Lesson Plans 6th Grade Language Arts
September 9th-13th, 2013
Amanda Mason
Monday September 9th,2013
Literature Rotation
RI 6.2 Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify the main idea of a
passage.
-Stem List
Formative-Main Idea exit
slip
Study Stem List 2
-Review main idea with
practice passages
Language Arts
RL 6.3 Describe how a particular’s story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond
or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
L 6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify a sentence as
compound or simple.
-Bell Work: DOL and
sentences
Formative- Freytag’s
Pyramid Exit Slip
Read Library Book
I can define and identify the
parts of plot structure
(exposition, rising action,
climax, falling action and
resolution).
- Introduce Freytag’s
Pyramid with SmartBoard
Presentation and foldable
-Read Sweet Creek Holler
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Tuesday September 10th, 2013
Literature Rotation
RI 6.2 Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify the main idea and
details of a passage.
-Stem List
Formative-Teacher
observations
Study Vocab List 2
-Vocab List 2
Study Stem List 2
-Main idea and details
practice
Language Arts
RL 6.3 Describe how a particular’s story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond
or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
L 6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify a sentence as
compound or simple.
-Bell Work: DOL and
sentence structure
Formative-Story Activity
Read Library Book
I can define and identify the
parts of plot structure
(exposition, rising action,
climax, falling action and
resolution).
-Review Freytag’s pyramid
-Story Activity to review
Freytag’s
-Read Sweet Creek Holler
Wednesday September 11th, 2013
Literature Rotation
RI 6.2 Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify the main idea and
details of a passage.
-Review stem list
Formative-Reading
Questions
Study Stem list 2
- Review vocab words
Study Vocab List 2
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-Article with main
idea and detail
practice
Language Arts
RL 6.3 Describe how a particular’s story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond
or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
L 6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify a sentence as
compound or simple.
-Bell Work: DOL and
sentence structure
Formative-Static & Dynamic
Characters
Read library book
I can distinguish between a
static and dynamic
character.
-Introduce Static and
Dynamic Characters
-Read Sweet Creek Holler
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Thursday September 12th , 2013
Literature Rotation
RI 6.2 Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify the main idea and
details of a passage.
-Stem Quiz
Formative-teacher
observations
Study vocab list 2
-Main Idea review
I can define a list of stems using
context clues from a sentence.
Language Arts
RL 6.3 Describe how a particular’s story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters
respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
L 6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify a sentence as
compound or simple.
-Bell Work: DOL and
sentence structure
Formative- Teacher
observations
Read AR book
I can determine qualities of
characters in a text based on an
author’s direct and indirect
characterization.
-Introduce character
traits
Friday September 13th , 2013
Literature Rotation
RI 6.2 Determine the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text
distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can identify the main idea of a
passage.
-Main idea Quiz
Summative-Main Idea Quiz
Read AR book
-Reading passage with
questions
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Language Arts
RL 6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 6.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading or listening.
Learning Target
Activities
Assessment
Homework
I can determine qualities of
characters in a text based on an
author’s direct and indirect
characterization.
-Characterization
Review
Formative-Character
Review
Read AR book
I can distinguish between a
static and dynamic character.
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