Date: 10/24-28
Daily Warm-Up:
Preview The Lightning Thief Chapters 9, 10,11,and 12. Tuesday and Thursday Use journal section of notebook to record thoughts : including the genre, author's purpose and background knowledge; make predictions; support predictions; and set a purpose for reading. Monday,
Wednesday , and Friday : Begin with a paragraph or sentences related to the story to revise and edit ... ( alternate days as needed)
Look up and define vocabulary words that will be encountered in the day's reading assignment.
Read from the chapter or selection. Record interesting or confusing words from each page-noting the page # and paragraph.
Reading Workshop : Daily:The students will read independently and with partners. I will do Guided Reading groups during this time. Students will record unknown/vocabulary words and unclear thoughts in their vocab. section. Extension Activity: "Play game on
Smartboard and or ipods
Reading Workshop : Monday: Chapter 9... Use constructed response time to finish and do 2 responses- on cause and effect relationships and on explaining the title of the chapter and developing a new title based on the main idea. Meaningful sentence practice...
Tuesday: Read Chapter 10. Constructed response time will include a realistic fiction passage with multiple choice and constructed response... begin frayer models. Use Buckle
Down.
Wednesday: Chapter 11 pages 168-177, Review for reading module test... finish Frayer model... Use Buckle Down.
Thursday: Reading Module TLI Test... Finish Chapter 11. Vocabulary foldable or other graphic organizer/ word illustrations
Friday: Chapter 12 vocabulary discussion and read and respond to Chapter 12.
Focused Standard: Review RL.6.1- inferences, Rl.6.2-theme, central idea, summary RL.6.3plot and character responses RL.6.4-meaning of words and phrases RL.6.5-theme, setting, plot RL.6.6 - point of view
Book Title : The Lightning Thief
Genre: Fantasy
Vocabulary Words : Chapter 9: feigned, cowered, lingering, grimaced, denies, prevail, chaos

Chapter 10: vulnerable, generate, obscures, interpret, melancholy, endure, impulsive
Chapter 11: faltered, deserted, scornfully,abruptly distorted, preserve
Writing Workshop: Monday- Finish typing Narrative writing event; Buckle Down Writing
"Varied Sentences"p.45-49
Tuesday: Substitute will give TLI practice multiple choice and use key to go over them with the students ; Subject/ Verb Agreement p 101-109
Wednesday: Continue TLI practice. Use Buckle Down books and practice quizes p 75-81 in
BD Writing: "Fixing Fragments and Run-ons"
Thursday: Administer TLI Writing Test/ Some students will share their narrative writing event
Friday: Let students share Narrative writing.
Focused Standard: Review mechanics/ sentence structure L.6.1 and L.6.2: conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation