Lesson

Standards: ELACC6RL2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details;
Plan 5/11- provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. ELACC6RI2: Determine a central idea of a text
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and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or
judgments. ELACC6RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. ELACC6RI5: Analyze how a
particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development
of the ideas. ELACC6W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas,
concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include
formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop
the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. c. Use appropriate
transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to
inform about or explain the topic. e. Establish and maintain a formal style. f. Provide a concluding statement or section that
follows from the information or explanation presented.
CCGPS

Essential Questions: 1. What are strategies I can use to approach a literary text? 2. How can identifying text features help my
understanding of a text? 3. How can I find the main idea of a text? 4. How can I answer questions about a text using text
evidence to support my answer? 5. How can we read stage directions to understand a plot more completely?
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Opening

What is poetry?

How were the two poems

different yesterday?

What is a Diamante
poem?

What is the second line of a 6th Grade

diamante poem?
Patriot Games!

Work
Session

Poetry- InterActive
Reader and Writer for
Critical Analysis
(Literature Text) p.112115

Poetry- InterActive Reader Poetry- Diamante Poems Poetry- Write Diamante

and Writer for Critical
Poems
Analysis (Literature Text)
p.116- Constructed
Response

Closing

Which poem did you

enjoy the most? Why?

How were the two poems

similar?

What is the third line of Write the last two lines of

6th Grade
a diamante poem?
one of your diamante poems Patriot Games!
(Turn in O/C today!)

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Friday

6th Grade
Patriot Games!

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