1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. 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

7. 6th Grade ELA Weekly Learning Targets
SL 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

8. 6th Grade ELA Weekly Learning Targets
L 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 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

9. 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