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Please contact me with any questions or  concerns at swood@lps.k12.co.us or 303-347-6377.

GENERAL HUMANITIES NOTES

***In 6th grade humanities, students are encouraged to read independently. The school and I have tons of books to choose from or they could grab something outside of school. I encourage you to check in with your kiddo about what they are reading and make sure it aligns with your expectations. 

*** To cover some of our current events standards, we will watch CNN10 which is a 10 minute news broadcast produced by CNN and targeted for middle and high schoolers. 

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What we're working on this quarter:  In 4th quarter we are moving back into a whole class novel with A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Parks. This dual narrative set in Southern Sudan, shares the hardships of living in a civil war, being pulled apart from family, and struggling for basic resources. Along with the novel we will be reading nonfiction articles about water scarcity, water born illnesses, and refugees. 

As always, I am available if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks

**Families may request optional assignments if the planned curriculum offends their religious or person values.  Please inform me in writing if you prefer that your students read an alternative selection to a particular literary work, and please offer a reason for your preference.   Please see the district’s website for more information:  Parents' Rights

We will be following standards based grading in class so we can best assess how each student is progressing toward 6th grade mastery. Please let me know if you have any questions.