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Mount Vernon City School District Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities Lesson Modifications September 8- 12 Unit 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Direct Instruction/Intervention and Enrichment Activities Finding Main Idea and Details What is the Gist? Pronouns Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts. To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with textual details. To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different texts. QAR Questioning Strategy Additional Activities Anticipation/Reaction Guide. This strategy assesses prior knowledge and evaluates the acquisition of concepts and use of supporting evidence after reading. 1. Teacher identifies the important ideas and concepts students should focus on when reading. 2. Create 4-6 statements that support or challenge students’ beliefs, experiences, and preexisting ideas about the topic. 3. Create a graphic organizer/table like the example below. 4. Before reading the text, have students react to each statement in the Before Reading column individually and be prepared to support their position. 5. In small groups or as a whole class, ask students to explain their initial responses to each statement. Lesson 1A: (RL.6.1), SL.6.1) Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Lesson 5: Cite Evidence to Make Inferences Lesson 2A: (RL. 6.1), (L.6.4), (SL6.1) Opening Work Time A Lesson 2B: (RL. 6.1), (L.6.4), (SL6.1) Work Time B Work Time C Lesson 3: (RL. 6.1), (RL6.6), (SL6.1) Complete Opening Part A Complete Work Time A and B Complete Work Time C Text Dependent Activities in guided reading groups or independently Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a.Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive). Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1

Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

September 8-12

Unit 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3

Direct Instruction/Intervention and Enrichment Activities Finding Main Idea and Details What is the Gist? Pronouns

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building

students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with textual details.

To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different texts.

QAR Questioning Strategy

Additional Activities Anticipation/Reaction Guide. This strategy assesses prior knowledge and evaluates the acquisition of concepts and use of supporting evidence after reading. 1. Teacher identifies the important ideas and concepts students should focus on when reading. 2. Create 4-6 statements that support or challenge students’ beliefs, experiences, and preexisting ideas about the topic. 3. Create a graphic organizer/table like the example below. 4. Before reading the text, have students react to each statement in the Before Reading column individually and be prepared to support their position. 5. In small groups or as a whole class, ask students to explain their initial responses to each statement.

Lesson 1A: (RL.6.1), SL.6.1)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lesson:

Lesson 5: Cite Evidence to Make Inferences Lesson 2A: (RL. 6.1), (L.6.4), (SL6.1)

Opening Work Time A

Lesson 2B: (RL. 6.1), (L.6.4), (SL6.1)

Work Time B Work Time C

Lesson 3: (RL. 6.1), (RL6.6), (SL6.1)

Complete Opening Part A Complete Work Time A and B Complete Work Time C Text Dependent Activities in guided

reading groups or independently

Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a.Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).

Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 6. Ask students to read the selection to find evidence that supports or rejects each statement. 7. After reading the text, ask students to react to each statement in the After Reading columns to determine if they have changed their minds about any of the statements. (Herber, 1978)

Lesson 3 Lesson 4

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

September 15-19

Unit 1 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7

Direct Instruction/Intervention and Enrichment Activities Text Based Evidence Context Clues Character Analysis Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

Point of View. This strategy helps students understand that in order to recognize the point of view of the author, they have to become skilled at making inferences about the author's beliefs. While reading a text that contains multiple characters that experience the

same event, assign different students to each of the characters in the story, and have them tell about the event from their point of view.

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with textual details.

To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different texts.

Additional Activities

Trailing the Text. Students prepare a visual representation illustrating and citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences that may be drawn.

Lesson 4: (RL.6.1), (RL.6.3), (RL6.6), (L6.4), (SL. 6.1)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lesson 7: Analyzing Character Development

Lesson 5A: (RL.6.1), RL. 6.3),( RL6.6)

Opening A Work Time

Ready NY CCLS Lesson 7: Analyzing Character Development Lesson 6: (RL.6.1), (RL.6.3), (RL6.6), (L.6.4)

Opening A Work Time A Activity

Ready NY CCLS Language handbook Lesson 11-14 Closing and Assessment

Lesson 7: (RL.6.1), (RL.6.3),

Maintain Lesson Integrity This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached

Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a.Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).

Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook Lesson 3 Lesson 4

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Storyboard. This strategy is a graphic organizer that can help readers focus on the plot of the story

or drama through a series of recorded episodes. Students will record a summary and draw a picture of each episode on the graphic organizer.

