CMS Lesson Plan Template Teacher: ____Arnold/Ackman, Wade, Wright_, Akins, Fellows, Hulsey, and Johnson__________________ Course/Level: ___ELA 6th Grade______________________

Week of: 2/16/15 – 2/20/15 Monday _____2/16_______ Tuesday__2/17__________ Wednesday__2/18__________

Focused Standard/Element(s)ELACC6R1: Informational

ELACC6R14-ELACC6R12: Vocabulary/Cen. IdeasELACC6L3: Knowledge of Language

ELACC6L2: ConventionsELACC6W4: WritingELACC6R13: Analyze

ELACC6R1: InformationalELACC6R14-ELACC6R12: Vocabulary/Cen. Ideas

ELACC6L3: Knowledge of LanguageELACC6L2: Conventions

ELACC6W4: WritingELACC6R13: Analyze

ELACC6R1: InformationalELACC6R14-ELACC6R12: Vocabulary/Cen. Ideas

ELACC6L3: Knowledge of LanguageELACC6L2: Conventions

ELACC6W4: WritingELACC6R13: Analyze

Essential Question(s)How do authors use strategies throughout different text?

How do authors use strategies throughout different text?

How do authors use strategies throughout different text?

Opening (5-10 min)

Warm-Up: Warm-Up: Warm-Up:*Students will write about a day they felt sorry about something or wished things were different in paragraph form.

Work-Time Activities (40 min)

HOLIDAY HOLIDAY *Students will read and discuss the following poem by Robert Frost, “Dust of Snow.”*Students will begin working on CLOSE reading questions for Stanza 1.*Students will also work on Connotation and Denotation Chart.

Closure Activity (10 min)

*Students will complete a ticket out the door by explaining

*Students will complete a Ticket out the Door explaining

*Students will complete a Ticket Out the Door by explaining a term from their Connotation/Denotation Chart in a complete sentence.

Differentiation Strategies(targeting student growth)

*Students are given an opportunity to work with a partner on the purpose questions from the poem.*The teacher will check the Ticket Out the Door making sure students understood the meaning of the poem.

*Students will be provided with a graphic organizer to help organize their ideas: The Connotation/Denotation Chart and The Decoding Chart.*Students will be provided with extra time to complete the assignment for the day.

*Students will be given an opportunity to work with a peer to work on the purpose questions for stanza 1 from the poem.*Students will be provided with extra time to complete the assignment for the day.*Teacher will check for understanding by reading the

Thursday _____2/19_______ Friday ______2/20______ Additional Notes

Focused Standard/Element(s)

ELACC6R1: InformationalELACC6R14-ELACC6R12: Vocabulary/Cen. Ideas

ELACC6L3: Knowledge of LanguageELACC6L2: Conventions

ELACC6W4: WritingELACC6R13: Analyze

ELACC6R1: InformationalELACC6R14-ELACC6R12: Vocabulary/Cen. Ideas

ELACC6L3: Knowledge of LanguageELACC6L2: Conventions

ELACC6W4: WritingELACC6R13: Analyze

READING CONNECTION CLASS:

*Students will work on Latin Root Words Lesson 4.

Students will continue to read their mystery novel for

report.*Students will read their

book of choice and work on their “Sandwich Report.”

Essential Question(s)How do authors use strategies throughout different text?

How authors use strategies throughout different text?

Opening (5-10 min)

Warm-Up:*Students will view an image and explain the meaning in their own words. (paragraph form)

Warm-Up:*Students will draw and illustrate a scene from the poem, and explain how the scene relates to the poem.

Work-Time Activities (40 min)

*Students will complete the following graphic organizers reviewing the poem:Decoding ChartImagery ChartTheme Chart

*Students will complete a comprehensive quiz covering all THREE poems by Robert Frost.*Students will write an argument paragraph on the THEME.

Closure Activity (10 min)

*Students will be complete a Ticket Out the Door explaining the THEME of the poem in a complete sentence.

*TICKET OUT THE DOOR DRAWING.

Differentiation Strategies(targeting student growth)

*Students will be given extended time to work on their graphic organizers. (Theme, Imagery, and Decoding)

*Students will be given an opportunity to work with a peer to revise their writing.(Cooperative Learning)*Students will be provided with a graphic organizer handout to help with imagery and theme.*Students will be provided with extra time to complete the assignment the comprehensive quiz if needed.