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6th
Grade Curriculum Map AUGUST
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Getting started; Unit 1 Taking a Stand - Lesson 1
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Word structure: suffix –al, inflectional ending –ing, gerunds, and shades of meaning. Comprehension
strategies: asking questions, clarifying visualizing, and predicting. Comprehension skills: cause and effect,
sequence. Vocabulary. Writing a list. Simple sentences, generating questions to investigate, listening for
emotion.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited
to: multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
Ideas
CONTENT
Over view of the Six + one Traits of Writing. Ideas: finding a topic, focusing the topic,
developing the topic, and using details.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW offer a clear, central theme or a simple, original story line that is memorable, narrow the theme or
story line to create a piece that is clear, tight, and manageable, provide enough critical evidence to support
the theme and show insight on the topic, and offer credible, accurate details that create pictures in the
reader’s minds from beginning to end.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 1 Lessons 1-6
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Introduce study skills, set long-term and short-term goals, getting organized, listening, planning study
time and doing homework, read and discuss capitalization and punctuation rules and editing guide,
analyze synonyms and antonyms, introduce vocabulary and analogies.
ASSESSMENT A pretest will be done to determine students’ prior knowledge.
Grammar test will be given to test skills and editing at the end of Chapter 1.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 1 – 10
CONTENT Pre-Algebra Order of Operations Fractions/Decimals
Geometry Number Sense
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Find the sum of two or more whole numbers; use the commutative property of addition to check an addition
answer; ad two or more money amounts; use the identity property of addition to find the sum of a whole
number and zero; find the difference between two whole numbers; identify the minuend, the subtrahend, and
the difference in a subtraction problem; use addition to check the answer to a subtraction problem; subtract
money amounts; arrange three numbers to form a fact family made up of two addition facts and two
subtraction facts; Students will learn to recognize expressions that indicate multiplication, find the product of
two whole numbers, multiply dollars and cents by a whole number, use the commutative property of
multiplication to check multiplication, identify and use the identity property of multiplication and the zero
property of multiplication, recognize expressions that indicate division, identify the dividend, the divisor,
and the quotient in a division problem, use ling division or short division to divide whole numbers, divide
dollars and cents by a whole number, and arrange three numbers to form a fact family made up of two
multiplication facts and two division facts; Students will learn to use subtraction to find a missing addend in
an addition problem, check their answer to an addition problem by using the answer in place of the letter in
the original problem, find the missing minuend in a subtraction problem by adding the subtrahend and the
difference, find the missing subtrahend in a subtraction problem by subtracting the difference from the
minuend, and check their answer to a missing number in a subtraction problem by using the answer in place
of the letter in the original problem; Students will learn to use division to find a missing factor in a
multiplication problem, find the missing dividend in a division problem by multiplying the divisor and
quotient, and find the missing divisor in a division problem by dividing the dividend by the quotient;
Students will learn to take steps in order from left to right in a problem with more than one addition or
subtraction step, take steps in order from left to right in a problem with more than one multiplication or
division step, do the work within parentheses first when solving a problem with more than one step, identify
and use the associative property of addition and the associative property of multiplication, and perform the
operations above the bar and below the bar before dividing in a division problem with a bar; Students will
learn to use a fraction to name a part of a whole, use a fraction to name a part of a group, and divide a
number into equal parts to find a fractional part of that number; Students will learn to identify lines,
segments, and rays, use an inch ruler to measure line segments to the nearest quarter inch, and use a
centimeter ruler to measure line segments in centimeters and millimeters; Students will learn to recognize
that the total distance around the classroom is the perimeter of the classroom, find the perimeter of a shape
by adding the lengths of the shape's sides, and find the length of a side of a square when the perimeter of the
square is known; Students will learn to use a number line to order numbers from least to greatest, use the
symbols <, >, and = to compare two numbers, find the value of two expressions and compare them using the
symbols <, >, and =, and use digits and other symbols to write comparisons that are stated in words; Students
will learn to identify addition sequences and multiplication sequences, discover the rule for a sequence and
use it to find missing numbers in the sequence, identify even and odd numbers, find the value of the marks
on a scale, and read the number indicated on a scale.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Earth Science/Scientific Method
Earth Science Introduction and Scientific Method Part 1
Metric System
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW describe the five branches of Earth Science. TSW understand how technology differs from science,
and how technology affects society. Students will explain what scientific inquiry involves and differentiate
between a scientific theory and a scientific law. TSW understand the basic steps of the scientific method.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Spatial Sense ; Great Deserts of the World
Continents, Major Oceans, Longitude, Latitude, Coordinates, Degrees, Climate zones,
Time zones, Arctic & Antarctic Circles. Characteristics of Deserts, Deserts of Africa, Australia,
Asia, North and South America.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will understand that the shared feature of all deserts -regardless of location- is aridity, or lack of
water, and describe the various ways that plants, animals, and humans adapt to and change the desert;
Understand that the Sahara, one of the world's driest deserts, supports plants and animals that have adapted
to extremely hot and arid conditions. Recognize that the Kalahari is known for its rich variety of plants
and wildlife. Explain how the San people learned to find and preserve water; Understand the unique land
features and water resources of the Australian continent. Relate how the Aborigines' traditional way of life
suited the Australian Outback. Describe the unique adaptations of native creatures to the Australian
Outback; Describe the harsh conditions of the Gobi desert. Explain the importance of mineral resources to
the Arabian Peninsula and to the United States; Describe the locations and main characteristics of the
Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts. Understand the ways deserts have affected travelers and other
visitors; Describe the vegetation, wildlife, and topographical features of the Patagonian desert. Understand
the history and culture of the Tehuelche Indians and the effect of European explorers on Patagonia and its
native inhabitants.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
NWEA Testing
Type to Learn
Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effects
those changes have on the workplace and society.
Legal and ethical behaviors are exhibited when using information and technology and
discuss consequence of misuse. TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Year Two: Year Three: Respect & Responsibility
6th
Grade Curriculum Map SEPTEMBER
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 1 Taking a Stand (continued)
Lesson 2
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 2-Word structure: base word families, Greek root photo, suffix –or and –ance. Comprehension
strategies: asking questions, clarifying, adjusting reading speed, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
author’s purpose, and main ideas and details. Vocabulary. Writing a magazine article. Taking notes.
Asking for information.
Lesson 3-Word structure: antonyms, inflectional ending –ed, prefix ex-, Latin root liber. Comprehension
strategies: asking questions, making connections, clarifying, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
author’s point of view, and drawing conclusions. Writing a magazine article. Adjectives. Assessing a
spoken message. Visual communication.
Lesson 4-Word structure: compound words, Greek root poli, connotation and denotation, and foreign words
and phrases. Comprehension strategies: visualizing, making connections, and asking questions.
Comprehension skills: compare and contrast, and making inferences. Vocabulary. Writing a description.
Capitalization. Using a card catalog. Listening to tone and mood.
Lesson 5-Word structure: homophones, suffixes –ion, -tion, and –en, and synonyms. Comprehension
strategies: predicting, making connections, and summarizing. Comprehension skills: Author’s purpose, and
drawing conclusions. Vocabulary. Writing a summary. Compound sentences. Creating a bibliography.
Presenting for different purposes.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not
limited to: multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
Ideas
CONTENT
Ideas: finding a topic, focusing the topic, developing the topic, and using details.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW offer a clear, central theme or a simple, original story line that is memorable, narrow the theme or
story line to create a piece that is clear, tight, and manageable, provide enough critical evidence to support
the theme and show insight on the topic, and offer credible, accurate details that create pictures in the
reader’s minds from beginning to end.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will assess students’ writing samples.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 2 Lessons 1-5 and 14; Chapter 3 Lessons 1-5 and 11.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Jingles, introduce noun, subject noun and verb, pattern 1 sentences, introduce adverbs and adjectives, four
types of sentences, revised sentences, introduce prepositions, object of the preposition, and prepositional
phrases, subject-verb agreement, and homonyms.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year
progresses, students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 11 – 25
CONTENT Number Sense Statistics Fractions/Decimals Geometry
Word Problem interpretation and strategy
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to interpret a frequency table, count and write tally marks, make a frequency table,
interpret a histogram, make a histogram, interpret survey results, and distinguish between a closed-option
survey and an open-option survey; Students will learn to identify the addition pattern in story problems about
combining, follow the four-step method to solve story problems about combining, write an equation to solve a
story problem about combining, identify the subtraction pattern in a story problem about separating, follow
the four-step method to solve story problems about separating, and write an equation to solve a story problem
about separating; Students will learn to identify the place value through trillions of a digit in a whole number,
use words and digits to write number through trillions, and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division to solve problems with several steps; Students will learn to identify the subtraction pattern in a story
problem about comparing, write an equation to solve a story problem about comparing, identify the
subtraction pattern in an elapsed-time problem, and write an equation to solve an elapsed-time problem;
Students will learn to use a number line to order and compare integers, identify numbers that are opposites,
and use a number line to subtract a larger number from a smaller number; Students will learn to identify the
pattern in a story problem about equal groups, and write an equation to solve a story problem about equal
groups; Students will learn to round whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand, use rounding to
help estimate the answer to a problem, and use estimation skills when reading graphs; Students will learn to
determine which fraction or mixed number is represented by a point on a number line, and measure the
lengths of segments to the nearest sixteenth of an inch; Students will learn to make equal groups to find an
average, find the average of several numbers by adding the numbers and dividing the sum by the number of
addends, identify a number that is halfway between two numbers by finding the average of two numbers, and
interpret a line graph; Students will learn to name all the factors of a given number, and identify prime
numbers; Students will learn to find the greatest common factor of two or more numbers; Students will learn
to create and use a set of fraction circle manipulative, and use fraction circles to solve problems; Students will
learn to use divisibility tests to determine whether a number is divisible by 2,3 ,5,9, or 10, and use divisibility
tests to determine if 2, 3, 5, 9, or 10 are factors of a number; Students will learn to use two steps to solve
equal groups problems with fractions, divide objects into equal groups and count to find a fractional part of a
number, and divide a given number into equal groups and then multiply to find a fractional part of the
number; Students will learn to use ratios to describe relationships between numbers and identify ratios and
write them in fraction form; Students will learn to use fraction manipulative to model addition and subtraction
of fractions that have common denominators, and add and subtract fractions that have common denominators;
Students will learn to write the answers to division problems as mixed numbers, write improper fractions as
mixed numbers, and find multiples of numbers; Students will learn to use fraction manipulative to reduce
fractions, add mixed numbers by first adding the fraction parts and then the whole-number parts, subtract
mixed numbers by first subtracting the fraction parts and then the whole-number parts, and reduce answers
when adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Plate Tectonics
Surface of the Earth; Layered Structure of the Earth; Crust Movements; Volcanoes;
Continental Drift Theory
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW define the layers of the earth and describe the characteristics of each layer. TSW verbalize that
the earth’s crust is broken into plates that are constantly moving. TSW differentiate between
continental crust and oceanic crust. TSW define and describe convection currents as they relate to
continental movement.
