6th Grade

6th Grade Reading Language Arts (RLA) & Social Studies

Welcome to 6th Grade! This year, students will embark on an engaging journey through world history and deep literary exploration. Our curriculum integrates critical reading, analytical writing, and historical inquiry to help students build essential skills for middle school and beyond.

Reading Language Arts (RLA)

Course Overview

Our RLA curriculum focuses on developing strong readers, expressive writers, and critical thinkers. Students will analyze complex literary and informational texts, expand their vocabulary, and refine their writing through narrative, argumentative, and informative essays.

• Featured Novel Studies:

  • Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis: Exploring themes of resilience, family, and historical context during the Great Depression.

  • Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls: Analyzing character development, theme, conflict, and emotional depth through classic American literature.

• Textual Analysis: Examining point of view, figurative language, imagery, and plot structure across diverse genres.

• Writing & Grammar: Mastering sentence structure, essay organization, text-based evidence integration, and mechanics.

• Speaking & Listening: Participating in collaborative group discussions, Socratic seminars, and presentations.

Social Studies: World History & Geography

Course Overview

In 6th Grade Social Studies, students explore the origins of human civilization, early river valley societies, and major classical empires across the globe.

• Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, and Ancient China.

• Ancient Empires: Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and early African and Asian cultures.

• Geography & Culture: Analyzing maps, understanding trade routes, and exploring how geography shaped human development and cultural exchange.

Weekly Agenda

 Week 8

We will be taking our Mastery Connect Benchmarks this week! Please be at school and on time every day!

•  Novel study: Bud, not Buddy

• Verb and Verb Tenses

• Figurative Language

• SS: Unit 4: 

• Book Fair is October 02-October 08!! If you would like to help with the book fair, please email me at nancy_mimms@smithcoedu.net

• Parent Night is October 08, 2026

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• ***Please visit this link to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A8A92CA1F8C61-66187534-parent

• Mrs. Dawson and I will do them together. 

Homework

Study: Spelling words. Week 6 test on Friday, October 22, 2026

Work on National History Day Project: due in December