6th+Grade+Qtr+4

Quarter 4: The Roman World

The Big Idea: Elements of Roman culture have endured for centuries. Many allusions in modern literature and Media are made to Roman Culture. || Skills  || Activities || Assessment || RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7 || Literary Text || * Cite textual Evidence (Use of translations, modern texts and videos will be very helpful. It is not necessary to consider the entire text.) Roman Mythology ||  || RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.6.5. RI.6.6, RI.6.7 || Non-Fiction Text || * Cite textual evidence "The History of Literature" by Phyllis Barkas Goldman ||  || W.6.5, W.6.6, W.6.7, W.6.9, W.6.10 || Writing || * Development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience SL.6.5, SL.6.6 || Speaking and Listening || * Engage in collaborative discussions L.6.2, L.6.3, L.6.4, L.6.5, L.6.6 || Language || * Use of standard English in writing and speaking
 * Standards || Content
 * RL.6.1,
 * Analyze explicit meanings
 * Draw inferences
 * Determine theme
 * Provide objective summary
 * Identify plot development
 * Describe Character development
 * Determine Figurative and Connotative meaning
 * Analyze word choice
 * Analyze structure of text
 * Explain use of Point of View
 * || **Suggested Reading**: The Aeneid
 * RI.6.1,
 * Analyze texts explicit and inferential meaning
 * Determine Central idea
 * Analyze how key elements are introduced, illustrated and elaborated
 * Determine figurative, connotative and technical meaning
 * Analyze how structure contributes to idea development || "Ancient Roman Literature" by Sara Ann McGill
 * W.6.4,
 * Planning, editing, revising
 * Use technology to produce and publish writing
 * collaboration ||  || Create a Website, Blog or Wiki with a partner detailing the ways in which Greek and Roman culture have influenced modern/your culture. ||
 * SL.6.1,
 * Expressing ideas clearly
 * Use researched material during discussions
 * Set goals
 * Meet deadlines
 * Follow discussion protocol
 * Pose relevant questions
 * Respond to others
 * Qualify and justify views
 * Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations
 * Adapt speech to audience and purpose ||  || **Social Studies Fair** Students present information they have learned about one of the cultures they have studied using media. ||
 * L.6.1,
 * Explain the function of verbals ( Gerunds, participles and infinitives
 * Use verbs in passive and active voice
 * Use verbs in indicative, imperative, interrogative conditional and subjunctive mood
 * Use correct Capitalization, punctuation and spelling
 * Use coma, ellipsis and dash
 * Use verbs in the conditional and subjunctive mood
 * Determine the meaning of a word by using a range of strategies
 * Using context clues
 * Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots to understand meaning
 * Know how to use dictionaries, glossaries and thesauruses to clarify meaning, determine pronunciation and part of speech
 * Figurative language
 * Figures of speech
 * Use grade appropriate vocabulary ||  ||   ||