TSW describe Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift. TSW show Pangaea and move the
continents apart.
TSW identify fossils of plants and animals that appear on continents that were once connected.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class
Continued in October
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Judaism and Christianity; Ancient Greece
Basic ideas in common, central ideas and moral teachings of Judaism and Christianity,
Geography of the Middle East.
The Greek Polis, beginnings of democracy, Classical ideas of human life and works, Greek
wars, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will identify the Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible and their parts, and recognize their importance
to Jews and Christians. Understand Abraham's covenant with God and his role as patriarch for Jews,
Christians and Muslims; Describe the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Explain the Ten Commandments
and how God revealed them to Moses. Understand the content of the Torah, or Pentateuch; Understand the
role of prophets such as Amos and Isaiah in Judaism. Understand what happened to the Jewish people during
the almost 1,000 years between David's kingdom and the coming of Roman rule; Understand the centrality of
Jesus Christ to Christianity. Understand the content of Jesus' teachings in the Beatitudes, Golden Rule,
parables, and Lord's Prayer; Understand the spread of Christianity through Jesus' followers, such as Paul of
Tarsus. Understand the Roman persecution of Christians, the efforts of church councils to standardize
Christianity, and the growth of Christianity as a major religion; Understand that Judaism and Christianity
agree on one God, who is good and who made everything in the universe and that people should be good.
Understand that Judaism and Christianity disagree on questions of human nature and life after death;
Understand the social organization of Greek city-states that share a common language and religion. Identify
tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, and democracy as early forms of Greek government; Understand aspects of
Athenian democracy, such as the Assembly, ostracism, the boule, public and private law, the jury system, and
the strategoi. Describe rights of citizens, women, slaves, and metics. Recognize the importance of education
to Athenians; Understand the Spartan emphasis on military training, bravery, and warrior culture. Explain the
Spartan system of government. Recognize some of the important differences between Athens and Sparta;
Understand the importance of athletics and physical competition to ancient Greeks as evidenced by the
Olympic Games. Describe the Olympic truce, events, prizes, and legacy; Describe the Persian Wars and the
battles of Sardis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. Understand the achievements of Sparta and Athens
during the wars. Discuss the leadership of Leonidas and Xerxes in these battles.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Type to Learn. Microsoft Word:
Page Setup Tab
Margins
Orientation
Columns TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Year Two: Year Three: Respect & Responsibility
6th
Grade Curriculum Map OCTOBER
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 2 Ancient Civilizations
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 1-Word structure: prefixes con-, com-, and col-; number prefixes, Latin root sign, and content
words-archaeology. Comprehension strategies: asking questions, clarifying, and summarizing.
Comprehension skills: fact and opinion, and making inferences. Vocabulary. Writing a historical report.
Apostrophes. Using a planning calendar. The development of words.
Lesson 2-Word structure: negative prefixes, Greek root log, suffixes –ful, and –less. Comprehension
strategies: Making connections, clarifying, predicting, and summarizing. Comprehension skills: compare
and contrast, and main idea and details. Vocabulary. Writing a historical report. Subject-verb agreement.
Interpreting maps. Effective speech.
Lesson 3-Word structure: negative prefixes, prefix en-/em-, Latin root scribe, and suffix –ic.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, adjusting reading speed, and
summarizing. Comprehension skills: cause and effect, and sequence. Vocabulary. Writing historical
fiction. Adverbs. Citing sources in a bibliography. Evaluating the media.
Lesson 4-Word structure: number prefixes, suffix –ity, and –ous, content words archaeology.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, clarifying, and visualizing. Comprehension skills: classify and
categorize, and fact and opinion. Vocabulary. Writing historical fiction. Quotation marks. Using a
glossary. Story elements.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
Organization
CONTENT
Organization: Creating the lead, using sequence words and transition words, structuring the body, and ending
with a sense of resolution.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW grab the reader’s attention from the start and lead them into the piece naturally, include a variety of
carefully selected sequence words and transition words to guide the reader through the piece, create a piece
that is easy to follow by fitting details together logically, and sum up their thinking in a natural, thoughtful,
and convincing way.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will assess students’ writing samples. Samples may be written in conjunction with Science/History.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 4 Lessons 1-5 and 11; Chapter 5 Lessons 1-3.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Vocabulary and analogy information, jingles, introduce pronoun, subject pronoun and possessive
pronouns, introduce conjunctions, fragments, simple sentences, run-on sentences, and compound parts,
a/an choices and contractions, introduce helping verbs of the lean mean verb machine, the not adverb,
adverb exception and natural and inverted order, coordinating conjunctions, connective adverbs, compound
sentences, comma splice, and run-on sentences.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year progresses,
students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 26 – 41
CONTENT Fractions/Decimals Number Sense Geometry
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to identify the circumference, diameter, and radius of a circle, use a compass to draw a
circle with a given radius, find the diameter of a circle when the radius is known, and find the radius of a
circle when the diameter is known; Students will learn to identify parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and
oblique lines, name angles using one letter, three letters, or one number, identity right angles, acute angles,
and obtuse angles; Students will learn to multiply a fraction by a fraction, multiply a whole number by a
fraction, reduce a fraction in one step by dividing the numerator and the denominator by the greatest
common factor (GCF) of the two numbers, and reduce a fraction in two or more steps by dividing the
numerator and the denominator by a common factor other than the GCF and repeating this process until the
fraction is completely reduced; Students will learn to identify common multiples of two numbers, find the
least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers, identify reciprocals as numbers that have a product of 1
when multiplied, and find the reciprocal of a given number by reversing the position of the numerator and
the denominator of the number; Students will learn to use a protractor to find the measure of an angle, and
use a protractor to draw an angle with a given measure; Students will learn to identify square units as the
units used to measure area, multiply length by width to find the area of a rectangle, and find the side length
and the perimeter of a square when the area of the square is known; Students will learn to write a number in
expanded notation, use standard notation to write a number expressed in expanded notation, rename hours
and minutes as minutes to solve an elapsed-time problem, and rename minutes and hours as minutes to
solve an elapsed-time problem; Students will learn to write a percent as a reduced fraction; Students will
learn to identify the value of the decimal places through millionths, name the digit that occupies a specific
decimal place in a number, and name the decimal place occupied by a given digit in a number; Students will
learn to write a decimal number as a fraction, write a fraction as a decimal number, read and write decimal
numbers in word form, and write the word form of a decimal number as a fraction and as a decimal;
Students will learn to subtract a fraction from a whole number, and subtract a mixed number from a whole
number; Students will learn to add decimal numbers, and subtract decimal numbers; Students will learn to
write a whole number with a decimal point, add decimal numbers and whole numbers, subtract whole
numbers from decimal numbers, square a number, use the exponent 2 to indicate squaring or square units,
simplify an expression by applying exponents and then adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing, and
find the square root of a number; Students will learn to multiply a decimal number by a decimal number,
and multiply a decimal number by a whole number; Students will learn to use zeros to fill in each empty
decimal place when subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimal numbers, use zeros as placeholders as
needed when writing in digits the word form of a decimal number, and interpret information displayed in a
circle graph; Students will learn to describe whether data are quantitative or qualitative in nature, create an
open-option and a closed-option survey, explain why a sample is not representative of a population, identify
bias in a survey, and conduct surveys and collect data;
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
Continued from September
CONTENT Plate Tectonics Surface of the Earth
Layered Structure of the Earth Crust Movements
Volcanoes Continental Drift Theory
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW define the layers of the earth and describe the characteristics of each layer. TSW verbalize that the
earth’s crust is broken into plates that are constantly moving. TSW differentiate between continental crust
and oceanic crust. TSW define and describe convection currents as they relate to continental movement.
TSW describe Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift. TSW show Pangaea and move the continents
apart. TSW identify fossils of plants and animals that appear on continents that were once connected.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Ancient Rome The Roman Republic, Punic Wars, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar,
Christianity under the Roman Empire, The decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Recognize the successes of Pericles, including the formation of the Delian League and the
rebuilding of the Acropolis. Identify contributions that Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Hippocrates made to Greek culture; Understand the origins of the Peloponnesian
War, the military strategies employed by t the Athenians, and the consequences of the conflict for the Greeks.
Describe the strategy behind Alcibiades' attack on Sicily to win the war and its consequences; Recognize
mythology and the early Greek philosophy as ways of explaining natural phenomena. Understand the beliefs
of Socrates and his role in Athenian society, his use of dialogue (the Socratic method), and his trial;
Understand Plato's philosophy, and the ways his views differed from those of Socrates. Understand
Aristotle's philosophy, his scientific investigations, and the golden mean; Understand the accomplishments
and victories of Alexander the Great. Recognize the significance of the Hellenistic Period and the library at
Alexandria; Understand the origins of Rome, the republic, the importance of the army, and social divisions.
Recognize Roman methods of conquering and building an empire; Understand circumstances and attitudes
that led to the Punic Wars. Recognize Hannibal as the defender of Carthage. Describe the roles of Hannibal
and Scipio in defending Carthage against Rome; Understand Julius Caesar's rise to power, his conquests
during the Gallic Wars, and his alliance with Pompey and Crassus. Identify changes in the Roman army.
Understand Caesar's dictatorship and the reasons for his assassination; Understand the sweeping changes
made by Caesar Augustus to the army, buildings, arts, and law. Describe how Augustus restored Roman
pride in empire and brought about Pax Romana; Understand the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire in
the first and second centuries. Understand how the Roman persecution of Christians led to Constantine's
signing of the Edict of Milan; Understand the economic recession, joblessness, and the divide between rich
and poor in the empire. Recognize Germanic tribes, the rise of Islam, and the role of Christians at the end of
the empire; Understand how Greek and Roman contributions have had lasting effects in our culture.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Powerpoint: Create a presentation
Click the File tab, and then click New.
Do one of the following:
Click Blank Presentation,
and then click Create.
Apply a template or theme
Save a presentation
Click the File tab, and then
click Save As. In the File name
box, type a name for your
PowerPoint presentation, and
then click Save.
Insert a new slide
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the arrow below New Slide, and then click the slide
layout that you want.
Add shapes to the slide
On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes.
