PCIS 6

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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Grade: 6
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Grade Subject: Wonders Reading Time: 2,3,4,5 periods
Teacher: McElroy, Williams, Senn, Pittman, Fleming Week !: nit ! Wee" 4 " Se#tember $%&
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PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
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DAIL' LESSON CONCEPT 0O12ECTI3E4: #is$ali%e & conte't cl$es& character, setting, plot& se($ence
o) e*ents
ESSENTIAL (UESTION: +o, do li)e )orms *ary in di-erent en*ironments.
COS*CCRS O12ECTI3E0S4:/ite te't$al e*idence to s$pport analysis o) ,hat the te't says as ,ell as
in)erences dra,n )rom the te't0 1R2060!3 4etermine meanings o) ,ords and phrases as they are $sed
in a te't, incl$ding 5g$rati*e and connotati*e meanings& analy%e the impact o) a speci5c ,ord choice
on meaning and tone0 1Rl060430 6c($ire and $se acc$rately grade7appropriate general academic and
domain7speci5c ,ords and phrases& gather *oca8$lary "no,ledge ,hen considering a ,ord or phrase
important to comprehension or e'pression0 12060639nterprets in)ormation presented in di*erse media
and )ormats to contri8$te to a topic, te't, or iss$e $nder st$dy 1S2060230 /ite te't$al e*idence to
s$pport analysis o) ,hat the te't as e'plicitly as ,ell as in)erences dra,n )rom the te't 1R2060!03
Engage e-ecti*ely in a range o) colla8orati*e disc$ssions ,ith di*erse partner on topics, te'ts, and
iss$es 8$ilding on others: ideas and e'pressing their o,n clearly0 Follo, r$les )or collegial disc$ssions,
set speci5c goals and deadlines, and de5ne indi*id$al roles as needed 1S260!0830 Pose and Respond to
speci5c ($estions ,ith ela8oration and detail 8y ma"ing comments that contri8$te to the topic, te't,
or iss$e $nder disc$ssion 1S2060!c3 9ntegrate in)ormation presented in di-erent media or )ormats as
,ell as in ,ords to de*elop coherent $nderstanding o) a topic or iss$e 1R9060;30 Re*ie, the "ey ideas
e'pressed and demonstrate $nderstanding o) m$ltiple perspecti*es thro$gh re<ection and
paraphrasing 1S2060!d30
+IG+ER ORDER T+IN5ING S5ILLS: St$dents ,ill 8e a8le to cite te't$al e*idence to identi)y conte't
cl$es ,ithin a passage0
5E' 3OCA1ULAR': p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
1E6ORE: =$ild =ac"gro$nd> 4ynamic Earth p0 ?2@27t273
Essential A$estion> How do natural forces afect Earth? P. t202
6s"> What dynamic forces within Earth cause volcanoes and earthquakes? 4isc$ss in pairs or ta8les0
2istening /omprehension> 9nteracti*e Read 6lo$d> The oar of !ava p0 t2@5
4isc$ss listen alo$d
Pre*ie, E'pository ?e't
?hin" 6lo$d /lo$ds> When " read " had to reread to rein)orce contentB
DURING: #oca8$lary> Words in /onte't, t2@67t2@;C sing the *oca8$lary ro$tines, /omplete Practice>
#our Turn $% &will not com'lete in class as whole(
/lose Reading 1/horal or partner read3 o) /omple' te't> The )onster in the )ountains p0 6476; in
RWW0 ?E p0 t2@D7t2@E
Ma"e /onnections> 6s" st$dents )or te't e*idence as they tal" a8o$t Earth:s nat$ral )orces a-ecting
the en*ironment aro$nd Mt0 #es$*i$s0 ?hen as" them to e'plain ho, Marta:s ,or" might help those
,ho li*e near the *olcano0
6/?> Prior Fno,ledge> Earth has 3 layers> cr$st, mantle, and core0 ?he cr$st is solid roc"0 ?he mantle
is made o) thic" layers o) molten roc" called magma
A6TER: /enters> 4irections are listed at end o) the lesson plans0
+O)EWOR5: #oca8$lary Men$ ASSESS)ENT: !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and #oca8$lary A$i% on
4ay 5, Monday
S)ALL GROUP READING: SG! C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG2 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG3 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
G4ry Erase =oard
H Smart =oard
GSt$dent ?echnology
G2a8 E($ipment
H Wor"8oo"7 p
G+ando$t
H ?e't Wonders WW
and !it *ntholo+y
G6ppro*ed #ideo
GManip$lati*es
GIther> Graphic
Irgani%er, Game,
?est,
Paint, etc0
H E'plicit 9nstr$ction
H G$ided Practice
G9ndependent Practice
H /enters
H 2arge Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Small Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Partner Wor"J?al"
H /olla8orati*e Gro$ps
G9nter*ention
H St$dent Engagement
G6ssessment
PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
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DAIL' LESSON CONCEPT 0O12ECTI3E4: #is$ali%e & conte't cl$es& character, setting, plot& se($ence
o) e*ents
ESSENTIAL (UESTION: How do life forms vary in diferent environments?
