Heather Chang
Lesson plans for 1st period 6th grade
Read 180 and System 44
01/06/16- 01/08/16
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Workshop 2
Thursday
Workshop 2
Whole Group
Differentiation
EQ: How do I
sequence a
nonfiction story?
Whole Group
Guided practice
Red RDI page 414
Apply the concept
page 510
Small Group
EQ : How do I use
correct
capitalization of
proper nouns.
Teach
Conventions
Lesson 5 Common
and Proper Nouns
on page 168 of
RDI Book 2 (SAM
Keyword: Nouns)
to extend
conventions
instruction.
How do I identify
the meaning of
common prefixes
and suffixes and
determine the
meanings of new
words when a
prefix or suffix is
added to a known
word.
Word Analysis
Teach the
meanings of
prefixes re- and
un- and suffixes ion, -tion, and ation.
Discuss examples
and have students
complete Items 3
and 8 on page 46
and page 47.
Take the Word
Challenge
Have students
complete the
Word Challenge
independently or
in pairs.
Discuss students'
responses to the
Word Challenge.
Guide students to
use Think-Pair-
Friday
Workshop 2
Small Groups
How do I identify
and correct
sentence
fragments?
Define sentence
fragments and
model how to
correct them.
Have students
complete the
practice on page
52.
Allow time for
students to check
their drafts and
correct any
sentence
fragments.
Share to discuss
examples for
words with
prefixes and
suffixes.
Have students
rate their
knowledge of the
Target Words to
compare to their
initial ratings on
page 35.
Heather Chang
3rd and 5th periods
Lessons for Read 180/System 44
01/06/16 - 01/08/16
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Workshop 6
“Poe: Master of
Horror”
Workshop 6
“Poe: Master of
Horror”
Small group
Workshop 6
“Poe: Master of
Horror”
Monday
Whole Group
How do I identify
synonyms of
common words
and recognize
word families?
Whole Group
EQ: How do I use
inferencing skills
to understand the
story?
Stretch: Use the
Stretch Text "The
EQ: How do I
identify and use
correct subjectverb agreement?
Teach the
definitions of
synonyms and
word families.
Discuss examples
and have students
complete Items 2
and 8 on page 160
and page 161.
Take the Word
Challenge
Have students
complete the
Word Challenge
independently or
in pairs.
Small Group
EQ: How do I
determine the
meaning of words
from the same
word family?
Discuss students'
responses to the
Word Challenge.
Guide students to
use Think-PairShare and frames
to generate
examples of
synonyms and
word families.
Have students
rate their
knowledge of the
Target Words to
compare to their
initial ratings on
page 147.
Pit and the
Pendulum at the
Palace" on pages
562-565 of RDI
Book 1 (SAM
Keyword: Stretch
Text W6) to
challenge
students who are
ready to apply
make inferences
to a more
advanced text.
Define singular
and plural verbs
and model how to
make sure the
subject and verb
in a sentence
agree. Have
students
complete the
practice on page
168.
Allow time for
students to check
their drafts and
correct any verbs
that don't agree
with the subjects
of the sentences.
Small Group
EQ: How do I Use
possessive nouns
correctly.
Teach
Conventions
Lesson 18
Possessive Nouns
on page 194 of
RDI Book 2 (SAM
Keyword:
Possessive) to
extend
conventions
instruction.
Have Students
make sure that
each singular
possessive noun
ends with an
apostrophe and s. The second
time, have them
stop after every
plural possessive
noun ending in -s
to make sure it
ends with an
apostrophe