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WELCOME to: Grade 6 Humanities Language Arts & Social Studies Ms. Carlson (Russell)
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2. Language Arts – The Workshop Model: This model is an instructional method which uses short focused skill lessons, preserving time for students to actually practice reading & writing – and make choices related to their reading and writing. The teacher confers with students individually or in small groups.
In reading – students participate in skill development lessons, learn new vocabulary, hold discussions, and write about their reading to develop better reading comprehension and deep text analysis. Each lesson is aligned with the Common Core State Standards. In writing – students participate in lessons related to the writing process: they immerse themselves in “real” published writing from the genre they will be writing in, generate their own ideas, select topics, draft, revise, edit & publish. Throughout the stages of the writing process students learn about writing conventions & grammar while applying strategies of published authors to their own work.
Student choice is at the heart of the workshop model! This is a key motivator to student learning;
Love of reading is promoted while developing skills of rigorous standards;
Student choice is employed in the writing process while focusing on specific styles of writing (personal narrative, feature article, & argument essay);
Students make choices about how to apply the strategies & skills they are learning to their own pieces of writing.

3. The goal of the workshop model
The goal of the workshop model is to empower students as readers and writers for a lifetime.
A workshop motto is to “teach the reader, not the book,” and “teach the writer, not the writing.” This means that the focus is not on learning a particular piece of literature, or perfecting one particular piece of writing. Rather, the focus is on developing the universal skills of accomplished readers and writers that can be grown and applied to a lifetime of reading and writing success.

4. Language Arts Curriculum.

5. Scope.Scholastic Independent Reading
Current Events & …………
Non-fiction Reading
Supplement to achieving Common Core Standards for Language Arts
Online website with interactive learning activities
DEAR – Drop Everything and Read
Personal Choice
One book talk per trimester

6. Grade 6 Humanities – Ms. Russell
Class Expectations – BARKS: Be…
Accountable
Respectful
Kind
Safe
Class Generated Expectations Chart

7. Grading Categories – Grade 6 Humanities
Grades are based on the accumulation of points. Points are based on the following categories:
Daily Work
Projects
Outside Reading (LA only)
Writing (LA only)
Reading (LA only)
Quiz/Test
Grades are posted on Family Access a minimum of 6 times per year (mid-tri and end of the trimester.)

8. ABSENCES –Both LA & SS
If your student misses class due to an excused absence, they will get the same number of days they were absent to make up the work.
It is YOUR STUDENT’S responsibility to find out what work needs to be made up on the day they return to school.
Please check Connect website for assignments

9. Social Studies – A History of the World
Geography
World geography
Five themes of geography
Landforms
Map skills
How geography shapes culture and history
Archaeology
How historians study the past
Early Human Societies
History of Early Man
Hunters and gatherers
Learning to farm and raise animals
The first communities
Ancient Cultures
Mesopotamia/Early Empires
Ancient Egypt & Kush
The Israelites
Ancient Greeks & Greek Civilization
Roman: Republic to Empire
The Rise of Christianity
Current Events
CNN Student News – periodic activities related to the weekly news associated with CNN

10. BLMS --- Teacher Websites ---Scroll to & click on Russell
Ms. Carlson’s (Russell) Website
BLMS --- Teacher Websites ---Scroll to & click on Russell
Files & Resources
Student Access/Family Access
Online Assignments
Calendar – Weekly Report – assignments and due dates by week.
Links to additional resources

11. Tidbits Humanities Letter Signature Sheet – Housekeeping
Cleaning Wipes
Tissues

12. Grade 6 Humanities Mrs. Russell
Three Truths and a Lie
I. I have 3 children
2. I have been to France 1 time
3. I love to water ski.
4. I was born in Wenatchee, WA
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13. Common Core Common Core http://www.corestandards.org/
What parents should know…
3 minute video
Standards in our state
Other Resources