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A Lesson on A Good Student	Export Lesson as PDF \| Save As Favorite

	Grade: Grade 6 Subject: English Language Arts Created by: Sebastian Otero Lesson Length: 30 minutes or less Keywords/Tags: If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Lesson Description: This is a very simple lesson that will examine your basic reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1a: Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Lesson Content: Reading
Instructions: Please read the following reading passage as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since all the lesson activities will be based on it. Feel free to print the passage if needed. If you have any questions regarding this activity please ask me after or before class starts.

A Good Student

I was glad I had been to the freshman orientation. The high school was very big. The orientation helped me a lot. I knew where my classrooms were. I had met some of the teachers. And I had a new friend. I met another student who was interested in sports, like me, and we were both going to try out for the basketball team. I hope we can get on the team.

Today was my first day, and it was hard. We have four minutes to go from one class to another. I knew where the classrooms were. But I had to go from one end of the building to another. I wanted to go to my
locker and leave my book. So I did. But that took time. I was worried about being late. And I was. The Math teacher said, just be on time tomorrow. I allow one late arrival on the first day, but that’s it. I am serious. Only one late-to-class is allowed. After that you have to go to the office to get a pass, and I will mark you tardy. After you get 3 tardies you have to serve a detention.

I like my art class a lot. The teacher there showed us how to make portraits. We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing. I had no idea it was so much about math. I divided the page into sections, using a ruler, then did the sketch.

I like my English class, too. Today we wrote about ourselves. The teacher said to just write what you think. And write a paragraph or a poem. We will focus on grammar later. So I wrote a poem about me. I think it is a good poem.

Lunch was very hurried. I had gone to my locker. Then I got to the cafeteria. I looked for my friend, but he wasn’t there. So I sat with people I didn’t know. Everyone was eating quickly. There were choices. But tomorrow I will choose differently. The food I got today looked good, but I didn’t like it that much.

There is an after-school club I can join. It is a club for people who want to learn more about computers. I think I’ll sign up for that. But there is another club after-school that I like, too. It is the chess club. I like to play chess. The basketball season is months away. I need to learn how to use a computer. My social studies teacher says it is the one skill you need in every class. My English teacher said the one skill I need in every class is writing. I think I need both skills.

Task 2: Discussion Activity (30 points)
Instructions: This discussion forum will have questions for students to respond. Read the posted questions, and respond to each. Students are responsible for posting one initial and and two peer responses for each topic.


	Topic Title	Replies

	The student in the passage says that "Today was my first day, and it was hard......" Write one or two paragraphs explaining why the students day was hard using evidence from the passage. Sent on: Oct 16, 2013 by: Sebastian Otero	0

	Choose a paragraph.... Please choose one of the six paragraphs of the passage and write an improved version of it by implementing correct punctuation and more suitable vocabulary. If there are sentences in the paragraph that do not need to be changed, you are allowed to leave them unmodified. However, points will be taken off for any unmodified parts of your paragraph that needed modification. Sent on: Oct 16, 2013 by: Sebastian Otero	0

	Analyzing punctuation.... Write a 5-8 sentence paragraph in which you analyze the student's punctuation in the passage. Sent on: Oct 16, 2013 by: Sebastian Otero	0

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity:

Task 3: Writing Activity (50 points)

Instructions: The passage ended with " I need to learn how to use a computer. My social studies teacher says it is the one skill you need in every class. My English teacher said the one skill I need in every class is writing. I think I need both skills." Think of one skill that you need in order to be successful in all of your classes. You are to write and post here 500 words essay on why you believe that this skill is crucial for your academic success. Points will be taken off for any punctuation and grammar errors.

Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1a,

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