Welcome to an enriching 6th-grade reading and writing class where students will master all of the core skills from a typical semester. In the first class, we will work on reading comprehension with a short story. Then in the next class, we will write an essay based on what we read the previous week. The class will follow this format with a total of 2 fiction texts, 2 informational texts, and 4 essays.


 R E A D I N G  S K I L L S  C O V E R E D :

📚 Summarize, predict, and question reading passage 
📚 Determine the main idea of a variety of texts 
📚 Expand vocabulary and use context clues to determine the meaning of new words 
📚 Expand critical thinking skills


W R I T I N G  S K I L L S  C O V E R E D :

✍ Create 5-paragraph essays
✍ Use facts to explain new concepts 
✍ Use persuasive techniques to convince a reader of a new opinion 
✍ Master the tools to approach any writing assignment with confidence


R E A D I N G  P A S S A G E S  :

📚 The Wish
📚This Massive Meatball Was Made with Wooly Mammoth DNA
📚Rules
📚Art of Work


W R I T I N G  P R A C T I C E  :
✍ Book (short story) Reports 
✍ Persuasive Essay 
✍ Compare & Contrast Essay