Emily Petrick & Jessica Kennedy
6th grade lesson plans
Week of November 4th – November 8th
Monday –
Language Arts Objective: The students will be able to comprehend, identify, and use action verbs in
writing.
Reading Objective: The students will be able to work collaboratively while reading a picture book in a
group, identifying figurative language, and writing its literal meaning.
Language Arts Standard: LS 6.1
Reading Standard: RL 6.4
Activities:
 SOD
 Review action verbs: notes/return to SOD and label
 Collaboratively complete pg. 90
 Review figurative language previously discussed
 In groups, students will read picture books and identify figurative language
 HW: figurative language WS
Assessment(s): group work/figurative language HW
Tuesday
Language Arts Objective: The students will be able to understand, identify, and list 23 helping verbs
with teacher assistance.
Reading Objective: The students will be able to comprehend main events in chapter 6 of A Long Way
from Chicago.
Language Arts Standard: LS 6.1
Reading Standard: RL 6.4, RL 6.10
Activities:
 SOD
 Introduce helping verbs: notes (definition & list 23)/song
 Collaboratively complete WS 37
 Begin chapter 6
 HW: WS 38 helping verbs
Assessment(s): Helping verb HW
Wednesday
Language Arts Objective: The students will be able to understand, identify, and list at least 10 of the
23 helping verbs.
Reading Objective: The students will be able to comprehend main events in chapter 6 of A Long Way
from Chicago.
Language Arts Standard: LS 6.1
Reading Standard: RL 6.10
Activities:
 SOD
 List as many helping verbs as possible (out of 23)/students track scores
 Review WS 38
 Complete chapter 6
Assessment(s): WS 38
Thursday
Language Arts Objective: The students will be able to write two sentence while accurately using
helping and action verbs.
Reading Objective: The students will be able to use context clues from the novel to match unknown
words to their definitions.
Language Arts Standard: LS 6.1
Reading Standard: RL 6.4
Activities:
 SOD
 Write two sentences containing helping and action verbs
 Matching activity: students use context clues from novel to match new vocabulary words with
meanings
 Review vocabulary words #16-24
Assessment(s): helping verb sentences, matching activity
Friday
Language Arts Objective: The students will be able to independently write at least 18 of the 23
helping verbs.
Reading Objective: The students will be able to accurately recall and define vocabulary words and
identify figurative language on a quiz.
Language Arts Standard: LS 6.1, W 6.10
Reading Standard: RL 6.4
Activities:
 SOD/journal
 Write as many helping verbs as possible (out of 23)/students track scores
 Vocabulary (#16-24)/Figurative language quiz over examples in chapter 6
Assessment(s): vocabulary/figurative language quiz
Next week:
Monday: begin chapter 7
Tuesday: continue chapter 7
Wednesday: complete chapter 7 & 8
Thursday: novel project (assessment choices)
Friday: work on projects – due Tuesday