Instructor: K. Navarro-Soto Class: 6th grade ELA
Week of: 11/14-11/18
Monday & Tuesday – TSW:- Create (write) flashcards of words from their vocabulary lists.
- Recall (think) what a simile & metaphor are.
- Demonstrate (speak, write) their understanding of the difference between a simile & metaphor.
- Read independently. / Activity: The students will make flash cards over the 5 vocabulary words they are having trouble remembering. We will go over the classroom Goals for the rest of the semester. We will also begin organizing our binders. The class will review similes and continue practicing with metaphors. I will play this video (http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/), and then I will show a power point over metaphors and similes. The students will complete the activity at the end of the power point. The students will play a review vocabulary game. They will then read independently.
ELA.6.2E Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words.
ELA.6.4A Explain how figurative language (e.g., personification,
Metaphors, similes, hyperbole) contributes to the meaning of a poem, and analyze the importance of graphical elements (e.g., capital letters, line length, word position, figurative language, syntax) on the meaning of a poem.
ELA.6.8A Analyze and explain how authors create meaning
Through stylistic elements and figurative language emphasizing the use of personification, hyperbole, and refrains.
Materials: computer, power point, video, metaphor/simile hand out, index cards, notes, binders
Follow-up: vocabulary/simile/metaphor quiz on Wednesday. Ready 30 minutes & fill out reading log.
Wednesday - TSW:
- Define (think, write) vocabulary words from their vocabulary list.
- Review (think) their vocabulary lists and simile/metaphor notes in preparation for the quiz.
- Learn what (listen) personification is and when it is used.
- Be able to identify (think) examples of personification through a variety of texts. / Activity: The students will have a bell-ringer that has them practicing with the vocabulary words & similes and metaphors. They will then have 8 minutes to study for their quiz. The students will take a quiz. Then we will begin going over and learning about personification. We will do some activities over personification as a class. The students will have to create their own examples of personification.
ELA.RC.6D Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA.6.28A Participate in student-led discussions by eliciting and considering suggestions from other group members and by identifying points of agreement and disagreement.
ELA.6.4A Explain how figurative language (e.g., personification,
Metaphors, similes, hyperbole) contributes to the meaning of a poem, and analyze the importance of graphical elements (e.g., capital letters, line length, word position, figurative language, syntax) on the meaning of a poem.
ELA.6.8A Analyze and explain how authors create meaning
Through stylistic elements and figurative language emphasizing the use of personification, hyperbole, and refrains.
Materials: quiz, binders, notes, flashcards, computer, PowerPoint
Follow-up: Ready 30 minutes & fill out reading log.
Thursday & Friday- TSW:
- Create (think) examples of personification.
- Will describe (speak, write) their favorite toys/games.
- List (write) what they know about the movie toy story.
- Summarize (write, speak) the scenes that we watch from toy story.
- Describe (write, speak) woody's feelings in the scene and discuss with their peers.
- Create (think) a monologue (of what they think their favorite toy would say.) / Activity: The students will enter the room and complete a bell-ringer over personification. Then we will begin activity 2.2 in our springboard books. We will watch scenes from the movie Toy Story and answer questions about the changes that happened throughout the movie. We will discuss the story elements that are found throughout the movie. We will also focus on the words dialogue & monologue.
ELA.6.2A Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
ELA.6.6A Summarize the elements of plot development (e.g., rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, and denouement) in various works of fiction.
ELA.6.6A Summarize the elements of plot development (e.g.,
Rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, and denouement) in various works of fiction.
ELA.6.6B Recognize dialect and conversational voice (dialogue)
And explain how authors use dialect to convey character.
Materials: computer, DVD of the movie TOY STORY, binders, notes, personification bell-ringer, and springboard books.
Follow-up: Ready 30 minutes & fill out reading log.