October 29 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 4 – Fix up Monitoring /Summarizing READING LOG Paired Reading- Quiz Benchmark- DUE Identifying Plot – Video + Notes + Practice Read Aloud- “Hello Universe” + Questions INDEPENDENT WORK – DURING GUIDED READING Personal Narrative –Type First Draft Word Gen –Practice 1.02 Words Daily Language Review 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 5 – Fertile Crescent “A Fertile Land” Map Activity Due Chapter 5 Section 1 #1- 3 Pg. 119

October 30 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 4 – Fix up Monitoring /Summarizing READING LOG Paired Reading- Read 1- “The Happy Camper”` Identifying Plot – Video + Notes + Practice Read Aloud- “Hello Universe” + Questions INDEPENDENT WORK – DURING GUIDED READING Personal Narrative –Type First Draft + Edit + Essay due tomorrow Word Gen –Practice Words Daily Language Review 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 5 – Fertile Crescent Chapter 5 Section 1 #1- 3 Pg. 119 Chapter 5 Section 2 – Sumer – Notes + video

October 31- HAPPY HALLOWEEN 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 4 – Fix up Monitoring /Summarizing READING LOG Benchmark – Summarize Paired Reading- Read 2- “The Happy Camper” Identifying Plot – Practice Read Aloud- “Hello Universe” + Questions INDEPENDENT WORK – DURING GUIDED READING Personal Narrative –Final Draft Due – Revision/Editing Checklist Due Word Gen – Post Test Daily Language Review 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 5 – Fertile Crescent Chapter 5 Section 1 #1- 3 Pg. 119 Chapter 5 Section 2 – Sumer – Notes + video

November 1 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 4 – Fix up Monitoring /Summarizing READING LOG Paired Reading- Read 3- “The Happy Camper” Elements of Plot Review Synonyms/Antonyms – Video + practice Word Gen – Intro Identifying Plot + Setting – Practice INDEPENDENT WORK – DURING GUIDED READING Personal Narrative Essay Due Identifying Plot– Journal Response – “Walking Pepper” Daily Language Review 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 5 – Fertile Crescent Chapter 5 Section 2 Notes + Review Chapter 5 Section 3 notes

Plot- “Walking Pepper” Nov. 1 1. What is the exposition? 2. What is the rising action? 3. What is the climax? 4. What is the falling action? 5. What is the resolution?

November 2 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 4 – Fix up Monitoring /Summarizing READING LOG Due Benchmark – Summary + Video + Practice Pronouns – Video + Practice Identifying Plot–Character Response to Plot Paired Reading- Quiz –”The Happy Camper” INDEPENDENT WORK – DURING GUIDED READING Journal Response Pronoun Practice Word Gen – Daily Language Review Due 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 5 – Fertile Crescent CNN10 – Journal Response Chapter 5 Section 3 Review Activity Chapter 5 section 4 Notes

6th Grade ELA Weekly Learning Targets SL.6.1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. I Can:  Participate in one-on-one discussions  Participate in group discussions  Participate in teacher-led discussions  Prepare for a discussion  Follow rules for discussions  Ask questions of my group members  Respond to questions posed by my group members  Summarize the group’s discussion  Understand others’ perspectives

6th Grade ELA Weekly Learning Targets L.6.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.* I Can:  Demonstrate proper usage of the eight parts of speech in writing and speaking  Use pronouns in the proper case  Use intensive pronouns  Correct inappropriate use of pronouns  Correct unclear pronouns  Find and correct mistakes in own and others’ writing and speaking L.6.6 - Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. I Can:  Use grade appropriate words and phrases  Find the meaning of unclear vocabulary words

6th Grade ELA Weekly Learning Targets RL.6.5 -I Can:  Define theme  Define setting  Define plot  Explain how a particular part of a literary piece moves the story along  Explain how a particular part of a literary piece develops the theme RL.6.3- I Can:  Describe the series of events that are part of a plot  Describe how a character changes throughout the story  Define resolution