Literature  this year will include:

Short stories featuring diversity, heritage, mythology, mystery, adventure, and personal narratives.

Poetry--some classics by Edgar A. Poe, Emily Dickenson, Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks; and some more contemporary poetry by Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Maya Angelou, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman to name a few.

Novels in class including The Devil's Arithmetic, an award winning Holocaust historical fiction story, Crispin The Cross of Lead, a medieval Newbery medal winner, and Esperanza Rising, an award-winning story about overcoming adversity and embracing identity, set during the Depression.   

Literacy skills and concepts are introduced and practiced using all the above material throughout the year.

Accelerated Reader is used to help students practice independent reading.  Our goal is to help them find books close to their level that they enjoy. We look at where they are reading and work to help them reach the next level and beyond by year's end. Entering 7th grade we should want them to be reading at a 7th grade level  or better to understand material.

 Time to read, check out books, and take AR tests is given during our Library time on Wednesdays.  Students are also encouraged to set a  "read at home" routine (20 minutes per day is recommended) to help them reach their goal and beyond.  Students may take tests during other times under my guidance.

AR points due Friday, October 23rd. 

Literature Class Activities and Homework--Week at a Glance

Monday, September 21st--"Ta-Na-E-Ka" vocabulary and analogies. Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Tuesday, September 22nd--"Ta-Na-E-Ka" story.  Questions due Thursday.  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Wednesday, September 23rd--Library reading day.  

Thursday, September 24th-- Story Discussion. Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Friday, September 25th--No school.  Teacher Inservice.

Monday, September 14th--We start our next story and learn about Conflict.  Ws in class, due tomorrow if they didn't finish in class.

Tuesday, September 15th--Vocabulary and Analogies ws  Pre reading for "Ta-Na-E-Ka".

Wednesday, September 9th--6th Grade Camp!

Thursday, September 10th-- 6th Grade Camp!

Friday, September 18th--No school for 6th grade.

Monday, September 7--Labor Day  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Tuesday, September 8th--Open book/note quiz on "Eleven"  Birthday story (counts as a test grade) due Friday.  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Wednesday, September 9th-- Library reading Day! STAR test today.  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Thursday, September 10th--"Ta-Na-E-Ka"  vocabulary.  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Friday, September 4th--Birthday story due today.  Read "Ta-Na-E-Ka" and answer the questions.  Read your AR book 20 minutes.

Wednesday, August 26th--Welcome to Literature!  Find a book you might like to read for the 1st quarter.  

Thursday, August 27th--"Eleven" Point of View activity.  No assignment

Friday, August 28--  "Eleven"  Read story together. No assignment