CURRICULUM REVIEW 6 th Grade Thursday September 11, 2014

+ Justin Hajj Phone: (310)

+ Theory of Education Optimal balance of enjoyment, motivation, and focused instruction. “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

+ 6 th Grade JOURNEY… Academic and Emotional Adolescence Increased independence and accountability School visits and interviews High expectations Increased workload ISEE Exam - November 8th Test Prep: 20 thirty-minute sessions Includes strategies as well as practice tests and essay instruction

+ 6 th Grade Traditions Assembly Leadership School Ambassadors 6 th Grade Hike– October 3 rd Book Fair: Rent a Rainbow begins! – October 18 th Bake Sale – Valentine’s Day Lunch Week – March 9th Dance – April 3rd DC Trip – April 13 th

+ The Enduring 6 C’s! Communication Collaboration Creativity Critical Thinking Competence Commitment

+ Language Arts “WORKSHOP” Vocabulary – Wordly Wise, Membean Vocabulary – Wordly Wise, Membean Use of context clues and word parts Use of context clues and word parts Reading – Mix of stories, novels and poetry Reading – Mix of stories, novels and poetry Reading Workshop Reading Workshop Strategies, Citing evidence Strategies, Citing evidence Guided Reading - Witness, Lit Circles, Shakespeare Guided Reading - Witness, Lit Circles, Shakespeare

+ Language Arts Spelling Spelling Individualized program Individualized program The Writing Process The Writing Process The Write Source program The Write Source program 6 Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Fluency, Conventions. 6 Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Fluency, Conventions. Build toward creative, solid essays. Build toward creative, solid essays.

+ Mathematics Saxon Math Program John Van De Walle Marilynn Burns My own creative genius Emphasis on mental computation and real life connections Assessments Flip teaching to come…

+ Spiraling Mathematics – 7 th Level Concepts to be addressed Place value: Thousandths through Billions Computation with decimals Data and statistics: Graphing, Averages Multiplying greater numbers Dividing by multi-digit divisors Fraction concepts and computation Integers Solving and graphing equations Geometry: Shapes, angles, spatial reasoning Measurement: Length, capacity, weight, area, circumference Percent and probability

+ Social Studies Pearson History & Geography World Deserts Maya, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations The Enlightenment French Revolution Industrial Revolution CURRENT EVENTS ON FRIDAYS

+Technology Goals: To teach skills and responsibility, and to enhance the learning process. Goals: To teach skills and responsibility, and to enhance the learning process. Edmodo Edmodo Google Drive, Notability Google Drive, Notability IXL, Membean IXL, Membean Lp6th.weebly.com Lp6th.weebly.com