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 6th Grade Literature

Goal:  Students will read, interpret and discuss various texts of different lengths and genres.  

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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.  

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



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






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Textbook
Human Heritage  
A World History

Prehistory - " The Origins of Humankind"
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River Valley Civilizations


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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".

Links:



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









8th Grade Language Arts  
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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.



Our course will include:   

Grammar

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Creative Writing

Journals
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Vocabulary Workshop
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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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