Dear Students,

Hello! If we need to return to learning from home this year due to Covid-19, I will be here to help you. Please email me with any questions, ideas, or concerns. By working together, we will hopefully overcome this current challenge. Remember, we need to take actions for the collective good, wearing masks, washing hands, and staying 6 feet away from people who are not in our family's germ circle. I am here to help you through your struggles, and I know you will work hard, take creative risks, and ask questions. Do you have a creative idea for a learning project? Let me know! We can make this a terrific year, in spite of any hardships we face. Remember to read and to be kind to each other.

Sincerely,

Ms. Guenther

Essential Learning Standards for Sixth Grade

I Will Learn:

Reading literature

• I can cite text evidence to support my claims about literary texts.

• I can make inferences from the literary texts I read.

• I can determine the theme in literary texts and how it is shown through details.

• I can summarize literary texts.

• I can determine the meaning of figurative language.

Reading Information

• I can cite text evidence to support my claims about informational texts.

• I can make inferences from the texts I read.

• I can determine a central idea of an informational text and how it is conveyed through specific details.

• I can summarize an informational text.

• I can determine the meanings of technical and connotative words.

Writing

• I can write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

• I can write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information.

• I can write clear, well-organized compositions in a style that matches my task, purpose, and audience.

• I can use evidence effectively from texts to support my claims and ideas.

Conventions

• I can use knowledge of language and conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.