Click the shape that you want, click anywhere on the slide, and then drag to place the shape.
To create a perfect square or circle (or constrain the dimensions of other shapes), press and hold
SHIFT while you drag.
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Diligence
Year Two: Self-Control and Self Discipline
Year Three: Perseverance
6th
Grade Curriculum Map NOVEMBER
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 2 Ancient Civilizations (continued); Unit 3 Ecology
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 5 - Word structure: Greek root arch, Latin root form, suffix –al, and content words archaeology.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, adjusting reading speed, and clarifying.
Comprehension skills: author’s purpose, and main idea and details. Vocabulary. Timed writing. Subject-
verb agreement, adverbs, apostrophes, quotation marks, and hyphens and dashes. Using technology to
present information. Proper grammar.
Lesson 1 - Word structure: compound words, suffix –ly, foreign words and phrases, and content words
ecology. Comprehension strategies: asking questions and visualizing. Comprehension skills: classify and
categorize, and fact and opinion. Vocabulary. Observe/explain a process using a learning log. Colons and
semicolons. Organizing information in a chart. Group conversations.
Lesson 2 - Word structure: homographs, prefixes con-, com-, and col-, location prefixes, and Greek root
photo. Comprehension strategies: making connections, clarifying, adjusting reading speed, and
summarizing. Comprehension skills: main idea and details, and author’s purpose. Vocabulary. Scientific
observation. Independent and dependent clauses. Choosing a suitable question or problem to pursue.
Effective speech.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited
to: multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT Voice
CONTENT
Voice: Establishing a tone, conveying the purpose, creating a connection to the audience, and taking risks to
create voice.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW show they care about the topic, make clear his or her reason for creating a piece of writing, speak in a
way that makes the reader want to listen, and express ideas in new ways to make pieces interesting and
original.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class. Teacher will assess students’ speeches in conjunction
with Science/History.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 5 Lessons 4-5 and 11; Chapter 6 Lessons 1-5 and 11.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Vocabulary and analogies, practice and improved sentences, interjection, possessive nouns, jingles,
clauses, subordinate conjunctions, and complex sentences.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year progresses,
students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 42 – 54
CONTENT Statistics Fractions/Decimals Number Sense Geometry
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to write a percent as a decimal, find the percent of a number by changing the percent to
either a fraction or a decimal and multiplying, and calculate the sales tax on a purchase and find the total
price of the purchase including tax; Students will learn to rename fractions by multiplying them by
fractions equal to 1, and add or subtract fractions with different denominators by renaming each fraction as
an equivalent fraction with the same denominator; Students will learn to find division answers by forming
equivalent division problems, and find the missing number in a fraction or decimal problem; Students will
learn to simplify a decimal number by removing extra zeros at the end of the number, attach extra zeros to
the ends of decimal numbers to help compare them, and order decimal numbers from least to greatest;
Students will learn to divide a decimal number by a whole number; Students will learn to write decimal
numbers in expanded notation, write a number written in expanded notation in decimal form, mentally
multiply whole numbers by 10 or 100, and mentally multiply decimal numbers by 10 or 100; Students will
learn to determine the approximate number of diameters in the circumference of a circle, use 3.14 as an
approximation of pi, use the formula C= pi d to find the circumference of a circle, and use the formula C=2
pi r to find the circumference of a circle; Students will learn to regroup to subtract mixed numbers with the
same denominators; Students will learn to divide a decimal number or a whole number by a decimal
number; Students will learn to locate and identify decimal numbers on a number line divided into tenths,
and divide a whole number by a fraction by multiplying the whole number by the fraction's reciprocal;
Students will learn to create horizontal and vertical bar graphs, pictographs, and pie charts (circle graphs)
to display qualitative data, create line plots and stem-and-leaf plots to display quantitative data, and find
the mean, median, mode, and range for a set of data points; Students will learn to round money amounts to
the nearest cent, and round decimal numbers to the nearest hundredth, tenth, and whole number; Students
will learn to divide a decimal number by 10 and 100 mentally; Students will learn to recognize the rules
involved in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimal numbers, simplify an improper fraction
by first reducing it and then converting it to a mixed number, and simplify an improper fraction by first
converting it to a mixed number then reducing it.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Oceans Surface; Subsurface Land Features; Ocean Bottom; Composition of Seawater; Currents, tides,
waves; Marine Life; Alfred Wagener
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand the surface features, subsurface land features, and the composition of the ocean. TSW
understand currents, tides, and waves. TSW understand the variety of marine life and how the ocean sustains
that life. TSW appreciate the contributions of scientists and inventors throughout history. TSW understand the
social and economic effects of major discoveries in science.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
Continued in December
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Ancient Rome continued The Roman Republic, Punic Wars, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Christianity under the Roman Empire,
The decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Recognize the successes of Pericles, including the formation of the Delian League and the
rebuilding of the Acropolis. Identify contributions that Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,
Herodotus, Thucydides, and Hippocrates made to Greek culture; Understand the origins of the
Peloponnesian War, the military strategies employed by t the Athenians, and the consequences of the
conflict for the Greeks. Describe the strategy behind Alcibiades' attack on Sicily to win the war and its
consequences; Recognize mythology and the early Greek philosophy as ways of explaining natural
phenomena. Understand the beliefs of Socrates and his role in Athenian society, his use of dialogue (the
Socratic method), and his trial; Understand Plato's philosophy, and the ways his views differed from those
of Socrates. Understand Aristotle's philosophy, his scientific investigations, and the golden mean;
Understand the accomplishments and victories of Alexander the Great. Recognize the significance of the
Hellenistic Period and the library at Alexandria; Understand the origins of Rome, the republic, the
importance of the army, and social divisions. Recognize Roman methods of conquering and building an
empire; Understand circumstances and attitudes that led to the Punic Wars. Recognize Hannibal as the
defender of Carthage. Describe the roles of Hannibal and Scipio in defending Carthage against Rome;
Understand Julius Caesar's rise to power, his conquests during the Gallic Wars, and his alliance with
Pompey and Crassus. Identify changes in the Roman army. Understand Caesar's dictatorship and the
reasons for his assassination; Understand the sweeping changes made by Caesar Augustus to the army,
buildings, arts, and law. Describe how Augustus restored Roman pride in empire and brought about Pax
Romana; Understand the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries.
Understand how the Roman persecution of Christians led to Constantine's signing of the Edict of Milan;
Understand the economic recession, joblessness, and the divide between rich and poor in the empire.
Recognize Germanic tribes, the rise of Islam, and the role of Christians at the end of the empire;
Understand how Greek and Roman contributions have had lasting effects in our culture.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Word:
Insert Tab – Text
- WordArt
- Text Box Home Tab – Paragraph
- Paint Bucket fill
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Gratitude Year Two: Wonder Year Three: Stewardship
6th
Grade Curriculum Map DECEMBER
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 3 Ecology (continued)
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 3-Word structure: antonyms, suffix –able, Latin root form, and content words for ecology.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, clarifying, and adjusting reading speed. Comprehension
skills: main idea and details, and compare and contrast. Vocabulary. Compare and contrast essay.
Pronouns: subject, object, and possessive. Using multiple sources. Main ideas in pictures.
Lesson 4-Word structure: inflectional ending –ed, suffix –able, homophones, and shades of meaning.
Comprehension strategies: making connections, predicting, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
drawing conclusions, and making inferences. Vocabulary. Compare and contrast essay. Complex
sentences. Graphic organizers. Appropriate word choice.
Lesson 5-Word structure: compound words, base word families, suffixes –ive, and –ance, and foreign
words and phrases. Comprehension strategies: making connections, clarifying, predicting, and
summarizing. Comprehension skills: Cause and effect, and sequence. Vocabulary. Writing a play.
Regular and irregular plurals. Evaluating research sources. Words and gestures.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited
to: multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT Word Choice
CONTENT
Word Choice: Applying strong verbs, selecting striking words and phrases, using specific and accurate
words, and choosing words that deepen meaning.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW use action words giving their writing punch and pizzazz, use many finely honed words and phrases, use
words with precision, and use words to capture the reader’s imagination and enhance the piece’s meaning.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class & assess student’s individual poems.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 7 Lessons 1-5 and 11; Chapter 8 Lessons 1-3.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Vocabulary and analogies, Pattern 2 sentences with the direct object, identify tenses of helping verbs,
object pronouns, mixed patterns 1 and 2, principal parts of verbs.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year
progresses, students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 55 – 65
CONTENT Number Sense Fractions/Decimals Probability Geometry
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to reduce a fraction by grouping factors in the numerator and the denominator that are
equal to 1, use fraction manipulative to show the division of a fraction by a fraction, and divide a fraction
by a fraction; Students will learn to find the least common denominator of two fractions, rename one
fraction so that two fractions have common denominators, and add or subtract two fractions that do not
have common denominators by renaming one of the fractions; Students will learn to rename two fractions
so that they have common denominators, add or subtract two fractions that do not have common
denominators by renaming both fractions, and compare two fractions that do not have common
denominators by renaming one or both fractions; Students will follow three steps-shape, operate, simplify-
to add or subtract fractions; Students will learn to express the probability that an event will occur as a
reduced fraction, a decimal, or a percent, express the probability that an event will not occur as a reduced
fraction, a decimal, or a percent, and find the probability of an event by dividing the number of outcomes
in the event by the number of possible outcomes; Students will learn to use three steps-shape, operate, and
simplify- to add mixed numbers with fractions that do not have common denominators; Students will learn
to identify common polygons by the number of sides they have, use the term congruent to describe
geometric figures, and find the length of a side of a regular polygon when the perimeter of the polygon is
known; Students will learn to recognize, name and draw common geometric solids, identify the number of
faces, edges, and vertices in various geometric solids, find the surface area of a polyhedron, identify
patterns that can be folded into a specific three-dimensional figure, and determine the volume of a
geometric solid by counting cubes; Students will learn to add three ore more fractions or mixed numbers;
Students will learn to change a mixed number to an improper fraction, and find the product of two mixed
numbers by changing each number to an improper fraction and then multiplying; Students will learn to
rename fractions so that they have common denominators and then regroup to subtract mixed numbers;
Students will learn to identify, classify, and draw quadrilaterals according to the characteristics of their
sides and angles.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
Continued from November
CONTENT Oceans continued Surface; Subsurface Land Features; Ocean Bottom; Composition of Seawater;
Currents, tides, waves; Marine Life; Alfred Wagener
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand the surface features, subsurface land features, and the composition of the ocean. TSW
understand currents, tides, and waves. TSW understand the variety of marine life and how the ocean sustains
that life. TSW appreciate the contributions of scientists and inventors throughout history. TSW understand the
social and economic effects of major discoveries in science.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Enlightenment French Revolution; Isaac Newton, Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson,
Montesquieu. American and French Revolutions, Old Regime, Three Estates, National
Assembly, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Reign of terror, Revolutionary arts and the new
classicism, Napoleon Bonaparte.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Place the Enlightenment in historical context and contrast the period with the Middle Ages
and the Renaissance. Tell how Isaac Newton explained the workings of the universe. Explain how
Newton's scientific achievements influenced Enlightenment thinkers; Summarize the major ideas of Rene
Descartes, especially "I think, therefore I am." Explain how Descartes’ methods and ideas broke with
tradition. Explain why Descartes is considered the father of modern philosophy; Explain Thomas Hobbes's
conclusions about human nature. Describe the type of government favored by Hobbes. Identify major
historical events that occurred during Hobbes's time and tell how they influenced his life and philosophy;
Summarize John Locke's philosophy about human knowledge and the responsibilities of government.
