1. Welcome to 6th Grade LA With Mrs. Bassett
6th Grade Learning
Targets for LA

2. Language Arts: First Quarter
*Characterization
*Literary Conflicts
*Plot structure
*Using text evidence to support ideas
*Grammar
*Writing (character analysis)

3. 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

4. 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

5. Advisory and Mighty Minds Info..
Last 35 minutes of the day
Quiet time to do HW
Class Dojo
Absences/Dr. Appts