YEARLY PLAN 2007-2008                                                                           Sister Peter Verona

Month and Special Days

6th Grade Religion

(Image of God Series, Old Testament; Faith and Life Series, Following Jesus by Ignatius Press)

6th Grade Literature

(Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level by Prentice Hall)

August

11.5 days

The Mass and the Sacrament of the Eucharist

 

 

Unit 5: Mysterious Worlds

Literary Forms: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

Literary Elements: Author’s Message, Inferences, Fact versus Opinion, Cause and Effect

September

18 days

 

Sept. 3 NO SCHOOL-Labor day

Sept. 5: Early Dismissal

Sept. 21:  Mid-term ends

Sept. 26  NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conf.

Chapter 1: Learning about the Bible

 

Chapter 2: Genesis, Creation

 

Chapter 3: Original Sin, the First Murder, and God’s Merciful Love

 

 

Unit 5: Mysterious Worlds continued

Literary Forms: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Oral Tradition

Literary Elements: Evaluating Author’s Message, Inferences, Fact versus Opinion, Cause and Effect, Character Traits

 

Unit: I Am David (chapter book)

October

21 days

Oct. 2 Living Rosary

Oct. 3: Early Dismissal

Oct. 18: End quarter

Oct. 19: NO SCHOOL,     Diocesan Inservice

October 22: No school,

Oct. 24 Report Cards

Chapter 4: Noah

 

Chapter 5: The Tower of Babel

 

Chapter 6: Abraham

 

Chapter 7: Isaac and Jacob

 

 

Unit: I Am David (chapter book) continued

 

Unit 6: Short Stories

Literary Elements: Plot, Conflict, characterization, Setting, Theme, Predicting, Compare and Contrast, Inferences

November

19 days

Nov. 1: All Saints

Nov. 7: Early Dismissal

Nov. 16:  Mid-term ends

Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving

Chapter 8: Jacob and His Family

 

Chapter 9: Joseph

 

Chapter 10: Moses, the 10 plagues, the Exodus

 

Chapter 11: God’s Covenant with Israel

 

Chapter 12: Journey to the Promised Land

Unit 7: Nonfiction

Literary Forms: Historical Essay, Letters and Journals, Biography, Autobiography, Essays

Literary Elements: Author’s Meaning and Purpose, Using Context to Determine Meaning

 

December

12.5 days

Dec. 5: Early Dismissal

Dec. 19: End 2nd Quarter

Chapter 16: Israel becomes a Kingdom

Chapter 17: The Prophets

 

Review for Exam

Unit 8: Drama

Literary Elements: Elements of Drama, Theme, Dialogue

 

Review for exam


 

Month and Special Days

6th Grade Religion

(Image of God Series, Old Testament; Faith and Life Series, Following Jesus by Ignatius Press)

6th Grade Literature

(Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level by Prentice Hall)

January

20 days

Jan. 3: Return to school

Jan. 21: NO SCHOOL

Jan. 27-Feb. 1: Catholic Schools Week

Begin Faith and Life series

Chapter 1: God gives us the law

 

Chapter 2: First Commandment

 

Chapter 3: Prayer

Unit 8: Drama continued

Literary Elements: Elements of Drama, Theme, Dialogue

 

Unit 9: Poetry

Literary Elements: Identifying the Speaker, Using Your Senses, Using Punctuation when reading, Paraphrasing

February

19 days

Feb. 6: Ash Wed., Early Dismissal

Feb. 8:  Mid-term ends

Feb. 15 Winter Break

Feb. 18: NO SCHOOL

Chapter 4: Saints

 

Chapter 5: The Holy Name

 

Chapter 6: The Lord’s Day

 

Chapter 7: The cross

Unit 10: Oral Tradition

Literary Forms: Folk Tales, Oral Tradition

Literary Elements: Author’s Purpose, Making Predictions

 

Unit 1: Growing and Changing

Literary Elements: Character’s Motives, Images, Point of View, Conflict, Theme

March

15 days

March 5:  Early dismissal

March 7: End 3rd Quarter

March 21-30: Easter Break

 

Chapter 8: Family

 

Chapter 9: Citizenship

 

Chapter 10: Church Authority

 

Chapter 11: Respect Life

 

Chapter 12: Charity Toward All

Unit 2: Reaching Out

Literary Elements: Climax, Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Using Context Clues

 

April

21 days

April 2: Early Dismissal

April 18:  Mid-term ends

April 21: NO SCHOOL

Chapter 13: Sacred Flame

 

Chapter 14: Ownership

 

Chapter 15: Truth

 

Chapter 16: Beatitudes

Unit 3: Proving Yourself

Literary Elements: Internal Conflict, Atmosphere, Predicting Actions, Purpose, Narrator’s Perspective, Using Context Clues

 

May

16.5 days

May 2: May Crowning

May 7: Early Dismissal

May 15: Field Day

May 16: Graduation

May 23: Last Day of  School ½ day, 11:30                                dismissal

Chapter 17: Last Supper

 

Chapter 18: The Living Sacrifice

 

Chapter 20: Promise and Fulfillment

 

Review for Exam

Unit 4: Seeing It Through

Literary Elements: Foreshadowing, Conflict and Resolution, Compare and Contrast, Predicting, Inferences, Main Ideas

 

Review for Exam