Contrast Locke's ideas with ideas of Thomas Hobbes. Explain how the English government after the
Glorious Revolution reflected Locke's philosophy; Characterize the ideas of Montesquieu and Voltaire.
Explain how the French ruling class tried to keep the message of the Enlightenment from reaching most
French people. Explain the importance of the Encyclopedia; Explain how ideas of the Enlightenment
helped inspire American leaders to declare independence. Recognize specific Enlightenment ideas
reflected in the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. Explain how the American patriots
Jefferson, Franklin, and Madison each embodied the spirit of Enlightenment; Understand the main ideas of
the French Enlightenment. Understand the French reaction to the Glorious Revolution in England.
Describe the effects of the American Revolution on France and the French people; Identify the three
estates of French society. Understand the reasons for the growing social unrest in French society; Describe
life at Versailles. Identify Louis XIV and describe his reign. Identify and describe Louis XV and describe
his reign. Identify and describe Louis XVI; Identify Marie Antoinette and her effect on the French people.
Understand the reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Identify Le Petit Trianon; Describe what
happened at the 1789 meeting of the Estates-General. Understand Louis XVI's role in the meeting.
Understand how the National Assembly came into existence. Identify the Tennis Court Oath; Understand
Louis XVI's reaction to the National Assembly. Describe the storming of Bastille. Understand the
reaction in the French countryside; Describe the provisions of the declaration of the Rights of Man.
Understand the October 1789 march on Versailles and its results. Understand the king and queen's
reaction to these events; Describe the attempted escape of the royal family and its results. Understand the
makeup of the Legislative Assembly. Understand the conflict between France and Austria. Understand
the actions of the National Convention.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Science Fair How to Research
- PPLD is a good site
- What to stay away from
. NWEA Testing.
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Generosity Year Two: Charity Year Three: Service
6th
Grade Curriculum Map JANUARY
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 3 Ecology (continued); Unit 4 Great Expectations
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
End of unit 3.
Lesson 1-Word structure: compound words, gerunds, base word families, and multiple-meaning words.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, predicting, and visualizing. Comprehension skills: author’s
point of view, and fact and opinion. Vocabulary. Business letter. Fragments and run-on sentences.
Interpreting diagrams. Misleading information.
Lesson 2-Word structure: homographs, suffix –ly, -tion/-ion, concept words-great expectations.
Comprehension strategies: adjusting reading speed, clarifying, summarizing, and visualizing.
Comprehension skills: drawing conclusions, and main idea and details. Vocabulary. Persuasive report.
Varying sentences structure to achieve purpose. Interpreting graphic sources of information. Problems
and solutions.
Lesson 3-Word structure: inflectional ending –ing, prefix re-, Latin root mem, and synonyms.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, and visualizing. Comprehension skills:
making inferences, and compare and contrast. Vocabulary. Persuasive report. Pronouns: indefinite,
referent, and interrogative. Using a thesaurus. Persuasive presentations.
Lesson 4-Word structure: suffix –ion, -tion, -al, -ic, concept words-great expectations. Comprehension
strategies: making connections, predicting, and summarizing. Comprehension skills: author’s purpose,
and author’s point of view. Vocabulary. Adventure story. Prepositions and prepositional phrases. Using
online searches to find information. Listening
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
Sentence Fluency
CONTENT
Sentence Fluency: crafting well built sentences, varying sentence types, capturing smooth and rhythmic
flow, and breaking the rules to create fluency.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW carefully and creatively construct sentences for maximum impact, use various types of sentences to
enhance the central theme or story line, think about how sentences sound, diverge from standard English to
create interest and impact.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class (speeches) & assess students’ writing samples. Samples
may be written in conjunction with Science/History.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 8 Lessons 4-5 and 10; Chapter 9 Lessons 1-5 and 11; Chapter 10 Lessons 1-3.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Vocabulary and analogy, Pattern 3 and the indirect object, introducing quotations beginning, ending, and
split, mixed patterns 1-3, ten spelling rules for the plurals of nouns.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year
progresses, students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 66 – 80
CONTENT Fractions/Decimals/Percents Number Sense Geometry Ratios/Proportions
Order of Operations
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to identify a composite number as a number with more than two factors, write the prime
factorization of a given composite number, use division by primes to find the prime factorization of a given
number, and make a factor tree to find the prime factorization of a given number; Students will learn to
multiply a mixed number by a whole number, and multiply a mixed number by a mixed number; Students
will learn to use prime factorization to reduce fractions; Students will learn to divide a mixed number by a
whole number, and divide a mixed number by a mixed number; Students will learn to write an equation
showing that the length of a segment is equal to the sum of the lengths of its parts and solve the equation
for the missing length, identify complementary and supplementary angles, name and find the measure of
the complement of an angle, and name and find the measure of the supplement of an angle; Students will
learn to reduce fraction terms before multiplying; Students will learn to identify the coordinates of a point
on a coordinate plane, graph points on a coordinate plane, and locate the vertices of a shape on a
coordinate plane, than draw segments between the points to draw the shape; Students will learn to identify
opposite and adjacent angles in a parallelogram, find the measure of an angle in a parallelogram when the
measure of its opposite angle or adjacent angle is known, create and use a model to show that
parallelograms with sides the same length may have different areas, and find the area of a parallelogram;
Students will learn to recognize the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions, and
follow three steps to multiply three or more fractions or mixed numbers; Students will learn to read
expressions with exponents, find the value of expressions with exponents, write the prime factorization of
a number using exponents, and write a decimal number as a fraction or mixed number; Students will learn
to convert fractions and mixed numbers to decimal numbers, and use a calculator to convert a fraction to a
decimal number; Students will learn to write a fraction as a percent and write a decimal as a percent;
Students will learn to compare fractions by converting each fraction to decimal form; Students will learn to
diagram fractional parts statements, and find unstated information from fractional-parts statements;
Students will learn to identify and convert between units of capacity within the US Customary system, and
identify and convert between units of capacity within the metric system; Students will learn to demonstrate
that a triangle's area is half the area of a parallelogram with the same base and height, and use the formulas
A=1/2bh, and A=bh/2 to calculate the area of a triangle; Students will learn to draw and use a ratio box to
sort ratio numbers and actual counts, find the scale factor when the ratio and one actual count is known,
and multiply a ratio term by the scale factor to find the actual count.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Astronomy
Gravity; Stars; Galaxies; Sir Isaac Newton
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW learn about the composition of space and the place of Earth in the universe. TSW understand the
components of the study of astronomy, Students will learn about stars and how the stars and Earth impact
each other. TSW appreciate the contributions of scientists and inventors throughout history. TSW
understand the social and economic effects of major discoveries in science.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
CONTENT Scientific Method Scientific Method Part 2 and Science Fair Projects
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about,
and evaluate such investigations.
Continued in February
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Romanticism Industrialism, Capitalism, Socialism Rejection of classicism, emphasis on emotion and imagination, and on nature and the private self. Jean-
Jacques Rousseau.
Beginnings in Great Britain, textiles, iron and steel mills, the early factory system, Adam Smith,
Law of supply and demand, social classes, forms of socialism, Karl Marx.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Describe the effect of the French Revolution on the Catholic Church. Understand the new
calendar. Recognize Revolutionary fashions and art; Understand the impact of the French Revolution on
the rest of the world. Describe the Reign of Terror. Identify the Jacobins, the Committee of Safety, and
Maximilien Robespierre, and their roles in the Reign of Terror; Identify Napoleon Bonaparte. Understand
the early achievements of Napoleon's military career. Understand how Napoleon gained power in the
French government; Define the term Romantic. Understand Rousseau's influence on the Romantic
movement. Compare and contrast romanticism with neoclassicism. Identify Wordsworth, Constable, and
Beethoven and their relationship to the Romantic movement; Explain some of the effects, positive and
negative, of the Industrial Revolution. Describe working conditions for nineteenth-century children in
England. Define the term free market and explain its effect on workers and employers; Describe the life of
the typical English peasant in the 1600's. Understand the challenges of operating a farm; Identify the
changes that led to more efficient farming practices in the seventeenth century. Understand the enclosure
movement and explain its effect on farmers. Describe the impact of steam power; Understand how the
modern city developed. Define the term cottage industry. Describe the spinning jenny and cotton gin and
explain their effect on mass production; Explain how capitalism works. Describe the mercantilist system.
Recognize the economic relationship between a colony and its home country. Understand the economic
theories of Adam Smith; Identify Charles Dickens and Benjamin Disraeli and explain their contributions to
society. Compare and contrast the lives and leisure activities of the rich, the middle class, and the poor;
Understand workers' reactions against industrialization. Identify Robert Owen and discuss his life and
ideas; Define the terms depression and inflation. Identify The Communist Manifesto and explain its main
ideas. Identify Karl Marx and explain his most important ideas; Understand the effect of a capitalist
economy on modern society. Identify the socialist ideas that can be found in today's democratic
governments.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Using Excel to make graphs for Science Fair.
E-Pat Features for CMASS PARCC Items that need to be reviewed for state testing:
- Drop Down
- Drag /
- Bar Graph / Histogram
- Highlighting
- Number line / coordinate plane items (hotspot)
- Toolbox Pointer
- Toolbox Calculator (5th-8
th gr)
- Ruler – standard and metric
- Magnifier
- Zoom in/out
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Courage Year Two: Courage Year Three: Courage
6th
Grade Curriculum Map FEBRUARY
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 4 Great Expectations (continued); Unit 5 Earth in Action
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 5-Word structure: location prefixes, Latin root sens, suffix –ness, and base word families.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, adjusting reading speed, and clarifying.