COS*CCRS O12ECTI3E0S4: /ite te't$al e*idence to s$pport analysis o) ,hat the te't says as ,ell as
in)erences dra,n )rom the te't0 1R2060!3 4etermine meanings o) ,ords and phrases as they are $sed
in a te't, incl$ding 5g$rati*e and connotati*e meanings& analy%e the impact o) a speci5c ,ord choice
on meaning and tone0 1Rl060430 39nterprets in)ormation presented in di*erse media and )ormats to
contri8$te to a topic, te't, or iss$e $nder st$dy 1S2060230 9ntegrate in)ormation presented in di-erent
media )ormat as ,ell as in ,ords to de*elop a coherent $nderstanding o) the topic or iss$e1R9060;30 =y
the end o) the year, read and comprehend literary non5ction in 67D grade te't comple'ity 8and
pro5ciency, ,ith sca-olding as needed at the high end o) the range 1R9060!@30 4emonstrate
$nderstanding o) 5g$rati*e lang$age, ,ord relationships, and n$ances in ,ord meanings0 9nterprets
5g$res o) speech in conte't 120605030
+IG+ER ORDER T+IN5ING S5ILLS: St$dents ,ill 8e a8le to cite te't$al e*idence to identi)y conte't
cl$es ,ithin a passage0
5E' 3OCA1ULAR': p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
1E6ORE: Essential A$estion> How do natural forces afect Earth?
Re*ie, #oca8$lary7 s$8merged, classi5cation, compartment, eng$l)s, <an"ed, mane$*ering, o8sc$re,
species
DURING: /omprehension> Strategy> Karrati*e Kon5ction tells a story a8o$t real people, settings, and
e*ents0 9t has )act$al in)ormation as ,ell as the narrator:s )eelings and e'periences0
Model> rereading can help0 Model 8y rereading When the )onster *wakens on p0 66 o) the story0
G$ided Practice> ha*e st$dents do the same 8$t ,ith the !ookin+ *head section on p0 6;0 /omplete
RWW p0 6D
/omprehension S"ill> Main 9dea and Fey 4etails7 E'plain to st$dents that the main idea o) a selection
is the central tho$ght or most important point the a$thor ma"es a8o$t a topic0 Most main ideas are
implied0
Model> Model reading details in the section )eet )arta amire, on p0 650 /omplete 6nalytical Writing0
G$ided Practice> /omplete graphic organi%er )or each sections o) The )onster in the )ountain0
Finding "ey details and main ideas0 /omplete 6nalytical Writing0 1RWW p06E3
Genre> Karrati*e Kon5ction> E'plain May or may not 8e told 8y a person in the story0 4escri8es real
people places or e*ents0 /ontains> headings, photographs, captions, diagrams, maps, models, and
timelines0
Model> Point o$t map on p0 66 E'plain ,hy it helps the reader locate Mt0 #es$*i$s0 6s"> Why does the
ma' show -oth "taly and a close.u' of the area around )t. /esuvius?
