Grade: 6Th- 8Th ELAR (Instructional Days: 44 (2- Days)

John Drugan K-8 1st-9 Weeks at a Glance Grade: 6th- 8th ELAR (Instructional Days: 44 (2-½ days) 2016- 2017 Theme: Poetry correlation social studies____ Essential Question: How do we identify, understand, and use figurative language to enrich our writings? Poems: Day Dreaming on a Vacation, Education is the Key______Language Arts Language Arts Reading Social Studies Vocabulary (Genre & Comprehension Skill) ELAR Theme/Topic/ERA/ Week of: %=STAAR %=STAAR Resources Fig. 19 etc. Connection

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fluency and comprehension. Students are to enhance comprehension. 6. . F-orally read & re-read poem, orally g u define vocabulary, poetry response Fig19B Ask literal, interpretive, evaluative, and universal questions of A power point text 6.Fig19C Monitor and adjust comprehension (e.g., using background knowledge; creating sensory images6.Fig19D Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (Fiction, Expository) Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama, Persuasive) TARGETED TEK 64% 6.4A Explain how figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphors, similes, hyperbole) contributes to the meaning of a poem.6.13B Recognize how various techniques influence viewers' emotions. A Remarkable Adventure vocabulary Author’s Wall Post . Reading/Fluency. Students read grade-level text with fluency and Power point- comprehension. Students are expected to: Figurative M-Power point on Figurative Figurative language vocabulary 6.1A Adjust fluency when reading aloud grade-level text based on the language language reading purpose and the nature of the text. 6.2A 6Determine the Take Home Project:

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