Sixth Grade Language Arts
Meet the Teacher Night
Mrs. Kristin Yerger
Overview
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Topics of study
Supplies
Grading
Assignment Policies
Important Dates
Contact Information
Comprehension
• Short stories to build comprehension
skills
Units in the Textbook
•Plot, Conflict and Setting
•Analyzing Character and Point of View
•Understanding Theme
•Mood, Tone and Style
•Poetry
•Biography and Autobiography
•Myths, Legends and Tales
Fluency
– Reading with expression
– Reading smoothly – it should sound
like a conversation
– Making connections between what is
read and personal experiences
– Reading accurately
Literature
• Various literary genres
Practical Skills
•Demonstrate mastery of numerous
strategies to strengthen reading and
writing skills
*main idea
*synonyms/antonyms
*inferences / making predictions
*summarizing
*analyzing
*higher-level thinking questions
Writing
• Demonstrate a working knowledge
of the writing process
– Personal Narrative
– Argumentative/
Opinion Writing
– Essays
– Journals/Prompts
– Reader’s Responses
Vocabulary Workshop
and Spelling
• Students will demonstrate mastery
of vocabulary workshop words
– 9 units distributed monthly
Reading Responsibility
• Required to complete 4 book reviews during 6th
grade year
•1 each marking period
• Encouraged to read a variety of genres
Grammar / Mechanics
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Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives / Adverbs
Prepositions
The Sentence
Capitalization and Punctuation
Supplies
• The following items are required
each day for class:
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Text (binder + Vocabulary Workshop book)
Pencil
Agenda
Work
S.S.R. book
**Up to 5 extra credits points will be rewarded each quarter.**
Grading Breakdown
*The following grades will be given for
language arts class:
Reading
Vocabulary
Comprehension/Fluency
Writing/English
Compositions/Prompts
Spelling
Grammar/Mechanics
Reader’s Responses
Book Reviews
Assignment Policies
• All assignments should be
turned in by the due date.
• If an assignment is late, points will
be deducted.
• If a major assignment is more than
two days late, students will be
recommended to report to my room
at 7:30 A.M. to complete it.
Important Dates
*Spelling Quiz – September 12th
*Unit 1 Vocabulary Test – September
30th
*Book Review – October 2nd
*Field Trip – October 16th
Contact Information
• Please feel free to contact me if you
should have questions or concerns.
• Phone:
(610) 944-7634 Ext. 3102
• Email:
kyerger@fleetwoodasd.k12.pa.us
• WebPage:
http://classic.berksiu.org/fleetwo
od/district_staff.asp