Grade 6 Learning Pod ELA

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Textbooks

Writing Companion: Click here.
ELA Connections: Click here.

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM LINKS

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89881587438?pwd=T3A4Zyt3UURJMTdTUHMxVmZLcWM4UT09
Meeting ID: 898 8158 7438
Passcode: 12345
Teacher: Mr. Garrison
Email: CLCLea r n ingPod@gmail.com

Your classwork, homework, and any additional material can be found in the lessons below!

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Argumentative Essays – Intro

Argumentative Essay – Claims & Counterclaims

Argumentative Essays – Claims & Counterclaims Day 2

Claims & Counterclaims – Day 3 (Final)

ELA Lesson 1 3 Topics

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Community Building and Goal Setting: 1. What are you reading for fun right now? 2. What are you working on in ELA? Is this easy or hard for you? 3. Is ELA your strength? Why do you say that? 4. What parts of ELA are you best at? Explain

Writing Assignment, due in 20 minutes: write a letter of introduction to me. In it, include what you like most about yourself, what goals you’re working on and/or projects you love pursuing, what you hope to accomplish in 6th grade, and what questions you would like to ask me. Make it a full letter with PARAGRAPHS.

Homework for the week: We begin with Unit 1 in teh G6ConnectionsELA book. STEP 1: Write about friendship. Where did you meet your best friends? Is it hard to maintain friendships while being socially distant? How has 2020 impacted your friendships? STEP 2: Read pages 7-9 in the textbook. Skip the grid on pg 8, but do write down the vocabulary. Complete the exercise on page 9. STEP 3: Read the first passage, pages 10-12. Make at least 7 notes of what you think at different points in the story. We’ll begin here next class.

Presentations & Feedback

Theme of a Play

October 13, 2020

November 3 Homework: The Phantom Tollbooth Chs 2-4 1 Topic

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Read chapters 2, 3, 4 for next class. Annotate at least 3 entries for chapter. You may do annotations in the text (if that’s possible), in a notebook, or in a google doc. 3 per chapter, “the text says/I say”= 9 total.

November 10 Homework 1 Topic

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Homework: Read chapters 5-8 For each chapter, find 2-3 of the most important vocab words. Word: Definition inferred from text Actual meaning (look it up)

November 17 Homework: TPT chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Topic

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First, make yourself a chart of the important character you’ve met so far. Beside each, put a word or 2 to describe them/how you felt about them. Then, carefully read the next 4 chapters, picking up 1 vocab word or more per chapter.

November 24 Homework: TPT Chapters 13-16 3 Topics

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Define before reading: dodecahedron

Make a list of 5 words that have multiple meanings. Write two sentences for each word. Be sure to use different meanings for each sentence.

Read chapters 13-15.

December 1 Homework: TPT Chapters 1 Topic

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1. Read chapters 17-20–that’s the end of the book! No questions, but record 2-3 words per chapter that are new to you.

December 12th Homework

2/23/21 – Character Analysis

3/2/21 – What Would You Recommend?

Tuesday ELA Enrichment #14 – Analyzing and Evaluating Evidence