6th Grade ELA
Week of January 12-16
When Marian Sang
WEEK’S OBJECTIVES:
1. TSWBAT identify and make generalizations to improve comprehension
2. TSWBAT ask questions to help evaluate generalizations
3. TSWBAT spell multisyllabic words
4. TSWBAT Examine word structure to determine how suffixes affect the meanings of unfamiliar words
5. TSWBAT effectively and efficiently find, evaluate, and communicate information related to an inquiry question using electronic sources.
GENRE: Biography/Expository Nonfiction
VOCABULARY STRATEGY: Suffixes and word structure
COMPREHENSION SKILL: Generalize
COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: Generate questions
MONDAY
-Bellwork-Introduce Spelling words and summarize story
RTI-Tier 3 vocab words and Smarter Balanced Questions
TUESDAY
-Bellwork-3 vocab words in journal
-Spelling pretest
-Introduce vocabulary-Define words-Do practice book pg 114 in class
-Introduce generalizations-Powerpoint-Read aloud Page 298 & 299
-Practice page 113/117 paired work-generalizations
HW: When Marian Sang Trifold, Spelling page 46
Wednesday
- Bellwork-3 vocab words in journal
-In class comprehension questions
-Read aloud The Gold Cadillac-pg 298m-ask comprehension questions
-Have students write 3 interview questions to ask Marian Anderson-pg 298k
-Page 300-suffixes study-Page 301. Practice book page 115
-Spelling pg 47
Thursday
- Bellwork-4 vocab words in journal
- Discuss drawing conclusions-pg 307. Do page 116 group work
-Practice lesson vocabulary, page 307
-Generalization and ask questions review-pages 311-315
-Read The Lincoln Memorial and I Have a Dream
-Spelling page 48
Friday
-Spelling Test
-Unit Test
-Free Read