Sixth Grade Language Arts Meet the Teacher Night Mrs. Kristin Yerger

Overview Topics of study Supplies Grading Assignment Policies Important Dates Contact Information

Comprehension Short stories to build comprehension skills Units in the Textbook Plot, Conflict and Setting Analyzing Character and Point of View Understanding Theme Mood, Tone and Style Poetry Biography and Autobiography Myths, Legends and Tales

Fluency –Reading with expression –Reading smoothly – it should sound like a conversation –Making connections between what is read and personal experiences –Reading accurately

Literature Various literary genres

Practical Skills Demonstrate mastery of numerous strategies to strengthen reading and writing skills *main idea *synonyms/antonyms *inferences / making predictions *summarizing *analyzing *higher-level thinking questions

Writing Demonstrate a working knowledge of the writing process –Personal Narrative –Argumentative/ Opinion Writing –Essays –Journals/Prompts –Reader’s Responses

Vocabulary Workshop and Spelling Students will demonstrate mastery of vocabulary workshop words –9 units distributed monthly distributed monthly

Reading Responsibility Required to complete 4 book reviews during 6th grade year 1 each marking period Encouraged to read a variety of genres

Grammar / Mechanics Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives / Adverbs Prepositions The Sentence Capitalization and Punctuation

Supplies The following items are required each day for class: T PAWS –Text (binder + Vocabulary Workshop book) –Pencil –Agenda –Work –S.S.R. book **Up to 5 extra credits points will be rewarded each quarter.**

Grading Breakdown *The following grades will be given for language arts class: Reading Writing/English Compositions/Prompts Vocabulary Spelling Comprehension/Fluency Grammar/Mechanics Reader’s Responses Book Reviews

Assignment Policies All assignments should be turned in by the due date.assignments If an assignment is late, points will be deducted. If a major assignment is more than two days late, students will be recommended to report to my room at 7:30 A.M. to complete it.

Important Dates *Spelling Quiz – September 12 th *Unit 1 Vocabulary Test – September 30 th *Book Review – October 2 nd *Field Trip – October 16 th

Contact Information Please feel free to contact me if you should have questions or concerns. Phone: (610) Ext WebPage: od/district_staff.asp