Ms. Holly McKinnon - Team 6D

WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

About Ms. McKinnonTeaching

Experience

Education

Hobbies

1st QuarterWriting: Narrative and Technical, Topic

Sentences and Supporting DetailsReading: Identifying Elements of Fiction

and Historical Fiction, Class NovelConventions: Nouns, Prepositions,

Apostrophes, Question MarksWord Study: Prefixes, Root Words,

SuffixesListening, Speaking, and Viewing

2nd QuarterWriting: Response to Literature, PoetryReading: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction,

Class NovelConventions: Pronouns, Simple and

Compound Sentences, Verbs and Verb Phrases, Capitalization

Word Study: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Listening, Speaking, and Viewing

3rd QuarterWriting: Informational/ExpositoryReading: Informational and Fictional Texts

in a variety of genres, Class NovelConventions: Complex and

Compound/Complex Sentences, Adjectives, Hyphens, Adverbs

Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes

Listening, Speaking, Viewing

4th QuarterWriting: Persuasive Reading: Propaganda and Identifying

Persuasive Techniques, Traditional Literature and Mythology, Class Novel

Conventions: Interjections, Conjunctions, 8 Basic Parts of Speech, Commas, Colons

Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes

Listening, Speaking, Viewing

Grading PolicyTests and Projects- 40%Quizzes-30%Class work- 20%Homework-5%Interim Assessments-5%

Each Quarter

At least…One major writing activityOne class novelOne book of student’s choice to be read on

own timeBook project in class10 Take-Home Journal entries (5 due each

4 ½ weeks)

Tools For SuccessLanguage of Literature Book(BIG BOOK)Interactive Reader (Workbook)Language Network Book (Little Grammar

Book)Organized Binder: Reading, Writing, and

Graded Papers SectionsWriter’s Notebook: Composition BookEQ LogClassroom Website – updated daily!!

Classroom Website

www.hollymckinnon.wordpress.com

We are accepting candy donations to use as rewards in the classroom. Any individually wrapped candy would be great. No gum, please.

Classroom LibraryThanks to all those who have donated!!

Our library has grown since the beginning of the school year!

If you would still like to donate, please send in a gently used, age appropriate book to add to our library!