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6th Grade Literature
Goal: Students will read, interpret and discuss various texts of different lengths and genres.
Students will study literary elements of theme, setting, character analysis, conflict, and plot development to facilitate a deeper understanding of the texts. There will be reinforcement of comprehension building strategies such as, making inferences, making connections to the text, the use of context clues, making predictions and vocabulary skills. |
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They will be exposed to the following aspects:
Comprehension - literal and inferential
Character Development
Literary Devices
Language of Literature
Critical Thinking Skillls
We will study:
Short Stories
La Bamba Roommates The Circuit
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La Bamba is a selection from Gary Soto's collection of short stories, Baseball In April. This story is based on one of Gary's classmates while he was growing up in Fresno, California. |
Assigned Novels
Independent Choices
Non Fiction
Mythology
Poetry
Review for NJASK6
Vocabulary Development
Integrated Writing
6th Grade Social Studies 
Textbook
Human Heritage
A World History
Prehistory - " The Origins of Humankind"
River Valley Civilizations
Ancient Greece and Rome
The Middle Ages
The Age of Global Encounters
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Each chapter in our textbook that the class reads will be reinforced through discussion, note taking, and authentic "hands on" activities.
In addition to studying ancient civilizations, students will also be involved in a current events program called "Media Monday".
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Current Events Scholasic News |
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Media Mondays
Twice a month students will be asked to prepare for a classroom current events discussion. Working in groups they will cover topics ranging from local news to arts & entertainment. Within these groups, students will choose topics, and then the individual student will be responsible for locating an article, and summarizing it, using our "Media Monday" form.
Once a mark ing period, each group will take a turn at reporting out the news to the entire class. Utilizing technology available in the classroom, students will be required to put together a presentation that will captivate, inform, and entertain the class. This presentation will be graded as a test grade (Please see rubric for more details on how it will be graded). |
Below are some suggested resources to find current events:
The New York Times The Bergen Record The Suburbanite
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8th Grade Language Arts
Course Description: Language Arts 8
Course Overview: The Language Arts program teaches communication skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. The goal of Language Arts is to enhance students' competancy in all areas of communication. Class Policy: Try your best and be respectful of others.
Writing is a skill that is used in all classes. Good writing is important to every student's success in school. This is a life skill that will be used in all areas of learning and living.
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Our course will include:
Grammar
Creative Writing
Journals
Vocabulary Workshop
Research Paper in accordance with the current High School writing guide
NJASK 8 Review including Study Island
Assessment through:
1. Tests 2. Written assignments 3. Journals 4.
Homework 5. Class participation |
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