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6th Grade Reading Curriculum
·Poetry
·Nonfiction/Technical Reading
·Literary Skills & Comprehension taught
through selected works which may include novels such as:
Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard
Sing Down the Moon by Scott
O'Dell
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by
Elizabeth George Speare
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
The Twenty-One Balloons by
William Pene du Bois
·Recognize and interpret elements of
literature such as:
Characters, Setting, Topic, Conflict,
Resolution, Purpose, Theme, and Mood
·Accelerated Reader (encourages
independent reading; Individualized program based on each student's
ability - students read novels of their choice and reading level;
then test comprehension through computerized testing)
·Oral reading fluency
·Vocabulary Development
We begin each quarter reading a class
novel together (2-4 weeks). This usually requires students to
read the remainder of a chapter each evening as a homework
assignment.
The remainder of the quarter is focused
on nonfiction/techincal reading, poetry, oral reading fluency, and
specific skills (such as finding the main idea; reading and
following directions, locating information, drawing conclusions/inferencing,
etc.)
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