WELCOME
Welcome to 6th grade Language and Literature! I am looking forward to working with you in exciting projects, thoughtful essays, challenging exams, and creatively stimulating units of literature and expression. Throughout the year, you will experience all aspects of literacy including reading (i.e. short stories, news articles, drama, poems), writing (research, narratives, exposition, personal experiences), speaking, and listening (class discussions, presentations, and debates). Units of Study: First Six Weeks: Expository Text & Expository Conventions IB Unit-"Diving into Expository" Second Six Weeks: Fiction and Literary and Imaginative Story IB Unit-"Soaring into Our Imagination " Third Six Weeks: Literacy Nonfiction and Literary/Personal Narrative Essay IB Unit-"Story of My Life" Fourth Six Weeks: Poetry, Literary/Poetry Conventions and Drama IB Unit-"Song of Myself" Fifth Six Weeks: Persuasive Texts and Persuasive Convections IB Unit-"Mom Buy Me That" Sixth Six Weeks: Novel- Wonder by: R.J. Palacio Interdisciplinary Unit- "Growing Perspectives" =Unit of Study are subject to change |
Link to Wonder by R.J. Palasio
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