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Language Arts Year Plan – Grade 6, 2019

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Mythology Theatre (Summative or
Formative)
Daily 5, Integrated Integrated
Calendar, Unit Unit
Read Aloud,
Punctuation
& Spelling

DATE Sept 3-Sept 27 Sept 30-Nov 21 Nov 25-Dec 20 Jan 6- Feb 14 Feb 24- Mar 19 Mar 23- May 22 May 25- Jun 26
DAYS (182) 18 36 19 29 19 37 24
1.1 Discover and explore
Use prior experiences with oral, print
and other media texts to choose new
X X X X X
texts that meet learning needs and
interests
Read, write, represent and talk to
explore and explain connections
between prior knowledge and new X X X
information in oral, print and other
media texts
Engage in exploratory
communication to share personal
X X X
responses and develop own
interpretations
Experiment with a variety of forms of
oral, print and other media texts to
discover those best suited for X
exploring, organizing and sharing
ideas, information and experiences
Assess a variety of oral, print and
other media texts, and discuss X X X
preferences for particular forms
Assess personal language use, and
revise personal goals to enhance X
language learning and use
1.2 Clarify and extend
Select from the ideas and
observations of others to expand X X
personal understanding
Use talk, notes, personal writing and
representing, together with texts and
X X X X X X X
the ideas of others, to clarify and
shape understanding
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Evaluate the usefulness of new


ideas, techniques and texts in terms X X
of present understanding
2.1 Use strategies and cues
Combine personal experiences and
the knowledge and skills gained
through previous experiences with
X X X X X
oral, print and other media texts to
understand new ideas and
information
Apply knowledge of organizational
structures of oral, print and other
X
media texts to assist with
constructing and confirming meaning
Identify, and explain in own words,
the interrelationship of the main ideas X
and supporting details
Preview the content and structure of
subject area texts, and use this
X X
information to set a purpose, rate and
strategy for reading
Use definitions provided in context to
identify the meanings of unfamiliar X X X
words
Monitor understanding by evaluating
new ideas and information in relation X
to known ideas and information
Use text features, such as charts,
graphs and dictionaries, to enhance
X X X
understanding of ideas and
information
Identify and use the structural
elements of texts, such as
magazines, newspapers, newscasts X
and news features, to access and
comprehend ideas and information
Use the meanings of prefixes and
suffixes to predict the meanings of X X X
unfamiliar words in context
Integrate and apply knowledge of
phonics, sight vocabulary, language
X X
and context clues, and structural
analysis to read unfamiliar words in
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texts of increasing length and


complexity
Choose the most appropriate
reference to confirm the spellings or
locate the meanings of unfamiliar X X
words in oral, print and other media
texts
2.2 Respond to texts
Experience oral, print and other
media texts from a variety of cultural
traditions and genres, such as
X X X
autobiographies, travelogues,
comics, short films, myths, legends
and dramatic performances
Explain own point of view about oral,
X
print and other media texts
Make connections between own life
and characters and ideas in oral, X X
print and other media texts
Discuss common topics or themes in
a variety of oral, print and other X
media texts
Discuss the author’ s, illustrator’ s,
storyteller’ s or filmmaker’s intention X
or purpose
Observe and discuss aspects of
human nature revealed in oral, print
and other media texts, and relate X
them to those encountered in the
community
Summarize oral, print or other media
texts, indicating the connections
X
among events, characters and
settings
Identify or infer reasons for a
X
character’s actions or feelings
Make judgements and inferences
related to events, characters, setting
X
and main ideas of oral, print and
other media texts
Comment on the credibility of
characters and events in oral, print X X
and other media texts, using
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evidence from personal experiences


and the text
Explain how metaphor,
personification and synecdoche are
X X X
used to create mood and mental
images
Experiment with sentence patterns,
imagery and exaggeration to create X X
mood and mental images
Discuss how detail is used to
enhance character, setting, action
X X
and mood in oral, print and other
media texts
2.3 Understand forms, elements and techniques
Identify key characteristics of a
variety of forms or genres of oral, X X X X
print and other media texts
Discuss the differences between print
and other media versions of the X X X
same text
Discuss the connections among plot,
setting and characters in oral, print X X X X X
and other media texts
Identify first and third person
narration, and discuss preferences X X X X
with reference to familiar texts
Explore techniques, such as visual
imagery, sound, flashback and voice
X X X
inflection, in oral, print and other
media texts
Identify strategies that presenters
use in media texts to influence X X
audiences
Alter words, forms and sentence
patterns to create new versions of
texts for a variety of purposes;
explain how imagery and figurative X X X X X X
language, such as personification
and alliteration, clarify and enhance
meaning
2.4 Create original text
Choose life themes encountered in
X X
reading, listening and viewing
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activities, and in own experiences, for


