Category Archives: ELA 6.04

(4) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain how figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphors, similes, hyperbole) contributes to the meaning of a poem.

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/29- 11/2

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Monday – 

  • Out of my Mind
  • Kick Me Vocabulary Game (context clues activity)
  • Point of view activities

Click HERE to practice vocabulary with flashcards and games.

HW: Study vocabulary and read for 20 minutes

Tuesday – 

  • Point of View and Figurative language activities

HW: Study vocabulary and read for 20 minutes

Wednesday- EARLY RELEASE AT NOON

  • Halloweiner
  • Digital Halloween Breakout

HW: Study vocabulary and read for 20 minutes

Thursday-

  • Review Common Assessment 1
  • Send home letter for parents to sign (Common Assessment 1 results)
  • Out of my Mind

HW: Study vocabulary and read 20 minutes

Friday- 

  • Vocabulary test
  • Out of my Mind
  • Discuss “At the Window” poem

HW: Have a great weekend!

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Lesson Plans for the Week of October 22-October 26

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This is RED RIBBON WEEK!

Monday – WEAR RED

  • Hand out New Vocabulary
  • Out of my Mind
  • Plot Diagram Practice

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HW: Study vocabulary words and finish POETRY passage “At the Window”

Tuesday – NERD DAY

  • Review sensory language, multi-meaning words, context clues, and point of view
  • Out of my Mind

HW: Study vocabulary words and finish POETRY passage “At the Window”

Wednesday- TWIN DAY

  • Common Assessment 1 (please make every effort to be at school)

HW: Study vocabulary and read for 20 minutes

Thursday-TEAM JERSEY

  • Vocabulary practice (poetry terms)
  • Analyze “Secrets” by Lola Ridge
  • Out of my Mind

HW: Study vocabulary and read 20 minutes

Friday- DRESS AS YOUR FUTURE

  • Vocabulary Activities

HW: Have a great weekend!

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Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/15-10/19

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Bring your library book to school. Students will have an opportunity to return their fiction book and check out another one. I’m encouraging them to read a different type of fiction book this time.

Monday – 

  • Discuss Dialect and examples
  • Informal vs. formal language
  • Out of my Mind novel

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HW: Study vocabulary words and read 20 minutes

Tuesday –

  • Poetry lesson (discuss poetic devices used in poetry)
  • Partners will analyze two poems

HW: Study vocabulary words and read 20 minutes

Wednesday- VOCABULARY TEST IS TODAY!

  • Out of My Mind
  • Vocabulary test (this grade will go on the next 9 weeks)
  • Pass out poetry homework “At the Window”

HW: Complete poetry hw **Your child gets bonus points for proving their answers.

Thursday-

  • Visit the library
  • Out of my Mind
  • Poetry quiz (10 question quiz)

HW: Complete poetry hw

Friday-

  • no school for students (enjoy your day off)

HW: Have a great weekend!

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Lesson Plans for the Week of October 1-5

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THIS IS HOMECOMING WEEK- Each day is a dress up theme.

Monday – TACKY TOURIST

  • SCOPE inferencing activity: Read “The Good Deed” and infer from the story with a partner (provide text evidence)
  • Out of My Mind Novel

HW: Study vocabulary words for test on 10/5 and bring 3 pieces of trash that tell about you

Tuesday – DRESS AS YOUR FAVORITE MEME/VINE

  • Finish Scope Inferencing Activity
  • Figurative language in songs -watch a video and then provide specific examples of literary devices used in songs
  • Out of My Mind novel

HW: Study vocabulary words for test on 10/5 and bring 3 pieces of trash that tell about you

Wednesday- DRESS IN YOUR FAVORITE DECADE

3 pieces of trash are due!

  • Hand out figurative language hw (due next Wednesday)
  • Flipgrid Inferencing

HW: Study vocabulary and fill in figurative language chart from nightly reading **Book must be fiction!

Thursday- WESTERN

  • Finish Flipgrid Inferencing
  • Out of My Mind novel

HW: Study vocabulary and figurative language chart

Friday- MAROON AND WHITE

  • Out of My Mind novel
  • Vocabulary Test
  • Figurative Language in songs!!

HW: Have a great weekend!

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