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Grade 6 ELA – Curriculum Planning Guide – 2014-2015 First Nine Weeks

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Introduction (approximately 2 weeks) Introduction to Reading Introduction to Writing **Speaking and Listening activities Suggested Resources for Teaching Suggested Resources: Suggested Resources: should be centered in the content Grammar throughout the year  This is a potential unit plan to  This is a potential unit plan to being taught. For suggested activities,  ReadWriteThink Grammar introduce reading to 6th graders introduce writing to 6th graders. see the Collections textbook. Lessons: A menu of general http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lan grammar lessons that would be _literacy_cultural/literacy/sec_lit/a g_literacy_cultural/literacy/sec_li Additional Resources: useful during writing class rchives/planning_guides/6/6_1_es t/archives/planning_guides/6/6_ ● Toastmasters: Tips & throughout the year: tablishing_reading_writing_works 1_establishing_reading_writing_ Techniques for Public Speaking: http://www.readwritethink.org/se hop_lesson.pdf workshop_lesson.pdf toastmasters.org arch/?  This is another potential unit plan  National Writing Project: A menu ● “Video”: How to Give an sort_order=relevance&q=Gramm to introduce reading to 6th of writing topics for teaching Awesome Presentation: ar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=- graders. writing (audience, grammar, https://www.youtube.com/watch 223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site http://schools.nyc.gov/documents responding to writing, style & ?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13  Four Level Analysis (Michael Clay /d75/literacy/uos/middle/ms_unit rhetoric, specific genres, writing ● Video: 5 Basic Public Thompson): These .pdf files _1.pdf processes, etc.): Speaking Tips: provide a short explanation and  This site introduces genres http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/pr https://www.youtube.com/watch examples of this grammar figurative language, and other int/resource_topic/teaching_writi ? strategy that can be introduced at key reading terms. It also ng v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B1339 the beginning of the year and includes PowerPoints and more.  Teaching that Makes Sense: A 1A176E8F5 continued throughout the year http://www.ereadingworksheets.c website with a plethora of (bellringers, daily practice, etc.): om/genre/ downloads consisting of http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlu  Reader’s Handbook A Student “Welcome to Writer’s s.pdf Guide for Reading and Learning – Workshop,” “The Writing  The Magic Lens by Michael Clay This book provides a detailed Teacher’s Strategy Guide,” What Thompson (most A5 Schools study of and introduction to is Good Writing?” “Assessing should have a copy of this in their reading, the reading process, Writers; Assessing Writing,” “An professional library): This is reading skills, reading strategies, Introduction to the Writing Thompson’s book that introduces and text structures. Check with Process,” “K-12 Student Writing parts of speech and basic your media specialist for a class Samples: Authentic Work grammar concepts using four- set of these books and a Compiled by CCSSI,” and much level analysis (above). This is a teacher’s kit. more! Also posters and handouts four-level analysis (above). This is  Corbett Harrison, a middle school for the writing classroom! a comprehensive method of ELA teacher from Nevada, http://www.ttms.org teaching grammar that could be provides a plethora of lessons, used throughout the year, but

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Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language resources and ideas for the ELA  Writing Fix: Excellent resources must be introduced in the first classroom. are provided by northern few weeks. http://corbettharrison.com/index. Nevada’s Writing Project. Here  Mechanically Inclined by Jeff html you can find: Mentor Text Anderson (book – may be  Teaching Reading in the Middle Lessons, Writing Genre Lessons, available in your school’s library) School by Laura Robb Writing Process Lessons, etc. This book helps teachers find (www.lrobb.com) www.writingfix.com ways of making the mechanics of  Introduction to Reading Lessons  Corbett Harrison, a middle English meaningful to middle (unit resources folder) school ELA teacher from Nevada, school students. Also has a  THIEVES: A Strategy for provides a plethora of lessons, website: Previewing Textbooks (unit resources and ideas for the ELA http://www.writeguy.net/with resources folder) classroom. The second link downloads for teachers. below showcases mentor texts  BrainPop (your school may have a categorized by ideas, structure, subscription to this online and writing craft. resource): when you log in to the  http://corbettharrison.com/ website (brainpop.com), choose index.html English. From the next menu,  http://corbettharrison.com/ choose Grammar to view the list mentortext.html of topics that are available. For  This website by writing guru, each topic you can find a video Barry Lane, provides many and several activities. wonderful handouts and videos to assist teachers in almost all genres of writing. http://discoverwriting.ning.com/ group/handouts-central? xg_source=activity  Trail of Breadcrumbs: website with teacher writing resources (under “Teaching”): http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.n et/  Ms. McClure’s Class: This webpage encompasses many lessons which fall into 4 distinct categories, including lessons about: topics, principles of

