6th & 7th grade English Language Arts standards for Reading and Writing are covered in a full year curriculum. This is the second of three trimesters. You do not need to have taken Trimester #1 to enroll in Trimester #2. 

Trimester two addresses:
✅Basic Grammar Review
✅Reading Strategies
✅Informational Text
✅Main Idea, Keywords, Captions, and Vocabulary
✅Characterization of Real Life Players
✅Informational Essay: Outline, Supporting Evidence
✅Installation Art Project based on Informational Essay Outline
✅Evaluating Your Own Work Using a Rubric
✅Research Essay
     -Topics Given by Teacher
     -Research Provided by Teacher
✅All Steps of the Writing Process
✅Citing Your Sources
✅Writing a Proper Bibliography

Key Text:
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong
This non-fiction book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Shipwreck-Bottom-World-Extraordinary-Shackleton/dp/0375810498/ref=sr_1_1?crid=STM2TI1IO4UF&keywords=shipwreck+at+the+bottom+of+the+world+by+jennifer+armstrong&qid=1636130475&sprefix=jennifer+armstrong+sh%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1


I model everything that I ask students to do. Each class is structured beginning to end: Welcome/Warm Up/ Instruction/ Guided Practice & Check/ Independent Practice & Check/ Closure & Exit Ticket.

We meet twice a week for 50 minutes each meeting. 
You may have a small task of up to 15 minutes to complete on your own and bring it to our next class. On Fridays, you will post your work via picture or message in the classroom.  I'll send a reminder after our second class of the week to remind you to post your excellent work on Fridays.

First, I welcome students to class. Next, I provide brief instruction and students do quick practice with the teacher. Next, I introduce the task for the day and thoroughly explain my expectations. Together we complete the task with writing and discussion. It isn't a lot of writing and is a bit of fun discussion.  We finish class with another small task to evaluate our learning and performance. With a quick question of assessment, class is finished for the day.

***Students must have their camera turned on. This is not a lecture type of class. Students will be encouraged to participate and usually do so easily. Your student's presence adds to the atmosphere of the class. If you student is unwilling to keep their cameras on, I will dismiss them from class. Engagement is key in student understanding. I need to see your student to gauge your student's participation and understanding so that I may reteach a topic or review if necessary.***

Grades Offered
All tasks are expected to be completed and full participation is required to receive a completion certificate 6/7 ELA Trimester 2. All work must be submitted by the Sunday following the last scheduled class. The work must be received before Monday, 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time to apply to grade and allow teacher to complete your request.

Grading rubric will be provided in class.
🧠Expected tasks: 
1.  Working under a Deadline: Worksheets submitted in the learner area of the classroom 
2. Self-editing Skills (Earn points back) Corrected errors on worksheet after teacher feedback
3. Global Citizenship: Interacting with partner to complete a task in online environment.
4. Communication I:
    When requested by teacher, post a brief conversational video using the add video 
    button below teacher posting. 
    Communication II: When requested by teacher, post a response using emoji's only 
    or a photo related to the root of the week. 
5. Add to Your Environment: Your sparkling personality and participation adds to the 
    happy atmosphere of the classroom. Your posts and interactions help to make 
    learning come alive and can help your classmates understand the topic more 
    deeply.


Week 1 Grammar Boot Camp
Top to bottom basics 

Week 2 
Non-Fiction Unit Study 
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Reading Strategies
Keywords
Summary Sentences
Characterization of Real Life Players

Week 3
Non-Fiction Unit Study Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Main Idea, Vocabulary, Summary Sentences
Characterization of Real Life Players

Week 4
Non-Fiction Unit Study 
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Keywords, Captions, Vocabulary
Characterization of Real Life Players

Week 5 
Non-Fiction Unit Study 
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Characterization of Real Life Players

Week 6
Non-Fiction Informational Essay
Skeleton Essay Outline, Keywords, Main Idea
Installation Project based on Informational Essay Outline and Research

Week 7 
Work Time for Presentations for Installation Project based on Shackleton book
Process Essay
Post Speech Recordings in the Classroom

Week 8 
View Speech Recordings from Classmates & Teacher, Provide Written Feedback to Teacher regarding Classmates and 
Your Own Speech/ Evaluate Speech/ Grade Yourself and Submit to Teacher

Week 9
Research Essay: Topics Given/ Rubric/ Model/ Evaluate the Model
Research Essay: Topic Selected from List/ Brainstorm/ Outline
Research Essay: Revise Outline/ Quick Write/ Model & Draft Introduction

Week 10
Research Essay: Revise Outline/ Quick Write/ Model & Draft Body Paragraph 1 & 2 
Using Research Provided by Teacher
Model & Draft Body Paragraph 3 & Conclusion
Using Research Provided by Teacher

Week 11
Research Essay: Review Rubric/ Edit Model for Ideas/ Word Choice/ Conventions
Edit Own Essay for Ideas/ Word Choice/ Conventions
Research Essay: Review Rubric/ Model Bibliography/ Write Bibliography
Revise Essay to accommodate your errors.
Class will Evaluate Essay Excerpts (Teacher Provided) Using Rubric 
Submit Essay to Teacher