Comprehension skills: sequence, and cause and effect. Vocabulary. Writing an adventure story. Using
electronic technology to retrieve information. Using a dictionary to draw conclusions. Literary devices.
Lesson 1-Word structure: prefix semi-, suffix –ive, shades of meaning, and content words-earth in action.
Comprehension strategies: asking questions, clarifying, and visualizing. Comprehension skills: compare
and contrast, and main idea and details. Vocabulary. Writing a research report. Active and passive voice.
Conducting an interview. Nonverbal gestures.
Lesson 2-Word structure: suffix –ment, prefix dis-, connotation and denotation, and content words-earth
in action. Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, summarizing, and
visualizing. Comprehension skills: cause and effect, and classify and categorize. Vocabulary. Wirting a
research report. Varying sentences to achieve purpose. Finding useful information and taking notes.
Evaluating visual sources.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT Conventions
CONTENT
Conventions: Check spelling, punctuating effectively and paragraphing accurately, capitalizing correctly,
and applying grammar and usage.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW spell sight words, high-frequency words, and less familiar words correctly, handle basic punctuation
skillfully, use capital letters consistently and accurately, and form grammatically correct phrases and
sentences.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will assess students’ writing samples.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 10 Lessons 4-5 and 11; Chapter 11 Lessons 1-5; Chapter 12 Lessons 1-4.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Vocabulary and analogy, Pattern 4 sentences and predicate noun, introduce how to make nouns possessive,
noun cases, review noun jobs, mixed patterns 1-4, pronoun and antecedent agreement, and indefinite
pronouns.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year progresses,
students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 81 – 94
CONTENT Ratios/Proportions Number Sense Probability Geometry Pre-Algebra
Fractions/Decimals / Percents
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to use a compass and straightedge to construct the perpendicular bisector of a given line
segment, and use a compass and straightedge to construct the bisector of a given angle; Students will learn
to add, subtract, multiply, and divide units of measure; Students will learn to find the volume of a
rectangular prism; Students will learn to read and write proportions, identify a ratio that forms a proportion
with a given ratio, and use the scale factor to find a missing term in a proportion; Students will learn to
follow the order of operations when simplifying an expression; Students will learn to use cross products to
determine whether two fractions are equal or whether two ratios form a proportion, and use cross products
to find a missing term in a proportion; Students will learn to estimate the area of a circle drawn on a grid,
and use the formula A=pi r squared to determine the area of a circle; Students will learn to solve a missing
factor problem in which the unknown factor is a mixed number, and solve a missing factor problem in
which the unknown factor is a decimal number; Students will learn to use proportions to solve ratio
problems; Students will learn to find the square root of a perfect square greater than 100, and use guess and
check to estimate the square roots of numbers that are not perfect squares; Students will learn to identify
and describe turns measured in degrees, and solve problems involving turns; Students will learn to estimate
the probability of an event from data gathered by performing a probability experiment, present data in a
relative frequency table, and conduct probability experiments; Students will learn to use formulas to
calculate the perimeter and area of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, and triangles; Students will learn to
write the powers of 10 with exponents when writing numbers in expanded notation, simplify expressions
with exponents and roots, and use exponents with fractions and decimals; Students will learn to classify
triangles by the lengths of their sides, and classify triangles by the measure of their angles; Students will
learn to change a fraction, a decimal, or a mixed number to a percent by multiplying by 100%.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
Continued from January
CONTENT Scientific Method Scientific Method Part 2 and Science Fair Projects
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate
such investigations.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Latin American – Geography and History
Haitian revolution, Mexican revolutions, liberators, new nations in Central America, Brazilian
Independence. Prominent geographic features, countries and cities of Latin America.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Describe the social structure in Latin America prior to the struggles for independence.
Understand the inspiration for and causes of revolutions in Latin America; Identify Toussaint L'Ouverture
and describe his role in Haiti's struggle for independence. Explain the causes of rebellion against the
French in Haiti. Describe significant events and personalities in the antislavery and pro-independence
struggles; Understand the motivation behind the Mexican struggle for independence. Describe the
significant events and personalities of the Mexican independence movement; Compare and contrast three
South American liberators: Francisco de Miranda, Simon Bolivar, and Jose de San Martin. Describe how
Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin liberated South America from Spanish rule. Explain why Simon
Bolivar was not able to unite South America as one country; Explain how the people of Buenos Aires
defeated the British and later forced the Spanish viceroy into exile. Understand the importance of Jose de
San Martin to the southern South American independence movement. Describe how Jose de San Martin
helped Argentina, Chile, and Peru fight for independence; Identify Joao and describe his life and
accomplishments. Describe the path Brazil took to independence and explain how it differed from that of
the other Latin American countries; Understand the events and significance of the Mexican revolution.
Identify Santa Anna, Benito Juarez, Porfirio Diaz, Pancho Villa, and Emiliano Zapata.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Word Typing for Science Fair. Excel
Inserting Data to Make Graphs
E-Pat Features for CMASS PARCC Items that need to be reviewed for state testing:
- Drop Down
- Drag /
- Bar Graph / Histogram
- Highlighting
- Number line / coordinate plane items (hotspot)
- Toolbox Pointer
- Toolbox Calculator (5th-8
th gr)
- Ruler – standard and metric
- Magnifier
- Zoom in/out
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Loyalty Year Two: Love of Country Year Three: Honesty and Justice
6th
Grade Curriculum Map MARCH
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 5 Earth in Action (continued)
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 3- Word structure: Latin root terra, Greek root gen, antonyms, and homophones. Comprehension
strategies: asking questions, making connections, and predicting. Comprehension skills: drawing
conclusions, and cause and effect. Vocabulary. Writing a research report. Using electronic technology to
verify information. Conducting a literature search. Informative presentations.
Lesson 4-Word structure: prefix pre-, suffix –less, compound words, inflectional ending –ing.
Comprehension strategies: clarifying predicting, visualizing, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
classify and categorize, and compare and contrast. Vocabulary. Letter of condolence. Sentence tense.
Assessing messages in mass media. Improving an oral presentation.
Lesson 5-Word structure: suffixes –y, -ment, multiple-meaning words, content words-earth in action.
Comprehension strategies: making connections, adjusting reading speed, and summarizing.
Comprehension skills: author’s purpose, and cause and effect. Vocabulary. Writing a book review.
Compound-complex sentences. Test-taking strategies. Effective listening.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
6+1 Traits together
CONTENT
Culmination of all content covered thus far.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand how to use all six traits in their writing successfully.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will assess students’ writing samples.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 12 Lesson 10; Chapter 13 Lessons 1-5 and 12; Chapter 14 Lessons 1-3, 5 and 7.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Jingles, predicate adjectives, pattern 5 sentences, degrees of comparison adjectives, double negatives,
mixed patterns 1-5, parts of a friendly letter, parts of an envelope and commonly used abbreviations.
ASSESSMENT Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given to test
each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year
progresses, students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 95 – 101
CONTENT Algebra Ratios/Proportions Geometry
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to cancel units of measure before multiplying; Students will learn to find the rule for a
function, find a missing number in a function table, make a table for a function, and graph a function on a
coordinate plane; Students will learn to identify transversals, interior angles, alternate interior angles,
exterior angles, alternate exterior angles, and corresponding angles, and find the measures of the angles
formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines when the measure of one angle is known; Students
will learn to identify the interior and exterior angles of a polygon, find the sums of the interior angles of a
triangle and of a quadrilateral, and find the measure of one interior angle in a triangle or quadrilateral when
the measures of the other interior angles are known; Students will learn to complete a table that shows
equivalent fractions, decimals, and percent’s; Students will learn to use a number line to add integers, add
integers mentally, identify the opposite of an integer, and use algebraic addition to subtract integers;
Students will learn to create a tree diagram that shows all possible outcomes of a compound experiment,
and determine the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a compound experiment; Students will learn to
use ratio boxes to solve ratio problems that involve totals; Students will learn to identify and convert units
of mass in the metric system, identify and convert units of weight in the US Customary system, and add
and subtract measures in pounds and ounces; Students will learn to find the perimeter of a complex shape.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Energy Heat Temperature Heat Transfer
Energy Transfer Distillation Change of Phase
Forms of Energy at varying temperature Expansion and Contraction
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand the structure and properties of heat and temperature. TSW understand the various ways
that heat energy can be transferred and what effects that process has on life. TSW understand the
characteristics of a variety of changes in the states of matter. TSW the structure and properties of energy
transfer.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
Continued in April…
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Immigration - Waves of immigration post 1830, Ellis Island, major cities of settlement,
melting pot, land of opportunity, discrimination.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will Define the word immigrant. Explain why many western and northern Europeans left their
native lands to begin new lives in the United States; Describe the transatlantic voyage Europe to America.
Understand the immigrant experience in the United States at this time; Explain why many more
immigrants came to the United States after the Civil War. Define the term New Immigration and identify
the New Immigrants' countries of origin. Compare and contrast the experiences of the post-Civil War
immigrants with those of earlier immigrants; Identify the Statue of Liberty and discuss its symbolic
importance. Identify Ellis Island and explain its function. Define the term nativism and describe its effect
on immigration. Understand the Chinese Exclusion Act; Explain the significance of the term melting pot
to the history of immigration in the United States. Compare and contrast first-, second-, and third-
generation Americans. Understand the assimilation process of immigrant groups into American society.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Powerpoint Open a presentation
Click the File tab, and then click Open.
In the left pane of the Open dialog box, click the drive or folder that contains the presentation that you want.
In the right pane of the Open dialog box, open the folder that contains the presentation.
Click the presentation, and then click Open.
View a slide show
To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the first slide, do the following:
On the Slide Show tab, in the
Start Slide Show group,
click From Beginning.
To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the current slide, do the following:
On the Slide Show tab, in the
Start Slide Show group, click From Current Slide.
Print a presentation
Click the File tab,
and then click Print.
Under Print What,
do one of the following:
o To print all slides, click All.
o To print only the slide that is
o currently displayed, click
Current Slide.
To print specific slides by number, click Custom Range of Slides, and then enter a list of individual slides, a
range, or both.
When you finish making your selections, click Print.
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Compassion Year Two: Faithfulness Year Three: Mercy
6th
Grade Curriculum Map APRIL
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 5 Earth in Action (continued); Unit 6 Art and Impact
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
End of Unit 5.
Lesson 1-Word structure: inflectional ending –ed, homographs, multiple-meaning words, connotation and
denotation. Comprehension strategies: predicting, visualizing, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
sequence, and main idea and details. Vocabulary. Writing a biography. Adjectives, capitalization, and
types of sentences. Conducting an interview. Appropriate word choice.