Model> ?e't )eat$re p0 650 4ra,ing sho, the complicated actions o) parts o) earth mo*ing
$ndergro$nd0
/omplete 6/?7 P$rpose
#oca8$lary Strategy> Metaphor and simile7 E'plain> a simile compares t,o $nli"e things 8y $sing the
,ord li"e or as& a metaphor7 compares to, $nli"e things 8y saying that one is the other ,itho$t $sing
li"e or as0 /omparisons are not literally tr$e0
Model> 2ast sentence on p0 650
Practice> in pairs identi)y metaphor or simile $sed in 5rst sentence on p0 660 /omplete RWW p0 ;!01i)
time allo,s3
A6TER: /enters> 4irections are listed at end o) the lesson plans0 9ncorporate Whole Gro$p reading
)or 43 today to )ront load the story0
+O)EWOR5: #oca8$lary Men$ ASSESS)ENT: !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and #oca8$lary A$i% on
4ay 5, Monday
G4ry Erase =oard
H Smart =oard
GSt$dent ?echnology
G2a8 E($ipment
H Wor"8oo"7
G+ando$t
H ?e't Wonders WW
and !it *ntholo+y
G6ppro*ed #ideo
GManip$lati*es
GIther> Graphic
Irgani%er, Game,
?est,
Paint, etc0
H E'plicit 9nstr$ction
H G$ided Practice
G9ndependent Practice
H /enters
H 2arge Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Small Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Partner Wor"J?al"
H /olla8orati*e Gro$ps
G9nter*ention
H St$dent Engagement
G6ssessment
PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
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DAIL' LESSON CONCEPT 0O12ECTI3E4: #is$ali%e & conte't cl$es& character, setting, plot& se($ence
o) e*ents
ESSENTIAL (UESTION: How do life forms vary in diferent environments?
COS*CCRS O12ECTI3E0S4:/ite te't$al e*idence to s$pport analysis o) ,hat the te't says as ,ell as
in)erences dra,n )rom the te't0 1R2060!3 4etermine meanings o) ,ords and phrases as they are $sed
in a te't, incl$ding 5g$rati*e and connotati*e meanings& analy%e the impact o) a speci5c ,ord choice
on meaning and tone0 1Rl060430 6c($ire and $se acc$rately grade7appropriate general academic and
domain7speci5c ,ords and phrases& gather *oca8$lary "no,ledge ,hen considering a ,ord or phrase
important to comprehension or e'pression0 12060639nterprets in)ormation presented in di*erse media
and )ormats to contri8$te to a topic, te't, or iss$e $nder st$dy 1S2060230 /ite te't$al e*idence to
s$pport analysis o) ,hat the te't as e'plicitly as ,ell as in)erences dra,n )rom the te't 1R2060!03
Engage e-ecti*ely in a range o) colla8orati*e disc$ssions ,ith di*erse partner on topics, te'ts, and
iss$es 8$ilding on others: ideas and e'pressing their o,n clearly0 Follo, r$les )or collegial disc$ssions,
set speci5c goals and deadlines, and de5ne indi*id$al roles as needed 1S260!083 4escri8e ho, a
partic$lar story:s plot $n)olds in a series o) episodes as ,ell as ho, to respond or change as the lot
mo*es )or,ard to,ard a resol$tion0 1R206033 6naly%e ho, a partic$lar sentence, chapter, scene, or
stan%a 5ts into the o*erall str$ct$re o) a te't and contri8$tes to the de*elopment o) the theme,
setting, or plot0 1R206053 4emonstrate $nderstanding o) 5g$rati*e lang$age, ,ord relationships, and
n$ances in ,ord meanings0 9nterprets 5g$res o) speech in conte't 120605030
+IG+ER ORDER T+IN5ING S5ILLS: St$dents ,ill 8e a8le to cite te't$al e*idence to identi)y conte't
cl$es ,ithin a passage0
5E' 3OCA1ULAR': p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
1E6ORE: Essential A$estion> How do natural forces afect Earth?
