Sixth Grade
ELA Pacing Map
2014-2015
Date
Days
Aug. 7-8
2
Aug. 11
1
Aug. 12
Aug. 13
1
1
Aug. 14
1
Aug. 15
1
Aug. 18
1
Aug. 1921
3
Aug. 2226
Aug. 27
Aug. 28
3
1
1
Concept/Skill
Materials
Team Building Activities
Part of Speech Review
Pronoun:
Subj., Obj., Poss., Int.,
Antecedents
Verb:
Present/Past/Future
varies
PAPA-N-VIC
Grammar/Writing pp. 140, 146, 152, 158
KCAS
L.6.1
Grammar/Writing pp. 142,
148
L.6.1
Grammar/Writing pp.106
L.6.1
Future Perfect Verb Tense
Comparative/Superlative
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Capitalization
Complete Sentence:
4 Types of Sentences
Compound & Complex
Clauses & Phrases
Punctuation
My Scholastic Grammar pp. 8-9
Grammar/Writing pp. 188
Write Steps Unit 1 Highlights
VOICE
Unit 1 (Similes and Metaphors)
L.6.3
My Brother Dan’s Delicious Steven Layne
L.6.3
Tub-boo-boo Margie Palatini
L.6.3
That’s Good, That’s Bad Margery Cuyler
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th St Roni Shotter
L.6.3
Punctuation Takes A Vacation Robin Pulver
L.6.3
Aug. 29
1
ORGANIZATION
Sep. 2
1
IDEA
Sep. 3
1
CONVENTIONS
Sep. 4
1
EXCELLENT WORD CHOICE
Sep. 5
1
SENTENCE FLUENCY
Revised 07/30/14
Grammar/Writing pp. 104
Formative
Adverb Wheel
List of Prepositions
TpT Capitalization Packet
Poster
Grammar/Writing p. 50
Grammar/Writing p. 68
Grammar/Writing p. 62
WriteSteps Grammar Reference Guide
Grammar/Writing pp. 190
Exit Slip
L.6.2
Grammar/Writing p. 52
Grammar/Writing p. 70
Grammar/Writing p. 64
Exit Slip
L.6.2
Just Me and 6000Rats Rick Walton
What If… Regina Williams
Meanwhile Jules Feiffer
L.6.3
VOICES Test
L.6.3
Sep. 8
Sep. 9
Sep. 1018
Sep. 1922
1
1
2
Friendly Letter
Sep. 23
1
Business Letter
Sep. 2425
2
Sep. 26
1
Sep. 29
Sep. 30Oct 21
1
Email Format
(ePals)
Blogging
(Kidblog)
Language Mechanics Scrimmage
7
11
Fall MAP
RUN/SPAT
Short/Long Writing Prompts
Theme Writing (Real Narrative)
Use Eve Bunting’s “Rule of 3” for Plot Line Development
Shurley U6:G1A/B Ex 1-2
Grammar/Writing p. 97
Shurley U6:G2 Test
Exercise 1
Shurley U6:G4 A Ex 1-2
Shurley U6:G5 Ex 1
Shurley U6:G6 Test Ex 1
Computer Lab
Grammar/Writing p. 133
Pen Pals
Blogging
How To Blog
Lang. Mechanics Scrimmage Test
Computer Lab
Write Steps Unit 5 (Imagined Narrative)
Post Pictures on Website
(Sept 29)
M
Identify Bad Habits of Writing
(Oct. 3)
F
Sign Pledge Cards In Blood
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
Oct. 2224
3
Figurative Language Review
Include:
Idioms
Adage/Proverbs
Synecdoche
Allusion
(Oct. 14)
T
Mr. Bad Habits – Call 911
Guest Speaker – EMT’s
(Oct. 20)
M
Mr. Bad Habits Still in Hospital
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
(Oct. 21)
T
Mr. Bad Habits Moved to ICU
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
Revised 07/30/14
Post Pictures on Website
W.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
Post Pictures on Website
In A Pickle Marvin Terban
W.6.3
Jumpstarters: Idiom
Adage
Synecdoche
Allusion
L.6.5
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
(Oct. 22)
T
Mr. Bad Habits Is Improving
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
(Oct. 23)
TH
Mr. Bad Habits on Life Support?
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
(Oct. 24)
F
Mr. Bad Habits Dies
Guest Speaker – School Nurse
M
Halloween
Week
Oct. 27-31
Nov. 521
Nov. 24Dec. 5
Dec. 8
Dec. 9Jan. 6
Dec. 19
Jan. 7
Jan. 826
Revised 07/30/14
Mr. Bad Habits of Writing
Guest Speaker - Mortician
Bad Habits of Writing
Post Pictures on Website
Writing an Obituary
“The Witch”
W
TH
Laying the Foundations
“The Witch”
“The Witch”
“The Witch”
F
“The Funeral”
Guest Speaker - Preacher
T
Post Pictures on Website
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
W.6.4
W.6.5
“The Witch”
“The Witch”
Bad Habits of Writing
Post Pictures/Video on Website
L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.3
13
Write Steps Unit 3b (Informative)
W.6.2
7
Essay with Text Based Details (TpT Unit)
W.6.9
1
Text Based Essay Timed
10
Greek/Latin
1
Reindeer Games
1
12
Research Unknown
Words
W.6.9
Shari Alexander
Greek/Latin Unit for 6th grade
Dictionaries
Shurley pp. 513
Greek/Latin Unit
L.6.4
RS pp. 89-90
L.6.6
Thesaurus
Shurley pp. 513
Argument Essay (TpT Unit)
RS pp. 19-20
W.6.1
Jan. 27
1
Jan. 28
1
Winter MAP
Connotations/
Denotations
5
Language Mechanics Review
Jan. 29Feb. 4
Feb. 513
Feb. 16
Feb. 1725
Feb. 26Mar. 23
Mar. 24
Mar. 25
Mar. 2631
Apr. 120
Apr. 2124
Apr. 27May 1
May 4-8
May 11
May 1215
Revised 07/30/14
7
1
5
1
Language Mechanics Scrimmage Test
Results
Essay with Paired Passage Responses (TpT Unit)
Paired Passage Timed Essay
Pun, Oxymoron,
Palindrome, Anagram, Redundant
Language Mechanics Scrimmage
Irony
Allegory
Paradox
4
OPEN
8
Poetry
4
Review All ODW Formats
5
K-PREP
5
1
Writing Portfolio Finish
Spring MAP
4
OPEN
W.6.9
W.6.9
Punished David Lubar
Student Made List
From Listening to Book
Write Steps Unit 6 (Research Project)
16
1
Teacher Made Worksheets
Language Mechanics Scrimmage Test
The Frog Prince cont. Jon Scieszka
Terrible Things Eve Bunting
One Bright Day poem
Use For Make-Up Time
TpT Unit
“Prose To Poetry”
Teacher Made Packet
Use for Make-Up Time
W.6.6
W.6.7
W.6.8