6th Grade ELA Week of September 22-26 When Crowbar Came

WEEK’S OBJECTIVES: 1. Build vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept.

2. Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion and identify well-supported opinions

3. Answer questions to help distinguish between fact and opinion.

4. Form possessives of singular and plural nouns and spell possessive pronouns.

5. Understand features of narrative nonfiction.

6. Examine word structure to determine how suffixes affect word meaning.

GENRE: Narrative Nonfiction VOCAB STRATEGY: Word Structure COMPREHENSION SKILL: Fact and Opinion COMPREHENSION STRATEGY: Answering questions and author’s purpose

MONDAY -Teacher-led reading and comprehension questions of When Crowbar Came -Introduce vocab words-Read pages 114-115 in book -Introduce spelling words-Plural and Possessive HW: When Crowbar Came Trifold

TUESDAY -Bellwork-Add 3 vocab words to journal -Spelling Pretest -Spelling work pg 18 -Vocab WB pg 44 -Fact and Opinion-Read and discussion pages 112 and 113-WB pg 43

Wednesday -Bellwork-Add 3 vocab words to journal -Leveled Readers-Paired Group work -Comprehension worksheet-author’s purpose-pg 46 -Spelling WB pg 19

THURSDAY -Bellwork-Add 4 vocab words to journal -Spelling WB pg 20 Fact and Opinion work (notecards in class work)-3 facts and 3 opinions from yesterday’s leveled readers -Group read When Crowbar Came HW: Workbook Page 47

FRIDAY -10 important sentences race -Selection Test -Spelling Test -Independent Reading