creating oral, print and other media
texts
Use literary devices, such as imagery
and figurative language, to create X X X
particular effects
Determine purpose and audience
needs to choose forms, and organize
X
ideas and details in oral, print and
other media texts
Express the same ideas in different
forms and genres; compare and
X
explain the effectiveness of each for
audience and purpose
3.1 Plan and focus
Distinguish among facts, supported
X
inferences and opinions
Use note-taking or representing to
assist with understanding ideas and
X
information, and focusing topics for
investigation
Decide on and select the information
X
needed to support a point of view
Develop and follow own plan for
accessing and gathering ideas and
information, considering guidelines X X
for time and length of investigation
and presentation
3.2 Select and process
Locate information to answer
research questions, using a variety of
sources, such as printed texts,
X X
bulletin boards, biographies, art,
music, community resource people,
CDROMs and the Internet
Use a variety of tools, such as
bibliographies, thesauri, electronic
X X
searches and technology, to access
information
Skim, scan and read closely to
X X X
gather information
Evaluate the congruency between
X
gathered information and research
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purpose and focus, using pre-


established criteria
3.3 Organize, record and evaluate
Make notes on a topic, combining
information from more than one
X X
source; use reference sources
appropriately
Use outlines, thought webs and
summaries to show the relationships
X
among ideas and information and to
clarify meaning
Quote information from oral, print and
X X X X
other media sources
Evaluate the appropriateness of
information for a particular audience X
and purpose
Recognize gaps in gathered
information, and suggest additional
X
information needed for a particular
audience and purpose
3.4 Share and review
Communicate ideas and information
in a variety of oral, print and other
media texts, such as multiparagraph X X X
reports, question and answer formats
and graphs
Select appropriate visuals, print
and/or other media to inform and X
engage the audience
Establish goals for enhancing
X
research skills
4.1 Enhance and improve
Work collaboratively to revise and
enhance oral, print and other media X X X X
texts
Ask for and evaluate the usefulness
of feedback and assistance from X X X X X X
peers
Revise to provide focus, expand
relevant ideas and eliminate X X
unnecessary information
Edit for appropriate verb tense and
X X X
for correct pronoun references
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Use paragraph structures in


X X
expository and narrative texts
Write legibly and at a pace
X X X X
appropriate to context and purpose
Experiment with a variety of software
design elements, such as spacing,
graphics, titles and headings, and X X X
font sizes and styles, to enhance the
presentation of texts
Show the relationships among key
words associated with topics of
study, using a variety of strategies X X
such as thought webs, outlines and
lists
Choose words that capture a
particular aspect of meaning and that
X
are appropriate for context, audience
and purpose.
Experiment with several options,
such as sentence structures,
figurative language and multimedia
X X
effects, to choose the most
appropriate way of communicating
ideas or information
4.2 Attend to conventions
Identify the use of coordinate and
subordinate conjunctions to express X
ideas
Use complex sentence structures
and a variety of sentence types in X
own writing
Identify comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives, and use in own X X
writing
Identify past, present and future verb
tenses, and use throughout a piece X X X
of writing
Use a variety of resources and
strategies to determine and learn the
correct spelling of common X
exceptions to conventional spelling
patterns
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Explain the importance of correct


X X
spellings for effective communication
Edit for and correct commonly
misspelled words in own writing,
using spelling generalizations and X X X X X
the meaning and function of words in
context
Use colons before lists, to separate
hours and minutes, and after formal X X
salutations in own writing
Identify parentheses and colons
when reading, and use them to assist X
comprehension
Identify ellipses that show words are
omitted or sentences are incomplete
X X
when reading, and use them to assist
comprehension
4.3 Present and share
Use various styles and forms of
presentations, depending on content, X X
audience and purpose
Emphasize key ideas and information
to enhance audience understanding X X
and enjoyment
Demonstrate control of voice, pacing,
gestures and facial expressions;
X X
arrange props and presentation
space to enhance communication
Identify the tone, mood and emotion
conveyed in oral and visual X
presentations
Respond to the emotional aspects of
presentations by providing nonverbal
X X
encouragement and appreciative
comments
5.1 Respect others and strengthen community
Compare personal challenges and
situations encountered in daily life
with those experienced by people or
X
characters in other times, places and
cultures portrayed in oral, print and
other media texts
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Share and discuss ideas and


