Dependent and independent group work Diagnostic Assessment Cooperative Learning (Flexible Grouping) Tiered activities, assignments, and assessments Hands-on activities Re-teach and enrichment activities Study Guides Assessment Formal and informal teacher observation Test/Quizzes Projects and reports Class discussions/participation Homework/class work Oral question responses Notebooks Rubrics Discussion List Student self-evaluation Resources Suggested novels: The Rumpelstiltskin Problem By Vivian Vande Velde The Egypt Game By Zilpha Keatley Snyder The Acorn People By Ron Jones Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie By Jordan Sonnenblick Other suggested materials: Grimm’s Fairytales Best Loves Folktales of the World By Joanna Cole Fractured Fairytales (stories or videos such as Just Ella or Shrek) Maps of Egypt Short articles (Ed Helper) Hieroglyphics sheets Discovery Education website www.studyisland.com Videos GRADE 6 UNIT TITLE Reading Literature – Prose & Poetry Time frame Marking Period 1-4 21st Century Themes Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information, Media and Technology Skills Information Literacy Interdisciplinary focus and technology integration Social Studies, Technology, Science Big Ideas Essential Questions
Big Ideas Essential Questions Comprehension of text can be attained when the vocabulary is successfully decoded. Writing has grade level potential when grade appropriate vocabulary is included. Could descriptive, difficult, or simple vocabulary drive the interest and/or comprehension of the students? How can students retain learned vocabulary and apply to everyday reading and writing? Learning Targets-students will be able to Spell and decode grade level vocabulary Identify word origins and parts of speech Apply context clues to new terms Apply target vocabulary to every day speaking and writing 6th Grade Vocabulary List (Word Up Project) abundant access accommodate accumulate adapt adhere agony allegiance ambition ample anguish anxious apparel appeal apprehensive arrogant awe barren beacon beneficial blunder boisterous boycott burden campaign capacity capital chronological civic clarity collaborate collide commend commentary compact conspicuous contaminate context continuous controversy cope cordial cultivate cumulative declare deluge dense deplete deposit designate desperate deteriorate dialogue diligent diminish discretion dissent dissolve distinct diversity domestic dominate drastic duration dwell economy eerie effect efficient elaborate evolve exaggerate excel exclude expanse exploit extinct extract factor former formulates fuse futile generate genre habitat hazardous hoax ignite immense improvises inept inevitable influence ingenious innovation intimidate jovial knack leeway legislation leisure liberate likeness linger maximum meager mere migration mimic minute monotonous negotiate obstacle omniscient onset optimist originate painstaking paraphrase parody persecute plummet possess poverty precise predicament predict prejudice preliminary primitive priority prominent propel prosecute prosper provoke quest recount refuge retaliate retrieve rigorous rural salvage sanctuary siege significant solar soothe stationary stifle strive subordinate subsequent superior supplement swarm tangible terminate terrain trait transform transport treacherous unanimous unique unruly urban vacate verdict verge vibrant vital