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language writing, genre, conventions. http://msmcclure.com/? page_id=3937 (for more lesson ideas from this teacher, click the words “Language Arts” at the top of the page)  BrainPop (your school may have a subscription to this online resource): when you log in to the website (brainpop.com), choose English. From the next menu, choose Writing to view the list of topics that are available. For each topic you can find a video and several activities.  Thinking Through Genre (This book may be in your professional library): Contains actual unit plans for a variety of reading and writing genres. For a more detailed description and additional writing process resources, see this website: http://www.ohiorc.org/record/60 28.aspx  This site provides student models of all genres, research information, etc. Class sets of the actual handbooks are available in middle school media centers. http://www.thewritesource.com/  Introduction to Writing Lessons (unit resources folder)

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language  Introduction – Writing Workshop – Grammar, Rubric, Basics (unit resources folder)  Writing to the Prompt (unit resources folder)

Thematic Unit – Important People (approximately 3 weeks) Suggested Resources: Personal Narrative Suggested Resources:  Collection 5 – Decisions That Suggested Resources:  Blending Sentence Functions: Matter -  Collections by Houghton Mifflin http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.ne http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade- Harcourt - page 303 in Teacher’s t/teaching/composition/craft- 6/decisions-that-matter/ Edition and Digital Interactive lessons/meganweimortspaper.pdf  Narrative Unit of Study (unit Lessons at the bottom of pages  Using transitions in writing: resources folder) 252b and 252c in Teacher’s http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.ne  Poetry Unit of Study (unit Edition t/teaching/composition/craft- resources folder)  http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/cu lessons/changinggears.pdf  Reading Poetry in the Middle rriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.N Grades (unit resources folder) ew.pdf (pages 31-69)   http://curriculum.austinisd.org/la/ resources/documents/PersonalNar rativeLessonsBrainstorming_Begin ningsandSetting.pdf  http://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/ downloads/StructureofaPersonalN arrativeEssay.pdf  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/  Narrative Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Thematic Unit – Nature and Survival (approximately 4 weeks) Suggested Resources: Expository Essay (Informative)  Collection 1 – Facing Fear - Suggested Resources: http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-  Collections by Houghton Mifflin 6/facing-fear/ Harcourt - page 67 in Teacher’s  Collection 3 – Dealing with Edition and Digital Interactive

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Disaster - Lessons B at the bottom of pages http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade- 2b and 2c in Teacher’s Edition 6/dealing-with-disaster/  Common Core Assessment  Informational Text Unit of Study Workbook: Unit 2 Informative (unit resources folder) Essay (pages 36 – 65)  Multi Media Presentation - Collections by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – page 201  Informational Text Unit of Study (unit resources folder)  Persuasive Unit of Study (unit resources folder)  A Bibliography for a Few Text Sets (unit resources folder)

Standards 6.RL.3 6.W.2, 6.W.2a – 6.W.2f 6.L.1d 6.L.1, 6.L.1a – 6.L.1e 6.RL.6 6.W.3, 6.W.3a – 6.W.3e 6.SL.4 6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b 6.RL.9 6.W.4 6.SL.5 6.L.3a – 6.L.3b 6.W.5 6.SL.6 6.L.4, 6.L.4a - 6.L.4d 6.RI.1 6.W.8 6.L.5 6.RI.6 6.W.9b 6.L.6 6.RI.7 6.W.10