Lesson 2-Word structure: negative prefixes, location prefixes, synonyms, and content words for art and
impact. Comprehension strategies: asking questions, making connections, visualizing, and clarifying.
Comprehension skills: drawing conclusions, and compare and contrast. Vocabulary. Wirting a biography.
Adverbs, apostrophes, quotations marks, hyphens, dashes, and subject/verb agreement. Choosing
appropriate sources. Main ideas in pictures.
Lesson 3-Word structure: suffixes –en, -ous, homophones, and content words for art and impact.
Comprehension strategies: visualizing, making connections, and asking questions. Comprehension skills:
sequence and cause and effect. Vocabulary. Writing: describing a place. Regular and irregular plurals,
colons and semicolons, pronouns, dependent clauses, and complex sentences. Planning a survey.
Interacting: communicating with respect.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
6+1 Traits together
CONTENT
Culmination of all content covered thus far.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand how to use all six traits in their writing successfully.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class and assessments
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 15 Lessons 1-5 and 7; Chapter 16 Lessons 1-6.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Introduce four types of business letters, the six parts of a business letter and parts of a business envelope,
fact and opinion, propaganda, mass media, evaluating propaganda techniques in the media, reasons for
reading speeds and subject-matter reading, outlines.
ASSESSMENT Posttest. Oral definition tests, practice improved sentences tests, grammar test will be given
to test each new concept as it is introduced. We will be starting on a three day rotation, and as the year
progresses, students will test on the same day sentences are introduced.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 102 – 115
CONTENT Ratios/Proportions Geometry Number Sense
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to use the electrical-charge model to add signed numbers; Students will learn to solve
percent problems by creating a ratio box, setting up a proportion, and solving the proportion; Students will
learn to solve two-step equations, and use substitution to check the answer to a two-step equation; Students
will learn to find the area of a complex shape; Students will learn to identify and describe rotations,
translations, and reflections, and use transformations to change the position of a figure; Students will learn
to identify the corresponding sides and the corresponding angles of two congruent figures, identify similar
triangles, and identify the corresponding angles of similar triangles; Students will learn to identify
symmetrical figures, and draw lines of symmetry in figures and objects; Students will learn to use the
legend in a scale drawing or model to find the actual measurements of the object being represented, use a
proportion to find an unknown measurement in a scale drawing or model problem, determine the scale and
scale factor of a rendering, and use the scale factor of a model to calculate the dimensions of an actual
object; Students will learn to interpret the remainders to division problems that have real-world
applications; Students will learn to calculate the product of two integers, and calculate the quotient of two
integers; Students will learn to rename units to add and subtract mixed measures, and multiply a number by
a power of ten; Students will learn to write unit multipliers for equivalent measures, and use unit
multipliers to convert from one unit to another; Students will learn to convert a percent that includes a
fraction to a fraction
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
Continued from March…
CONTENT Energy Heat ; Temperature; Heat Transfer; Energy Transfer; Forms of Energy at
varying temperature; Expansion and Contraction; Change of Phase; Distillation
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand the structure and properties of heat and temperature. TSW understand the various ways
that heat energy can be transferred and what effects that process has on life. TSW understand the
characteristics of a variety of changes in the states of matter. TSW the structure and properties of energy
transfer.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Industrialization, Urbanization, and Reform
The post-Civil War industrial boom, condition of labor, influence of big business, industrialists, capitalists,
free enterprise and government regulation. Populism, the Progressive Era, Reform for African-Americans,
Women’s suffrage, Eugene Debs.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will describe the life and the accomplishments of Andrew Carnegie. Understand how
industrialization affected the lives of workers. Explain how industrialization began and grew in the United
States; explain why and how America's national railroad system grew after the Civil War. Explain how
railroads contributed to growth and change in industry; Identify and describe the factors that led to
America's growth as an industrial society. Define capital and corporation and explain their importance to
the growth of the industry; recognize how inventions such as the telephone and phonograph created new
industries. Describe the importance of the inventions of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison;
explain the importance of the developing steel and oil industries. Describe the business methods of
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller; explain how monopolies, trusts, rebates, and pools function.
Understand why monopolies, trusts, rebates, and pools are unfair business practices. Describe the
measures the government took to limit unfair business practices; explain how industrialization affected
working people, including skilled craftsmen, women, and children. Describe the working conditions in
factories and mines. Identify positive changes brought about by industrialization; Explain why workers
organized labor unions. Identify Samuel Gompers and describe his rise to union leadership. Describe the
successes and failures of the labor movement during the late 1800's; identify and describe the factors that
contributed to the growth of America's cities. Explain some of the reasons why people moved to cities.
Understand how changes in architecture and transportation altered cities; describe the problems of the
rapidly growing cities. Explain how the political machines of the late 1800's functioned; understand that
the Populist Party grew out of farmers' desires for social reform in the face of growing divides between
industry and agriculture. Describe the main goals of the Populist Party and the role of William Jennings
Bryan; understand the aims of muckrakers and the social improvements they helped bring about. Identify
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair as muckrakers who exposed the abuses of Standard Oil and the meat-
packing industry, respectively; understand the reforms instituted by Jane Addams in founding Hull House.
Recognize the impact reformer Jacob Riis had on cleaning up New York tenements. Recognize that some
Americans displayed hostility toward new immigrants; Describe Theodore Roosevelt's views on land
conservation, saving natural resources, and protecting native wildlife. Identify Theodore Roosevelt's
achievements in conservation. Explain Roosevelt's "square deal" policy and identify the antitrust laws he
instituted; understand the hardships and dangers African Americans faced after the Civil War, including
Jim Crow Laws, lynching, and discrimination. Describe the beliefs and accomplishments of civil rights
leaders Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Du Bois; understand the laws and customs of the
nineteenth century that restricted the rights of women. Describe the roles of Susan B. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the woman suffrage movement and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment;
Describe Eugene Debs's association with the socialist movement, his union efforts, and his attempts to help
the oppressed.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLOGY
State Assessments.
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Forgiveness Year Two: Graciousness and Courtesy Year Three: Gentleness and Humility
6th Grade Curriculum Map MAY
READING - Imagine It!
CONTENT Unit 6 Art and Impact (continued)
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Lesson 4-Word structure: prefixes con-, com-, and col-, number prefixes, suffix –ity, and Greek root arch.
Comprehension strategies: adjusting reading speed, clarifying, and summarizing. Comprehension skills:
fact and opinion, and making inferences. Vocabulary. Writing a Haiku. Fragments and run-on sentences,
prepositions, prepositional phrases, varying sentences to achieve purpose, pronouns, and using electronic
technology to retrieve information. Using a thesaurus. Recognizing propaganda.
Lesson 5-Word structure: prefix re-, suffix –ful, gerunds, and antonyms. Comprehension strategies:
asking questions, making connections, and predicting. Comprehension skills: author’s point of view, and
making inferences. Vocabulary. Writing a cinquain. Varying sentences to achieve purpose, compound-
complex sentences, active and passive voice, perfect and progressive tense, and using electronic
technology to verify information. Using text organizers. Giving and following directions.
ASSESSMENT Knowledge will be demonstrated through a variety of assessments including but not limited to:
multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer tests; workbook pages; projects; and written papers.
WRITING - 6 Trait
6 Trait UNIT
End of the Year Research Project
CONTENT
Culmination of all content covered thus far.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand how to use all six traits in their writing successfully.
ASSESSMENT Teacher will observe student participation in class & assessments.
GRAMMAR - Shurley English
CONTENT Chapter 18 Lessons 1-8.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Genres of poetry, analyze poems, write and share poems, haiku and acrostic poems, parts-of-speech
poems, couplets, triplets and quatrains, diamante and limericks.
ASSESSMENT Students will be graded on their poems.
MATH - Saxon
LESSONS 116 – 120
CONTENT Fractions/Decimals / Percents Geometry Pre-Algebra Roman Numerals
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will learn to calculate compound interest, and use a calculator to compute compound interest;
Students will learn to draw a diagram to find a whole in a fractional-parts problem when a fraction is
known; Students will learn to use a grid to estimate the area of an irregular shape; Students will learn to
write and solve an equation to find a whole when a percent is known; Students will learn to calculate the
volume of a cylinder by multiplying the area of a circular end of the cylinder by the height of the cylinder;
Students will learn to identify and make models of the Platonic solids: a tetrahedron, a cube, an
octahedron, a dodecahedron, and an icosahedron, and identify the number of faces, vertices, and edges for
each created model.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative Assessment every 5-6 lessons; Daily Homework
SCIENCE - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Human Body
Circulatory System Lymphatic System
Immune System Marie Curie
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
TSW understand how specific body systems operate individually and corporately to promote a healthy
body.
TSW understand how the immune system fights infections and how they can maintain a healthy lifestyle.
TSW appreciate the contributions of scientists and inventors throughout history.
TSW understand the social and economic effects of major discoveries in science.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative evaluations of ideas and facts presented in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Core Knowledge
CONTENT Industrialization, Urbanization, and Reform
The post-Civil War industrial boom, condition of labor, influence of big business, industrialists,
capitalists, free enterprise and government regulation.
Populism, the Progressive Era, Reform for African-Americans, Women’s suffrage, Eugene Debs.
SKILLS / OBJECTIVES
Students will describe the life and the accomplishments of Andrew Carnegie. Understand how
industrialization affected the lives of workers. Explain how industrialization began and grew in the United
States; explain why and how America's national railroad system grew after the Civil War. Explain how
railroads contributed to growth and change in industry; Identify and describe the factors that led to
America's growth as an industrial society. Define capital and corporation and explain their importance to
the growth of the industry; recognize how inventions such as the telephone and phonograph created new
industries. Describe the importance of the inventions of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison;
explain the importance of the developing steel and oil industries. Describe the business methods of
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller; explain how monopolies, trusts, rebates, and pools function.
Understand why monopolies, trusts, rebates, and pools are unfair business practices. Describe the
measures the government took to limit unfair business practices; explain how industrialization affected
working people, including skilled craftsmen, women, and children. Describe the working conditions in
factories and mines. Identify positive changes brought about by industrialization; Explain why workers
organized labor unions. Identify Samuel Gompers and describe his rise to union leadership. Describe the
successes and failures of the labor movement during the late 1800's; identify and describe the factors that
contributed to the growth of America's cities. Explain some of the reasons why people moved to cities.
