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

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageIntroduction (approximately 2 weeks)

Introduction to ReadingSuggested Resources: This is a potential unit plan to

introduce reading to 6th graders http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang_literacy_cultural/literacy/sec_lit/archives/planning_guides/6/6_1_establishing_reading_writing_workshop_lesson.pdf

This is another potential unit plan to introduce reading to 6th graders.http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/d75/literacy/uos/middle/ms_unit_1.pdf

This site introduces genres figurative language, and other key reading terms. It also includes PowerPoints and more. http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/genre/

Reader’s Handbook A Student Guide for Reading and Learning – This book provides a detailed study of and introduction to reading, the reading process, reading skills, reading strategies, and text structures. Check with your media specialist for a class set of these books and a teacher’s kit.

Introduction to WritingSuggested Resources: This is a potential unit plan

to introduce writing to 6th graders. http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang_literacy_cultural/literacy/sec_lit/archives/planning_guides/6/6_1_establishing_reading_writing_workshop_lesson.pdf

National Writing Project: A menu of writing topics for teaching writing (audience, grammar, responding to writing, style & rhetoric, specific genres, writing processes, etc.): http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/teaching_writing

Teaching that Makes Sense: A website with a plethora of downloads consisting of “Welcome to Writer’s Workshop,” “The Writing Teacher’s Strategy Guide,” What is Good Writing?” “Assessing Writers; Assessing Writing,” “An Introduction to the Writing Process,” “K-12 Student Writing Samples: Authentic Work Compiled by CCSSI,” and much more! Also

**Speaking and Listening activities should be centered in the content being taught. For suggested activities, see the Collections textbook.

Additional Resources:● Toastmasters: Tips &

Techniques for Public Speaking: toastmasters.org

● “Video”: How to Give an Awesome Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13

● Video: 5 Basic Public Speaking Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B13391A176E8F5

Suggested Resources for Teaching Grammar throughout the year ReadWriteThink Grammar

Lessons: A menu of general grammar lessons that would be useful during writing class throughout the year: http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?sort_order=relevance&q=Grammar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=-223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site

Four Level Analysis (Michael Clay Thompson): These .pdf files provide a short explanation and examples of this grammar strategy that can be introduced at the beginning of the year and continued throughout the year (bellringers, daily practice, etc.): http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlus.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

Anderson School District Five 2014-2015

http://www.scgifted.org/4LevelPlus.pdf


http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?sort_order=relevance&q=Grammar&srchgo.x=-201&srchgo.y=-223&old_q=&srchwhere=full-site



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykYRO5d_lI&list=PL51B13391A176E8F5



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68a6M5FFBc#t=13


http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/teaching_writing



http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/lang_literacy_cultural/literacy/sec_lit/archives/planning_guides/6/6_1_establishing_reading_writing_workshop_lesson.pdf



http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/genre/

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/genre/

http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/d75/literacy/uos/middle/ms_unit_1.pdf







Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language Corbett Harrison, a middle

school ELA teacher from Nevada, provides a plethora of lessons, resources and ideas for the ELA classroom.http://corbettharrison.com/index.html

Teaching Reading in the Middle School by Laura Robb (www.lrobb.com)

Introduction to Reading Lessons (unit resources folder)

THIEVES: A Strategy for Previewing Textbooks (unit resources folder)

posters and handouts for the writing classroom! http://www.ttms.org

Writing Fix: Excellent resources are provided by northern Nevada’s Writing Project. Here you can find: Mentor Text Lessons, Writing Genre Lessons, Writing Process Lessons, etc. www.writingfix.com

Corbett Harrison, a middle school ELA teacher from Nevada, provides a plethora of lessons, resources and ideas for the ELA classroom. The second link below showcases mentor texts categorized by ideas, structure, and writing craft. http://

corbettharrison.com/index.html

http:// corbettharrison.com/mentortext.html

This website by writing guru, Barry Lane, provides many 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

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 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.