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Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Novel Unit (approximately 4 weeks) Novel Selection Research Writing Unit **Speaking and Listening activities Suggested Resources for Teaching The Cay or Behind Rebel Lines (grade should be centered in the content Grammar throughout the year level) Suggested Resources: being taught. For suggested activities,  ReadWriteThink Grammar Phineas Gage (accelerated)  A5 Novel unit for The Cay see the Collections textbook. Lessons: A menu of general  A5 Novel unit for Behind Rebel grammar lessons that would be Lines Additional Resources: useful during writing class Suggested Resources:  A5 Novel unit for Phineas Gage ● Toastmasters: Tips & throughout the year:  A5 Novel unit for The Cay  Informational Text Unit of Study Techniques for Public Speaking: http://www.readwritethink.org/se  A5 Novel unit for Behind Rebel (unit resources folder) toastmasters.org arch/? Lines  ReadWriteThink – ● “Video”: How to Give an sort_order=relevance&q=Gramm  A5 Novel unit for Phineas Gage http://www.readwritethink.org/cla Awesome Presentation: ar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=-  Informational Text Unit of Study ssroom-resources/lesson- https://www.youtube.com/watch 223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site (unit resources folder) plans/ribbean-island-study- ?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13  Four Level Analysis (Michael Clay  NonFiction Reading and Argument 30636.html?tab=1#tabs ● Video: 5 Basic Public Thompson): These .pdf files Writing (unit resources folder) Speaking Tips: provide a short explanation and https://www.youtube.com/watch examples of this grammar Novel Unit to be taught Novel Unit to be taught ? strategy that can be introduced at simultaneously by reading and simultaneously by reading and v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B1339 the beginning of the year and writing teachers. writing teachers. 1A176E8F5 continued throughout the year (bellringers, daily practice, etc.): http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlu s.pdf  The Magic Lens by Michael Clay Thompson (most A5 Schools should have a copy of this in their professional library): This is Thompson’s book that introduces parts of speech and basic grammar concepts using four- level analysis (above). This is a four-level analysis (above). This is a comprehensive method of teaching grammar that could be used throughout the year, but

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language must be introduced in the first few weeks.  Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson (book – may be available in your school’s library) This book helps teachers find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to middle school students. Also has a website: http://www.writeguy.net/with downloads for teachers.  BrainPop (your school may have a subscription to this online resource): when you log in to the website (brainpop.com), choose English. From the next menu, choose Grammar to view the list of topics that are available. For each topic you can find a video and several activities.

Thematic Unit – Making Your Voice Heard (approximately 5 weeks) Suggested Resources: Argument  Collection 4 – Making Your Voice Suggested Resources: Heard  Collections 4: pages 247-249 and Digital Interactive Lessons A – Writing an Argument, Writing as a Process, Presenting an Argument in a Speech (pages 210b and 210c)  Teaching Argument Writing by George Hillocks (unit resources folder).  Teaching Argument Writing by George Hillocks (This book is

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language located in your professional library.)  Common Core Assessment Workbook: Unit 1 Argument Essay (pages 3 - 31)

The sites below provide an overview of argument writing elements for the teacher, a PowerPoint, argument cards, and an argument outline for students.  http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/cavalier/ Forum/info/ToulLogic.html  http://www.baltimorecityschools. org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centrici ty/Domain/5763/StepByStepRese archWriting.pptx  http://www.baltimorecityschools. org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centrici ty/Domain/5763/ARGUMENT_CAR DS.docx  http://www.baltimorecityschools. org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centrici ty/Domain/5763/ARGUMENTATIV E_ESSAY_OUTLINE.docx  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/o wl/resource/685/05/ Standards 6.RL.1 6.RL.2 6.W.1, 6.W.1a – 6.W.1e 6.SL.1, 6.SL.1a – 6.SL.1d 6.L.1, 6.L.1a, 6.L.1e 6.RL.3 6.RL.5 6.W.5 6.SL.3 6.L.2, 6.L.2A – 6.L.2b 6.RL.6 6.W.7 6.SL.4 6.L.4a – 6.L.4c 6.RI.1 6.RI.2 6.W.8 6.SL.5 6.L.5a - 6.L.5b 6.RI.3 6.RI.5 6.W.10 6.SL.6 6.L.6 6.RI.6 6.RI.7 6.RI.8 6.RI.9