Understand how changes in architecture and transportation altered cities; describe the problems of the
rapidly growing cities. Explain how the political machines of the late 1800's functioned; understand that
the Populist Party grew out of farmers' desires for social reform in the face of growing divides between
industry and agriculture. Describe the main goals of the Populist Party and the role of William Jennings
Bryan; understand the aims of muckrakers and the social improvements they helped bring about. Identify
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair as muckrakers who exposed the abuses of Standard Oil and the meat-
packing industry, respectively; understand the reforms instituted by Jane Addams in founding Hull House.
Recognize the impact reformer Jacob Riis had on cleaning up New York tenements. Recognize that some
Americans displayed hostility toward new immigrants; Describe Theodore Roosevelt's views on land
conservation, saving natural resources, and protecting native wildlife. Identify Theodore Roosevelt's
achievements in conservation. Explain Roosevelt's "square deal" policy and identify the antitrust laws he
instituted; understand the hardships and dangers African Americans faced after the Civil War, including
Jim Crow Laws, lynching, and discrimination. Describe the beliefs and accomplishments of civil rights
leaders Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Du Bois; understand the laws and customs of the
nineteenth century that restricted the rights of women. Describe the roles of Susan B. Anthony and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the woman suffrage movement and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment;
Describe Eugene Debs's association with the socialist movement, his union efforts, and his attempts to help
the oppressed.
ASSESSMENT Cumulative assessments of ideas and facts presented in class. Periodic writing assignments.
TECHNOLGY
Microsoft Powerpoint
Open a presentation
Click the File tab, and then click Open.
In the left pane of the Open dialog box, click the drive or folder that contains the presentation that you want.
In the right pane of the Open dialog box, open the folder that contains the presentation.
Click the presentation, and then click Open.
View a slide show
To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the first slide, do the following:
On the Slide Show tab, in the
Start Slide Show group,
click From Beginning.
To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the current slide, do the following:
On the Slide Show tab, in the
Start Slide Show group, click From Current Slide.
Print a presentation
Click the File tab,
and then click Print.
Under Print What,
do one of the following:
o To print all slides, click All.
o To print only the slide that is
o currently displayed, click
Current Slide.
To print specific slides by number, click Custom Range of Slides, and then enter a list of individual slides, a
range, or both.
TYPE to LEARN
All students will have passed two Type to Learn assessments by the end of the year.
When you finish making your selections, click Print.
NWEA Testing
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Hope Year Two: Joy Year Three: Wonder
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS AUGUST
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Year Two: Year Three: Respect & Responsibility
ART
UNIT
Classroom Procedures; Elements of Art; Principles of Design
CONTENT
Saftey; Review the art Elements; Review the principles of design
SKILLS
Make a chart of the art elements and look for their use in history;
ASSESSMENT
Class participation and check the chart
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Great Deserts of the World Sci – Earth Sci; Metric System
MUSIC
UNIT
Elements of Music
CONTENT
Review notations and terms: names and lines of treble clef; middle C; Treble and Bass Clef; staff, bar
line, double bar line, measure, repeat sign; octave; whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes and
corresponding rests; sharps, flats, naturals; meter signature 4/4 or common time 2/4, ¾, 6/8
SKILLS
SW review basic elements of music including melodic and rhythmic notation; SW sing scales using
solfege; SW sing various 2/3 part rounds; SW will respond appropriately to the cues of a conductor.
ASSESSMENT
Theory worksheets; Notation
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Great Deserts of the World Sci – Earth Sci; Metric System
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – RULES AND EXPECTATIONS:
CONTENT:
Safety Cooperation Respects Differences Identifies feelings
Plays fair Follows directions and classroom rules
SKILLS:
Understands rules and safety concerns
Comprehend the protocols used in a physical education setting
Understands expectations
Understands the importance of cooperation and sportsmanship
ASSESSMENT:
Teacher observation Teacher checklist Peer assessments
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Great Deserts of the World Sci – Earth Sci; Metric System
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 1
Week : Primera Etapa: Saludos y despedidas. Pg. 3
Te gusta? Likes and dislikes. Verbs. Pg. 4-5
Review
Content
Vocabulary - Saludos y Despedidas Greetings and Goodbyes
Culture - Introduction to the Hispanic world language and map.
Skills/Objectives
Identify Spanish speaking countries.
Learn and practice forms of greetings and goodbyes
Indentify what greetings to use according to the time of day or the need for formal or informal
Recognize the sequence of answers to follow when greeting and saying goodbye.
Likes and dislikes
Assessment
Geography of Spanish language
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS SEPTEMBER
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Year Two: Year Three: Respect & Responsibility
ART
UNIT Paper Mache; Art of Ancient Greece
CONTENT
Research and plan paper Mache creature; Identify the “classic period of art and Characteristics –
balance proportion, ideal form.
SKILLS
Make planning sketch of paper mache animal, bird or aquatic creature (two classes); study the Parthenon
and the Discus Thrower and note principles of design at work.
ASSESSMENT
Check plans and note steps needed for paper mache project; class participation and check the chart
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Judaism & Christianity; Ancient Greece Sci – Plate Tectonics
MUSIC
UNIT
Elements of Music
CONTENT
Review: instrument families; dynamic markings: pp, mp, p, f, mf, ff; frequently used Italian terms;
vocal ranges; recognize introduction, interlude, coda, theme and variations in musical selections;
SKILLS
SW review basic elements of music including melodic and rhythmic notation. ; SW listen to examples
of music from various parts of the world. (focus on use of percussion and form) ;
SW sing scales using solfege. ; SW sing various 2/3 part rounds; Create an original composition;
SW experience and participate in creating steady and syncopated beats;
Audience and performance etiquette.
ASSESSMENT
Theory worksheets; Teacher observation; Notation review; Notation and music terminology
assessment.
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Judaism & Christianity; Ancient Greece Sci – Plate Tectonics
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – VOLLEYBALL:
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Set Spike Volley Bump Dig Serve Passing Blocking
Rules of game:
3 hits per side Boundaries Rally scoring
Tactics:
Offense Defense Positioning Footwork Coordination
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental net skills
Apply knowledge of the rules of the game
Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of volleyball
Activities:
King’s court Drop B.U.M.P Mini/Modified Volleyball games
ASSESSMENT:
Written test Teacher checklist I pad assessment
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Judaism & Christianity; Ancient Greece Sci – Plate Tectonics
SPANISH
Chapter
Segunda Etapa: Que deseas tomar? pg 6-7
Tercera Etapa: Que deseas comer? pg. 8-9
Review pg 10-12
Content
Vocabulary - Ordering drinks and food
Culture - C.K. 16 de septiembre Mexican Independence Day
Skills/Objectives
Gender of nouns
Indefinite articles
Ordering food and drink
Asking and answering yes and no questions
Regular verbs
Assessment
Students work in pairs to practice dialogue in café.
Review likes and dislikes with drinks.
Review subject pronouns
Present tense of regular verbs
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS OCTOBER
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Diligence
Year Two: Self-Control and Self Discipline
Year Three: Perseverance
ART
UNIT
Art of Ancient Rome; Paper Mache
CONTENT
Identify “classic” characteristics balance and proportion; recognize that basic forms and proportions
underlie the sculpture
SKILLS
Study the Pantheon and note the design principles at at work; start to make basic forms for the mache
critter (one class)
ASSESSMENT
Review and quiz for ancient Greece and Rome; Check proportions
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Plate Tectonics
MUSIC
UNIT
Baroque Music (1600-1750)
CONTENT
Terms: counterpoint, fugue, oratorio Composers and works; J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto,
Well; Tempered Clavier, Cantatas
SKILLS
SW use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast music of the Baroque to music of a different style.
ASSESSMENT
Venn diagram; Teacher observation; Notation
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Plate Tectonics
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
– BASKETBALL:
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Dribbling Passing Catching Shooting Rebounding
Stealing Blocking
Defensive/Offensive stance
Rules of game:
Inbounding Fouls/Violations Starting game play Scoring
Tactics:
Offense (give and go, pick and roll) Defense (Man to man vs. zone)
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental basketball skills Apply knowledge of the rules of the game
Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of basketball
Activities:
Dribble Tag 3 man weave Knock out 3 vs. 3 5 vs. 5
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Plate Tectonics
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 2
Primera etapa:
Textbook page 43
WB page 15-16, 18-19
Content
Vocabulary - verbs, conjugating –ar, verbs, pronouns
Culture - Day of the Dead
Skills/Objectives
Sentences with verbs
Assessment
Students will conjugate verbs to the present tense with pronouns and proper names for sentences
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS NOVEMBER
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Gratitude Year Two: Wonder Year Three: Stewardship
ART
UNIT Paper Mache; Gothic Art
CONTENT
Review religious inspiration of great Gothic cathedral and characteristic features
SKILLS
Continue to make forms (two classes); Study Notre Dame cathedral & note characteristics
ASSESSMENT
Check proportions; Check notes
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Oceans
MUSIC
UNIT Baroque Music (1600-1750) ; Music of Ancient Rome and Greece (overview)
CONTENT
Traditions, innovations of music of Rome and Greece; George Frederick Handel, Water Music,
“Hallelujah Chorus” from The Messiah
SKILLS
SW involve themselves in discussion and listening activities involving Baroque music
ASSESSMENT
Notation activities; Test: Baroque composers; Teacher observation
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Oceans
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – FITNESS CONTENT:
Fitness testing: Pacer test Curl-ups Push-ups Pull-ups Flexibility
SKILLS:
Demonstrate the ability to perform the identified fitnessgram test items and record and interpret personal
scores; Demonstrate the ability to set realistic fitness goals for each of the components of health
related fitness based on their fitness scores; Participate in regular physical activity
ASSESSMENT:
Teacher checklist and rubric Teacher Observation I pad assessment
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Ancient Rome Science – Oceans
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 2
Segunda etapa: WB pages 20-24 TB pages 53-55
Culture: TB pg. 59
Content
Vocabulary - Formal and informal greetings
Culture - C.K. Iberian Peninsula under the Roman empire, Spanish language between countries.
Skills/Objectives
Responding to greetings
What’s going on?
Quisieras and acabar de
Assessment
Students will learn to intrude a friend to another friend and to their parents.
Talk about needs and desires
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS DECEMBER
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Generosity Year Two: Charity Year Three: Service
ART
UNIT Baroque and Rococo Art; Paper Mache
CONTENT
Note the characteristics of Baroque and Rococo Art; recognize that basic forms and proportions
underlie the paper mache sculpture (one class)
SKILLS
Examine representative works by Rembrandt & Fragonard
ASSESSMENT
Check notes ; check proportions and craftsmanship
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Enlightenment Science – Oceans
MUSIC
UNIT Musical Program Preparation
CONTENT performance (selections TBA)
SKILLS SW sing and learn choreography for a musical; SW rehearse musical demonstrating proper
performance etiquette and singing technique.
