66thth Grade Language Arts Grade Language Arts

Class - Workshop Model Class - Workshop Model Each class period will begin with a class

read-aloud which serves as a time to model reading, thinking, and comprehension behaviors and strategies which students will then practice and apply to their self-selected novels. Following the class read-aloud, we engage in alternately a reading or writing mini-lesson which provides an opportunity for direct teaching and practice of a skill or concept.

Workshop – Mentor TextWorkshop – Mentor Text

Using a reading and writing workshop model, our class instruction will include daily mentor text which can include, short stories, Jr. Great Books, news articles, blog posts, magazines, novels and a variety of textual excerpts that will serve as… models for author’s craft and content.

Reading DiaryReading DiaryAdditionally each student will be

completing a reading log of books of their choice which will require a minimum of 20 minutes a day outside of school.

1st quarter: literary genre (minimum - 5 different genre)

2nd quarter: award winners (minimum - 5 different award winners)

Interactive NotebookInteractive Notebook

Each student will maintain their Language Arts INB with class notes and resource materials.

Inspired Reading and Inspired Reading and WritingWritingThese 21st century students will

be publishing their works, reading, writing, researching, presenting and conversing about literature using our class wiki and

LPS Google Docs. http://www.lpsk12.org

Vocabulary/Spelling Vocabulary/Spelling In addition to specific content vocabulary,

we will focus on the origin, use of and application of 5 prefixes, suffixes or roots per week.

Accelerated Language Arts will also use the Sadlier-Oxford Level B Spelling/Vocabulary Workshop – alternating: Week 1 – Students are responsible for the spelling of the 20 vocabulary words in the unit. Week 2 – Students are responsible for the vocabulary exercises reinforcing the definition, pronunciation, grammatically correct usage, synonyms, and antonyms.

Common AssessmentsCommon AssessmentsFOCUS WRITING:1st Quarter: Show Not Tell

Descriptive Writing - Testing Window 9/20 – 9/29

2nd Quarter: Persuasive Writing – Testing Window 12/06 – 12/10

3rd Quarter: How - To Technical Writing – Testing Window TBA

4th Quarter: Poetry Techniques – Testing Window TBA

 

LA FOCUS READING LA FOCUS READING COMPREHENSION GOALS: COMPREHENSION GOALS:

1st Semester – Thinking Strategies INQUIRY QUESTION: How does my

thinking help me to understand?

MetacognitionSchemaQuestioningDrawing InferencesDetermining ImportanceSensory ImagerySynthesizingProblem Solving

22ndnd Semester – Reading Semester – Reading Outcomes of Outcomes of UnderstandingUnderstandingINQUIRY QUESTION: What does

reading do for me? Insight for WritingEmpathyConfidenceSense of AestheticDesire to AdvocateIncrease in Cognitive StaminaClear Recollection and Intent to

ReapplyOthers...