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Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Collection 2 – Animal Intelligence State Test Review (approximately 3 **Speaking and Listening activities Suggested Resources for Teaching (approximately 4 ½ weeks) weeks) should be centered in the content Grammar throughout the year being taught. For suggested activities,  ReadWriteThink Grammar Suggested Resources: see the Collections textbook. Lessons: A menu of general  Crunchtime by Gretchen Bernabei grammar lessons that would be (can be found in your school’s Additional Resources: useful during writing class professional library) ● Toastmasters: Tips & throughout the year:  Look here for videos explaining Techniques for Public Speaking: http://www.readwritethink.org/se the book and strategies. toastmasters.org arch/? http://www.heinemann.com/shar ● “Video”: How to Give an sort_order=relevance&q=Gramm ed/player.aspx? Awesome Presentation: ar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=- id=Excerpt9&path=rtmp://heinpu https://www.youtube.com/watch 223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site blishing.flashsvc.vitalstreamcdn.c ?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13  Four Level Analysis (Michael Clay om/heinpublishing_vitalstream_co ● Video: 5 Basic Public Thompson): These .pdf files m/_definst_/videos/E02673 Speaking Tips: provide a short explanation and  Strategies and Practice for State https://www.youtube.com/watch examples of this grammar and Standardized Tests (unit ? strategy that can be introduced at resources folder) v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B1339 the beginning of the year and  Writing to the Prompt (unit 1A176E8F5 continued throughout the year resources folder) (bellringers, daily practice, etc.):  PASS Practice (unit resources http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlu folder) s.pdf  PASS Writing Blueprint (unit  The Magic Lens by Michael Clay resources folder) Thompson (most A5 Schools  PASS Writing Sample (unit should have a copy of this in their resources folder) professional library): This is Thompson’s book that introduces Below are other units/lesson plans for parts of speech and basic teaching personal narrative. grammar concepts using four-  https://ttms.box.net/shared/static level analysis (above). This is a /zeax51erkz.pdf four-level analysis (above). This is  http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/cu a comprehensive method of rriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.N teaching grammar that could be ew.pdf (pages 70-89) used throughout the year, but must be introduced in the first few weeks.

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Literary Analysis (approximately 2  Mechanically Inclined by Jeff weeks) Anderson (book – may be available in your school’s library) Suggested Resources: This book helps teachers find  Collection 2 – pages 129 – 131 ways of making the mechanics of  Digital Interactive Lessons A – English meaningful to middle Writing Informative Texts, Using school students. Also has a Textual Evidence, Write a Literary website: Analysis http://www.writeguy.net/with  The SIFT Method for Analyzing downloads for teachers. Literature -  BrainPop (your school may have a https://www.teachingchannel.org subscription to this online /videos/sift-method-analyze- resource): when you log in to the literature website (brainpop.com), choose  This site provides a Literary English. From the next menu, Analysis unit for middle school choose Grammar to view the list students. of topics that are available. For http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/cu each topic you can find a video rriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.N and several activities. ew.pdf (pages 90 - 119)  This site provides student handouts and outlines for literary analysis. http://www.jefferson.sgusd.k12.c a.us/res_view_folder.aspx? id=40aeacbf-069e-4561-9d68- 3ff71cddad9f&userGroupId=2bd5 ccb1-5592-4d1b-8b53- 895d7fa48aee&userGroupType=C

Common Core Assessment Workbook: Unit 3 – Literary Analysis (pages 70 - 105) (approximately 1 week)

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Novel Unit (approximately 4 – 4 ½ weeks) Novel Selection Research Writing Unit Maniac Magee (grade level) Lottery Rose (accelerated) Suggested Resources:  A5 Novel unit for Maniac Magee Suggested Resources:  A5 Novel unit for Lottery Rose  A5 Novel unit for Maniac Magee  A5 Novel unit for Lottery Rose Novel Unit to be taught  http://www.readworks.org/lesson simultaneously by reading and s/grade5/maniac-magee writing teachers.

Novel Unit to be taught simultaneously by reading and writing teachers.