http://www.writeguy.net/

http://discoverwriting.ning.com/group/handouts-central?xg_source=activity



http://corbettharrison.com/mentortext.html



http://corbettharrison.com/index.html



http://www.writingfix.com/

http://www.ttms.org/

http://www.lrobb.com/




Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Languageresources (under “Teaching”): http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/

Ms. McClure’s Class: This webpage encompasses many lessons which fall into 4 distinct categories, including lessons about: topics, principles of 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


http://www.ohiorc.org/record/6028.aspx

http://msmcclure.com/?page_id=3937

http://msmcclure.com/?page_id=3937

http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/

http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/


Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language/6028.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)

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: Collection 5 – Decisions That

Matter - http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/decisions-that-matter/

Narrative Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Poetry Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades (unit resources folder)

Personal Narrative Suggested Resources: Collections by Houghton

Mifflin Harcourt - page 303 in Teacher’s Edition and Digital Interactive Lessons at the bottom of pages 252b and 252c in Teacher’s Edition

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/ files/curriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.New.pdf (pages 31-69)

http:// curriculum.austinisd.org/la/resources/documents/

Suggested Resources: Blending Sentence Functions:

http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/teaching/composition/craft-lessons/meganweimortspaper.pdf

Using transitions in writing: http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/teaching/composition/craft-lessons/changinggears.pdf


http://www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net/teaching/composition/craft-lessons/changinggears.pdf






http://curriculum.austinisd.org/la/resources/documents/PersonalNarrativeLessonsBrainstorming_BeginningsandSetting.pdf


http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/curriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.New.pdf



http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/decisions-that-matter/

http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/decisions-that-matter/

http://www.thewritesource.com/

http://www.thewritesource.com/

http://www.ohiorc.org/record/6028.aspx


Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguagePersonalNarrativeLessonsBrainstorming_BeginningsandSetting.pdf

http://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/ files/wl/downloads/StructureofaPersonalNarrativeEssay.pdf

https:// owl.english.purdue.edu/

Narrative Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Thematic Unit – Nature and Survival (approximately 4 weeks)Suggested Resources: Collection 1 – Facing Fear -

http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/facing-fear/

Collection 3 – Dealing with Disaster - http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/dealing-with-disaster/

Informational Text Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Expository Essay (Informative)Suggested Resources: Collections by Houghton

Mifflin Harcourt - page 67 in Teacher’s Edition and Digital Interactive Lessons B at the bottom of pages 2b and 2c in Teacher’s Edition

Common Core Assessment Workbook: Unit 2 Informative 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)

Standards6.RL.3 6.W.2, 6.W.2a – 6.W.2f 6.L.1d 6.L.1, 6.L.1a – 6.L.1e


http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/dealing-with-disaster/

http://hmhfyi.com/grades/grade-6/dealing-with-disaster/



https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

http://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/downloads/StructureofaPersonalNarrativeEssay.pdf






Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language6.RL.66.RL.9

6.RI.16.RI.66.RI.7

6.W.3, 6.W.3a – 6.W.3e6.W.46.W.56.W.86.W.9b6.W.10

6.SL.46.SL.56.SL.6

6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b6.L.3a – 6.L.3b6.L.4, 6.L.4a - 6.L.4d6.L.56.L.6


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

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageNovel Unit (approximately 4 weeks)

Novel SelectionThe Cay or Behind Rebel Lines (grade level)Phineas Gage (accelerated)

Suggested Resources: A5 Novel unit for The Cay A5 Novel unit for Behind

Rebel Lines A5 Novel unit for Phineas

Gage Informational Text Unit of

Study (unit resources folder) NonFiction Reading and

Argument Writing (unit resources folder)

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

Research Writing Unit

Suggested Resources: A5 Novel unit for The Cay A5 Novel unit for Behind

Rebel Lines A5 Novel unit for Phineas

Gage Informational Text Unit of

Study (unit resources folder) ReadWriteThink –

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/ribbean-island-study-30636.html?tab=1#tabs










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
















Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Languageanalysis (above). This is a four-level analysis (above). This is a comprehensive method of teaching grammar that could be used throughout the year, but must be introduced in the first few weeks.



