Knowledge and Comprehension Targets

6TH GRADE RELA PRE-AP

Expository Texts

UNIT PLAN 2: Oct. 22 – Dec. 21, 2012

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STUDENT LEARNING TARGET STATEMENTS

Knowledge and Comprehension Targets

“What I need to know!”

Reading and Writing Expository Texts--I can define and identify the following:

Expository Terms: / Grammar Terms: / Writing Terms:
Text Features / Sentence Structure / Pre-Write
Organizational Patterns / Paragraph Structure / Draft
Subject / Punctuation / Revise
Occasion / Capitalization / Proofread/Edit
Audience / Compound Sentence / Transitions
Purpose / Coordinating Conjunctions
( / Thesis

Tone (FANBOYS) Support

Diction Preposition & Publish

Thesis Prepositional Phrase

Main Idea Pronoun & Antecedent

Supporting Details

Paraphrase

Summarize

Application and Reasoning Targets

“What I can do with what I know.”

*I can apply close-reading strategies to expository texts. (6.9A; 6.10; 6.12B)

*I can identify organizational patterns and text features, explaining their effectiveness. (6.10C)

*I can distinguish between the main idea of a text and its supporting details. (6.10B)

*I can paraphrase and summarize the information in an expository text. (6.10A; 6.23E)

*I can read and respond in writing to various expository texts. (6.23A-E; 6.24A-B; Fig. 19A-F)

*I can discuss what I am reading and thinking with others, using text evidence as support. (6.26A, C; 6.28A)

*I can analyze the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and diction of a text. (Fig. 19A-F)

*I can annotate texts for a variety of purposes. (6.10A)

*I can determine the thesis of an expository text (stated or implied) and how it’s supported. (Fig. 19B, D)

*I can synthesize texts across genres and find connections among them. (6.9A; 6.10D; Fig. 19E, F)

*I can apply narrative terms to a novel I am reading and find text connections. (6.3A, C; 6.6A-C, 6.7; 6.8A)

*I can select an appropriate organizational pattern for writing my own expository essay. (6.14B)

*I can implement the writing process to create various expository texts. (6.1A-B; 6.14A-E; 6.17Aii; 6.22A-B; 6.17A-D)

*I can use diction (word choice) that enhances (improves) my writing. (6.14C; 6.14E)

*I can apply grammar skills to my own writing. (6.19A; 6.19B-C; 6.14D; 6.20Bi, C; 6.21B)

*I can use context clues to determine the meanings of words. (6.2A,B )

Product Targets

“What I produce OR make to demonstrate mastery.”

SUMMATIVE GRADES (see calendar on back for dates):

1. District Reading Benchmark/CBA (STAAR-formatted)

2. Personal Narrative Essay (final product from Narrative Unit)

3. Knowsys Vocabulary (5 Quizzes: 10% total, Cumulative Test: 90% total)

4. Expository/Close Reading Assignment: “My Name”

5. Walk Two Moons Expository Text/Writing 1: Map

6. Walk Two Moons Expository Text/Writing 2: Postcard

7. Walk Two Moons Expository Text/Writing 3: Travel Brochure

8. Expository Texts: Reading Annotations & Responses

9. Timed Writing: Expository Essay

10. Grammar/Mechanics Test (derived from Expository Essay)