1. Teachers should introduce the text/story to be read and provide each student with a blank storyboard. 2. Teacher may want to provide students with stopping points to record their episodes in order to provide support for students who need this type of scaffolding. 3. After the students have completed their storyboard, they may discuss why each segment was recorded. (Reutzel, 1985)

Point of View. This strategy helps students understand that in order to recognize the point of view of the author, they have to become skilled a making inferences about the author's beliefs. While reading a text that contains multiple characters that experience the same event, assign different students to each of the characters in the story, and have them tell about the event from their point of view.

RAFT. This is a strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer. By using this strategy, teachers encourage students to write creatively, to consider a topic from a different perspective, and to gain practice writing for different audiences.

Role of the Writer: Who or what are you as the writer? A pilgrim? A soldier? Audience: To whom are you writing? A friend? Your teacher? Format: In what format are you writing? A letter? A poem? A speech? Topic and strong verb: What are you writing about? Why? 1. Display a RAFT example. 2. Describe each of these using simple examples: role, audience, format, and topic. 3. Model how to write responses to the prompts, and discuss the key elements as a class. Teachers should keep this as simple and concise as possible for younger students. 4. Have students practice responding to prompts individually or in small groups. (Santa & Havens, 1995)

Change in Character. As an author unfolds a story, the character’s emotions may change. In this strategy, students can draw faces on the circles to reveal the emotions felt by the character. On the lines next to the faces, note the page number or text that provided evidence to the character’s emotion.

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

September 22-24

Lesson 8 Lesson 9

Direct Instruction/Intervention and Enrichment Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Main Idea Summarizing Inferences Word Meaning

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

Activities

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific, relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

Additional Activities

Provide students with a passage. Have students take a piece of paper and make two columns on

their paper. They are to write inferences at the top of the left column and evidence from passage at the top of the right column. While reading the passage, have students stop at various points to make an inference and provide the evidence from the passage to support it and record on their graphic organizer. (This can be completed on chart paper if the students are working in small groups.) Grouping: small, partner, or individual

Inferencing Questions. Marzano suggests teachers pose four questions to students to facilitate a discussion about making inferences ( Marzano, 2010).

Lesson 8: (RI. 6.1), RI.6.2.), (RI.6.4), (SL.6.1)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lessons

Lesson 1:Determining Central Idea and Details Lesson 2: Summarizing Informational Texts Lesson 9: (RI. 6.1), RI.6.2.), (RI.6.4), (SL.6.1)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lessons

Lesson 3:Citing Evidence to Make Inferences Lesson 10: Determining Word Meaning: Figurative, Connotative, & Technical

Ready NY CCLS Language handbook Lesson 11-14

Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).* Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 What is my inference? This question helps students become aware that they have just made an inference by filling in information that was not directly stated in the text. What information did I use to make this inference? It is important for students to understand the various types of information they use to make inferences. This may include information presented in the text, or it may be background knowledge that a student brings to the learning setting. How good was my thinking? Once students have identified the premises on which they've based their inferences, they can engage in the most powerful part of the process — examining the validity of their thinking. Do I need to change my thinking? The final step in the process is for students to consider possible changes in their thinking. The point here is not to invalidate students' original inferences, but rather to help them develop the habit of continually updating their thinking as they gather new information.

Change in Character. As an author unfolds a story, the character’s emotions may change. In this

strategy, students can draw faces on the circles to reveal the emotions felt by the character. On the lines next to the faces, note the page number or text that provided evidence to the character’s emotion.

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

September 29-October 3

Unit 1: Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13

Intervention and Enrichment Activities Text-based evidence Plot

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific, relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus on

building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with textual details.

To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different texts.

Additional Activities

Trailing the Text. Students prepare a visual representation illustrating and citing the textual

evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences that may be drawn.

Lesson 10: (RL.6.1), (RL.6.3), (RI.6.1), (W.6.4)

Begin with Work Time Part A and B Lesson 11: (RL.6.1), (RI6.1), (W.6.9.)

Work Time A and B Activities

Lesson 12: (RL.6.1), (RI6.1), (W.6.9.), (W.6.2)

Work Time A and B

Lesson 13: *This document will be a part of the students’

portfolio.* Student assessment and scored rubric must be

attached

(RL.6.1), (RI6.1), (W.6.9.)

Maintain Lesson Integrity

Ready NY CCLS Lessons Lesson 19W: Writing an Extended-Response Essay

Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).* Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Storyboard. This strategy is a graphic organizer that can help readers focus on the plot of the story

or drama through a series of recorded episodes. Students will record a summary and draw a picture

of each episode on the graphic organizer.

1. Teachers should introduce the text/story to be read and provide each student with a blank storyboard.

2. Teacher may want to provide students with stopping points to record their episodes in order to provide

support for students who need this type of scaffolding.

