6th ELA Week 1 Distance Learning Grading - Unit 2, Lesson 5 Vocabulary Power

Oct 1, 2026

Week 1 ELA distance-learning grading for 6th grade comes from two weekly sources: 15 minutes of daily reading tracked on an attached reading log (title, author, pages read, and a brief summary) and completion of an assigned Vocabulary Power Skills Practice unit. Students study word study topics using context clues, connotations, and figurative language, work through Vocabulary Power Unit 2 pages 21–32, complete Lessons 5–9, and take the Unit 2 test. Support is provided via scheduled video/phone office hours, and work submission follows set deadlines and delivery options.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time38 min

AccessFree to download

Grading Overview

Reading Log and Weekly Vocabulary Assignments

Content Focus and Objectives

Student Tasks

Check-ins and Submission of Work

Reading Log Template

Lesson 5 Using Context Clues

Exercise A Context Clues

Exercise B Synonyms

Exercise C Multiple-Meanings Words

Exercise D Usage

Exercise E Word Illustrations

Teacher: White Class: 6th ELA Dates: 4/20-4/24 – week 1 Expected time on tasks: 30 Min / school day Grading in ELA 2 during our Distance Learning portion of this school year will come from two sources each week as follows: • Reading 15 min./day—Keep a log of the Title, Author, Number of pages read (ex. Pgs. 5-15), and a short summary of what was read on the attached reading log. • Assigned Vocabulary Unit from “Vocabulary Power” Skills Practice worksheet(s): These will help you complete the project. 􀀀 | Content Focus and Materials | Objectives | Tasks | Check-ins and support | Submission of work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Word Study: Context Clues, Connotations, and Figurative Language.
Study Sync:
Vocabulary Power: Unit 2 pages 21-32 | Students will:
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and phrases choosing flexibly from a variety of strategies (context clues) | 1) Read 15 minutes/day it can be anything of your choice. Keep a reading log of what you read.
2) Complete Lessons 5-9 in the Vocabulary Power work book. (I will send you the book via your 365 email) or you can pick up the pages at Freiler.
3) Complete the Unit 2 test. | Video/phone office hours: Monday – Thursday:
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM or
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Fridays:
10:00-11:30 and Lunch
with your teachers 12:12- 30`ther support can be found at
[www.my.mheducation.com](www.my.mheducation.com) | Hard copy work may be delivered to Freiler according to the established calendar.
On-line work is due no later than 2:30 PM Friday.
Paper work may also be submitted via email
([cswhite@tusd.net](cswhite@tusd.net) ) by either scanning, writing it in your Office 365 and sharing it or taking a clear picture of the work and attaching to an email. | Reading Log For the Week of: | DATE | TITLE | PAGES
READ | SUMMARY/LEARNING | PARENT INITIALS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Name 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 Date 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 Class 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. Lesson 5 Using Context Clues Although animals are different from human beings in many ways, they also share many traits. The words in the following list deal with animals and their personalities, movements, and habitats. Don’t be surprised, though, if the words can apply to humans too! EXERCISE A Context Clues Study the paragraphs below. Fill in each blank with the word that best fits from the list. Double-check your answers by looking up the meanings of these words in a dictionary. Always scorning people and her food, Princess the cat is known for being This morning she emerges from her —a cardboard box filled with soft blankets—and scrutinizes her surroundings. Her owner begins to papers at his desk. Then, he spots his cat and tries to her toward him with a bowl of milk. Princess ignores him and watches that dumb dog Dino trot past her, his quick and impatient. Panting, his tongue hanging out, Dino pads over to the aquarium to watch the turtle and other creatures. Princess doesn’t feel like playing any of her ________________ tricks on Dino. Instead, she decides to in the corner next to the door, waiting for her opportunity to escape the house and be alone, for the one thing that this loves is her EXERCISE B Synonyms For each group of words and phrases, write the vocabulary word that best fits. 1. watery, oceanic, marine 2. tempt, entice, attract 3. proud, scornful, arrogant 4. clever, sly, tricky 5. sneak, slink, lie in wait Vocabulary Power | | | --- | | | | | | | Unit 2, Lesson 5 11 Name 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 Date 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 Class 􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂􀀂 continued EXERCISE C Multiple-Meanings Words Several of th

FAQs

How is ELA grading calculated during distance learning for Week 1?

Grading in ELA 2 comes from two weekly sources: 15 minutes of daily reading tracked on the reading log, and completion of the assigned Vocabulary Power Skills Practice worksheets.

What should be recorded in the daily reading log?

Record the book title, author, number of pages read, and a short summary of what was read on the attached reading log.

When are students expected to complete and submit online work?

Online work is due no later than 2:30 PM Friday, and students can submit paper work via the established calendar or by email using scanning, Office 365 sharing, or clear photos.

Oct 1, 2026

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