Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Please sign next to your student’s name

and a handout from the front table.Mrs. Ferguson’s Room6th gr. Language Arts

6th Grade Language ArtsMrs. Ferguson

Voicemail:797-8364E-mail: fergusoa@wcsoh.org

Web page: www.wcsoh.org

Classroom Rules• Be on time.• Be prepared!-bring all necessary supplies, homework and books.• Follow directions the 1st time they are given.• Don’t talk when the teacher or others are talking, and always look at them.• No put downs or inappropriate language.• Have respect for others, their space, and their property; listen to them and their opinions.• Avoid distracting others with gestures or sounds.• Above all, maintain self-control.

Classroom Resources & AbsencesResources:Literature Books Junior Dictionaries Thesaurus

LibraryComputer Write Source 2000 Markers, Crayons, Scissors, etc.ABSENT STUDENTS:

Make sure you have a ELA Weekly AgendaGet handouts (if any) from the hanging file that is labeled Monday-Friday.You must make-up the IN-CLASS and HW that you missed, so make sure that you get all

necessary supplies…EXAMPLES: Literature book Novel Write Source 2000

Turn in any work that was due while you were gone.If after completing steps 1-4 you are still confused …ASK MRS. FERGUSON!

ELA Common Core StandardsReading Standards for Literary Text•Key Ideas and Details•Craft and Structure•Integration of Knowledge and Ideas•Range of Reading Level and Text Complexity

Reading Standards for Informational Text•Key Ideas and Details•Craft and Structure•Integration of Knowledge and Ideas•Range of Reading Level and Text Complexity

Writing Standards•Text Types and Purposes•Production and Distribution of Writing•Research to build and Present Knowledge•Range of Reading Level and Text Complexity

Speaking and Listening Standards•Comprehension and Collaboration•Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Language Standards•Conventions of Standard English•Knowledge of Language•Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Connecting to the StandardsReading Standards for Literary Text

novels, literature book-short stories, plays, myths, poetry, Jacob’s Ladder, www.odelleducation.com, etc.

Reading Standards for Informational TextDaily Comprehension Strategies, Read and Understand, Jacob’s Ladder, Choices, www.odelleducation.com, literature book-biography, autobiography, documentaries, memoirs, magazine articles, media (newscast, newspaper article, TV commercial, www.youtube.com), editorial, etc.

Writing Standardsarguments, informative/explanatory, narrative, research (media lessons)organize, edit, technology, Expanding Expression Tool, etc.

Speaking and Listening StandardsEngage in discussions-be prepared, collegial discussions, pose and respond to questions, paraphraseInterpret info from multiple sources-Media LessonsPresent findings-Media Lessons

Language StandardsDaily Academic Vocabulary, Language Fundamentals, Daily Language Review, Literature Book, A Word a Day, & vocabulary in context, etc.figurative language-poetry and novels

***What does homework-time” look like in your home?

Independent Reading and Accelerated Reader quizzes

Homework-30 minutes of reading each night (dividing books)

CHOICE1. Booktalks-student & teacher

recommendations2. STAR/AR3. Library Resources-DESTINY,

ALA, award winners, genre, WSMS Library, The Library Link

4. www.likeagoodbook.com

Literature Book: McDougal Littell• Standards based• Differentiation• Modification• $80-$100

Novels• Classroom resources• WSMS Library, WCS Connection• Mrs. Ferguson’s Library

Power School• Positive• Negative• E-Mail Alerts a must!