 2-5 in your notebooks
Students must complete 4x I-Ready "My Path" Lessons-  (Each Week: Due Saturday 10/11/25)
(Note: Students should spend 45-60 minutes on I-Ready "My Path" lessons each week and must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.


Week 8 Quarter 1: Note: No school Thursday 10/2/2025​

Day 1, 2-
-Make sure all students have completed their I-Ready Diagnostic Test
-ensure all students have set up student notebooks - Notebook Setup Handout
-Review Data with students

Index card writing prompt: "My ELA Classroom Description": My classroom is still not fully decorated for an ELA classroom, for example it still has S.S. Bulletin board concepts up.  Using all of your 5 senses, help me reimagine the ideal ELA classroom for room #550 based on your own pervious ELA classroom experiences as a student, and what you imagine as the ideal ELA classroom. What do you see decorating the walls, what posters are up, how is the environment/mood of the classroom, etc.  Once again be sure to use your 5 senses like we did for our free writing landscape activity and fill the notecard with your ideal ELA Classroom.

-If all students finish I-Ready Diagnostic Test--Check/Review Quiz- So What Is a Primate?
​-If time begin collecting/writing blue vocabulary terms in your notebook (Last 20 pages)

Homework:
Students must complete 3x I-Ready Lessons-  "My Path" (Due Wednesday 10/1/25)
(Note: Students must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


Days 3,4-
BEFORE READING
Essential Question: How do animals and people interact?
PEER-GROUP LEARNING
Introduce• Working as a Group • Making a Schedule • Analyzing Explicit and Implied Meanings pgs. 196-200
TEXT: “Sonnet”, Lyric Poetry by Margaret E. Bruner p. 201 and “I Understand—a Villanelle”, by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater p.202 • Reading Lyric Poetry 
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Authors • Concept Vocabulary WORDS –mongrel; waifs; confined• Comprehension Strategy: Create Mental Images 
AUDIO SUMMARY
• Sonnet / I understand–a Villanelle by Margaret E. Bruner / Amy Ludwig Van DerWater
SELECTION AUDIO
• Sonnet–a Villanelle by Margaret E. Bruner / Amy Ludwig Van DerWater
SELECTION AUDIO
• I understand–a Villanelle by Amy Ludwig Van DerWater​
-If Time begin finish questions pg. 203 #1-7
-If Time: Introduce Teaching Writing PowerPoint​ (Students are to take notes on slides 2-5)
Homework:
Students must complete 3x I-Ready Lessons-  "My Path" (Due Wednesday 10/1/25)
(Note: Students must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.


ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.



(UPCOMING)
-Make sure all students have completed I-ready diagnostic test
Review FAST PM1 Scores
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios  – Close-Read Guide POETRY
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation  Close-Review Guide: Media-Video
AFTER READING
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Text
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation 

(UPCOMING)
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Casares
 Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall.  Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
AFTER READING
Informational Text by Julie Rovner.  Close-Review Guide:
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Cazares 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall. 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
Informational Text by Julie Rovner. 
o Build Insight Questions

(UPCOMING)
Begin:
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for
argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for
accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post
it on a blog or website or present to the class 

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

Week 7 Quarter 1: Days 1 and 3 (All students must bring laptops) Note: No School Tuesday 9/23/25
I-Ready Diagnostic this week (Access through Clever/Schoology)
Remember to try your best on this diagnostic test, if you score below grade level it means more homework:
on/+ grade level = 45 minutes of I-Ready per week
1x grades below = 60 minutes of I-Ready per week
2x grades below = 90 minutes of I-Ready per week

Homework:
Students must complete 3x I-Ready Lessons-  "My Path" (Due Wednesday 10/1/25)
(Note: Students must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)

​If Time:
ensure all students have set up student notebooks - Notebook Setup Handout
Check/Review Quiz- So What Is a Primate?

