Welcome to 6th Grade LA With Mrs. Bassett 6th Grade Learning Targets for LA
Language Arts: First Quarter *Characterization *Literary Conflicts *Plot structure *Using text evidence to support ideas *Grammar *Writing (character analysis)
Author Research & Purpose *To learn about who the author is as a person *To analyze the author’s writing: -Stylistically (patterns of characters, plot, conflicts, themes, and figurative language) -Inferring and identifying the connections between who the author is and the books s/he writes *To learn research skills (EasyBib and online resources) *To synthesize information
Language Arts at a glance *Summer reading activities *Novel studies / book groups throughout the year *Writer’s notebook *Reading reflections / “Monday Musings” *Value of reading every day *Continuing digital writing portfolios *Google Classroom & Chromebooks
Advisory and Mighty Minds Info.. Last 35 minutes of the day Quiet time to do HW Class Dojo Absences/Dr. Appts