3. After the students have completed their storyboard, they may discuss why each segment was recorded.

(Reutzel, 1985)

Word Splash

1. Read through the text and decide on key words, phrases and concepts in the text that will give students ideas of what the text is about or words that may need further clarification. 2. Type or write, then copy for individual students or small groups. 3. Once distributed, allow students a few minutes to read through the text and discuss listed words and phrases with others. They may ask others for clarification, or to elaborate some items. Allow them to make predictions about the central idea of the text in their groups. 4. Bring students back together and ask them for their predictions, encouraging all students to contribute. Students may write or present their information to the class or in small groups

Delete, Substitute, Keep. Basic Summarization in 3 Steps (Marzano, Pickering and Pollock, 2001). 1. Deleting information - Draw a line through anything that seems trivial or frivolous, such as adjectives, similar examples, and transition words. Draw a line through anything that is redundant or repetitive. 2. Substituting information - Replace specific terms with general terms. For example, if the original text lists “flies, honeybees, mosquitoes, and moths”, the student might substitute “flying insects.” 3. Keeping information - Determine a good topic sentence for the material. Just about every topic sentence contains a subject and the author’s claim about it. Knowing what to delete, substitute, and keep is an integral part to writing an effective summary. Teachers should model the process for students and provide numerous practice items.

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Fact or opinion. After reading a selected text, have students create a table listing facts from the text on one side and opinions mentioned or inferred in the text on the other side. Use classroom observations to determine mastery.

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

October 8-October 12

Unit 1

Lesson 13

Unit 2 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3

Mini-Lesson

Making Inferences Text Dependent Questions Main Idea Gist

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific, relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.2, instruction can focus on building

students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and activities and discussions that ask students to identify specific details in a text that relate to a central idea.

Lesson 13: *This document will be a part of the students’

portfolio.* Student assessment and scored rubric must be

attached

(RL.6.1), (RI6.1), (W.6.9.)

Maintain Lesson Integrity

Ready NY CCLS Lessons Lesson 19W: Writing an Extended-Response Essay Lesson 1:

(RI.6.1) (RI.6.2) Maintain Lesson Integrity Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson 7: Recounting Stories

Lesson 2:

(RL.6.1) (RL.6.2)

Begin with Work Time A Review Close Reading Handout Complete Closing and Assessment Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson 7: Recounting Stories

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Additional Activities

Provide students with a passage and three different colored highlighters or colored pencils.

Students are to underline or highlight the main idea, explicit evidence, and any implicit evidence. Students could also write their inferences in the margin based on the implicit evidence. Grouping: individual

Don’t Look Back

1. Provide students with a reading selection. 2. Ask students to take notes of important details as they read. They can make notations on the text with sticky notes or in their notebooks. 3. When students have finished, direct them to turn over the paper or put aside the material and write what they remember. . .without looking back. 4. After they have listed the details they recall, ask students to create a paragraph using just the information they remember. 5. Have students share and compare their paragraphs.

Theme Search. This is a strategy that helps students determine the theme of a narrative story by determining the changes that a main character goes through as a result of a crisis. In order to use this strategy, a text must be selected that describes how a character undergoes a change from the beginning to the end of the story.

1. In the beginning, it is advisable that this task be completed either in a whole or small group setting. As students become more familiar with the task, the graphic organizer can be completed individually. 2. The class shares its graphic organizers.

Lesson 3A:

(RL.6.1) (RL.6.2 Opening A:

Work Time B: This lesson can be done with integrity OR the

utilize the Ready CCLS workbook lessons

Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson 8: Determining the Central Message

Lesson 3B:

(RL.6.1) (RL.6.2) Work Time C:

Closure and Assessment

Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson 8: Determining the Central Message

Grammar:

Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language. Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook • Lesson 7

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Lesson Modifications

October 14-17 Unit 2 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7

Mini-Lesson Text Based Evidence Theme Main Idea Writing in standard English

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building

students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific, relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RL.6.2, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and developing statements about a central theme or claim by looking closely at textual details throughout a poem. This may be done by naming a topic or a feeling, then asking what the poet or author is trying to say about that topic or feeling.

To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.5, instruction can focus on building their capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and recognizing how a particular idea fits into the development of a text. Students can practice this standard by explaining the importance of a sentence in understanding the rest of the information provided in an article.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.5, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to connect sections of a text to the structure of the text and the overall development of ideas.