Index card writing prompt: "My ELA Classroom Description": My classroom is still not fully decorated for an ELA classroom, for example it still has S.S. Bulletin board concepts up.  Using all of your 5 senses, help me reimagine the ideal ELA classroom for room #550 based on your own pervious ELA classroom experiences as a student, and what you imagine as the ideal ELA classroom. What do you see decorating the walls, what posters are up, how is the environment/mood of the classroom, etc.  Once again be sure to use your 5 senses like we did for our free writing landscape activity.





(UPCOMING)
-Make sure all students have completed I-ready diagnostic test
Review FAST PM1 Scores
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios  – Close-Read Guide POETRY
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation  Close-Review Guide: Media-Video
AFTER READING
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Text
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation 

(UPCOMING)
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Casares
 Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall.  Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
AFTER READING
Informational Text by Julie Rovner.  Close-Review Guide:
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Cazares 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall. 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
Informational Text by Julie Rovner. 
o Build Insight Questions

(UPCOMING)
Begin:
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for
argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for
accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post
it on a blog or website or present to the class 

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.

​Week 7 Quarter 1: Days 1 and 3 (All students must bring laptops) Note: No School Tuesday 9/23/25
I-Ready Diagnostic this week (Access through Clever/Schoology)
Remember to try your best on this diagnostic test, if you score below grade level it means more homework:
on/+ grade level = 45 minutes of I-Ready per week
1x grades below = 60 minutes of I-Ready per week
2x grades below = 90 minutes of I-Ready per week

Homework:
Students must complete 3x I-Ready Lessons-  "My Path" (Due Wednesday 10/1/25)
(Note: Students must get a 70% or higher for completion and may redo the lesson(s) if available (70% = C, 80% = B, 90%+ = A)


​If Time:
ensure all students have set up student notebooks - Notebook Setup Handout
Check/Review Quiz- So What Is a Primate?

Index card writing prompt: "My ELA Classroom Description": My classroom is still not fully decorated for an ELA classroom, for example it still has S.S. Bulletin board concepts up.  Using all of your 5 senses, help me reimagine the ideal ELA classroom for room #550 based on your own pervious ELA classroom experiences as a student, and what you imagine as the ideal ELA classroom. What do you see decorating the walls, what posters are up, how is the environment/mood of the classroom, etc.  Once again be sure to use your 5 senses like we did for our free writing landscape activity.





(UPCOMING)
Make sure all students have completed I-ready diagnostic test
Review FAST PM1 Scores
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios  – Close-Read Guide POETRY
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation  Close-Review Guide: Media-Video
AFTER READING
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Text
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation 

(UPCOMING)
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Casares
 Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall.  Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
AFTER READING
Informational Text by Julie Rovner.  Close-Review Guide:
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Cazares 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall. 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
Informational Text by Julie Rovner. 
o Build Insight Questions

(UPCOMING)
Begin:
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. 
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. 
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for
argumentative essays. 
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science 
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for
accuracies. 
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctuation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post
it on a blog or website or present to the class 

Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.
​


Week 6 Quarter 1-

Make sure students have already completed the following:
​Review-SELECTION AUDIO- How Smart Are Animals
​-Review Quiz/Exit- How Smart Are Animals?
Day 2-​
----------------------------------------------------
-Introduce/Begin- So What Is a Primate?
Discuss/Questions- So What Is a Primate pgs. 177 #1-7 (-182)
Science Article by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent 
COMPARE ACROSS GENRES:
• Nonfiction: Science Article 
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author
• Concept Vocabulary 
WORDS: evaluate; observing; investigation;
phenomenon; interpret; measurable
-Discuss/Quiz- So What Is a Primate?
Exit Ticket- So What Is a Primate?


