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My goal for 6th grade literature is to have students use the active reading skills when reading fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Through the use of reading strategies, students will become more fluent readers and develop a greater degree of comprehension. Students will analyze reading selections using literary elements in a variety of genres. This course will incorporate vocabulary development and PSSA preparation.
 
 

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Social Studies: April 22-April 26

Monday: PSSA/ No Class
Tuesday: PSSA/ Chapter #7 Lesson #3
Wednesday: PSSA/ Chapter #7 Review 
Thursday: Flight 93 Field Trip
Friday: No Class/Friday Schedule 

Literature:April 22-26

Monday: PSSA/Sherlock Holmes 
Tuesday: PSSA/ Sherlock Holmes 
Wednesday: PSSA/Sherlock Holmes 
Thursday: Flight 93 Field Trip 
Friday: AR Reading/AR Log due

Social Studies: April 15-19

Monday: Flight 93 Video 
                Chapter #7 Vocabulary/State Project #2/Presidents
Tuesday: Chapter #8/ Lesson #1 Boom Brings Change (pages 258-265)
                 Notes/ Worksheet 
Wednesday: Chapter #8/ Lesson #2 Challenges in the 1920s (pages 268-273)
                 Notes/ Worksheet 
Thursday: Chapter #8/ Lesson #3 Entertainment and the Arts (pages 274-280)
                 Notes/ Worksheet 
Friday: No Class/ Friday Schedule 
 
 

Literature: April 15-April 19

Monday: Author's Argument/Lesson #14 (pages 216-221)
(Connotation/Denotation Study Island due @ Midnight)
Tuesday: History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians (pages 222-225) Exit Quiz
Wednesday: Respond to Literature/#20 pages 309-313 Respond to Informational Texts#21 pages 321-325
Thursday: Exit Quiz/PSSA Sampler 
Friday: AR Reading #4/ AR Log #4 due if assigned 
 

Social Studies: April 8-April 12

Monday: Chapter #6 Review 
Tuesday: Chapter #6 Test/ Packet due/Chapter #6 Kahoot
WednesdayChapter #7/ Lesson #1 The War Years (pages 236-242)
                Notes/Worksheet
Thursday: Mrs. Pianetti/Managing Anxiety 
Friday: No Class Friday Schedule 
 

Literature: April 8-April 12

Monday: Connotation/Denotation Exit Quiz 
                Comparing and Contrasting Informational Texts/Lesson #15
                (pages 230-237)
Tuesday: Finish Comparing and Contrasting Informational Texts/Lesson #15
                (pages 238-241)/Exit Quiz Study Island due 4/15/24 @ midnight 
Wednesday: Comparing and Contrasting Texts Across Genres /Lesson #16 (pages 23246-253)
Thursday: Finish Comparing and Contrasting Texts Across Genres/Lesson #16
                (pages 254-257)/Exit Quiz 
Friday: AR Reading #3/ AR Log #3 due if assigned 
               Study Island due 4/15/24 @ midnight 

Social Studies: April 1-April 5

Monday: No School/Easter Break
Tuesday: No School/Easter Break
Wednesday:Chapter #6/Lesson #3: Progressives and Reforms (pages 214-220)
                Notes/ Worksheet 
Chapter #6 /Review/ Test/ Chapter #7 Vocab/ State Project #2/ Presidents 
Thursday: Chapter #7/Lesson #1 The War Begins (pages 228-233)
                  Notes/Worksheet
Friday: No Class/Friday Schedule 

Social Studies: March 25-March 29

Monday: Chapter #6/Lesson #1: A Changing Role (pages 198-203)
                Notes/ Worksheet 
Tuesday: Chapter #6/Lesson #2: New Direction (pages 206-211)
                Notes/ Worksheet 
Wednesday: Chapter #6/Lesson #3: Progressives and Reforms (pages 214-220)
                Notes/ Worksheet 
Thursday: Chapter #6 Review 
Friday: No School/Easter Break 
****STATE PROJECT #2 due MAY 6th*****
****Presidents Test: May 23rd******

Literature: April 1-April 5

Monday: Easter Break
Tuesday: Easter Break
Wednesday: Graphics/Lesson #13: States of Matter (pages 208-211)
                      Exit Quiz
Thursday: Vocab Week #6 Test 
                 Connotation/Denotation/Lesson #27 (pages 388-395)
Friday: AR Reading #2/AR Logs 1/2 due if assigned.

Literature: March 25-March 29

Monday: On Hands Testing 
                Study Island- Technical Meanings due Thursday 3/28/24 @ midnight
Tuesday: Finish Steps in a Process: Watching the Weather (pages 178-181)
                Exit Quiz/Scientific and Technical Text/Lesson #12 (pages 186-191)
Wednesday: Scientific and Technical Text/Lesson #12 (pages 192-195)/Exit Quiz
Thursday: Graphics/Lesson #13 (pages 200-207)
                  Vocab Week #5 Test 
                  Study Island- Technical Meanings due Thursday 3/28/24 @ midnight
Friday: No School/Easter Break 
 
                  
**LAST DAY TO TEST FOR Q4 AR is 5/24/24****
                
 

Social Studies: March 18-23

Monday: Teacher In-Service
Tuesday: Chapter #5 Review
Wednesday: Chapter #5 Test/Packet due
                      Chapter #6 Vocabulary 
Thursday: State Project #2/ Presidents List 
Friday: No Class/ Friday Schedule 

Literature: March 18-23

Monday: Teacher In-Service
Tuesday: Review: Seasick/Pele and the Pig Man
               Finish Informational Text Structure/Exit Quiz
Wednesday: Steps in a Process
Thursday: PSSA Week #4 Vocabulary Test
                 Finish Steps in a Process/Exit Quiz 
Friday: Q4  AR Reading #1/ AR Logs assigned       Log #1 due 4/5

Literature: March 11-15

Monday:  Main Idea 
Tuesday: Main Idea/Exit Quiz/Study Island due 3/15/24 at midnight
Wednesday: Text Structure 
Thursday: Vocab Test #3/ Text Structure/Exit Quiz
Friday: Last Day to test for Q3 AR/Study Island due
 

Social Studies: March 11-15

Monday: Chapter 5/Lesson #2
Tuesday: Chapter5/ Lesson #3
Wednesday: State Capitals  Test
Thursday: Chapter 5/Lesson #4
Friday: No Class Friday Schedule

Literature: March 4-8

Monday: Finish Cite Text Evidence/ Lesson 8 
               Questions: 6-9/ Google Slide Presentation on R.A.C.E.S. writing format
                Exit Quiz (11 points)
                Study Island: Cite Textual Evidence in Literature (Graded) and Cite
               Textual Evidence in Informational Text (Extra Credit) due Thursday,
               March 7 at midnight.
Tuesday: Read Across America Activities Rhyme Scheme 
Wednesday: Read Across America Activities: Poem (15 points)
Thursday: PSSA Week #2 Vocabulary Test (24 points)
                 Practice: PSSA Week #2 Vocabulary Kahoot on Google Classroom
                 Read Across America Activities: Word Wall Poster Contest (10 points)
                 Study Island: Cite Textual Evidence in Literature (Graded) and Cite
                Textual Evidence in Informational Text (Extra Credit) Due 
Friday; AR Reading #7/ AR Log #7 (due if assigned) 
                 LAST DAY TO TEST FOR Q3/AR IS Friday, MARCH 15th