1. Welcome to Open House Ms. Emberson Language Arts 6 th Grade, Na Koa

2. A Little About Myself... –My name is Erin Emberson –I grew up on Kauai, then went to UH, Manoa for college –This is my 3 rd year teaching at KMS –I run the Planeteer after school club

3. 6 th Grade Skills Reading Writing Oral Communication

4. We will be writing and creating... Poetry Creative Stories Personal Narratives News Paper Articles Research Papers Travel Brochures Posters

5. We will be learning oral communication skills through... Small group discussions Presentations of student work Games and activities

6. We will be reading… Q 1: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Q 2: Literature Circles Q 3: The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis Q 4: Start Battle of the books

7. How can you help? Check Planners Communicate questions/ concerns in planner Have your child read 20 min. a night Encourage the use of Achieve 3000

8. What is Achieve 3000? Online Database with nonfiction journal articles All articles are assigned based on your child’s reading level Please create a parent account

9. Quarter 1 Agenda -Grade Level Theme: Identity -Class Book: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli We will be learning: - Achieve 3000 - Literature Circles - Poetry - Grammar: figurative language, root words, Capitalization Conventions, prefix/ suffix - Creative Writing: newspaper article and Stargirl activities