Day 4- 
Ensure All students have completed pg. 177 #1-6
-Ensure all students have completed Quiz- So What Is a Primate?
Set UP Student Notebooks - Notebook Setup Handout
If time-Check/Review Quiz- So What Is a Primate?
-Descriptive writing activity #2

Set UP Student Notebooks - Notebook Setup Handout
Write an Expository Essay- Students write an expository essay to explain what qualities
do people and animals share.
Prompt #1: What qualities do one particular kind of animal shares with humans? 
OR
Prompt #2: What qualities do animals in general share with humans?
• Elements of Expository Essays
Planning/PreWriting: Students freewrite and structure their essay. (TE 186-187)
o Quick Conference
• Drafting: Students organize and write a first draft. (TE 188-189)
o Quick Conference
• Revising: Students evaluate and revise draft using the revision guide for
argumentative essays. (TE 190-191)
• Cross-Curricular Perspectives: Science (TE 190)
o Take a closer look at your draft
o Quick Conference
• Editing and Proofreading: Students edit for conventions and proofread for
accuracies. (TE 192-193)
o Focus on Sentences
o Focus on Spelling and Punctation
o Quick Conference
• Publishing and Presenting: Students create a final version of their essay and post
it on a blog or website or present to the classl (TE 193)


UPCOMING- Review FAST PM1 Scores
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios  – Close-Read Guide POETRY
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation  Close-Review Guide: Media-Video
AFTER READING
• “A Blessing” and “Predators”, by Linda Hogan; Nikita, Poetry by Alberto
Rios 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Text
• “The Secret Life of the Dog”, Media: Video by British Broadcasting
Corporation 

(UPCOMING)
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Casares
 Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall.  Close-Review Guide: Nonfiction
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
AFTER READING
Informational Text by Julie Rovner.  Close-Review Guide:
• “All the Pretty Ponies”  Reflective Essay by Oscar Cazares 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”  Informational Text by Katy
Sewall. 
o Build Insight Questions
o Selection Test
• “Pet Therapy: How Animals and Human Heal Each Other” 
Informational Text by Julie Rovner. 
o Build Insight Questions


ELA.6.7.8. R.2.1: Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.
ELA.6.7.8. R.2.3: Analyze authors’ purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.​

​
Week 5 Quarter 1-  Note: FAST Reading PM1 is on Monday 9/8/25, FAST PM1 Math is on Tuesday 9/9/25

Day 1-
Continue Unit 2 Natural Allies 
-Check pgs. 128, 132-133
- Check pg. 149 #1 and 4, and pgs. 150-151 
Read: “How Smart Are Animals”
SELECTION AUDIO- How Smart Are Animals
• How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Science Article by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent 
COMPARE ACROSS GENRES:
• Nonfiction: Science Article 
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author
• Concept Vocabulary 
WORDS: evaluate; observing; investigation;
phenomenon; interpret; measurable

​Day 2-
​- Reread with questions in mind-
How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent- pgs. 159-166
-Quiz How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (please write page # where answer was found on quiz)
-Continue questions pg. 167 #1-7
-If time introduce/Begin- So What Is a Primate?
Science Article by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent 
COMPARE ACROSS GENRES:
• Nonfiction: Science Article 
PREPARE TO READ
• About the Author
• Concept Vocabulary 
WORDS: evaluate; observing; investigation;
phenomenon; interpret; measurable

Day 3-
• Comprehension Strategy: Monitor Comprehension
- Reread (TE 158)
DURING READING
READ
• Background (TE 158)
• “How Smart Are Animals” (1110L), Science
Article by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (TE 159-166)
• Close-Read Guide: Nonfiction
• Digital Perspective: Enriching the Text (TE 161)
• Cross-Curriculum Perspectives: Art (TE 162)

Day 5-
Review student writing of Ocean Scene using 5 senses
Review Quiz- from My Life With the Chimpanzees
• How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
AUDIO SUMMARY
• How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
SELECTION AUDIO
• How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent​
ELA.6.7.8. R.2.1: Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.
ELA.6.7.8. R.2.3: Analyze authors’ purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.​

