Describe Stories: Conflict LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.4d, LAFS.6.RL.1.3, LAFS.6.RL.2.5 LAFS.6.L.3.5a, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: lethargy, vigil, mandate, recoil, indignity, indomitable COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS: Trace and Evaluate an EDITORIAL Argument Animals Aren’t Pets” LAFS.6.RI.3.8 “Wild by USA TODAY COMMENTARY Analyze the Meaning of People Own Exotic Words and Phrases “Let Animals” LAFS.6.RI.1.1, LAFS.6.RI.2.4 by Zuzana Kukol READER: INFORMATIONAL TEXT On Zoos” “Views COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS Compare and Contrast: STRATEGY: Words Correctly Writing Activity: Arguments Part-to-Whole Analogies LAFS.6.L.1.2b Essay LAFS.6.RI.3.8, LAFS.6.RI.3.9 LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.5b, LAFS.6.W.1.1a–b, LAFS.6.L.3.6 LAFS.6.W.3.7 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: exotic, dictate, menagerie, regulate SHORT STORY Analyze Word Choice and STRATEGY: Punctuating Dialogue Speaking Activity: Tone Denotations and Connotations LAFS.6.L.1.2 Discussion “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros LAFS.6.RL.2.4 LAFS.6.L.3.4c, LAFS.6.L.3.5c, LAFS.6.SL.1.1a–d LAFS.6.L.3.6 CLOSE READER: Describe Characters’ SHORT STORY Responses CRITICAL VOCABULARY: Do Fish Have To Do LAFS.6.RL.1.3 rattle, raggedy, alley, invisible “What With Anything?” by Avi POEMS Determine the Meaning of none none Writing Activity: Voice” Figurative Language Poem “A by Pat Mora LAFS.6.RL.2.4 LAFS.6.W.1.3d
Describe Stories: Conflict LAFS.6.RL.1.3, LAFS.6.RL.2.5 LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.4d, LAFS.6.L.3.5a, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: lethargy, vigil, mandate, recoil, indignity, indomitable COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS: EDITORIAL “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets” by USA TODAY Trace and Evaluate an Argument LAFS.6.RI.3.8 COMMENTARY “Let People Own Exotic Animals” by Zuzana Kukol READER: INFORMATIONAL TEXT “Views On Zoos” Analyze the Meaning of Words and Phrases LAFS.6.RI.1.1, LAFS.6.RI.2.4 COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS Compare and Contrast: Arguments LAFS.6.RI.3.8, LAFS.6.RI.3.9 STRATEGY: Part-to-Whole Analogies LAFS.6.L.3.4a, LAFS.6.L.3.5b, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: exotic, dictate, menagerie, regulate Words Correctly LAFS.6.L.1.2b Writing Activity: Essay LAFS.6.W.1.1a–b, LAFS.6.W.3.7 SHORT STORY “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros CLOSE READER: SHORT STORY “What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?” by Avi Analyze Word Choice and Tone LAFS.6.RL.2.4 Describe Characters’ Responses LAFS.6.RL.1.3 STRATEGY: Denotations and Connotations LAFS.6.L.3.4c, LAFS.6.L.3.5c, LAFS.6.L.3.6 CRITICAL VOCABULARY: rattle, raggedy, alley, invisible Punctuating Dialogue LAFS.6.L.1.2 Speaking Activity: Discussion LAFS.6.SL.1.1a–d POEMS “A Voice” by Pat Mora Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language LAFS.6.RL.2.4 none none Writing Activity: Poem LAFS.6.W.1.3d