Thematic Unit – Making Your Voice Heard (approximately 5 weeks)Suggested Resources: Collection 4 – Making Your

Voice Heard

Argument Suggested Resources: Collections 4: pages 247-249

and Digital Interactive Lessons A – Writing an Argument, Writing as a Process, Presenting an




Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageArgument 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 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/Centricity/Domain/5763/StepByStepResearchWriting.pptx

http:// www.baltimorecityschools.org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centricity/Domain/5763/ARGUMENT_CARDS.docx

http:// www.baltimorecityschools.org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centricity/Domain/5763/ARGUMENTATIVE_ESSAY_OUTLINE.docx


http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centricity/Domain/5763/ARGUMENTATIVE_ESSAY_OUTLINE.docx



http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centricity/Domain/5763/ARGUMENT_CARDS.docx



http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/cms/lib/MD01001351/Centricity/Domain/5763/StepByStepResearchWriting.pptx



http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/cavalier/Forum/info/ToulLogic.html




Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language https://

owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/

Standards6.RL.1 6.RL.26.RL.3 6.RL.56.RL.66.RI.1 6.RI.26.RI.3 6.RI.5

6.RI.66.RI.7 6.RI.86.RI.9

6.W.1, 6.W.1a – 6.W.1e6.W.56.W.76.W.86.W.10

6.SL.1, 6.SL.1a – 6.SL.1d6.SL.36.SL.46.SL.56.SL.6

6.L.1, 6.L.1a, 6.L.1e6.L.2, 6.L.2A – 6.L.2b6.L.4a – 6.L.4c6.L.5a - 6.L.5b6.L.6


https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/05/



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

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageCollection 2 – Animal Intelligence (approximately 4 ½ weeks)

State Test Review (approximately 3 weeks)

Suggested Resources: Crunchtime by Gretchen

Bernabei (can be found in your school’s professional library)

Look here for videos explaining the book and strategies. http://www.heinemann.com/shared/player.aspx?id=Excerpt9&path=rtmp://heinpublishing.flashsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/heinpublishing_vitalstream_com/_definst_/videos/E02673

Strategies and Practice for State and Standardized Tests (unit resources folder)

Writing to the Prompt (unit resources folder)

PASS Practice (unit resources folder)

PASS Writing Blueprint (unit resources folder)

PASS Writing Sample (unit resources folder)

Below are other units/lesson plans for teaching personal narrative. https://ttms.box.net/shared/

static/zeax51erkz.pdf http://www.pps.k12.or.us/

files/curriculum/









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).














https://ttms.box.net/shared/static/zeax51erkz.pdf

https://ttms.box.net/shared/static/zeax51erkz.pdf

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/player.aspx?id=Excerpt9&path=rtmp://heinpublishing.flashsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/heinpublishing_vitalstream_com/_definst_/videos/E02673




Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageLanguage_Arts.Ver2.0.New.pdf (pages 70-89)

Literary Analysis (approximately 2 weeks)

Suggested Resources: Collection 2 – pages 129 –

131 Digital Interactive Lessons A –

Writing Informative Texts, Using Textual Evidence, Write a Literary Analysis

The SIFT Method for Analyzing Literature - https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/sift-method-analyze-literature

This site provides a Literary Analysis unit for middle school students. http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/curriculum/Language_Arts.Ver2.0.New.pdf (pages 90 - 119)

This site provides student handouts and outlines for literary analysis. http://www.jefferson.sgusd.k12.ca.us/res_view_folder.aspx?id=40aeacbf-069e-4561-9d68-3ff71cddad9f&userGroupId=2bd5ccb1-5592-4d1b-8b53-895d7fa48aee&userGroupType=C

Common Core Assessment

This is a comprehensive method of teaching grammar that could be used throughout the year, but must be introduced in the first few weeks.





http://www.jefferson.sgusd.k12.ca.us/res_view_folder.aspx?id=40aeacbf-069e-4561-9d68-3ff71cddad9f&userGroupId=2bd5ccb1-5592-4d1b-8b53-895d7fa48aee&userGroupType=C






https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/sift-method-analyze-literature






Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageWorkbook: Unit 3 – Literary Analysis (pages 70 - 105) (approximately 1 week)

Novel Unit (approximately 4 – 4 ½ weeks)Novel SelectionManiac Magee (grade level)Lottery Rose (accelerated)

Suggested Resources: A5 Novel unit for Maniac

Magee A5 Novel unit for Lottery Rose http://www.readworks.org/

lessons/grade5/maniac-magee


Research Writing Unit

Suggested Resources: A5 Novel unit for Maniac

Magee A5 Novel unit for Lottery Rose


Standards6.RL.16.RL.36.RL.46.RL.56.RL.6

6.RI.36.RI.7

6.W.46.W.56.W.66.W.76.W.86.W.10

6.SL.1, 6.SL.1a – 6.SL.1d6.SL.26.SL.46.SL.56.SL.6

6.L.1, 6.L.1a, 6.L.1e6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b6.L.3, 6.L.3a6.L.4a, 6.L.4c6.L.5b – 6.L.5c6.L.6


http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grade5/maniac-magee



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

Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageState Test Review (approximately 3 weeks)

Suggested Resources: This source provides

passages and multiple choice questions to improve comprehension. http://www.readworks.org/

Readers Handbook: A Student Guide for Reading and Learning (A teacher’s guide and class sets of these books can be found in your professional library.)

USA Test Prep Strategies and Practice for

State and Standardized Tests (unit resources folder)

PASS Practice (unit resources folder)

Common Core Assessment Workbook: Unit 4 – Mixed Practice On Your Own (approximately 2 weeks)

Poetry Writing (approximately 4 weeks)

These resources include mentor texts for writing poetry, unit and lesson plans, as well as audio poems.

Suggested Resources: http://writingfix.com/

poetry_prompts.htm (49 poetry lessons can be found here.)

http:// lyndon.ks.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=3535&

Poetry Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

http:// www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/alliteration-headline-poems-81.html

http:// teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/elee/documents/PoetryUnit.pdf

http://www.heinemann.com/ shared/onlineresources/E02710/Introduction.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












http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E02710/Introduction.pdf



http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/elee/documents/PoetryUnit.pdf



http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/alliteration-headline-poems-81.html



http://lyndon.ks.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=3535&



http://writingfix.com/poetry_prompts.htm

http://writingfix.com/poetry_prompts.htm

http://www.readworks.org/


Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening Language http://www.kunaschools.org/

staff/KunaMiddleSchool/Fahrner_Terri/PoetryUnit.php

four-level analysis (above). This is a comprehensive method of teaching grammar that could be used throughout the year, but must be introduced in the first few weeks.



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

Literature Circles (Optional) (approximately 2-3 weeks)

Collection 6 – What Tales Tell (approximately 3 weeks)

Suggested Resources: Collections by Houghton

Mifflin Harcourt - Performance Task B: Write a Play (pages



http://www.kunaschools.org/staff/KunaMiddleSchool/Fahrner_Terri/PoetryUnit.php




Reading Selections Writing Speaking and Listening LanguageLiterature Circle Novels Bud, Not Buddy Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Who Put the Hair on My

Toothbrush

Suggested Resources: A5 Novel unit for Bud, Not

Buddy A5 Novel unit for Joey Pigza

Swallowed the Key A5 Novel unit for Who Put the

Hair on My Toothbrush

322-380) in Teacher’s Edition and Digital Interactive Lessons B at the bottom of pages 312b and 312c in Teacher’s Edition

Cinderella Comparison (unit resources folder)

Folklore Unit of Study (unit resources folder)

Standards6.RL.96.RL.10

6.RI.16.RI.36.RI.66.RI.76.RI.10

6.W.56.W.9, 6.W.9a – 6.W.9b6.W.10

6.SL.1c6.SL.36.SL.6

6.L.1e6.L.2, 6.L.2a – 6.L.2b6.L.36.L.4a, 6.L.4c6.L.6


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