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AMSA Grade 6 World Literature Syllabus

2009 - 2010

Week

Date

Topic

Significant

Assessments

Test, quizzes, projects, reports

1

Sept 1- 4

Monday - Aug 31 - No school- 6th Grade Orientation

Tuesday Sept 1 - First day of school

Class rules and expectations, getting to know you activities, etc.

Summer reading expectations and assignment given for assessment.

What is Literature and why do we study it? Introduction to AMSA’s literature curriculum

Summer reading assessment

2

Sept 7 - 11

Monday Sept 7 - Labor Day - No school

UNIT ONE: Foundational Literature/Writing; Oral Tradition Origins of language, literature, oral tradition, written language, fertile crescent, Mesopotamia

3

Sept 14 - 18

Introduction to Sumeria and the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh the King, The Battle of Humbaba

4

Sept 21 - 25

Gilgamesh: The Story of the Flood

Gilgamesh: The Search for Everlasting Life

Story board project on Gilgamesh

5

Sept 28 - Oct 2

Gilgamesh: The Return (The Last Quest of Gilgamesh)

Into to Hebrew culture and Bible, Genesis: 1-3, The Creation and the Fall

6

Oct 5 - 9

The Bible-Genesis 6-9, The Story of the Flood

Professional Development day, Friday October 9-no school

Compare/contrast essay on flood stories assigned

7

Oct 12 -16

UNIT TWO: Greek Mythology

Introduction to Mythology

Greek: Pantheon of Gods

Monday 12th is Columbus Day.

8

Oct 19 - 23

Greek: Demeter and Persephone

Greek: Phaethon, Son of Apollo

9

Oct 26 - 30

Greek: Icarus and Daedalus

Greek: The Quest of Perseus

Quiz on Greek Mythology

10

Nov 2 -6

Term One Assessment Review and Administration

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Israel Horovitz, Introduction to Drama, Act I

Friday Nov 6 - End of Term 1

Term One Assessment

11

Nov 9 -13

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Israel Horovitz, Act I, Act II

Wednesday Nov. 11 - Veteran’s day, no school

12

Nov 16 - 20

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Israel Horovitz, Finish Reading.  Begin movie of A Christmas Carol

Tues Nov 17 AMC 8 grades 6,7,8

13

Nov 23 - 27

Finish movie A Christmas Carol

Wednesday-half day, Thanksgiving Holiday

Thurs/Fri - Thanksgiving Holiday - no school

Compare/contrast write up of play vs. movie

14

Nov 30 - Dec 4

UNIT THREE: Greek Epics 1: Iliad

Introduction to Homer, The Trojan War, the myth of Paris and the Golden Apple, Iliad

Read intro to Iliad (stand-alone) and Iliad & Odyssey (combined, abridged)

15

Dec 7 -11

Iliad, books 1, 2 & 3

Friday Dec 11- Professional Development Day - No school

16

Dec 14 - 18

Iliad, books 4, 5, 6 & 7

17

Dec 21 - 25

Iliad, books 8, 9

Thurs/Fri - Begin Christmas Holiday - No school

Quiz Assessment on Iliad

X

Dec 28 - Jan 1

School closed for entire week - Christmas/New Year holiday

18

Jan 4 -8

Iliad, books 11, 12, 13 & 14

19

Jan 11 - 15

Iliad, books 15, 16,& 18

Friday Jan 15 is Prof Development Day - No School

20

Jan 18 - 22

Monday, Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day- No school

Iliad, books 19, 20, 21 & 22

Friday Jan 22 - End of Term 2

Term Two Common Assessment

21

Jan 25 - 29

Finish Iliad

Assessment on Iliad

22

Feb 1 -5

UNIT FOUR: Greek Epics 2:  Odyssey

Introduction to Odyssey (stand-alone)

Odyssey, Book 1

23

Feb 8 -12

Odyssey, books 4, 5, 6, 8

Tues Feb 9 - AMC 10 - grades 9,10 + top 25 from AMC  8

Telemachus Quiz

X

Feb 15 - 19

Winter Recess. No school entire week

24

Feb 22 - 26

MCAS UNIT - Reading Comprehension – Short Story

Rikki-tikki-tavi, Rudyard Kipling

The Californian Tale, Mark Twain

The Night the Bed Fell, James Thurber

Short Story Assessment

25

March 1 - 5

MCAS UNIT - Reading Comprehension - Poetry

How to Enjoy Poetry, James Dickey

“The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service

“Washed in Silver” by James Stephens

“Winter” by Nikki Giovanni

26

March 8 - 12

MCAS practice tests/open response – more poetry from poetry unit, more short stories from short story unit

27

March

15 - 19

MCAS practice tests/open response

28

March 22 - 26

Selected Poetry Fun

Tues Mar 23 - grades 7,10 MCAS -ELA Comp - 2 sessions

Wed Mar 24 - grades 6,7,8,10 MCAS - Reading - 2 sessions

Thurs Mar 25- grades 6,7,8,10 MCAS - Reading - 1 session

29

March 29 -April

2

Odyssey, Books 9, 10, & 11

Term Assessment

Friday April 2 - End of Term 3

Term Common Assessment

30

April 5 - 9

Odyssey, Books 12, 13, 16, 17 & 18

Wed Apr 7 - ELA Comp makeup

31

April 12 - 16

Odyssey, Books 19-24 Finish Epic

Final 5 paragraph Essay

X

April 19 - 23

Spring Recess. No school entire week

32

April 26 - 30

UNIT FIVE: Greek Tragic Drama

Introduction to theatre, tragedy & comedy

 Oedipus Rex, Sophocles: Prologue, Parados, Scene I, Ode I,

33

May

3 - 7

Oedipus Rex –Scene II, Ode II, Scene III, Ode III,

34

May

10 - 14

Oedipus Rex –Scene IV, Ode IV & Exodos

Mon May 10 - grades 6,7,8 MCAS Math - 1 session

Tues May 11 - grades 6,7,8 MCAS Math - 1 session

Thurs May 13 - grade 8 MCAS - Science & Tech - 1 session

Fri May 14 - grade 8 MCAS - Science & Tech - 1 session

Oedipus Rex Assessment

35

May

17 - 21

UNIT SIX:  Greek & Roman Lyric Poetry

Introduction to Lyric poetry

Introduction to Sappho

Sappho – various poems

Mon May 17 - grade 10 MCAS - Math - 1 session

Tues May 18 - grade 10 MCAS - Math - 1 session

36

May

24 - 28

6th Grade to Nature’s Classroom:  Monday May 24 – 28

7th Grade to Stone Environmental School Monday May 24-28

8th Grade to Washington DC Tuesday May 25 – 28

Friday May 28 is Prof Development - No School

37

May 31 - June 4

Introduction to Catullus

Catullus – various poems

Monday May 31 - Memorial Day - No school

Wed June 2 - grade 10 MCAS - Science - 1 session

Thurs June 3 - grade 10 MCAS - Science - 1 session

Lyric Poetry Writing Assessment

38

June

7 - 11

REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

39

June

14 - 18

Final Exam

Friday June 18 - End of Term 4

June 18is last day for students if no snow days

Final Exam

June 21 - 25

Possible snow make up days