Alvarado Intermediate School 2015-2016
Teacher: Tatum
Week: 2
Grade: 6 LEAD
Unit: 1
Content Area: Writing
Content TEKS Covered: 6.19(A)-Use and understand the function of the
Cross-Curricular STAAR TEKS Supported:
following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking (i)
(non-tested content areas only)
verbs (irregular verbs and active and passive voice), 6.19(C)-Use complete
simple and compound sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, 6.20(B)Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation
conventions in their compositions.
Essential /Guiding Question(s):
Academic Vocabulary: Grammar,
How will learning to identify linking verbs improve my writing?
Mechanics, Simple Sentences, Sentence
How will learning to identify helping verbs improve my writing?
Structure, Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs,
Nouns
WICOR Components (highlight):
Writing
Learning
Engage
Inquiry
Explore
Collaboration
Explain
Organization
Elaborate
Reading
Evaluate
Objective(s):
Closing
Task(s):
Monday
Review nouns
Think deeper
Explain Linking
We will find
Have the
We will…
and verbs
about how
verbs
linking verbs in
students
I will…
Learn about
verbs can be
several
identify the
Identify a
Linking Verbs
different types
sentences
linking verbs in
Linking Verb
10 sentences
Tuesday
Review Linking
Explain Helping
We will find
The students
I will… Identify a
We will…
verbs
verbs and how
helping verbs in
will create 10
Helping Verb
they are
several
sentences
different from
sentences
using the
linking verbs
helping verbs
Wednesday
Review linking
What should a
Explain how
Give the
Students will
We will… Create
and helping
simple
simple
students
create 10
I will… Create a
complete
verbs
sentence look
sentences have
several
complete
complete
like?
a subject, verb,
examples of
sentences and
sentence
and express a
complete
identify the
complete
sentences
subject and
sentences
thought.
Thursday
verb.
Pre-Assessment
We will…
I will…
Friday
Pre-Assessment
We will…
I will…
Individual Customized Learning
Differentiated Academic Support:
Bilingual/ESL Language Support:
Behavioral Support:
Peer Interaction
Using visual lists
Allowing time for cool off periods if
Simplified examples
Peer interaction
needed.
Fewer created sentences