ASSESSMENT
Teacher observation; SW will respond appropriately to the cues of a conductor.
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Enlightenment Science – Oceans
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – FOOTBALL
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Passing Catching Pass Patterns Punting/kicking
Rules of the game:
No tackling Scoring Offsides Sportsmanship
Plays Patterns Positioning Agility moves
Tactics (Individual vs. Team)
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental football skills Apply knowledge of the rules of the game Utilize
tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of football
Activities:
Flag football Invasion games Ultimate Football
ASSESSMENT:
Written test Teacher checklist and rubric I pad assessment
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Enlightenment Science – Oceans
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 3
TB pg. 66-67
Primera etapa:
WB pages 26-27
Map of Central and South America
Sugunda etapa: WB pages 32-33
Content
Vocabulary - Present tense of ser, Name of countries and nationalities
Culture - Christmas in Latin America
Skills/Objectives
Ireegular verb ser, TB pg. 68
Identifying countries
Adjectives of nationality
Names of professions
Assessment
Students will be able to say where they are from and ask where others are from.
Dialogue to discuss nationality
Students have adjectives to write about themselves
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS JANUARY
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Courage Year Two: Courage Year Three: Courage
ART
UNIT Neoclassical and Romantic Art; Paper Mache
CONTENT
Note characteristics of Neoclassicism and Romanticism
SKILLS
Examine representative works by David, Goya, Turner; check forms (two classes)
ASSESSMENT
Check notes; check craftsmanship
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Romanticism / Industrialism/ Capitalism / Socialism Sci – Astronomy
MUSIC
UNIT (Rehearsals/ Performance)
CONTENT
preparation and performance
SKILLS
SW perform a musical demonstrating proper performance etiquette and singing technique.
ASSESSMENT
Teacher observation; SW will respond appropriately to the cues of a conductor;
Review terminology and notation; End of year review test.
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Romanticism / Industrialism/ Capitalism / Socialism Sci – Astronomy
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – SOCCER
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Dribbling Passing Shooting Trapping Goaltending
Rules of the game:
Starting game play Offsides Violations Sportsmanship Scoring
Tactics:
Spacing Offense Defense Ball movement
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental soccer skills Apply knowledge of the rules of the game Utilize tactics and
strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of soccer
ASSESSMENT:
Teach observation I pad assessment Written Test
CORE KNOWLEDGE Soc St – Romanticism / Industrialism/ Capitalism / Socialism Sci – Astronomy
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 4
Primera Etapa
Textbook pages 98-99 & 101
WB pages 39-40
Segunda etapa
Textbook pages 106-107
WB pages 44-45
Tercera etapa
TB pages 114-115, WB 49-50
Content
Vocabulary -Definite articles, Identifying personal belongings, school items, possessive adjectives, numbers
Culture - The Three Wise Men, Puerto Rico, Commonweath of the USA
Skills/Objectives
Items in the school and your backpack.
Items in your bedroom
Definite article, singular and plural
There is…There are Hay
Numbers 0-20 and tenth place
Assessment
Students will learn vocabulary for many items in the classroom and in their own backpack.
Students will identify who the items belong to.
What’s in their backpack
Students will identify items in their bedroom and write sentences about what there is in there bedroom.
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS FEBRUARY
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Loyalty Year Two: Love of Country Year Three: Honesty and Justice
ART
UNIT Paper Mache
CONTENT
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SKILLS Apply paper mache, (four classes)
ASSESSMENT
Check for craftsmanship
MUSIC
UNIT Classical Music (1750-1825)
CONTENT
Composers and works; Mozart: Symphony No. 40, Piano Concerto No.21
SKILLS
SW complete listening guides for each selection studied describing timbre, expression, and other elements
important to the piece; SW sing various 2/3 part rounds.(revisit “Dona Nobis Pacem”)
ASSESSMENT
Notation activities; Student discussion; Teacher observation; Test over Classical period.
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement
Social Studies – Romanticism / Latin America Science – Astronomy / Scientific Method
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – FLOOR HOCKEY
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Passing Shooting Receiving Dribbling Stick control
Rules of game:
High stick No contact Boundaries
Tactics:
Offense (positioning and movement) Defense (positioning and movement)
Face offs Goaltending
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental floor hockey skills
Apply knowledge of the rules of the game
Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of floor hockey
Activities:
2 vs. 1 keep away 3 trap game Endline Hockey Sideline Hockey
ASSESSMENT:
Written tests Teacher Observation Teacher Checklist
SPANISH
Chapter
Primera etapa:
Textbook pages 126-127
WB pages 56-57
Segunda etapa:
Textbook pages 137-139
WB pages 58-59
WB pages 60-62
Content
Vocabulary - Likes and dislikes, get information about other people, review possessive adjectives and
pronouns. Regular erbs ending in er and –ir conjugated o the present tense.
Culture -
Skills/Objectives
Likes and dislikes
Classes
Possessive adjectives ser + de
Preferences
Regular –er and –ir verbs
Assessment
Students will discuss likes and disklikes
Work with partners to ask if they like or dislike
Which one do you like best?
Students will learn to conjugate regular verbs ending in –er and –ir ending to the present tense and will
Write sentences for practice.
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS MARCH
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Compassion Year Two: Faithfulness Year Three: Mercy
ART
UNIT Paper Mache
CONTENT
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SKILLS Gresso & Paint (3 classes)
ASSESSMENT
Check for craftsmanship
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Immigration Science – Energy
MUSIC
UNIT Classical Music (1750-1825) ; Romantic Music (1800-1900)
CONTENT
Haydn, String Quartet Opus 76; No. 3, “Emperor” (Theme and Variations) melody became the
German National Anthem; Composers and works: Beethoven and Schubert as transitional figures:
Symphony No. 9 (fourth movement) Schubert, lieder: Die Forelle, Gretchen am Spinnrade Beethoven,
Piano Sonata No. 14 (“Moonlight” Sonata) Composers and works: Chopin, “Funeral March”
from Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, “Minute” Waltz, “Revolutionary” Etude in C minor
Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor
SKILLS
SW recognize differences in characteristics of Romantic music.
ASSESSMENT
Notation activities; Student discussion; Teacher observation;
Test over the Romantic composers and works.
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Immigration Science – Energy
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – HANDBALL
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills: Passing Shooting Dribbling Catching
Rules of the game: 3 step possession Scoring Sportsmanship Spacing (no contact)
Tactics (Individual and team):
Offense Defense Spacing/Positioning Goaltending
Activities:
Wallball Modified handball games
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental handball skills Apply knowledge of the rules of the game
Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of handball
ASSESSMENT:
Teacher Observation Teacher Checklist Rubric Written test
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Immigration Science – Energy
SPANISH
Chapter
Chapter 6
Primera etapa:
Textbook pages: 150-152
Workbook pages 66-67
WB pages 68-69
Segunda etapa:
Textbook pages 159-161
WB page 71
WB page 72
Content
Vocabulary - Question words, Adjectives, irregular verb tener, question words,
C.K. immigration from Latin American countries
Culture -
Skills/Objectives
Present tense of the verb tener
Tener que + infinitive
Review verb ser
Assessment
Students will identify family members and tell their name and last names.
Talk about relatives and possessions
Review verbs, classes and professions
Students will write a dialogue with questions to answer.
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS APRIL
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Forgiveness Year Two: Graciousness and Courtesy Year Three: Gentleness and Humility
ART
UNIT Paper Mache; The Renaissance; Realism; One Point Perspective
CONTENT
Review main features of Renaissance Art; note realist’s belief that art should represent ordinary people;
learn basics of one point perspective
SKILLS
Add details; examine representative works of Ren Art; examine works by realist’s Courbet and Homer;
make one point perspective drawing
ASSESSMENT
Check for tidy work; class discussion on Ren Art; exam or art movements; check for spatial one
point perspective sense
MUSIC
UNIT -----
CONTENT -----
SKILLS
SW describe timbre, expression, and other elements important to the pieces;
SW identify I IV V chords through listening
ASSESSMENT
Notation review; Sing the tonic of particular passages of music.
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement
Social Studies – Industrialization Science – Energy
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Industrialization Science – Energy
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – FRISBEE
CONTENT:
Fundamental Skills:
Throwing Catching Scoring Positioning
Rules of the game:
Boundaries No contact Scoring Movement and positioning
Tactics:
Offense Defense Spacing/positioning
Activities:
Target Frisbee Frisbee Golf Modified Frisbee games
SKILLS:
Utilize fundamental fribee skills Apply knowledge of the rules of the game
Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects of Frisbee
ASSESSMENT:
Teach observation Written test I pad assessment
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Social Studies – Industrialization Science – Energy
SPANISH
Chapter 6
Textbook pages: 164-165, 168-169
WB page 75-77
Content
Vocabulary - Question words, adjectives, numbers
Culture - Chile and Ecuador
Skills/Objectives
Adjectives to describe family members
Higher numbers
Assessment
Students will write a paragraph about a member of their family utilizing adjectives and professions and
Nationalities.
Students will read a parapgraph in Spanish and answer questions.
6th
Grade Curr Map SPECIALS MAY
CORE VIRTUES
Year One: Hope Year Two: Joy Year Three: Wonder
ART
UNIT Computer Art
CONTENT Basic Photoshop tools
SKILLS SW experiment and work with basic tools
ASSESSMENT
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Industrialization Science – Human Body
MUSIC
UNIT Composer Review/ Sing Songs from 5th
Grade CK Sequence
CONTENT -----
SKILLS -----
ASSESSMENT SW sing various 2/3 part rounds.
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Industrialization Science – Human Body
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT – FIELD DAY/TEAM GAMES
CONTENT:
Field day games:
Capture the flag Scarf Tag 50 yard dash Jump the creek
Marble relay Dizzy bat race Gunny sack relay
SKILLS:
Demonstrate competency in a variety of games Utilize fundamental field and playground game skills
Apply knowledge of the rules of the games Utilize tactics and strategy in game play
Compare and contrast the role of individual vs. team aspects in field and playground games
Describe the role of both a leader and follower
ASSESSMENT:
Teacher Observation I pad assessment
CORE KNOWLEDGE enhancement Soc St – Industrialization Science – Human Body
SPANISH
Chapter 7
Textbook pages 191, 195
Workbook pages 83-84, 89-90
Content
Vocabulary - Present tense of ir, contraction al, irregular verbs querer and preferir
Culture - Lesser known countries in South America: Paraguau, Uruguay, Bolivia
Skills/Objectives
Places to go
Assessment
Students will talk about going places.