SUBJECT: G6 ELL
1 QUARTER – TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT
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(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
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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
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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)