6th Grade Language Arts Curriculum
Heroes Team
Mr. Madsen Mr. McGuire
Reading Strategies
Connect*Questions*Sensory Images*Inferences*Fix up
*Determine the Most Important*Synthesize
Literature
Reading Logs with parent signature and reaction
Free Read Books*Short Stories*Poetry*Non-Fiction
Freak the Mighty*Greek Myths*King Arthur*
Bud Not Buddy*Long Way from Chicago*Under the Mummy’s Curse*Literature Discussion Groups
Story Elements
Character*Plot*Theme*Setting*Conflict*Point of View
Six + 1 Traits of Writing
Ideas*Organization*Voice*Word Choice*Fluency*Conventions
*Presentation
Essays
Narrative*Expository*Persuasive
Poetry Unit
Figurative language*Poetry composition
Parts of Speech
Nouns*Pronouns*Verbs*Adjectives*Adjectives
Prepositions*Conjunctions*Interjections
Daily Oral Language
Punctuation*Grammar*Mechanics
Vocabulary and Spelling
The Word Within the Word*Personal Vocabulary Lists
Last updated: 10/03/2007