Lesson Plans 6Th Grade Language Arts

Lesson Plans 6th Grade Language Arts

Teacher(s): Arnold/Ackman, Wade, Wright, Akins, Fellows, Hulsey, Mr. Johnson

Course/Level: 6th Language Arts (Reading/Language Arts)

Week Of: 1/19/15 – 1/23/15 / Monday— 1/19 / Tuesday— 1/20 / Wednesday— 1/21
Focused Standard/Element (s) / ELACC6RI4: Vocabulary
ELACC6RI1: Informational
ELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language
ELACC6L2: Conventions
ELACC6W4: Writing
ELACC6RI2: Central Ideas
ELACC6R13: Analyze / ELACC6RI1: Informational
ELACC6RI4: Vocabulary
ELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language
ELACC6L2: Conventions
ELACC6W4: Writing
ELACC6RI2: Central Ideas
ELACC6R13: Analyze / ELACC6RI1: Informational
ELACC6RI4: Vocabulary
ELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language
ELACC6L2: Conventions
ELACC6W4: Writing
ELACC6RI2: Central Ideas
ELACC6R13: Analyze
Homework: / HOLIDAY
MLK / TEACHER WORK DAY / *Students will read for their next reading project.
Essential Question/Statement: / How does a writer use words to persuade to his or her audience?
Activating Strategy (10 min) / Warm Up: / Warm Up: / Warm Up:
*Students will complete a DOL practice. Students will edit the practice passage.
Teaching/Opening (20 min)
Include: resources, vocabulary, strategies, tasks, book pages, graphic organizers, handouts, manipulatives, etc. Be specific. / *Students will read a sample response and compare to their essay paper.
Work-Time Activities (50 min)
Include: resources, guided practice/student-centered/independent, vocabulary, strategies, tasks, book pages, graphic organizers, handouts, manipulatives, etc. Be specific. / *Students will discuss argumentative writing.
They will analyze the prompt and discuss what “should” have been written.
Students will complete the What-Why-How Chart (handout) for the prompt.
They will make changes to their essay.
Differentiation Offered for Struggling Learners / *Students will be given an opportunity to work with a peer to help make changes to their essay.
Summarizing/Closure Activity
(10 min) / *Students will complete a ticket out the door by explaining argumentative writing.

ALL lesson plans are due electronically no later than Monday at 8:00 am.

Thursday- 1/22 / Friday- 1/23 / Additional Notes
Focused Standard/Element (s) / ELACC6RI1: Informational
ELACC6RI4: Vocabulary
ELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language
ELACC6L2: Conventions
ELACC6W4: Writing
ELACC6RI2: Central Ideas
ELACC6R13: Analyze / ELACC6RI1: Informational
ELACC6RI4: Vocabulary
ELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language
ELACC6L2: Conventions
ELACC6W4: Writing
ELACC6RI2: Central Ideas
ELACC6R13: Analyze / Reading Connection Class
Students will work on Classworks and GMAP TEST PREP. ITEMS
Homework / *Students will read for their next reading project. / *Students will read for their next reading project.
Essential Question/Statement / How does a writer use words to persuade to his or her audience? / How does a writer use words to persuade to his or her audience?
Activating Strategy (10 min) / Warm Up:
*Students will complete a DOL practice assignment making corrections to the passage. / Warm Up:
*Students will complete a DOL practice assignment making corrections to the passage.
Teaching/Opening (20 min)
Include: resources, vocabulary, strategies, tasks, book pages, graphic organizers, handouts, manipulatives, etc. Be specific. / *Students will re-read their “Introduction Paragraph”. / *Students will view a YouTube Clip covering revision in writing.
Work-Time Activities (50 min)
Include: resources, guided practice/student-centered/independent, vocabulary, strategies, tasks, book pages, graphic organizers, handouts, manipulatives, etc. Be specific. / *Students will identify what changes you know you could make to improve your introduction.
*Students will watch the YouTube clip on “Introductions.”
*Students will view the prezi.
*Students will use the “Good Beginnings Glossary” handout to rewrite your introduction. / *Students will view a prezi.
*Students will REVISE their essay.
Differentiation Offered for Struggling Learners / *Students will be given extended time to work on their introduction paragraphs for their essay. / *Students will be given an opportunity to work with a peer to revise their essay.
Summarizing/Closure Activity
(10 min) / *Students will complete a ticket out the door explaining the “Good Beginnings Glossary.”* / *Students will complete a ticket out the door explaining the meaning of revisions in writing.

ALL lesson plans are due electronically no later than Monday at 8:00 am.