SUBJECT: G6 ELL 1 QUARTER – TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT st (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week Topic 1 Aug. 11th - 15th No classes Monday Mass Friday Combined classes – Mainstream and ELL M – Diagnostic test (double period) T – Tom Get to know each other game: Find Someone Who… rules, demo, feedback. W – Tom Group work, applying reading skills. Peer assessment of how well they worked together. Boar Out There (p. 28) Th – Tim – Wordly Wise F – Tom Writing – comprehension questions on Setting, Character and Conflict (p.24-25). 2 Aug. 18th - 22nd Combined classes – Mainstream and ELL M – P5: Tim – Wordly Wise P6: Listening exercises, class discussions based on Boar Out There. The Stages of a Plot (p. 26). Individual response. T – Tom Dramatization of story, in groups. Script development. Rehearsals. W – Tom (Get results of placement test, hand in finished reports) Dramatization of story, in groups. Presentations. Peer review. Th – Split classes (final assessment). The Stages of a Plot (p. 26). F – Split classes. Course introductions. Coraline Chapter 1 3 Aug. 25th - 29th Introduction: Preview the Unit/Numbers and Letters Numbers and Letters Days and Months Colors and Shapes/Directions Directions Phonics – Consonant sounds letter review 4 Sept. 1st - 5th Introduction: Classroom Objects Language Arts Social Studies Phonics - Short a, high frequency words, passage, 5 Sept. 9th - 12th Moon Fest Monday Introduction: Science Mathematics Health and Fitness Story: Nomads: Informational Text / Social Studies Preview Unit 1 Journeys, Nomads: Prepare to Read Reading Strategy: Preview, Make Connections Phonics - Consonant s: /z/ Sound, i and o. 6 Sept. 15th - 19th Fire Drill Tuesday Unit 1 Story: Nomads: Informational Text / Social Studies vocabulary, read and check your understanding review and practice extension, phonics: Short a, Short e Phonics - Word analysis: inflection: -s, Final Double Consonants Short e, 7 Sept. 22nd - 26th Maths Day Friday 8 Sept. 29th - 3rd 9 Oct. 6th - 7th Story: Nomads: Informational Text / Social Studies Quarter Review No Classes Weds/Thurs 10/10 Hol. Friday First Quarter Exams 2 nd SUBJECT: Grade 6 ELL QUARTER – TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week Topic Quarter 1 Exam review School Museum visit Story: Jewel in the Sand: Folktale and Play 1/10 Oct. 13th - 17th 2/11 Oct. 20th - 24th Science/Faith Weds, Thurs. & Friday Unit 1 Story: Jewel in the Sand: Folktale and Play Phonics: high frequency words, passage Introduction Writing Workshop: Draft, Revise, Edit and Proofread and Publish 3/12 Oct. 27th – 31st Masquerade Friday Young Shakespeare Rehearsals (2 periods) Story: Jewel in the Sand: Folktale and Play Young Shakespeare Rehearsals (2 periods) Jewel in the Sand Quiz and Prepare to Read U.S. Camel Corps 4/13 Nov. 3rd - 7th 5/14 Nov. 10th - 14th Young Shakespeare Rehearsals (6 periods) U.S. Camel Corps and Unit 1 test The Trojan Horse 6/15 Nov. 17th -21st Young Shakespeare Rehearsals (2 periods) The Trojan Horse 7/16 Nov. 24th -28th Mass Thursday YSC Friday Young Shakespeare Rehearsals (2 periods) Young Shakespeare Performance (3 periods) The Trojan Horse Quiz The Trojan Horse 8/17 Dec. 1st - 5th 9/18 Dec. 8th - 12th Quarter Review Week 10/19 Dec. 15th -19th Exams Weds & Thurs Christmas Party Friday (half-day) Second Quarter Exam Week Monday and Tuesday – Quarter Review/Exam Preparation Weds and Thurs – Exams, half days Friday – Mass, Christmas Play and Class Party (half day) Christmas Holiday (16 days) Dec. 20 – Jan. 4 th th SUBJECT: Grade 6 ELL 3rd QUARTER – TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections/material.) Week Topic 1/20 Jan. 5th - 9th Weds. Mass Quarter 2 Exam review Unit 3 The Bouncing Ball Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 2/21 Jan. 12th - 16th Cultural Awareness Day tbc. Unit 3 Roberto Clemente Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 3/22 Jan. 19th - 23rd Career Day Friday Unit 3 Roberto Clemente Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 4/23 Jan. 26th – 30th Unit 3 My Life in the Desert Writing – Revise Your Writing Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 5/24 Feb. 2nd – 6th My life in the Desert Revise Your Writing Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 6/25 Feb. 9th -13th CNY Show Friday Unit 4 The Clever Daughter-in-Law Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. CNY Holiday (10 days) Feb. 16th - 20th 7/26 Feb. 23rd – 26th CNY Monday Peace Day Friday Unit 4 Family Traits Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 8/27 March 2nd - 6th Unit 4 Family Traits Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 9/28 March 9th - 13th Iowa Tests? Unit 4 Family Traits Writing a Personal Letter Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 10/29 March 16th – 20th Unit 4 Daytime Curfew Unit 4 Review Phonics Unit 3 Social Studies Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Socials Studies Curriculum. Science Leveled Readers – Will Mirror the Social Studies Curriculum. 11/30 March 23rd – 27th Third Quarter Exam Week Exams Thurs & Friday Lenten Act. Friday March 30th – April 3rd Easter Holiday Easter Holiday (10 days)