1. 6th Grade Language Arts and Literature
Curriculum Night 2017
6th Grade Language Arts and Literature
Mrs. Kubala

2. Who is Mrs. Kubala?
I graduated from Libertyville High School and went to St. Norbert College. I earned my Master’s Degree from St. Xavier University.
This is my 16th year at Highland. Go Hornets!
I have three kids. Kate is in first grade, and I have three year old twins named Robbie and Caroline.
Interests: traveling, camping, reading, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, cheering on the Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks

3. 6th Grade Language Arts & Literature
Students are with me for about 80 minutes a day.
Students stay with each other for language arts and literature.
Students will use skills from language arts and literature in both classes.

4. Curriculum Organization
Language Arts:
100 Greek and Latin Stems
Writing skills:
-> argumentative writing
-> written responses to literature (CER)
Grammar: Eight Parts of Speech
Literature:
Novel Units
Variety of short stories
Reading strategies
Response to literature and text support
Nonfiction articles

5. Binder Organization
Students will use a binder system with divider tabs for each part of the curriculum.
- Stems
- Grammar
- Literature

6. Greek and Latin Stems Stems are parts of words that have meanings.
Goal = build vocabulary and understand words
100 stems on the sixth grade list
Stems are organized by sixth grade science, math, and social studies topics.
Examples:
geo=earth graph=write
Geography= writing of the earth (maps)
acro=high polis=city
Acropolis= high city (Greek history)

7. Greek and Latin Stems
Cumulative quiz at the end of each list stems by the end of the year
Quizlet -> stem review and extra credit (match)

8. Grammar 8 Parts of Speech
- nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, & interjections
Grammar Usage -> identify parts of speech and application with writing

9. Writing Argumentative Writing
Reader Response and text support -> CER (claim, evidence, reasoning)

10. Literature
Textbook  various short stories, elements of plot, & reading strategies
Novel Units -> active reading notes (annotations)
-> Each student must purchase Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall.
Independent Reading Time -> monthly reading logs with reading goals, weekly Learning Center reading time (every Tuesday)
40 Book Challenge -> due the last week of school

11. E-mail is the best way to contact me!
Resources
-> stem practice
noredink.com -> grammar practice
Classroom Website & Google Classroom
Website is updated daily with homework, special events, or upcoming assignments
Documents & assignments are on Google Classroom
is the best way to contact me!