Dear Students,
This our fourth and final quarter for this school year! Below are the standards and tasks to accomplish this quarter:
STANDARDS
ELA 6R1.i & j: FICTIONAL NARRATIVE
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE/MYTHS/LEGENDS -SWBAT…. compare traditional literature (Myths and Legend) from different cultures
…Identify and analyze similarities and differences in mythologies from different cultures
ELA6W3/ESOL6.6.17-20: RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY - SWBAT….Use Research and Technology to support writing to create a portfolio for FUTURE CAREER
ELA6LSV2: MEDIA TEXT/MESSAGES - SWBAT…Listen to and view various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information …and express ideas.
T.ELA6LSV2.18 -SWBAT…. Plan, create, and Analyze simple multimedia products ….to communicate concepts.
ELA6W2/ESOL6.8.4:EXPOSITORY WRITING- Description and Explanation. SWBAT …Produce a multi paragraph that describes or explains ideas or concepts.
ESOL6.4.2/ELA6W1: Writing Organization -SWBAT… Use traditional structure for conveying information in chronological order
ESOL 6.6.5 /ELA6C1: Writing Conventions -SWBAT… Apply grammatical and mechanical conventions in writing.
ESOL6.7.16/ELA6RI: COMPREHENSION/LITERARY TEXT - SWBAT …Recognize, read, comprehend, and analyze various literary forms (myths and legend)
GRADING SCALE
Summative Assessment: 40% A - 90 – 100%
Formative Assessment: 30% B - 80 – 89%
Class work/Homework: 20% C - 74 – 79%
Participation: 10% D - 70 – 73%
F - 69 and below
Any class work not completed at school becomes homework in addition to the weekly homework assignments. Students will use planner to keep up with all homework as well as class work and due dates for projects.
TASKS
1. Creative Writing: Traditional Literature/ Picture book
2. Research: CAREER PROJECT
- Video
- Resume
- Career Research
- Presentation on one of the following:
ü Develop a Career Portfolio for your future career (Questionnaire, Essay, Resume, photographs, etc).
ü Create a PowerPoint to explain your chosen career (What, when, where, how, how much, why).
ü Write an essay to describe your future career: (What, when, where, how, how much, why?)
3. Narrative Writing: MY LIFE AS A SIXTH GRADER
- Most memorable
- Most difficult
- Most fun/favorite
- Most embarrassing
- Most Influential
- Most helpful
- Best
- Worst
- Scariest
- How I did
- How I have grown
- Lessons I have learned
- What I look forward to next year