Language Arts (Dermody)

 Language Arts (Dermody)

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! I look forward to working with the students and seeing them learn and grow throughout the year. Click here (6th) or here (7th) to read my class newsletter. Be on the lookout for classroom photos and updates to be posted here. It will be a great school year!

-Ms. Dermody

6th grade: 6th grade completed the novel I am Malala with a focus on summarizing, plot structure, author's perspective, and vocabulary.  We are in the midst of module 4: Courage in Crisis and are writing an explanatory piece about Malala's point of view and her response to challenges.  The students watched her Nobel Peace Prize speech, participated in a Socratic Seminar, and will have a vocabulary assessment next week.

7th grade: 7th grade is diving deep into Module 4, which is centered around the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia 1793. We are reading both a historical fiction novel (Fever 1793) and excerpts of a nonfiction supplemental text (An American Plague).  The students are looking at how the events and details are told similarly/differently through different texts, genres, and authors. We have also learned about the yellow fever epidemic through websites and online research. 

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Classroom saint= Bl. Rani Maria

Module 4 Family Tip Sheet - 6th grade

Module 4 Family Tip Sheet- 7th grade