Lessons & Units

Chasing Vermeer 6th Grade Unit

Chasing Vermeer

Chasing Vermeer

Fountas and Pinnell
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Lexile
770L
Genre
Mysteries
Concepts Taught
Character, Drawing Conclusions, Genre, Plot, Predicting

Lessons

Genre Lesson What is a Mystery? Identify the elements of a mystery.
Two-Minute Mysteries
Two-Minute Mysteries
Textual Analysis Lesson Who was Vermeer? Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text.
Lesson 1 Mysterious Plot Problems Describe the mysteries, or plot problems that need to be solved, in a piece of detective fiction.
Lesson 2 Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery Draw conclusions about which details in a mystery are useful clues.
Lesson 3 Character's Motive Draw a conclusion about characters’ possible motives for committing a crime, in order to determine which characters are suspects.
Lesson 4 Predicting a Mystery’s Solution Predict the solution to a mystery based on what they know about character motivation and possible clues.
Lesson 5 Red Herrings Identify red herrings used to mislead the reader.

Build Background Knowledge

Build background knowledge for this unit by introducing Johannes Vermeer to your class. Explain that Vermeer was a Dutch painter. He lived in the Netherlands. Show students a map of the Netherlands. You may also want to show photographs of the windmills and wooden clogs that are common images of old Dutch culture. Explain that Vermeer was famous for his paintings of people doing ordinary tasks (house scenes), his use of transparent color (color you can see through), and light. Share some of Vermeer's paintings with the class and read more about Vermeer in the Textual Analysis passage for this unit.

Teacher and Student Materials

Pacing Guide

Pacing Guide for Chasing Vermeer

Day 1

Begin Genre Lesson (through Guided Practice)

Begin Reading Chasing Vermeer,Chapters 1-2

Begin the Genre Lesson Independent Practice in the Student Packet

Day 2

Finish Reading Chasing Vermeer,Chapters 1-2

Complete the Genre Lesson Independent Practice in the Student Packet

Day 3

Textual Analysis Lesson

Begin Reading Chapters 3-6

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 1-6

Day 4

Finish ReadingChapters 3-6

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 1-6

Day 5

Begin ReadingChapters 7-11

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 7-11

Day 6

Finish ReadingChapters 7-11

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 7-11

Day 7

Begin Lesson 1

Day 8

Lesson 1 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 1 in the Student Packet

Day 9

Begin ReadingChapters 12-14

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 12-14

Day 10

Finish ReadingChapters 12-14

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 12-14

Day 11

Begin Lesson 2

Day 12

Lesson 2 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 2 in the Student Packet

Day 13

Begin ReadingChapters 15-18

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 15-18

Day 14

Finish ReadingChapters 15-18

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 15-18

Day 15

Begin Lesson 3

Day 16

Lesson 3 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 3 in the Student Packet

Day 17

Begin ReadingChapters 19-23

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 19-23

Day 18

Finish ReadingChapters 19-23

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 19-23

Day 19

Begin Lesson 4

Day 20

Lesson 4 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 4 in the Student Packet

Day 21

ReadChapter 24

Complete Student Packet Worksheets for Chapter 24

Day 22

Begin Lesson 5

Day 23

Lesson 5 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 5 in the Student Packet

Day 24

Review for the Unit Assessment

Day 25

Unit Assessment

User Comments

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