6th Grade Emails for Google Drive
QUARTER FOUR LEARNING TARGETS
How do writers turn real world issues and conflicts into realistic fiction?
How do writers create and develop characters over the course of a story?
How do writers create and develop characters over the course of a story?
READER'S WORKSHOP:
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WRITER'S WORKSHOPLT1: I can build realistic settings and complex characters in a short story using details and characterization.
LT2: I can write a short story that includes an identifiable conflict and follows the plot diagram. LT3: I can convey theme in a short story using precise words and particular details. LT4: I can use the writing process to draft, revise, and polish my own writing and critique the work of others. |
LINK TO ASSIGNMENTS, RESOURCES, AND DAILY AGENDAS
via SPPS Apps and Google Drive
QUARTER THREE LEARNING TARGETS
How do writers create stories that explore the deep truths and themes of our world?
How do writers approach similar themes in different ways?
How do writers approach similar themes in different ways?
READER'S WORKSHOPLT1: I can analyze implicit and explicit layers of meaning in a text.
LT2: I can determine the theme or central idea of a text and support my ideas with evidence. LT3: I can support my ideas and inferences with relevant and sufficient evidence. LT4: I can summarize plot, characterization, setting, and theme using book talks on at least three different texts. |
WRITER'S WORKSHOPLT1: I can compare and contrast texts with similar themes and/or topics.
LT2: I can support a claim with reasons and sufficient evidence. LT3: I can use the writing process to develop, draft, and improve my writing. LT4: I can work with a group to develop ideas for museum spaces that encourage collaboration and present my ideas to an audience. |
QUARTER THREE ASSIGNMENTS AND SHORT STORIES
QUARTER TWO LEARNING TARGETS
READER'S WORKSHOPLT1: I can identify and interpret figurative language techniques.
LT2: I can identify and interpret visual narrative techniques. LT3: I can identify the denotative (dictionary) and connotative (associations and emotions) and understand the mood and tone in a variety of texts. |
WRITER'S WORKSHOPLT1: I can write using a variety of figurative language techniques.
LT2: I can create a visual narrative in the genre of a museum exhibit that tells a personal story through items and museum labels. LT3: I can write and revise a personal opinion essay that shows understanding of chosen topic, includes a thesis statement, basic essay structure, and is polished for spelling and mechanics. |