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6TH GRADE

6TH GRADE. English Program. COURSE GOALS. Mastery of essential writing and language skills Integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Assignment Book. Procedures: 1. All subjects should have something written in space 2. If no homework, write none or N

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6TH GRADE

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  1. 6TH GRADE English Program

  2. COURSE GOALS • Mastery of essential writing and language skills • Integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening

  3. Assignment Book Procedures: • 1. All subjects should have something written in space • 2. If no homework, write none or N • 3. Date on top of assignment book for the day in pen • 4. Parents signature on Thursdays (Your parents may sign each day if they like) • 5. Notes from parents should be shown to teachers, teacher will initial if they saw the note • 6. No scribbling, tearing out, or white out in assignment book.  Line through unnecessary information only • 7. Use only a Pen in assignment book

  4. Spelling • Spelling words and skills assigned Monday and due on Wed. • Spelling test Fridays.

  5. Organization • 1. Marked sections • 2. Pencil case • 3. Assignment book • 4. Calculator • 5. Extra pencils • 6. Extra paper • 7. No loose papers • 8. Slotted folders • 9. Pen • 10. Papers not outdated • 11. Locker-no loose papers • 12.Locker-no extras

  6. Organization continued • 13.Locker-no old food • 14.Locker-no extra clothing • 15. Locker-covered books • 16.Locker- no tape inside • 17. No papers in books • BONUS • 1. 3-hole punch • 2. Erasable pen • 3. Ruler • 4. Ring savers • 5. Highlighter

  7. my.hrw.com • Online textbook • Lesson presentations • Practice • On Your Own • Review • Graphic Organizers • Writer’s Models • Students have username and password inside assignment book.

  8. Four Components to Textbook • Grammar, Usage, Mechanics • Sentences and Paragraphs • Communications • Quick Reference Handbook

  9. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics • Build on grammar, usage, and mechanics foundation • Instruction and exercises to continue growth

  10. Sentences and Paragraphs Construct clear, effective sentences and paragraphs • What to include • How to organize • How to write with style

  11. Communications Ties together reading, writing, listening, and speaking • Reading workshop -real life example of writing • Writing workshop-organize, composerevise

  12. Quick Reference Handbook Tips to communicate more effectively: • Writing • Grammar • Test taking • Media and document design

  13. COURSE CONTENT GRAMMAR SKILLS • The Sentence • Nouns/Verbs • Modifiers - Adjectives and Adverbs • Capitalization and Punctuation • Pronouns • Prepositional Phrases

  14. COURSE CONTENT LITERATURE AND WRITING • Personal Narrative • Compare and Contrast • Informational • Persuasive Letter

  15. Elements of Language Four themes for the year: • Unit 1:What if your whole world changed? • Unit 2: How do you interact with your surroundings? • Unit 3: When is strength more than muscle? • Unit 4: Do actions speak louder than words?

  16. COURSE CONTENTUnit 1: What if your whole world changed?/Sharing Our Stories Reading: Autobiography • Focus on specific reading skills and grammar Writing: Autobiographical Incident • Focus on specific writing skills Speaking: Share autobiographical incident • Integrate spelling and proofreading

  17. COURSE CONTENTUnit 2: How do you interact with your surroundings?/Do you like what you see? Reading: Compare/Contrast • Focus on specific reading skills and grammar Writing:Compare/Contrast Essay • Focus on specific writing skills • Integrate spelling and proofreading

  18. COURSE CONTENTUnit 3: When is strength more than muscle?/Using the Power of Words Reading: How To Article • Focus on specific reading skills and grammar • vocabulary Writing:How-To Essay • Focus on specific writing skills Speaking: Share How-To Informational Speech • Integrate spelling and proofreading

  19. COURSE CONTENTUnit 4: Do actions speak louder than words?/A Call to Action Reading: Persuasive Essay • Focus on specific reading skills and grammar • Vocabulary Writing:Persuasive letter • Focus on specific writing skills • Integrate spelling and proofreading

  20. COURSE INFORMATION English Web Page • my.hrw.com Publisher’s web site

  21. 6TH GRADE English Program

  22. Student Computer usage • Web site design • Publisher • Email • Thumb drive

  23. My Web Site • http://www.northallegheny.org/195620118134757583/site/default.asp?195620118134757583Nav=|&NodeID=2679

  24. Gradebook • Create an account • Check grades • Notifications • I can see

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