experiences that contribute to
X
different responses to oral, print and
other media texts
Identify ways in which oral, print and
other media texts from diverse
X
cultures and communities explore
similar ideas
Use appropriate language to
participate in public events,
occasions or traditions
Demonstrate respect by choosing
appropriate language and tone in
oral, print and other media texts
5.2 Work within a group
Assume a variety of roles, and share
X X
responsibilities as a group member
Identify and participate in situations
and projects in which group work X X
enhances learning and results
Contribute to group knowledge of
topics to identify and focus
information needs, sources and X
purposes for research or
investigations
Address specific problems in a group
by specifying goals, devising
X X
alternative solutions and choosing
the best alternative
Assess own contributions to group
process, and set personal goals for X X
working effectively with others
Math Outcomes
Numbers
1. Demonstrate an understanding of
place value, including numbers that
X
are greater than one million and
less than one thousandth.
2. Solve problems involving whole
X
numbers and decimal numbers.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of
X
percent (limited to whole numbers),
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concretely, pictorially and


symbolically.
Patterns and Relations
1. Represent and describe patterns
and relationships, using graphs and X X
tables.
Shape and Space
1. Perform a combination of
translations, rotations and/or
reflections on a single 2-D shape, X
with and without technology, and
draw and describe the image.
6. Identify and plot points in the first
quadrant of a Cartesian plane, using X
whole number ordered pairs.
7. Perform and describe single
transformations of a 2-D shape in the
X
first quadrant of a Cartesian plane
(limited to whole number vertices).
Statistics
1. Select, justify and use appropriate
methods of collecting data, including:
-questionnaires
X
-experiments
-databases
-electronic media.
3. Graph collected data, and analyze
X
the graph to solve problems.
Science Outcomes
6-7-2 Describe the location and
movement of individual stars and
X
groups of stars (constellations) as
they move through the night sky.
6-7-12 Understand that Earth, the
Sun and the Moon are part of a solar
X
system that occupies only a tiny part
of the known universe.
6-10-1 Identify reasons why trees
and forests are valued. Students
meeting this expectation should be
X
aware that forests serve as habitat
for a variety of living things and are
important to human needs for
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recreation, for raw materials and for a


life-supporting environment.
6-10-7 Identify human actions that
enhance or threaten the existence of X
forests
6-10-8 Identify human uses of
forests, and compare modern and X
historical patterns of use.
6-10-9 Identify an issue regarding
forest use, identify different
X
perspectives on that issue, and
identify actions that might be taken.
Social Studies Outcomes
6.1 Citizens Participating in Decision
X X
Making
6.2 Historical Models of Democracy:
Ancient Athens and the Iroquois X
Confederacy

References

Alberta Learning. (2000). English Language Arts. Retrieved from https://education.alberta.ca/media/160360/ela-pos-k-9.pdf

Boushey, G., & Moser, J. (2014). The daily 5: Fostering literacy independence in the elementary grades (Second ed.). Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Riordan, R. (2013). Percy Jackson and the lightning thief. London: Puffin.

Sloyer, S. (2003). From the page to the stage: The educator’s guide to readers theatre. Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Interisano, J. (Director). (2006). Dragon’s den [Television series]. Canada: CBC Television.
September
2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
First Day of School
Podcast Unit Podcast Unit Podcast Unit Podcast Unit

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
School Based
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22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Podcast Unit Podcast Unit Podcast Unit Podcast Unit Podcast Unit

29 30

Greek Mythology
Unit
October
2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5

Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology


Unit Unit Unit Unit
6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
No School
Thanksgiving Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology
Unit Unit Unit Unit
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
School Based
Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology PD Day
Unit Unit Unit Unit
27 28 29 30 31
Halloween
Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology
Unit Unit Unit Unit
November
2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2

Greek Mythology
Unit
3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology
Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
No School
Remembrance Day Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology
Unit Unit Unit Unit
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
School Based
Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology Greek Mythology PD Day
Unit Unit Unit Unit
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater
Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit
December
2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
School Based
Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater PD Day
Unit Unit Unit Unit
15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater Readers Theater
Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas
Vacation Vacation Vacation Vacation Vacation
29 30 31
Christmas Christmas
Vacation Vacation
January
2020
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
Christmas Christmas Christmas
Vacation Vacation Vacation
5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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26 27 28 29 30 31

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February
2020
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1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
School Based
Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit Fairy Tales Unit PD Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Valentine’s Day
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16 17 18 19 20 21 22
No School No School No School Teachers Teachers
Family Day Convention Convention
23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit
March
2020
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
District
Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit Biography Unit
PD Day
22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit

29 30 31

Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit


April
2020
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1 2 3 4

Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Easter Vacation
Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Easter Vacation Easter Vacation Easter Vacation Easter Vacation Easter Vacation

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
School Based
Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit PD Day

26 27 28 29 30

Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit
May
2020
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1 2

Dragons Den Unit

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit Dragons Den Unit

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
No School
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Victoria Day
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
School Based
Comic Strips Unit Comic Strips Unit Comic Strips Unit Comic Strips Unit PD Day

31
June
2020
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Last Day of School
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28 29 30
School Based School Closing
PD Day Day

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