Additional Activities

Lesson 4: (RL.6.1) (RL.6.2) (RI.6.2) (RL6.1)

Work Time A Work Time B Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson 8: Determining the Central Message

Lesson 5: OPTIONAL (RI6.1) (L.6.4)

Lesson 6: (RL,6,1) (RL6.2) (RI.6.1)

Work Time A and B

Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Unit 1

Lesson: Summarizing Literary Texts

Lesson 7:

(RI.6.5) (W.6.2) (W6.5) (W.6.9)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language. Ready NY CCLS Lesson: Language Handbook • Lesson 7

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Two-Column Notes. T-notes provide students with the opportunity to use to cite evidence/take notes while listening or reading. Generally, students divide a sheet of notebook paper in half. While listening or reading, students record evidence (e.g., record the evidence from the text that tells you the author is biased) in the right column. In the left column, students can make inferences, ask questions, or draw pictures to clarify their evidence.

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Lesson Modifications

October 20-24 Unit 2 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9

Lesson 10 Lesson 11

Mini-Lesson

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction To help students master questions that measure RL.6.1, instruction might focus on building

students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and providing guiding questions and instructing students to locate textual evidence to support interpretive and analytical statements made about texts.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RL.6.4 and analyzing similes, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and analyzing possible qualities that bridge the two subjects being compared in the simile, then eliminating those qualities that are not plausible or supported by textual details.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.5, instruction can focus on building their

capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and recognizing how a particular idea fits into the development of a text. Students can practice this standard by explaining the importance of a sentence in understanding the rest of the information provided in an article.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.5, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to connect sections of a text to the structure of the text and the overall development of ideas.

Additional Activities Text Structure. (RI6.5) Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is

organized. This strategy helps students to recognize the structure of a text and to monitor their comprehension as they read.

1. Choose the assigned reading and introduce the text to the students. 2. Introduce the idea that texts have organizational patters called text structures. Introduce the following common text structures:

Description, Sequence, Problem and solution,

Lesson 7: (RI.6.5) (W.6.2) (W6.5) (W.6.9)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached Lesson 8:

(RL.6.1) (RL6.4) (L.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Lesson 9:

(RL.6.2)(RI6.1) Work Time B

Lesson 10:

(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.9) Work Time B and C Lesson 11: (RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached

Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Cause and effect, and Compare and contrast.

3. Introduce and model different text structures using a specific graphic organizer to chart the text structure. To use the text structure strategy teachers should: 1. Show examples of paragraphs that correspond to each text structure. 2. Examine topic sentences that clue the reader to a specific structure. 3. Model the writing of a paragraph that uses a specific text structure.

Word Map. A word map is a visual organizer that promotes vocabulary development. Using a graphic organizer, students will think about vocabulary terms in different ways. Have the students follow the steps below. (Teachers should model the steps first).

1. Write the vocabulary word and the page number on the organizer. 2. Copy the phrase or sentence in which the word appears, and predict its meaning. Indicate how the word is used in the sentence. Using a dictionary or Dictionary.com, employ a think-aloud to ask, "Does this make sense based on how the word is used in the text?" Write the correct definition on the organizer. 3. Use the dictionary entry to fill in a synonym for the word. 4. Use the dictionary to fill in an antonym non-example of the word. 5. Sketch an example or association on the back of the word maps. Encourage quick sketches and not works of art. 6. Have each student share his or her sketch with a partner and discuss the similarities and differences. 7. Create original sentences using context clues using the new word. (See attached graphic organizer) Word Choice Impact. This strategy will provide students opportunities to explore word choice

and how specific choices impact meaning. 1. Define and demonstrate examples of connotations and denotations. 2. Demonstrate to students how word choice can impact meaning. Show students the sentence, “Jose walked into the room.” Volunteers act out ways that the student in the sentence might enter the room and the teacher models revising the sample sentence’s verb accordingly. Students then suggest other replacements for the verb in the sentence to increase the specificity of the word and explore connotation. 3. Students follow this demonstration by selecting words with powerful connotations for their own writing

a.Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements

Assessment Administer Common Assessment Number 1 Forward answer sheets to Office of Curriculum and Instruction Attn: Lori Renna

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Lesson Modifications

October 27-October 31

Unit 2 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16

Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Facilitate the Writing Process Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

Ready CCLS Workbook Language Handbook Lessons 9-10 Evaluating and Argument

Lesson 11: (RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached Lesson 12: (RL6.2)(RI6.4)(W.6.2)

Work Time A and B Lesson 13: Optional Lesson 14: Optional Lesson 15: Optional Lesson 16: RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

November 3-7 Unit 2 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20

Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Facilitate the Writing Process

Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific, relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts; close reading of the text in order to identify specific, relevant details that support both implicit and explicit conclusions may also be helpful for students.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building their capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts, locating evidence to answer a specific question, and noting the chronology of events within a text. Students can practice this skill by accurately answering a question and identifying the specific details that provide evidence for that answer.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on building their capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and using evidence to answer text-based question. Students can practice this skill by accurately answering a question and identifying the specific details in the text that provide that answer.

