6TH GRADE6TH GRADE

English ProgramEnglish Program

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COURSE GOALSCOURSE GOALS

Mastery of Mastery of essential writing essential writing

and language and language skillsskills

Integrate Integrate reading, writing, reading, writing, speaking, and speaking, and listeninglistening

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COURSE GOALSCOURSE GOALS Every student Every student

has been given has been given an Elements of an Elements of Language text- Language text- book that is to book that is to be kept at home be kept at home for the 2013-for the 2013-2014 school 2014 school year. year.

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www.my.hrw.com Online textbookOnline textbook

User name: na#User name: na# Password: #Password: #

Lesson Lesson presentationspresentations

PracticePractice On Your OwnOn Your Own ReviewReview Graphic OrganizersGraphic Organizers Writer’s ModelsWriter’s Models

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Four Components to Four Components to TextbookTextbook

Grammar, Usage, Grammar, Usage, MechanicsMechanics

Sentences and Sentences and ParagraphsParagraphs

CommunicationsCommunications Quick Reference Quick Reference

HandbookHandbook

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Grammar, Usage, Grammar, Usage, MechanicsMechanics

Build on grammar, Build on grammar, usage, and usage, and mechanics mechanics foundationfoundation

Instruction and Instruction and exercises to exercises to continue growthcontinue growth

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Sentences and Sentences and ParagraphsParagraphs

What to includeWhat to include How to organizeHow to organize How to write with How to write with

stylestyle

Construct clear, Construct clear, effective sentences and effective sentences and paragraphsparagraphs

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CommunicationsCommunications

Reading workshopReading workshop

-real life example of -real life example of writingwriting

Writing workshopWriting workshop-organize, compose-organize, composereviserevise

Ties together reading, Ties together reading, writing, listening, and writing, listening, and speakingspeaking

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Quick Reference Quick Reference HandbookHandbook

Tips to Tips to communicate communicate more effectively:more effectively:

WritingWriting GrammarGrammar Test takingTest taking Media and Media and

document designdocument design

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COURSE CONTENTCOURSE CONTENTGRAMMAR SKILLSGRAMMAR SKILLS The Sentence The Sentence Nouns/VerbsNouns/Verbs Modifiers - Adjectives Modifiers - Adjectives

and Adverbs and Adverbs Capitalization and Capitalization and

Punctuation Punctuation PronounsPronouns Prepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases

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COURSE CONTENTCOURSE CONTENT

LITERATURE AND LITERATURE AND WRITINGWRITING

Personal Personal NarrativeNarrative

Compare and Compare and ContrastContrast

InformationalInformational Persuasive LetterPersuasive Letter

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Writing FoldersWriting Folders

A folder is given A folder is given to each studentto each student

All writing is All writing is completed in this completed in this folderfolder

Folder must stay Folder must stay in classin class

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ClassworkClasswork Majority of writing is completed Majority of writing is completed

in classin class If classwork is not completed, it If classwork is not completed, it

needs to be finished at homeneeds to be finished at home Short practice pagesShort practice pages Tasks on daily agenda screen Tasks on daily agenda screen

take precedence over web site take precedence over web site

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Google DocsGoogle Docs free access to Google Apps for Education for all of

our students utilize web-based word processing, allow students and staff with Internet access to

collaborate with their peers and faculty members in real time, regardless of their location

no longer need to be in the same place when working on group or collaborative projects.

"closed" domain, limiting the ability of students and staff to collaborate with individuals who are not affiliated with NASD.

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Google Chrome

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Contact InformationMrs. Ferringer

Email: pferringer@northallegheny.orgWebsite: www.northallegheny.org

Carson Middle School: 412.369.5520Mrs. Ferringer

6th Grade

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