6th ELA/Reading Assignments
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- 2019-2020 School Year
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Throughout the 2019-2020 school year for 6th grade English, students will be learning a range of standards associated with informational and literary texts. Students will be learning the correct structure of narrative, informative, and argumentative essays as well as writing them. Language standards will be taught as well each week. Different standards will be revisited each week for the maximum retention of knowledge.
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This week, we will continue to review for benchmark. Our ELA benchmark is next Tuesday, so we are making sure to hit the important standards. We will be focusing on all the power standards studied which contain:
1. Summary (summing up the main parts of a text)
2. Central idea (the main idea of a text) and supporting details (evidence used to find the central idea of text)
3. Theme (the lesson or moral of the story; ex. "Never give up," Love conquers all," etc.
4. Citing
5. Inferences (make an educated guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence (quotes/evidence from the text). Examples of making an inference: Pinocchio's nose grows when he tells people that he has gone to school. Our inference is that he is not telling the truth because we already know his nose grows when he does not tell the truth.
6. Citing- Finding evidence in the text to support your answer
7. Key events, individuals, ideas (important details about an event, individual, or idea)
8. Figurative language (Something used as non literal language. Ex. I could eat a horse. This does not mean someone will literally eat a horse; it means they are hungry, so they could eat much food at that time.)
Our writing this week will focus on W.6.1-Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Monday and Tuesday homework both contain questions that have the above standards mentioned with a short informative text to read for each day.
Bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.
Also, we will have a quiz on academic vocabulary words Friday. I will attach the words as well.
Have a great week!
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This week, we will continue to review for benchmark. We will be focusing on two important power standards:
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RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings
We will also be reviewing the following standards:
- L.6.4 : Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate
- W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well chosen details, and well structured event sequences
The bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.
The homework for Monday is a review packet. The homework questions contain summary (summing up the main parts of a text), central idea (the main idea of a text), supporting details (evidence used to find the central idea of text), and theme (the lesson or moral of the story; ex. "Never give up," Love conquers all," etc. The text is called "Dust," and it explains a family's experience of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Monday night's homework is #1-5, and Tuesday night's homework is #6-10.
Have a great week!
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Hello,
This week will start review for benchmark. We will be focusing on two important power standards:
- RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
- RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text based upon this determination.
We will also be reviewing the following standards:
- L.6.4 : Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate
- W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well chosen details, and well structured event sequences
The bell ringers, vocabulary cartoons, homework, and homework calendar are attached.
The homework for Monday is an inference packet. To make an inference is to make an educated guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence (quotes/evidence from the text).Examples of making an inference: Pinocchio's nose grows when he tells people that he has gone to school. Our inference is that he is not telling the truth because we already know his nose grows when he does not tell the truth.
The homework for Tuesday is a theme packet. To identify the theme, one must figure out the lesson that the author is trying to show. Examples of theme are: "Never give up," "Don't be greedy," etc.
Have a great week!
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Hello,
This week, I will be teaching the following standards:
RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
L.6.5b Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
To sum it up, we are still focusing on argumentative writing and learning analogies.
We are also covering past standards to get ready for benchmark. The homework for the week comes from the "Grade 6 Natural Resources" attachment. Monday's homework #1-5, and #6-10 is for Tuesday night. The rest of the attachments are classwork and bell ringers. The homework calendar is also attached. We do have a test tomorrow, and it will be focused on all the standards I have taught so far to get ready for benchmark as well.
Let's have a great week!
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This week, we will be reviewing L.6.4b-Use common, grade appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). We will focus on RI.6.8-Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. The homework calendar, homework, classwork, bell ringers, vocabulary, and vocabulary cartoons are attached for the week. The students will have a debate on project on Friday, and I will attach the rubric for this as well. A nonfiction AR quiz must be taken by every Friday, and they will have a vocabulary quiz this week. Have a great week!
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Hello all,
This week, we will be finishing RI.6.9 (Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take) for informational texts, and start on RL.6.9 (Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres ((e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories)) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics) for literary texts. Bell ringers this week will be spiral review, and we are reviewing inferences. Homework will focus on RL.6.9. Homework for Tuesday night are pages 398-401, and for Thursday night, the pages are 402-406. Also, the homework calendar for the week is attached. Non-fiction AR is due every Friday. There will also be an ELS assessment on Friday.
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This week, the students will analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. The bell ringers, homework, vocabulary, and vocabulary cartoons for the week are attached as well. Homework for Monday is Ready packet pgs. 322-323, and the homework for Tuesday is pgs. Ready packet pgs. 324-327. Have a great week!
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This week, we will have two benchmarks. Thursday's benchmark is ELA, and Writing is on Friday. This week, we are reviewing all standards.
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This week, we will be reviewing for 9 weeks test. All standards, especially the power standards such as central idea, inference, summaries, theme, citing, etc., will be focused on this week. There will be a test Friday on the standards covered. All students must read at least one nonfiction A.R. book by Friday of every week. Monday's homework pages are 119-122, and Tuesday's homework pages are 123-126. Attached are the bell ringers and homework for the week.
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This week, we will focus on standard RI6.7-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. The students will apply information from multiple sources to understand a topic. The students will also focus on informative writing this week. The bell ringers, vocabulary activities, and homework for the week are attached. The students will not be tested Friday, but they will need to have read a nonfiction A.R. book and much of their essays finished.
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This week, the students will compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text. The homework calendar for each class is attached. The bell ringers, homework, and vocabulary cartoons for the week are attached as well. The "Main Idea Task Cards" are the bell ringers for the week and the "Prerequisite..." is classwork and homework. Homework for Monday is pgs. 386-391, and the homework for Tuesday is pgs. 392-397. Have a great week!
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This week, we will be covering point of view in literature. Homework for Monday and Tuesday are in the Point of View Ready Packer attachment. Monday’s homework pgs. 298-300. Tuesday’s homework pgs. 302-307. Vocabulary, vocabulary cartoons, and the homework calendar are attached as well. There will be a test on point of view Friday, and the students will have a quiz on vocabulary words Friday.
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This week, we will be focusing on informative essays. We are studying the structure of informative essays and informational texts. Central idea bell ringers for the week are attached. The students will have an assessment on Friday that will include style, tone, and author's point of view/purpose. The homework calendar is included in the attachments for all classes. Also, Monday and Tuesday homework for my class is attached just in case they lose it.
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Topics covered this week will be author's point of view and author's purpose. Attached is homework for 10/31.
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Attached are the central/main idea exit tickets for the week. They are due at the end of each day.
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Attached below is the homework calendar of the week for each subject.
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Topics covered this week will be author's point of view and author's purpose. This is an introduction to the standard. Attached is homework for 10/30.
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Attached are the central/main idea bell ringers for the week. They are due on Thursdays.
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Assignment Wednesday 10/23. This assignment refreshes past standards like inferences, central idea, and more just so they can have a review.
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Homework for Monday night 10/21. This assignment focuses on the new standard they’re learning this week which is text structure of informational texts and why it’s important to the overall organization of the text.
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Tuesday's Classwork with substitute. The classwork is based on text structure and organization of informational texts
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Notes for Tuesday 10.22. The notes introduce organization and text structure for informational texts, which is the central standard for the week.
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Homework calendar showing all homework from all classes for 10/14-18
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Tuesday's Homework 10/15
Student should have it in their Ready Workbook, but I've uploaded it just in case.
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Monday's Homework 10/14
Student should have it in their Ready Workbook, but I've uploaded it just in case.