DURING: /lose Read 1/horal, partner read, or close read3> "nto the /olcano p0 ;27D; in 2iterat$re
6nthology
6nalytical Writing7se Graphic Irgani%er on P= p0 32 ,hile reading the story0 /omplete 6/?7 p$rpose&
prior "no,ledge& /onnection o) 9deas& Sentence Str$ct$re& /onnection o) 9deas& Genres& Genres&
/omplete the 6nalytical Writing 1L4 p0 D; in 2it 6nthology comprehension o) the te't $sing te't
e*idence3 and 6nalytical Writing on p0 t2!;p
A6TER: /enters> 4irections are listed at end o) the lesson plans0
+O)EWOR5: #oca8$lary Men$ ASSESS)ENT: !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and #oca8$lary A$i% on
4ay 5, Monday
S)ALL GROUP READING: SG! C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG2 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG3 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
G4ry Erase =oard
H Smart =oard
GSt$dent ?echnology
G2a8 E($ipment
H Wor"8oo"7
G+ando$t
H ?e't Wonders WW
and !it *ntholo+y
G6ppro*ed #ideo
GManip$lati*es
GIther> Graphic
Irgani%er, Game,
?est,
Paint, etc0
H E'plicit 9nstr$ction
H G$ided Practice
G9ndependent Practice
H /enters
H 2arge Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Small Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Partner Wor"J?al"
H /olla8orati*e Gro$ps
G9nter*ention
H St$dent Engagement
G6ssessment
PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
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DAIL' LESSON CONCEPT 0O12ECTI3E4: #is$ali%e & conte't cl$es& character, setting, plot& se($ence
o) e*ents
ESSENTIAL (UESTION: How do life forms vary in diferent environments?
COS*CCRS O12ECTI3E0S4: se com8ined "no,ledge o) all letter7so$nd correspondence, sylla8ication
patterns, and morphology to read acc$rately $n)amiliar m$ltisylla8ic ,ords in conte't and o$t o)
conte't0 1RF503a3 Read on7le*el prose and poetry orally ,ith acc$racy, appropriate rate, and
e'pression on s$ccessi*e readings0 1RF050483/ond$ct Short research proMects to ans,er a ($estion,
dra,ing on se*eral so$rces and re)oc$sing the in($iry ,hen appropriate0 1W60;3 9ncl$de m$ltimedia
components and *is$al displays in presentations to clari)y in)ormation0 1S02060530 4ra, e*idence )rom
in)ormational te'ts to s$pport analysis, re<ection, and research 1W+S?060E30 Write in)ormati*eJ
e'planatory te'ts to e'amine a topic and con*ey ideas, concepts, and in)ormation thro$gh the
selection, organi%ation, and analysis o) rele*ant content0 1W060230 4emonstrate $nderstanding o)
5g$rati*e lang$age, ,ord relationships, and n$ances in ,ord meanings0 9nterprets 5g$res o) speech
in conte't 120605030 Write ro$tinely o*er e'tended time )rames and shorter time )rames )or a range o)
discipline7speci5c tas"s, p$rpose, and a$diences 1W060!@3
+IG+ER ORDER T+IN5ING S5ILLS: St$dents ,ill 8e a8le to cite te't$al e*idence to identi)y conte't
cl$es ,ithin a passage0
5E' 3OCA1ULAR': p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
1E6ORE: Essential A$estion> How do natural forces afect Earth?
Re*ie, #oca8$lary> p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
DURING: PhonicsJ4ecoding> r7controlled *o,els7 t2!D7t2!E&
E'plain> When a *o,el is )ollo,ed 8y the letter R it changes the so$nd0 When a r comes a)ter the
letter e, 9, and $, ma"es a certain so$nd0
/omplete Fl$ency on ?2!E7 Phrasing and Rate
/lose Read 1choral or partner3> 0onna 12)eara3 The /olcano !ady p0 DD7E! in 2it 6nthology
/omplete 6/? and 6nalytical Writing
/omplete *nalytical Writin+ as a ,hole class 4 ' t22%
/omplete *nalytical Writin+ p0 t22!7 Write a8o$t Reading
A6TER: /enters> 4irections are listed at end o) the lesson plans0
+O)EWOR5: #oca8$lary Men$ ASSESS)ENT: !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and #oca8$lary A$i% on
4ay 5, Monday
S)ALL GROUP READING: SG! C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG2 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG3 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
G4ry Erase =oard
H Smart =oard
GSt$dent ?echnology
G2a8 E($ipment
H Wor"8oo"7
G+ando$t
H ?e't Wonders WW
and !it *ntholo+y
G6ppro*ed #ideo
GManip$lati*es
GIther> Graphic
Irgani%er, Game,
?est,
Paint, etc0
H E'plicit 9nstr$ction
H G$ided Practice
H 9ndependent Practice
H /enters
H 2arge Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Small Gro$p
9nstr$ction
H Partner Wor"J?al"
H /olla8orati*e Gro$ps
G9nter*ention
H St$dent Engagement
G6ssessment
PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
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DAIL' LESSON CONCEPT 0O12ECTI3E4: #is$ali%e & conte't cl$es& character, setting, plot& se($ence
o) e*ents
ESSENTIAL (UESTION: How do life forms vary in diferent environments?
