1. Ms. Holly McKinnon - Team 6D Welcome To 6th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS

2. About Ms. McKinnon Teaching Experience Education Hobbies

3. 1st Quarter Writing: Narrative and Technical, Topic Sentences and Supporting Details Reading: Identifying Elements of Fiction and Historical Fiction, Class Novel Conventions: Nouns, Prepositions, Apostrophes, Question Marks Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes Listening, Speaking, and Viewing

4. 2nd Quarter Writing: Response to Literature, Poetry Reading: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction, Class Novel Conventions: Pronouns, Simple and Compound Sentences, Verbs and Verb Phrases, Capitalization Word Study: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words Listening, Speaking, and Viewing

5. 3rd Quarter Writing: Informational/Expository Reading: Informational and Fictional Texts in a variety of genres, Class Novel Conventions: Complex and Compound/Complex Sentences, Adjectives, Hyphens, Adverbs Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes Listening, Speaking, Viewing

6. 4th Quarter Writing: Persuasive Reading: Propaganda and Identifying Persuasive Techniques, Traditional Literature and Mythology, Class Novel Conventions: Interjections, Conjunctions, 8 Basic Parts of Speech, Commas, Colons Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, Suffixes Listening, Speaking, Viewing

7. Grading Policy Tests and Projects- 40% Quizzes-30% Class work- 20% Homework-5% Interim Assessments-5%

8. Each Quarter At least… One major writing activity One class novel One book of student’s choice to be read on own time Book project in class 10 Take-Home Journal entries (5 due each 4 ½ weeks)

9. Tools For Success Language of Literature Book(BIG BOOK) Interactive Reader (Workbook) Language Network Book (Little Grammar Book) Organized Binder: Reading, Writing, and Graded Papers Sections Writer’s Notebook: Composition Book EQ Log Classroom Website – updated daily!! 

10. Classroom Website www.hollymckinnon.wordpress.com

11. We are accepting candy donations to use as rewards in the classroom. Any individually wrapped candy would be great. No gum, please.

12. Classroom Library Thanks to all those who have donated!! Our library has grown since the beginning of the school year! If you would still like to donate, please send in a gently used, age appropriate book to add to our library!