To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with textual details.

To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different texts.

Lesson 17: OPTIONAL Lesson 18: OPTIONAL Lesson 19: RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached Lesson 20: RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Ready CCLS Workbook

Language Handbook Lessons 9-10 Evaluating and Argument

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Week of: Lessons Intervention and Enrichment Activities

Lesson Modifications

November 10-14

Unit 2 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20

Intervention and Enrichment Activities

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on

building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts and identifying specific,

relevant evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from the text.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on

building students’ ability to comprehend grade-level complex texts; close reading of the

text in order to identify specific, relevant details that support both implicit and explicit

conclusions may also be helpful for students.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on

building their capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts, locating evidence to

answer a specific question, and noting the chronology of events within a text. Students can

practice this skill by accurately answering a question and identifying the specific details

that provide evidence for that answer.

To help students succeed with questions measuring RI.6.1, instruction can focus on

building their capacity to comprehend grade-level complex texts and using evidence to

answer text-based question. Students can practice this skill by accurately answering a

question and identifying the specific details in the text that provide that answer.

To help students succeed with questions assessing standard RL.6.1, instruction can focus

on building students’ capacity to comprehend grade-level texts through activities and

discussions that ask students to support inferences and what the text says explicitly with

textual details.

To help students with questions that require synthesis of information across multiple texts

educators can use graphic organizers to help students track information and events in

different texts in order to identify and analyze points of comparison among the different

texts.

Facilitate the Writing Process

Lesson 17: OPTIONAL Lesson 18: OPTIONAL Lesson 19: RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached Lesson 20: RL6.2)(RL.6.1)(RI6.1)(W.6.2) (W.6.5) (W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity *This document will be a part of the students’ portfolio.* Student

assessment and scored rubric must be attached

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Calendarized Sixth Grade Map Expeditionary Learning Module 1 Suggestions for Standards-Based Instruction

Ready CCLS Workbook Language Handbook Lessons 9-10 Evaluating and Argument

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Lesson Modifications

November 17-21

Unit 3 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

Change in Character. As an author unfolds a story, the character’s emotions may change. In this strategy, students can draw faces on the circles to reveal the emotions felt by the character. On the lines next to the faces, note the page number or text that provided evidence to the character’s emotion.

Trailing the Text. Students prepare a visual representation illustrating and citing the textual

evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences that may be drawn.

Storyboard. This strategy is a graphic organizer that can help readers focus on the plot of the story

or drama through a series of recorded episodes. Students will record a summary and draw a picture

of each episode on the graphic organizer.

1. Teachers should introduce the text/story to be read and provide each student with a blank storyboard.

2. Teacher may want to provide students with stopping points to record their episodes in order to provide

support for students who need this type of scaffolding.

3. After the students have completed their storyboard, they may discuss why each segment was recorded.

(Reutzel, 1985)

Lesson 1:

(RL.6.3) (W.6.3) (W.6.3) (SL.6.1)

Work Time A: Optional Complete Work Time B Lesson 2: (RL.6.3) (W.6.3) (SL.6.1) Work Time B and C Lesson 3: Optional (W.6.3) (W.6.9) Work Time B Lesson 4: (W.6.3) Maintain Lesson Integrity

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Unit 3 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7

Trailing the Text. Students prepare a visual representation illustrating and citing the textual

evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as

inferences that may be drawn.

Storyboard. This strategy is a graphic organizer that can help readers focus on the plot of the story

or drama through a series of recorded episodes. Students will record a summary and draw a picture

of each episode on the graphic organizer.

1. Teachers should introduce the text/story to be read and provide each student with a blank storyboard.

2. Teacher may want to provide students with stopping points to record their episodes in order to provide

support for students who need this type of scaffolding.

3. After the students have completed their storyboard, they may discuss why each segment was recorded.

(Reutzel, 1985)

Lesson 5: (W.6.3) Work Time B Lesson 6: (RL.6.5) (W.6.3)(W.6.4)

Maintain Lesson Integrity Lesson 7: (RL.6.5) (W.6.3)(W.6.4) Maintain Lesson Integrity

December 1-5 ENSURE COMPLETION OF MODULE 1