Unit 6 Week 1

RWW: A Surprise Reunion: pgs 382386

Anthology: The Game of Silence: pgs
458-471
Genre: Historical Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Vocabulary Strategy:

Homework:
Monday Read story from Reading, Writing Workshop.
Answer the 2 Make Connections questions on page
385. Tuesday Read story from Anthology. Answer
questions 1 and 2 on page 471.
Wednesday Reread story from Anthology and answer
questions 3 and 4 on page 471.
Thursday Reread story from Reading/Writing,
Workshop and write a 1 paragraph summary. (5-7)
sentences.

Connotation/Denotation
Grammar: Adverbs

Unit 6 Week 2
RWW: Freedom at Fort Mose:
pgs 396-399
Anthology: Valley of the Moon : pgs
476-491
Genre: Historical Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones

Homework:
Monday Read story from Reading, Writing Workshop.
Answer the 2 Make Connections questions on page
399.
Tuesday Read story from Anthology. Answer questions
1 and 2 on page 491.
Wednesday Reread story from Anthology and answer
questions 3 and 4 on page 491.
Thursday Reread story from Reading/Writing,
Workshop and write a 1 paragraph summary. (5-7)
sentences.

Grammar: Comparing with Adverbs

Unit 6 Week 3
RWW: The Great Energy Debate:
pgs 410-413
Anthology: Energy Island: pgs 496515
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek/Latin Prefixes

Homework:
Monday Read story from Reading, Writing Workshop.
Answer the 2 Make Connections questions on page
413.
Tuesday Read story from Anthology. Answer questions
1 and 2 on page 515.
Wednesday Reread story from Anthology and answer
questions 3 and 4 on page 515.
Thursday Reread story from Reading/Writing,
Workshop and write a 1 paragraph summary. (5-7)
sentences.

Grammar: Negatives

Unit 6 Week 4
RWW: The History of Money: pgs 424427
Anthology: The Big Picture of
Economics: pgs 520-531
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea
Vocabulary Strategy: Proverbs and Adages
Grammar: Prepositions

Homework:
Monday Read story from Reading, Writing Workshop.
Answer the 2 Make Connections questions on page
427.
Tuesday Read story from Anthology. Answer questions
1 and 2 on page 531.
Wednesday Reread story from Anthology and answer
questions 3 and 4 on page 531.
Thursday Reread story from Reading/Writing,
Workshop and write a 1 paragraph summary. (5-7)
sentences.

Unit 6 Week 5
RWW: Climbing Blue Hill, My Name
is Ivy, and Collage: pgs 438-441
Anthology: The Drum, Birdfoots
Grampa, My Chinatown: pgs 534-537
Genre: Free Verse Poetry
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Vocabulary Strategy: Imagery and
Personification
Grammar: Using Prepositions

Homework:
Monday Read story from Reading/Writing, Workshop.
Answer the 2 Make Connections questions on page
441.
Tuesday Read story from Anthology. Answer questions
1 and 2 on page 537.
Wednesday Reread story from Anthology and answer
questions 3 and 4 on page 537.
Thursday Reread story from Reading/Writing,
Workshop and write a 1 paragraph summary. (5-7)
sentences.