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Grade 6 Language Arts |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
September-October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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What is Culture? Oral presentation Personal culture project Story elements Character development Story mountain Establish procedures for writer’s workshop Spelling (Sitton Program) Poetry- Couplets & Free Verse |
Stargirl Various literary selections The Epic of Gilgamesh Mesopotamian Myths
The Write Source 2000 |
Prewrite Free Write Brainstorming Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Theme |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Personal narrative Reflective Writing Adding supporting evidence Compare and Contrast Revising for “dead” words Poetry – Figurative Language |
Through the Hidden Door Illustrated Book of Myths |
Revising Peer conference Editing Revise capitalization rules Plural rules Simile Metaphor Personification |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
November Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Expository Essay writing Portfolios Finding elements of culture in historical fiction Poetry – concrete, haiku |
His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut A Place in the Sun The Egypt Game |
Comma Rules Varying sentences Transitions Introductions Conclusions Onomatapeia Alliteration Assonance |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Mini report-Egyptian Storyboards/newspaper Research skills Asking meaningful questions Poetry - continued |
Above titles continued Egypt’s Golden Empire Riddle of the Rosetta Stone Growing up in Ancient Egypt Mummies (AKI) |
Outline Note taking Driving questions Bibliography |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
January Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Character sketch Summarizing Finding the main idea Developing study guides Asking Questions continued Writing own “just so story” Poetry- Kipling |
Indian folk Literature Kipling’s Just So Stories Kipling- Poetry for Young People |
Myth Legend Fable Literal, Inferential, & Evaluative questions |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
February - March Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Ancient China Report Writing – Science Journal Writing Improving literature discussions Philosophy Essay Poetry-continued |
Dragon wingsIn the Year of the BoarJackie Robinson Growing Up in Ancient China |
calligraphy philosophy summarizing interpreting reflecting |
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Grade: 6 Language Arts Instructional Goals |
April - June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Greece and Rome Greek or Roman Mythology * Create your own myth Compare / Contrast – Athens vs. Sparta Drama Debating Mini Report-Famous Romans * Historical Fiction Structure Essay End of year portfolio Poetry-continued |
Growing Up in Ancient Greece/Rome Interact: Rome and Greece D’Alaires book of Greek Myths The Greek Gods Bronze Bow Detectives in Togas Bronze Bow |
Rebuttal Gods/Goddesses
etymology tragedy comedy |
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Grade 6 Mathematics |
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Grade: 6 Math Instructional Goals |
September-October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Data, Graphing and Analysis
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Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley “Middle School Math, Course 1”
Math Analysis Project |
Pictograph, bar graph, line graph and circle graph Misleading graphs Scale Interval Line plot Frequency chart Stem and leaf diagram Mean, median, mode and range |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
October - November Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Understanding place value, number systems, different bases and exponents. Measurement Decimals. |
Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley text
Stock market project
Excel spreadsheet |
Places to trillions and trillionths Exponents Base Expanded Notation Scientific Notation Metric system Customary system |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
November - December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Patterns and Number Theory Fractions
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Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley text |
Addend Factor Prime factorization Least common multiple Equivalent fractions Adding and subtracting fractions Reducing fractions Multiplying and dividing fractions |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
December - January Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Ratio, Proportion and Percent |
Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley text
Scale model project |
Ratio Proportion Percent Unit rates Cross products |
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Geometry
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Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley text |
Height Base Perimeter Area Volume Surface area Solids |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
February - March Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Integers and the coordinate plane |
Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley text |
Integer Negative number x-axis, y-axis Coordinate plane Flips, slides, turns, and tessellations Line symmetry
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
April Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Integrating geometry, measurement, and scale |
Constructing bridges |
Scale Scale model Equivalent Accurate |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
May Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Probability |
Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley text |
Predictions Tree diagram Events |
