6th Grade ELA
September 8 – September 12
Monday, September 8
Short Story: Realistic Fiction
Standards
W.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.6.3.a - Common Core State Standards
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
W.6.3.b - Common Core State Standards
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.
W.6.3.d - Common Core State Standards
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey
experiences and events.
W.6.3.e - Common Core State Standards
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
W.6.4 - Common Core State Standards
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Warm Up
Writing Prompt: What are some of your favorite stories? What makes a story a good story.
Objective
Scholars will be able to use effective narrative techniques to write a story that is logically
sequenced and descriptive.
Activity 1
Mini-Lesson: The importance of story structure.
Activity 2
Students begin writing their rough draft for this week's assignment.
Assessment
Story map due
Tuesday, September 9
Grammar Review/Short Story
Standards
L.6.1 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
L.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
W.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Warm Up
Writing Prompt: Think about the story you are writing this week, and the grammar rules we have
been studying. How will you make sure you effectively use these rules in your story, and how will
they help make your story better? Make sure to mention pronouns, prepositions, adverbs, and
linking verbs.
Objective
Scholars will be able to correctly and effectively use pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and linking
verbs in their own writing.
Activity 1
Grammar Review (differentiated mini-lessons)
Activity 2
Students work on short story rough draft.
Assessment
Exit pass: Make the following sentences better and identify what part of speech you are using.
Greg went to the grocery store. Greg bought apples and bananas.
The rain fell on the roof and woke us up.
My friend practicing the trombone.
The dog is _________ the couch.
Wednesday, September 10
Workshop Wednesday
Standards
W.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.6.3.a - Common Core State Standards
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
W.6.3.d - Common Core State Standards
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey
experiences and events.
W.6.3.b - Common Core State Standards
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.
W.6.4 - Common Core State Standards
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Warm Up
Writing Prompt: Write an author's note for your story.
Objective
Scholars will be able to evaluate one another's writing in terms of effective narrative techniques
and proper grammar usage.
Activity 1
Students workshop each other's writing individually.
Activity 2
While students workshop, teacher will be having one-on-one conferences with students.
Assessment
Conferences; exit pass: what is the most helpful feedback you received today to help you improve
your story?
Thursday, September 11
Grammar Review/work on short story
Standards
W.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.6.3.a - Common Core State Standards
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
W.6.3.b - Common Core State Standards
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.
W.6.3.e - Common Core State Standards
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
W.6.4 - Common Core State Standards
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
L.6.1 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
L.6.2 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
L.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Warm Up
Writing Prompt: If you were a punctuation mark, what would you be and why? BE CREATIVE.
Objective
Scholars will be able to correctly identify parts of speech and different kinds of sentences
(declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, and imperative).
Activity 1
Grammar review mini-lessons (differentiated groups)
Activity 2
Students revise short story
Assessment
Exit Pass: How are adverbs and adjectives alike?
Friday, September 12
Parts of Speech test/Short Story due
Standards
W.6.3 - Common Core State Standards
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.6.3.a - Common Core State Standards
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
W.6.3.b - Common Core State Standards
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.
W.6.3.e - Common Core State Standards
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
W.6.4 - Common Core State Standards
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
SL.6.1 - Common Core State Standards
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas
and expressing their own clearly.
L.6.1 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
L.6.2 - Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
Warm Up
Writing Prompt: In your opinion, do tests accurately measure how much someone knows about a
topic?
Objective
Scholars will be able to demonstrate their understanding of pronouns, adverbs, linking verbs,
prepositions, and kinds of sentences.
Activity 1
Students take grammar test.
Activity 2
When all students have finished tests, students will read aloud their stories to the class.
Assessment
grammar test; short story