Community Preparatory Academy Weekly Elementary Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 6th/7th Teacher: Ms. Sims April 3 rd-28th

Common Core/Essential Standards Objectives Homework
Learning objectives:
Learning objectives:
Social Studies Standards:
Learning objectives:
History Standards: See Bottom History HW: Complete worksheets in
Learning Objectives: interactive notebooks,
English HW: Study spelling words,
English/Language Arts Standards: See bottom
word/def./sent.
Learning Objectives:
Analyze the text, practice and apply
Special Projects: N/A
Assessments:
CLR Protocols to be used:
Attention signals to be used: Red Robin (yum) ohhh class
(oh yes) Holla Back shortys (root root)

Subject/Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

English Spelling Analyzing Summarize Analyzing the

story
words/def./sen English Text Text Reteach:
6th- 8:25am- t. Elements lesson Cite text Analyzing Story
9:45am Close Read Review evidence Elements
Academic Performance
Practice and activity
Vocabulary Apply Task (end of
7th- 9:50am- Study Hall Annotate unit)
11:05am Performanc Writing Text
e task activity
Preview Vocabulary
strategy

History KWL Chart Geography Discuss

Understandin Challenge Critical History
7th-11:25am- g Essential Chapter Thinking Language Arts
12:45pm Question Notes Review Connection
6th- 1:30pm- Read Coding/stu
Work in Ch. Notes (30 min)
2:30pm Setting the dy hall Groupwork/
Notebook
Stage Presentation Chapter Test
s (40 min)
Coding/

6th 10:15-
10:55am Coding/study
hall
7th- 10:20-
10:50am

Music Mr. Wilson Mr. Wilson n/a

12:00pm-
12:45pm n/a n/a

P.E Group CASPP Abs

exercises Practice Yoga
2:35pm-3:15pm Group Testing CASPP Group game
Strength
game Practice
training
Testing

*April 10-14, 2017

*No School Friday April 7th
*Testing: May 22-26, 2017

6th Grade History: April 3rd -28th

April 3rd-6th Ch. 11 : The Origins of Judaism

Essential Question: How did Judaism originate and develop?
Objective: In a Writing for Understanding activity, students identify key historical leaders of
the ancient Israelites and explain their role in the development of Judaism.
Week 13th- 17th Ch. 12 : Learning About World Religions: Judaism
Essential Question: What are the central teachings of Judaism, and why did they survive to
modern day?
Objective: In an Experiential Exercise, students identify the central teachings of Judaism as
they explore ways in which these traditions have survived throughout history.
Week 24th-28th Ch. 13: Geography and the Early Settlement of India
Essential Question: How did geography affect early settlement in India?
Objective: In a Response Group activity, students identify physical features of the Indian
subcontinent and explain how geography influenced the location of early settlement in India.
7th Grade History April 3rd- 28th

Week of 3rd-7th Ch. 11:

Early Societies in West Africa
Essential Question: What was the most significant factor in the development of early societies
in West Africa?
Objective: In a Response Group activity, students respond to three possible situations faced
by early West African societies, and then read to learn what really happened in each
situation.

Week of 17th -21st Ch. 12:

Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
Essential Question: To what extent did trans-Saharan trade lead to Ghanas wealth and
success?
Objective: In a Response Group activity, students respond to three possible situations faced
by early West African societies, and then read to learn what really happened in each
situation.
Week of 24th -28th Ch. 13:
The Influence of Islam on West Africa
Essential Question: In what ways did Islam influence West African society
Objective: In a Social Studies Skill Builder, students work in pairs to learn about various
Islamic influences during the Middle Ages and use this knowledge to identify Islamic
influences on West Africa today.

7th Grade ELA: Guided by a Cause 5

Standards: RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL. 7.74, RL.7.10, SL.7.6, L.7.4d
Objectives: Students will identify elements of a story and summarize the story. Students will
be able to learn how to analyze literary work. Students will be able to analyze purpose and
techniques. Students will analyze how text features contribute to a text and summarize text
objectively. Students will determine central ideas, and details. Analyze a text in chronological
order, and analyze authors writings on the same topic
6th Grade ELA Decisions that Matter Collection 5:
Standards: RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL. 6.4, RL.6.5 RL.6.10 SL. 6.6, L.6.4bL.6.4d, W.6.2SL.6.1
Objective: Students will be able to describe how characters respond and change and
analyze point of view in a short story. Students will be able to trace and evaluate an
argument and identify persuasive techniques in a speech. Students will understand
personification and imagery, emphasize themes, and ideas in poetry and to learn how to
paraphrase these. Students will be able to summarize central ideas and important details and
determine authors purpose. Students will identify elements of a memoir and biography,
analyze primary and secondary sources, compare and contrast two genres on the same
subject. Students will structure a poem and describe how poets use symbols and structure to
convey a theme.