1. 6 th Grade LA and Reading 2 nd Semester

2. 1-4-12/WED 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: Define Grammar. GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will you use basic rules of grammar to complete a webhunt based on the English language? Today: Computer Lab – Grammar Web Hunt HW: Book Proj Due 1-6-12/Bring wire coat hanger tomorrow

3. 1-4-12/Wed 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think”. * Dale Carnegie EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

4. 1-5-12/THU 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: View Discovery Streaming: Mission Noun GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will a focus on nouns give you a better understanding of their usage? Today: Graphic Organizer HW: Book Proj Due 1-6-12

5. 1-5-12/Thu 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again”. * Author Unknown EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

6. 1-6-12/FRI 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: List the types of nouns we covered in class yesterday. GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will a focus on nouns give you a better understanding of their usage? Today: Continue Mission Noun HW: Tell Someone About Nouns

7. 1-6-12/Fri 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Be still sad heart, and cease repining, behind the clouds is the sun still shining.” *Author Unknown EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

8. 1-9-12/MON 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 24 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will studying commonly misspelled words help you to better understand how they are used in writing? Today: New Novel HW: Work on Activity 1

9. 1-9-12/Mon 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training”. - Anna FreudAnna Freud EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

10. 1-10-12/Tue 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 25 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will studying capitalization of words help you to become a better writer? Today: New Novel HW: Work on Activity 1

11. 1-10-12/Tue 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. - Arthur C. ClarkeArthur C. Clarke EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

12. 1-11-12/WED 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: View PPT GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will you use punctuation to create clear writing? Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence Writing HW: Book Proj due 2-3

13. 1-11-12/WED 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally”. - A. LincolnA. Lincoln EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

14. 1-12-12/Thu 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: In what country is the Amazon located? GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will Jake correspond with the other inmates? Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence Writing HW: Book Proj due 2-3

15. 1-12-12/THU 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work”. - Thomas EdisonThomas Edison EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

16. 1-13-12/FRI 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: In what country is the Amazon located? GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How will Jake correspond with the other inmates? Today: PPT on Punctuation/Sentence Writing HW: Book Proj due 2-3

17. 1-13-12/Fri 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work”. - Thomas EdisonThomas Edison EQ: How are some of the conflicts in the sequel more evolved? Today – Continue Novel HW: Read 30 min

18. 1-17-12/TUE 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 28 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 28/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

19. 1-17-12/Tue 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: Coach lesson 1 EQ: How would you explain a root word’s need for a suffix, affix, or prefix. Today – Hunger Games Novel HW: Read 30 min

20. 1-19-12/Thu 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 29 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 29/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

21. 1-23-12/Mon 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 30 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 30/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

22. 1-23-12/Mon 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: Coach lesson 4 EQ: Why is it important to use a dictionary/thesaurus? Today – Hunger Games Novel HW: Read 30 min

23. 1-26-12Thu 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 31 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 30/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

24. 1-27-12FRI 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 32 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 32/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet

25. 1-31-12 TUE 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 35 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 35/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

26. 1-31-12/Mon 6 th Grade Reading Warm-Up: Coach lesson 7 EQ: Why is it important to use a dictionary/thesaurus? Today – Hunger Games Novel HW: Read 30 min

27. 2-1-12 wed 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 36 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 36/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

28. 2-1-12 wed 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 36 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 36/Novel HW: Book Proj due 2-3/Work on Jaguar Packet/COACH Test Moved to Thurs

29. 2-3-12 Fri 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 37 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language EQ: How would you explain the purpose of a pronoun? Today: Coach Lesson 37/Novel HW: Book Proj due

30. 2-6-12 Mon 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: COACH Lesson 39 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: What is the purpose of electronic media? Today: Coach Lesson 39/Grammar PPT HW: Read 30 min

31. 2-7-12 TUE 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: Coach Review 4 GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: How will this review connect to all your academic subjects in reference to CRCT practice? Today: Coach/Grammar PPT HW: Read 30 min

32. 2-10-12 Fri 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: Define persuasion. GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: Why is persuasive writing important? Today: Persuasive letters HW: Read 30 min

33. 2-13-12 Mon 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: Define persuasion. GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: What is the purpose of persuasive writing? Today: Complete Persuasive letters Extended Thinking: Determine how you could use persuasion in your daily lives. HW: Read 30 min

34. 2-14-12 Tue 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: PPT – St. Valentine GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: How will the proper combination of sentences form a good paragraph? Today: Sentence Combination PPT Notes Extended Thinking: Is there a way to use combination sentences in other subjects? HW: Read 30 min

35. 2-15-12 Wed 6th Grade LA Warm-Up: Discovering Language Arts: Intermediate: Writing A Titanic StoryDiscovering Language Arts: Intermediate: Writing GPS: ELA6c1 the student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language. EQ: How will you focus on a topic to create a narrative account? Today: Narrative Extended Thinking: Determine how you could use Narrative in your daily lives. HW: Complete Narratives