6th Grade Month of April

6th Grade Standards:

23.01100 Language Arts_Grade 6.pdf

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Hello!

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Reviewing for GMAS

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

• Students are highly encouraged to purchase a SAIL agenda for $5 to keep up with assignments and due dates.

  
  

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read at home and work on IXL.

6th Grade Month of March

Hello!

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Reading "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library"

• We are annotating as we read "Notice & Note Signposts", vocabulary, allusions and foreshadowing.

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

• Students are highly encouraged to purchase a SAIL agenda for $5 to keep up with assignments and due dates.

  
  

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read at home as they have their own personal copy of the book.

6th Grade Month of January/ February.

Hello!

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Working on a new textbook unit with Lenses on Literature from Carnegie Learning.

• We are on Unit 3 and will be reading "The Party" by Pam Munoz Ryan and "The Outside Influence of Your Middle School Friends" as our anchor texts.

• In addition we will be reading "Social Interaction is Critical for Mental and Physical Health" by Jane E.. Brody

• Students will be reading texts multiple times and annotating for understanding.

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

• Students are highly encouraged to purchase a SAIL agenda for $5 to keep up with assignments and due dates.

  
  

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes per night and complete IXL skills.

6th Grade Month of November

Hello!

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Learning how to keep a reader response notebook/journal.

• Working on time management to complete assignments on time.

• Reading short stories to understand how to write.

• Participate in National Novel Writing Month

• Students will complete reader response journal entries as they read the short stories.

  
  

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes per night and complete IXL skills recommended.

Volunteer/Donation Opportunities:

N/A

September/ October

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Learning how to keep a reader response notebook/journal.

• Working on time management to complete assignments on time.

• Reading the novel Holes : September 4-6 ch 20-28, September 9-13 ch. 29-50

• The week of September 16 we are planning to watch the movie and complete a 5-paragraph compare and contrast essay. (Permission slips for the movie will go out the week prior).

• Students will complete reader response journal entries as they read the novel. Each week they will also have activities relate to a group of chapters assigned in Canvas.

  
  

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes per night and complete IXL skills recommended in the 'arena'.

Volunteer/Donation Opportunities:

Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AAAAE2EA2FDC43-50806440-holes to help contribute to a snack based activity for when we finish the novel the week of September 16.

6th Grade Month of August

Hello!

This month in 6th grade we are:

• Learning how to keep a reader response Notebook/journal.

• Working on time management to complete assignments on time.

• Reading the novel Holes : Ch. 1-9, August 20-23

  Ch. 10- 21, August 26-30; Ch. 22-30, September 4-6; Ch. 31-45, September 9-13; Ch. 45-50, September 16-20.

• Students will complete reader response journal entries as they read the novel. Each week they will also have activities relate to a group of chapters assigned in Canvas.

  
  

Students need to bring:

• 3-5 different colored highlighters each day.

• Pencils or pens each day.

• Sticky notes (preferably clear but regular is also fine)

Homework:

Students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes per night and complete IXL activities.

Volunteer/Donation Opportunities:

Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AAAAE2EA2FDC43-50806440-holes to help contribute to a snack based activity for when we finish the novel the week of September 16.