​Week 4 Quarter 1-  Note: No school Monday, Picture day is Friday
-Review B.E.S.T. Word Relationships and Context Clues
​-Introduce B.E.S.T. Secondary Figurative Language
Review Audio and Discuss-Should Animals Be Allowed in Cafes?
Review Audio- Jane Goodall gets up close with animals​
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Secondary Figurative Language
-Finish Jane Goodall's from My Life With the Chimpanzees-  Finish review Questions pgs. 149-155/Class Discussion
• Analyze and Interpret (TE 150-151) o Assessment(s) Exit Ticket: Author’s Purpose and Message (TE 151) Goodall_PowerPoint • Study Language and Craft (TE 260) o Assessment(s) Exit Ticket: Latin Suffix: -able (TE 152) Goodall_PowerPoint o Assessment(s) Exit Ticket: Commas (TE 153) Goodall_PowerPoint • Share Ideas (TE 154-155) o Composition: How-to-Essay (TE 154) o Speaking and Listening: Class Discussion (TE 155) • Assessment-Selection Test: My Life With the Chimpanzees (TE 
-Video: Dogs and People Bond Through Eye Contact (CBS News)

​
Make sure all students have completed Quiz- from My Life With the Chimpanzees
Review Video- Jane Goodall
Continue Questions pgs. 152-155
-Begin How Smart Are Animals pgs.159-166 Questions/Discussion 167-172
-ACCESSIBLE LEVELED SELECTION •
-How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Handout •
-How Smart Are Animals by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent SELECTION AUDIO 

-FAST PM1 Monday 9/8/25
Postponed-Begin notebook setup- Notebook Setup Handout
Postponed-Begin Vocabulary


All Grades:
Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.


Researching
ELA 6.7.8.C.4.1.: Conduct Research to answer a question


Communicating through Writing Benchmarks
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.


Vocabulary Benchmarks
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.1.: Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.2.: Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases appropriate to grade level.
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.3.: Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, etc.

​Week 3 Quarter 1

*First Routine

1. Language Review:
B.E.S.T. Greek and Latin Roots Handout 6-8
2. Prepare folders: Book Unit
3. Start New Unit
Unit 2 Natural Allies SE BEFORE READING
Text: "Reading Buddies" 130-131
TEXT: “from My Life With the Chimpanzees” 134-138
Autobiography by Jane Goodall 139-148, Questions 149-158
(UPCOMING)Start NWEA test (TE 136A-148) LEARN ABOUT GENRE • Reading Autobiographies (TE 136) •Genre/Text Elements: Author’s Purpose, Message, and Tone (TE 137) PREPARE TO READ • About the Author (TE 138) • Concept Vocabulary (TE 138) • WORDS – vanished; miserable; irritable; threateningly; impetuous; dominate • Word Network • Comprehension Strategy: Establish Purpose for Reading (TE139)



Days 1, 2
Periods: 1-6
 Goal Setting Video – Why Goal Setting Is Important
1. Language Review: Check Wed
2. Introduce goal setting
3. Continue Textbook Unit



Day 3 
Periods 1-6
1.Language Review: Thursday
2.Academic Vocabulary
3.Work with a partner


Days 4,5
Review-B.E.S.T. Greek and Latin Roots Handout 6-8
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Word Relationships and Context Clues
​-Introduce B.E.S.T. Secondary Figurative Language
Periods 1-6
Listen to Audio and Discuss-Should Animals Be Allowed in Cafes?
Listen to Audio- Jane Goodall gets up close with animals
-Continue Jane Goodall from My Life With the Chimpanzees
​1.Language Review: Study Game
2.Review Vocab Sentences
3.Share


UPCOMING


1.Language Review: Quick Study
2.Take the Language Review Quiz
3.Turn-in your work to inbox






Assessment:


FAST ELA Reading test: May 2026 


​​​***Parents and Students: Remember strategies/activities above change day to day or sometimes in the middle of the lesson to accommodate students' needs. ***




All Grades:
Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.


Researching
ELA 6.7.8.C.4.1.: Conduct Research to answer a question


Communicating through Writing Benchmarks
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.


Vocabulary Benchmarks
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.1.: Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.2.: Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases appropriate to grade level.
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.3.: Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, etc.


Week 2 Quarter 1
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Greek and Latin Roots Handout 6-8
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Prefixes 6-8
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Suffixes 6-8
-----------------------UPCOMING-------------------------
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Word Relationships and Context Clues
​-Introduce B.E.S.T. Secondary Figurative Language
​
Important Reminders:


1. All Classes: ELA Syllabus:  due by Friday, August 22, 2025
2. Mini-Project-MIAMI: The History of My-Am-Me: (Your Name): due Thursday/Friday 8/21/25, 8/22/25
- We are super excited to meet again and start this fantastic new year because you are here!!!


