Mr. Castillo's WRITING (6th grade) Assignments

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write an argumentative essay

CW: Check homework, format and persuading reasons for argumentative essay. Continue researching on iPads, mock debate: Which type of energy should we use? Solar or Hydroelectric energy?

HW: List 3 key claims and 1 counter argument for or against one of the two types of energy

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write an argumentative essay

CW: Check homework, format and persuading reasons for argumentative essay. Begin researching on iPads for argumentative essay #2 Which type of energy should we use? Solar or Hydroelectric energy?

HW: Research for 15-20 minutes on the pros and cons of Solar energy vs. Hydroelectric energy

CW: LACMA

HW: Study for spelling bee competition

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write an argumentative essay

CW: Check homework, format and persuading reasons for argumentative essay. Begin researching on iPads for argumentative essay #2 Which type of energy should we use? Solar or Hydroelectric energy?

HW: Make any final changes to your first essay. Continue to research types of energy for your argumentative essay #2.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write argumentative essay #1

CW: Check homework, format and persuading reasons for argumentative essay.

HW: Edit your rough draft argumentative essay. Revise and finalize argumentative essay and include three reasons supporting your argument.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write an argumentative essay (Writing Prompt: Imagine you've invented a brand new and exciting product. Persuade others that they need to buy and use your new invention. Name and use three reasons while providing a convincing argument.)

CW: Generate an invention and develop three reasons to convince the reader to use your product. (5 paragraphs) Use pages 92 and 93 as reference in your Treasures.

HW: Complete writing your 5 paragraph argument convincing the reader to use your invention. (5 paragraphs) Use pages 92 and 93 as reference in your Treasures.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Objective: Write an argumentative essay

CW: Discuss criteria and requirements for argumentative essay. Format is demonstrated on whiteboard by instructor.

HW: Brainstorm and develop a rough draft argumentative essay. Write a rough draft essay, state three reasons supporting your argument.

ELD

CCS: SL.6.1,6; L.6.3,6 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objective: develop our vocabulary using a wide range of words

CW: Spelling Bee and discuss word meaning

RL.6.4‐5; Evaluating how well writers and speakers use language to support ideas and arguments with details or evidence depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area

Students will develop their vocabulary

CW: read Micaela's New Friend

HW:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.

Objective: Students will be able to identify and implement effectively the key elements into their narrative

CW: Students will reread the key elements of a narrative. Students will edit and revise their narrative

HW: After editing and revising, students will neatly rewrite (not type) and complete a 5 paragraph narrative at home.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3a Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.

Objective: Students will be able to identify and implement effectively the key elements into their narrative

CW: Students will read the key elements of a narrative. Students will brainstorm and pre-draft a narrative.

HW: Students will neatly write (not type) and complete a 5 paragraph narrative at home.

ELD:

CW: Michaela's New Friend

Vocabulary words: fair, immigrated, ruined, heritage, pace and traditional

Content words: Hinduism, Buddha, meditate, religion and enlightened.

Academic Language: evaluate, author's purpose, word family

HW: Study words learned from Michaela's New Friend

ELD

CCS: SL.6.1,6; L.6.3,6 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objective: Collaborate and share ideas and information through oral communication

CW: review the Vocabulary development (Science page 36) find definition for each key term

HW: Continue brainstorming ideas for your group writing project (Kids Are Authors competition)

ELD

CCS: SL.6.1,6; L.6.3,6 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objective: Collaborate and share ideas and information through oral communication

CW: Vocabulary development (Science page 36) find definition for each key term

HW: Continue brainstorming ideas for your group writing project (Kids Are Authors competition)

CW:

Journal writing

Spelling Test #2 (words 11-30 spelling bee list)

ELD

CCS: SL.6.1,6; L.6.3,6 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objective: Collaborate and share ideas and information through oral communication

CW: Check HW (Find examples of stories classified as realistic fiction) and go over key terms: genre and realistic fiction

HW: Continue brainstorming ideas for your group writing project (Kids Are Authors competition)

ELD

CCS: SL.6.1,6; L.6.3,6 Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objective: Collaborate and share ideas and information through oral communication

CW: Discuss genre and realistic fiction

HW: Find examples of stories (realistic fiction)

ELD:

Look up the meaning of genre and realistic fiction. Students will be required to list different types of genres and provides examples of realistic fiction in class the following day.