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Grade: 6 Mathematics Instructional Goals |
May - June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Structure exhibit
Algebra
Games and strategies
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Ancient civilization scale model
Chess Cribbage |
Variable Constant Strategy |
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Grade 6 Science |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
September-October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Review of Scientific Method |
Egg catcher/drop lab McMillian &McGraw-Hill Science in Your World |
Hypothesis Procedure Observations Conclusion Variable Intervening variable Constant |
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Health & Drugs Unit |
Drug Analysis lab Multiple intelligence scale Kind thought book Health project |
Learning differences Multiple intelligences Bullying Peer pressure Stress management Drugs Tobacco |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
October - December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Health & Nutrition |
Prentice-Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology & Health Food pyramid Food labels Iron lab Fat/snack food lab Heartbeat/Healthbeat Nutrient lab Portfolio |
Nutrients Carbohydrates Fats (unsaturated & saturated) Cholesterol Proteins Amino acids Vitamins Minerals Water |
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Contour maps |
USGS maps |
Contour lines Elevation Gradient Runoff |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
December - January Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Chemistry |
Prentice-Hall Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks PowerPoint periodic table |
Atom Element Electron, proton, neutrons Physical reaction Chemical reaction Periodic table Mixtures Compounds Melting and boiling point Molecule Density Mass/matter/weight Solid, liquid, gases |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
January - February Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Cells and tissues |
McMillan/McGraw Hill Science in Your World
Cell model |
Cell membrane Cell wall Cytoplasm Nucleus Mitochondria |
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Body Systems |
Prentice – Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology and Health Report writing |
Respiratory Circulatory Muscular Digestive |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
March - April Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Weather |
Prentice-Hall Science Explorer: Weather and Climate Laboratory based instruction |
Fronts Precipitation Water cycle Air pressure Tornadoes Hurricanes Atmosphere Climate Blizzard Clouds |
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Grade: 6 Science Instructional Goals |
May - June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Structures |
Bridge construction Scale model ancient civilization structure construction |
Compression Tension Beam Loading Materials |
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Grade 6 Social Studies |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
September Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Geographical review What is culture? To define the components of their own culture *Turning headings into questions |
Ancient World To See a World Geography map kit Personal Culture project |
Butte Basin Cararuct Mesa Plain Delta Flood plain Glacier Peninsula Plateau Tributary Source Belief Religion Values Customs |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
October Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Fertile Crescent How does geography affect the growth of ancient cultures? Accomplishments Impact of the ancient world on the modern world *Note taking techniques *Reading a textbook |
Ancient World Readings Internet: Hammurabi’s Code & Mesopotamian Art Kids Discover |
Time line Scribe Polytheism Empire Cuneiform Monotheism Famine Exile Islam Judaism |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
November - December Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Egypt and Nubia Affects of physical geography Accomplishments Comparison of civilizations Religion Society |
Ancient World Interact-Egypt Growing up in Ancient Egypt Kids Discover |
Nile river Pharaoh Regent Dynasty Pyramid Mummification Hieroglyph Papyrus |
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India: - affects of physical geography - accomplishments - Hinduism - Buddhism |
Kids Discover Ancient World Student supplied supplemental information |
Monsoon Subcontinent Reincarnation Hinduism Buddhism Ghandi |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
February - March Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Ancient China Geography Contributions Inventions First Emperor Achievements |
Ancient WorldTo See a WorldInteractVideos Growing Up in Ancient China Kids Discover |
Buddhism Confucianism Taoism Legalism Philosophy Emperor Dynasty Silk Road dikes Loess Currency Warlord |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
April - May Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Ancient Greece Geography Contributions Inventions Democracy Achievements |
Ancient WorldTo See a WorldInteractVideos Growing Up in Ancient Greece Kids Discover
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Democracy Epic City-state Acropolis Aristocrat Tyrant Tribute Immortal Agora Blockade Hellenistic |
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Grade: 6 Social Studies Instructional Goals |
May - June Resources/Tools |
Key Vocabulary |
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Ancient Rome Geography Contributions Inventions Government Achievements |
Ancient WorldTo See a WorldInteractVideos Growing Up in Ancient Rome Kids Discover Julius Caesar |
Empire Expansion Republic Patrician Plebian Consul Veto Dictator Province Aqueduct Christianity Mercenary |