COS*CCRS O12ECTI3E0S4: Present claims and 5ndings, se($encing ideas logically and $sing
pertinent descriptions, )acts, and detail to accent$ate main ideas or these& $se appropriate eye
contact, ade($ate *ol$me, and clear pron$nciation0 1S0206043
+IG+ER ORDER T+IN5ING S5ILLS:
5E' 3OCA1ULAR': p$l*eri%e, cascaded, doc$mentation, dynamic, e'erts, pl$mmeting, scalding,
shards
1E6ORE: A$ic" Re*ie, o*er strategies and s"ills )or the ,ee"0
DURING: /ollect home,or"
/omplete !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and Selection 6ssessment
A6TER: Read 6R or ,or" on other home,or"
+O)EWOR5: ASSESS)ENT: !W4 Wee"ly 6ssessment and #oca8$lary A$i% ?oday
S)ALL GROUP READING: SG! C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG2 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
SG3 C G Phonemic 6,areness G Phonics G #oca8$lary G Fl$ency
G /omprehension
G4ry Erase =oard
GSmart =oard
GSt$dent ?echnology
G2a8 E($ipment
GWor"8oo"
G+ando$t
G?e't
G6ppro*ed #ideo
GManip$lati*es
H Ither> Graphic
Irgani%er, Game,
?est,
Paint, etc0
GE'plicit 9nstr$ction
GG$ided Practice
G9ndependent Practice
G/enters
H 2arge Gro$p
9nstr$ction
GSmall Gro$p
9nstr$ction
GPartner Wor"J?al"
G/olla8orati*e Gro$ps
G9nter*ention
GSt$dent Engagement
H 6ssessment
CENTER DIRECTIONS:
Reading
BLUE and GREEN DIRECTIONS: Read The Secret World of Caves. Use text features such as headings to identif the sections of the stor! Create a "ain idea chart
for each section of the stor! #ou shou$d ha%e at $east & detai$s'e%idence and ( "ain idea for each section! #ou shou$d ha%e ) "ain idea charts!
RED DIRECTIONS: Read The Secret World of Caves. *ind the sections tit$ed Totally in the Dark. Create a "ain idea chart for this section on$!
Science' Socia$ Studies
BLUE and GREEN DIRECTIONS:
+rite a t,o -aragra-h su""ar descri.ing the effects of eru-tions on the %o$cano and the $andsca-e around it!
RED DIRECTIONS:
PCIS 6
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GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Create a diagra" on a sheet of -a-er! *o$d the -a-er $i/e a ha".urger! On the to- of the $eft side ,rite Before. On the to- of the right side ,rite After. Dra, a %isua$
of the $andsca-e of a %o$cano .efore and after an eru-tion!
+ord Stud
RED0 BLUE0 and GREEN DIRECTIONS:
Create a t,o -oc/et fo$da.$e! On one side ,rite Simile; on the other side ,rite metaphor. Using six index cards! Create ) si"i$es and ) "eta-hors! 1ractice ,ith a
friend -$acing the" in the correct side of the fo$da.$e!
+hen ou ha%e finished0 -$ease co"-$ete and tear out Your Turn 1ractice +or/.oo/ -! )(!
+riting
RED0 BLUE0 and GREEN DIRECTIONS:
Using our Science text.oo/ and'or notes! Create a 2enn Diagra" co"-aring and contrasting Earth and Outer S-ace! Then ,rite one -aragra-h su""ari3ing our
2enn Diagra"!