WR06 Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
-Sentence and its Parts, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
-Research Report
- Standards 2,3
Skills
- The Sentence
-complete subjects and predicates, simple subjects and predicates, verb phrases, compound sentence parts, kinds of sentences, subjects in unusual order, fragments and run-ons
- Nouns
-singular, plural, possessive, nouns and their jobs
- Pronouns
-subject, object, possessive, reflexive/intensive, interrogatives/demonstratives, pronouns-antecedent agreement, indefinite pronoun agreement, and pronoun problems
- Verbs
-action, linking, principal parts, irregular, simple tenses, perfect tenses, using verb tenses, and troublesome verb pairs
- Adjectives and Adverbs
-predicate adj., other words as adj., finding adverbs, making comparisons, adj. or adverb?, and avoiding double negatives
- Research Report
-one idea note cards
-bibliography cards
-starting the first draft from the note cards
Assessment
- Grammar activities
-Diagnostic Test(from textbook)
-worksheets/questions from textbook
-Mastery Test
- Research Report
-bib cards, note cards, rough draft of reports
Resources
-Language Network-textbook and workbook
-Step Up To Writing posters, handy pages, teachers manual
Optional
The last two weeks of the month will be for the research report. This is a preview of how to do a research report. This is done before 6th science starts their first research report of the year.
October
Content and Essential Skills
-Prepositions, conjunctions. interjections, subject-verb agreement, capitalization, and punctuation
-Prewriting - different styles for different prompts
- Standard 2,3,4
Skills
- Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
-identifying prep., using prep. phrases, conjunctions, and interjections
- Subject-Verb Agreement
-agreement in number, compound subjects, phrases between subjects and verbs, indefinite pronouns as subjects, and subjects in unusual order
- Capitalization
-people and cultures, first words and titles, places and transportation, organizations and other subjects
- Punctuation
-periods and other end marks, commas in sent., dates, addresses, letters, punctuation quotations, semicolons and colons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, apostrophes, and punctuating titles
- Prewriting
-outlines-stars, dashes, dots; 1,2,3's; quick sketch method;
Assessment
- Grammar activities
-Diagnostic Test(from textbook)
-worksheets/questions from textbook
-Mastery Test
Resources
-Language Network-textbook and workbook
-Step Up To Writing posters, handypages, teachers manual
Optional
The first half of the month will be for finishing the grammar activities. The second half of the month will focus on the different types of prewriting that can be used to plan out a paragraph or story.
November
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-6 Trait - Organization, Conventions
- Standards 2,3,4
Skills
- Vocabulary
-word of the week:incognito, abode
-meaningful sentences
- Editing
-using proofreading marks
- Persuasive Writing
-stating opinions
-audience
-topic sentence and conclusion(color green)
-reason, details, facts(color yellow)
-explain(color red)
Assessment
-worksheets/lessons from textbook
- Weekly Spelling Tests
- Edit Drills
- Persuasive Paragraph 'Tom the Turkey Needs Your Help'
Resources
Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
Step Up To Writing
Vocab. Word-of-the-Day writing Prompts(Scholastic)
Daily Paragraph Editing Grade 6(Evan-Moor)
Persuasive Writing Grades 4-8(Scholastic)
Persuasive Writing Grades 6-8(Teacher Created Materials)
Time for Kids Traits of Good Writing Grades 4-6(Teacher Created Materials)
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-Persuasive Writing
-Short answer responses for questions
-6 Trait - Organization, Conventions
- Standard 2,3,4
Skills
- Vocabulary
-word of the week:indulge, illuminate, miffed
-meaningful sentences
-*Editing
-using proofreading marks
- Short Answer resp. for Questions
-give a complete answer-4 point rubric
-use complete sentences
-repeat key words from the question
-be specific
-don't leave your reader guessing
Assessment
- Weekly Spelling Tests
- Word Study worksheets-Antonyms
- Daily Paragraph Editing-letters
- Short answer question written responses
Resources
Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
Step Up to Writing
Vocab. Word-of-the-Day Writing Prompts(Scholastic)
Daily Paragraph Editing Grade 6(Evan-Moor)
Colorado Reader Magazine(Ag in the Classroom)
Time For Kids Traits of Good Writing Grades 4-6(Teacher Created Materials)
Word Study Improving Usage and Meaning(World Teachers Press)
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-Writing Contests
- STANDARDS: 2,3,4
Skills
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
-word of the week
-meaningful sentences
- Editing
-using proofreading marks
- Writing Contest
-write to different contests that have the catagories of poetry, non-fiction, and fiction
Assessment
- Spelling
-weekly spelling tests
- Editing
-edit drills/practice paragraphs
- Writing Contests
-written samples
Resources
Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
Step Up To Writing
Vocab. Word-of -the-Day writing prompts(Scholastic)
Take five Minutes 365 editing Activities(Teacher Created Materials)
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-Persuasive paragraph
-Black History Research
- STANDARD: 2,3,4
Skills
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
-word of the week
-meaningful sentences
- Editing
-using proofreading marks
- Persuasive Writing
-persuade Cupid to shoot his arrow at anyone of your choice
- Black History
-research African-American scientist
-vocabulary
Assessment
- weekly spelling test
- edit drills
- Persuasive paragraph to Cupid
- Black History
-research activity with written paragraph
Resources
Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
Step Up to Writing
Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day Writing Prompts(Scholastic)
Take Five Minutes 365 Editing Activities(Teacher Created Materials)
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-CSAP Practice/review
- Standard 2,3,4
Skills
- Vocabulary
-word of the week
-meaningful sentences
- Editing
-proofreading marks
Assessment
Weekly Spelling Tests
Edit Drills
Resources
-Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
-Step Up to Writing
-Vocab. Word of the Day Writing Prompts(Scholastic)
-Take Five Minutes:365 Editing Activities(Teacher Created Materials)
-Daily Paragraph Editing Grade 6(Evan-Moore)
-Colorado Reader Magazine(Ag in the Classroom)
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling
-Vocabulary
-Editing
-Poetry
- Standard 2,3,4
Skills
- Vocabulary
-word of the week
-meaningful sentences
Assessment
Weekly Spelling Tests
Worksheets
Workbook
Resources
-Spelling Power Book F(Curr. Associates)
-Step Up to Writing
-Vocab. Word-of-the-Day Writing Prompts(Scholastic)
-Take Five Minutes 365 Editing Activities(Teacher Created Materials)
-Colorado Reader Magazine(Ag in the Classroom)
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
-Spelling Tests
-Vocabulary
-Editing
- Standard 3,4
Skills
Assessment
Resources
-Spelling Power Book F(Curriculum Associates)
-Step Up To Writing
-Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day w/ Writing Prompts(Scholastic)
Optional