Standards 6.RL.1 6.W.4 6.SL.1, 6.SL.1a – 6.SL.1d 6.L.1, 6.L.1a, 6.L.1e 6.RL.3 6.W.5 6.SL.2 6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b 6.RL.4 6.W.6 6.SL.4 6.L.3, 6.L.3a 6.RL.5 6.W.7 6.SL.5 6.L.4a, 6.L.4c 6.RL.6 6.W.8 6.SL.6 6.L.5b – 6.L.5c 6.W.10 6.L.6 6.RI.3 6.RI.7

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Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language State Test Review (approximately 3 Common Core Assessment **Speaking and Listening activities Suggested Resources for Teaching weeks) Workbook: Unit 4 – Mixed Practice should be centered in the content Grammar throughout the year On Your Own (approximately 2 being taught. For suggested activities,  ReadWriteThink Grammar Suggested Resources: weeks) see the Collections textbook. Lessons: A menu of general  This source provides passages grammar lessons that would be and multiple choice questions to Poetry Writing (approximately 4 Additional Resources: useful during writing class improve comprehension. weeks) ● Toastmasters: Tips & throughout the year: http://www.readworks.org/ These resources include mentor Techniques for Public Speaking: http://www.readwritethink.org/se  Readers Handbook: A Student texts for writing poetry, unit and toastmasters.org arch/? Guide for Reading and Learning lesson plans, as well as audio ● “Video”: How to Give an sort_order=relevance&q=Gramm (A teacher’s guide and class sets poems. Awesome Presentation: ar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=- of these books can be found in https://www.youtube.com/watch 223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site your professional library.) Suggested Resources: ?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13  Four Level Analysis (Michael Clay  USA Test Prep  http://writingfix.com/poetry_pro ● Video: 5 Basic Public Thompson): These .pdf files  Strategies and Practice for State mpts.htm (49 poetry lessons can Speaking Tips: provide a short explanation and and Standardized Tests (unit be found here.) https://www.youtube.com/watch examples of this grammar resources folder)  http://lyndon.ks.schoolwebpages. ? strategy that can be introduced at  PASS Practice (unit resources com/education/components/scrap v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B1339 the beginning of the year and folder) book/default.php? 1A176E8F5 continued throughout the year sectiondetailid=3535& (bellringers, daily practice, etc.):  Poetry Unit of Study (unit http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlu resources folder) s.pdf  http://www.readwritethink.org/cla  The Magic Lens by Michael Clay ssroom-resources/lesson- Thompson (most A5 Schools plans/alliteration-headline-poems- should have a copy of this in their 81.html professional library): This is  http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi Thompson’s book that introduces .us/elee/documents/PoetryUnit.pd parts of speech and basic f grammar concepts using four-  http://www.heinemann.com/shar level analysis (above). This is a ed/onlineresources/E02710/Introd four-level analysis (above). This is uction.pdf a comprehensive method of  http://www.kunaschools.org/staff teaching grammar that could be /KunaMiddleSchool/Fahrner_Terri used throughout the year, but /PoetryUnit.php must be introduced in the first Anderson School District Five Page 15 2014-2015 Grade 6 ELA – Curriculum Planning Guide – 2014-2015 Fourth Nine Weeks

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language few weeks.  Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson (book – may be available in your school’s library) This book helps teachers find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to middle school students. Also has a website: http://www.writeguy.net/with downloads for teachers.  BrainPop (your school may have a subscription to this online resource): when you log in to the website (brainpop.com), choose English. From the next menu, choose Grammar to view the list of topics that are available. For each topic you can find a video and several activities.

Thematic Unit – Cultures and People (approximately 4 weeks) Collection 6 – What Tales Tell Collection 6 – What Tales Tell (approximately 3-4 weeks) (approximately 3 weeks)

Suggested Resources: Literature Circles (Optional)  Collections by Houghton Mifflin (approximately 2-3 weeks) Harcourt - Performance Task B: Write a Play (pages 322-380) in Literature Circle Novels Teacher’s Edition and Digital  Bud, Not Buddy Interactive Lessons B at the  Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key bottom of pages 312b and 312c  Who Put the Hair on My in Teacher’s Edition Toothbrush  Cinderella Comparison (unit resources folder)

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Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Suggested Resources:  Folklore Unit of Study (unit  A5 Novel unit for Bud, Not Buddy resources folder)  A5 Novel unit for Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key  A5 Novel unit for Who Put the Hair on My Toothbrush

Standards 6.RL.9 6.W.5 6.SL.1c 6.L.1e 6.RL.10 6.W.9, 6.W.9a – 6.W.9b 6.SL.3 6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b 6.W.10 6.SL.6 6.L.3 6.RI.1 6.L.4a, 6.L.4c 6.RI.3 6.L.6 6.RI.6 6.RI.7 6.RI.10

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