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| CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you for all the support, cards, kind words, and hugs during my family's time of need. I very much appreciate it. I am truly fortunate to be able to work with such wonderful children and teachers. Welcome to my website! Welcome to Literacy! The literacy curriculum is organized into the following areas: Reading: Fiction and Nonfiction Student learning focuses on a reading workshop program. Genre types studied include realistic fiction, historical fiction, adventure fiction, fantasy, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. An independent reading program is also included providing students a choice of book selection from the 6th Grade Favorites List, Rebecca Caudill Nominees (present and past), and the classroom library. To further enhance student learning, we will incorporate the Making Meaning? reading program in conjunction with our reading workshop. This program supports student comprehension learning and teaches students to use strategies in visualizing, questioning, making inferences, understanding text structure, determining important ideas, and synthesizing through in-class read alouds and independent reading. Students will be assessed on these reading strategies and skills throughout the year. With each lesson, Making Meaning? also teaches students social skills in the areas of working cooperatively and collaboratively. Word Analysis and Vocabulary The objective for sixth grade is to build upon their vocabulary and word meaning. They will also be expected to identify prefixes and suffixes, and recognize the root of a word with a prefix and/or suffix. Vocabulary strategies will be taught using context and word structures to decode and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words using a variety of resources. Writing Process and Writing Products Students will write a variety of narrative, expository and persuasive pieces, as well as poetry. Supporting details, examples, reasons, and references to the text will be used to elaborate and support main ideas. They revise (add, remove, rearrange) and edit (make corrections) information in drafts to address the purpose more directly. They also write to reading response questions about fiction, poetry and nonfiction selections. Punctuation, Capitalization, and Grammar Student goals in conventions are to maintain noun-pronoun and subject-verb agreement in their writing. They will also maintain consistent verb tense. They will edit for capitalization, appropriate comma usage. Students will apply the conventions of English learned at previous grade levels to their own writing and speaking. Speaking and Listening During literacy, students will speak in group activities and in oral presentations. The ideas should be organized in a logical order, and stay focused on the purpose. The speaking voice should be strong, paced, and unhurried. The purpose of the audience will be to focus on respectful listening. Research and Study Skills Students will learn the process skills of research by developing questions, writing a thesis statement, note-taking, and outlining. Information is organized and recorded from multiple print and online sources on a topic and students must draw appropriate conclusions. After conducting their research, the students will move to the writing process and create a final product. Literacy Homework Policy: Please check the homework hotline for assignments located at www.d41.org. Students will have a minimum of 30 minutes of Literacy homework five nights a week. To view literacy homework directly: Mrs. McArdle: amcardle.d41teachers.org Absence Policy: When home sick or on vacation, students can keep current on vocabulary and/or independent reading. Upon his or her return to school, the student should visit the literacy teacher before or after school for any additional missed assignments. Excused Absence: Students have the same number of days to make up work missed. (It is the student?s responsibility to see the teacher for any missed assignments before or after school.) Late Work: There will be a consequence for missed assignments AND Work Habits will be affected. Daily Materials Sharpened pencils before class starts Pens, (black or blue) Independent Reading Book Writer's Notebook Assignment Notebook I look forward to an exciting year with your child. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the following: Kuki McArdle Ph: 630-534-7491 Email: amcardle@d41.org |
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