Weekly Activities: 8/18-8/22
Monday, 8/18, Tuesday, 8/19 
Periods 1-6 
Homeroom: 
1)Please return emergency card ASAP.
2.Write: (Friday turn in) Mini-Project-MIAMI: The History of My-Am-Me: (Your Name)
On the human outline write a paragraph  or two about YOU.  Things to possibly include:
Write a description that includes who you are. You are welcome to include your culture, where you were Born, elementary school, hobbies/favorite activities, music, television shows, celebrities, some of your favorite places you have been, what you did this summer, etc.  We will be adding wings to this human outline, so you can begin "Soaring to new adventures."  Be sure to decorate and color in your My-Am-Me​ personal history creation.

All Periods
All Periods Introduce/Review the E.L.A Syllabus
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Greek and Latin Roots Handout 6-8

1. First Routine
2. Names Game
3. Quick Listen

Periods: 1-6
1. First Routine
2. Class Game
3. Discussion


Wednesday, 8/20, Thursday, 8/21
Periods 1-6
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Prefixes 6-8
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Suffixes 6-8

1.First Routine
2.Write: (Due: Thursday, Friday- turn in at the beginning of class) Mini-Project-MIAMI: The History of My-Am-Me: (Your Name)
On the human outline write a paragraph  or two about YOU.  Things to possibly include:
Write a description that includes who you are. You are welcome to include your culture, where you were Born, elementary school, hobbies/favorite activities, music, television shows, celebrities, some of your favorite places you have been, what you did this summer, etc.  We will be adding wings to this human outline, so you can begin "Soaring to new adventures."  Be sure to decorate and color in your My-Am-Me​ personal history creation.
3.Start Assignment: ***Thursday/Friday 8/21/25, 8/22/25
3.Start Assignment: ***Thursday/Friday 8/21/25, 8/22/25

Periods 1-6
1.First Routine
2.Packet: 
Before: First Read
During: Post-it Note
After: Answer 3 Questions
3.Work on Dream Keeper Wall Activity


Friday, 8/22
Periods 1-6
***Make sure all Students have completed the FL_Fortify Video***
-Introduce B.E.S.T. Suffixes 6-8
​-Read pgs. 75-77 and answer questions on page 77-79
1.First Routine/Turn-in Class Syllabus
2.Packet: Second Read: Practice Before, During, After Strategies
3.Turn-in Mini-Project-MIAMI: The History of My-Am-Me: (Your Name)
On the human outline write a paragraph  or two about YOU.  Things to possibly include:
Write a description that includes who you are. You are welcome to include your culture, where you were Born, elementary school, hobbies/favorite activities, music, television shows, celebrities, some of your favorite places you have been, what you did this summer, etc.  We will be adding wings to this human outline, so you can begin "Soaring to new adventures."  Be sure to decorate and color in your My-Am-Me​ personal history creation.


Assessment:
FAST ELA Reading test: May 2026 



Reading Process Benchmarks
ELA.K12.EE.1.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
ELA.K12.EE.2.1: Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.


Communicating through Writing Benchmarks
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.5.: Improve writing by planning.
ELA.6.7.8. C.1.2.: Write personal narratives.


Vocabulary Benchmarks
ELA.6.7.8. V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content. 
ELA 6.7.8. V.1.3.: Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, etc.
​

Week 1 Quarter 1
Introduction
Syllabus



ELA.6.7.8 V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
Benchmark Clarifications:
Clarification 1: To integrate vocabulary, students will apply the vocabulary they have learned to authentic speaking and writing tasks
independently. This use should be intentional, beyond responding to a prompt to use a word in a sentence.
Clarification 2: Academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level refers to words that are likely to appear across subject areas for the current
grade level and beyond, vital to comprehension, critical for academic discussions and writing, and usually require explicit instruction.


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Note:  Lessons/activities/homework are subject to change at the teacher's discretion.