1. January 29th
6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 1 – Main Idea/Supporting Details + Biographies
Reading Log
Weekly Article – Read 1
Benchmark Unit 1 - Whole Group Main Idea lesson
Word Gen – Answer Questions 3.12
“Amazing People and Places of the Past” Packet- Read Aloud – “Tuck Everlasting” – Study Guide
Cause and Effect Essay – Introduction – Guided Reading Group
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 9 – The Arabian Peninsula
Chapter 9 Section W.S. Finish
Chapter 9 Review Vocab
Use Quizlet to review
Test Thursday
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Types of Government
WARM-UP
District Writing Packet Due
Create Own Country Project

2. Chapter 9 Vocab Assignment – Define/Sentence/Picture
a. fossil water p. 223
b. shah p. 235
c. Red Sea p. 221
d. Baghdad p. 233
e. oasis p. 222
f. Tehran p. 235
g. theocracy p. 236
h. embargo p. 231
i. Persian Gulf p. 220
k OPEC p. 225

3. January 30th
6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 1 – Main Idea/Supporting Details + Biographies
Reading Log
Weekly Article –Main Idea Chart
Fact + Opinion W.S.
Main Idea Passages W.S.
“Amazing People and Places of the Past” Packet- “Mummies”
Read Aloud – “Tuck Everlasting” – Study Guide
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 9 – The Arabian Peninsula
Chapter 9 Section W.S. Finish
Chapter 9 Review Vocab
Use Quizlet to review
Test Wednesday
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Types of Government
WARM-UP
District Writing Packet Due
Create Own Country Project

4. January 31st
6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 1 – Main Idea/Supporting Details + Biographies
Reading Log
Weekly Article – Read 2
Benchmark Unit 1 - Whole Group Main Idea lesson
Word Gen – Review
“Amazing People and Places of the Past” Packet- “Mummies”
Read Aloud – “Tuck Everlasting” – Study Guide
Cause and Effect Essay – Research + Take notes
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 9 – The Arabian Peninsula
Chapter 9 Review Vocab
Chapter 9 Review W.S.
Iran-Iraq War Map W.S.
Use Quizlet to review
Test Thursday
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- The Sovereign State
WARM-UP
Create Own Country Project

5. 6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 1 – Main Idea/Supporting Details + Biographies
Reading Log
Weekly Article – Read 3
Main Idea – Activity
Word Gen – Dice Activity + paragraph
“Amazing People and Places of the Past” Packet
Read Aloud – “Tuck Everlasting” – Study Guide
Cause and Effect Essay – Complete Graphic Organizer –Groups
Free Write – respond to quote
February 1st
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 9 – The Arabian Peninsula
Chapter 9 Test Today
Ch. 9 Vocab Due
Ch. 9 Review Sheet Due
Warm up- Free Write Quote
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- The Sovereign State
WARM-UP
Create Own Country Project Due Friday

6. You must have at least 3-5 sentences.
Read the quote and respond to in your writers notebook
I agree / disagree with the quote. She/He meant …. when she/he stated… I can relate to this quote because…
You must have at least 3-5 sentences.
Feb. 1st Quote -

7. February 2nd 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 10 – central Asia
6TH GRADE ELA – Benchmark Unit 1 – Main Idea/Supporting Details + Biographies
Reading Log Due
Weekly Article – Quiz
Benchmark Unit 1 - Whole Group Main Idea lesson
Word Gen – Word Matching Activity + Quiz
Read Aloud – “Tuck Everlasting” – Study Guide
Cause and Effect Essay – Introduction – Guided Reading Groups
Free Write- respond to quote
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Chapter 10 – central Asia
Chapter 10 Physical Map W.S.
Warm up- Free Write Quote - Meet with 4 o’clock partners
6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES- Types of Economies
WARM-UP
Create Own Country Project due
Markey Economy

8. You must have at least 3-5 sentences.
Read the quote and respond to in in your writers notebook
I agree / disagree with the quote. She/He meant …. when she/he stated… I can relate to this quote because…
You must have at least 3-5 sentences.
Feb. 2nd Quote –
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
- Harriet Tubman

9. 6th Grade ELA Standards W.6.2- I Can:
RI I Can:
 Define cite
 Find evidence for support
 Make inferences
RI I Can:
 Determine central idea
 Support theme with details
 Write an unbiased summary
RI.6.10 I Can:
 Comprehend nonfiction writing at my grade level
W.6.2- I Can:
 Write an informative/explanatory paper
 Introduce a topic
 Use multiple strategies to organize information
 Use charts, pictures, headings, etc. to organize in presentations
 Support the topic with facts, details, quotes and examples
 Use transitions
 Use descriptive vocabulary
 Use a formal style
 Make a concluding statement

10. 6th Grade Social Studies Standards
Michigan Grade Six
6 - E1.1.1 Explain how incentives vary in different economic systems (e.g. acquiring money, profit, goods, wanting to avoid loss in position in society, job placement).
6 - E3.3.1 Explain and compare how economic systems (traditional, command, and market) answer four basic questions: What should be produced? How will it be produced? How will it be distributed? Who will receive the benefits of production? (e.g., compare United States and Cuba, or Venezuela and Jamaica.)
IV.4.1 Compare the historical record of market economies in solving the problem of scarcity.

11. 7th Grade Social Studies Standards
7 – H1.4.1 Describe and use cultural institutions to study an era and a region (political, economic, religion/belief, science/technology, written language, education, family).
I can describe an era or region by telling about its government, economy, religions, science and technology, and written language.
7 – G2.1.1 Describe the landform features and the climate of the region (within the Western or Eastern Hemispheres) under study.
I can describe the landform features and the climate of the region we are studying.
7 – G2.2.1 Describe the human characteristics of the region under study (including languages, religion, economic system, governmental system, cultural traditions).
I can describe characteristics of a region such as languages, religion, and the economic, governmental, and cultural traditions.

12. Clock Partners – Find a person for each time frame and write their name on the designated box
4:00 = Find someone you do not follow on any social media platform
8:00 = Find someone who has the same birthday month/ or close to the same birthday month
12:00 = Find someone who has the same hobby as you