Quarter 2 Sixth Grade Syllabus
Moore/Sprayberry/Broadway
ELA
Reading (Literature and Informational Text)
 Making inferences
 Main idea
 Compare/contrast
 Graphic sources
 Character
 Sequence
 Generalizations
Grammar
 Action/linking verbs
 Predicate nominative
 Subject/verb agreement
 Verb tenses
 Principal parts of regular and irregular verbs
 Verbs/object and subject complements
Writing
 Persuasive/Argument: Debate
Math
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Quotients of fractions
Solve word problems with division of fractions
Ratios
Rates
Unit rates
Percents
Ration conversion to measurement
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Science
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Describe components of the universe and their
relationships to each other, including stars, planets,
and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
Describe units used to measure distance in space,
including astronomical units and light years.
Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere,
including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal
zone, and interidal zone.
Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere,
including the continental shelf, continental slope,
and the abyssal zone plane.
Writing arguments
Grading
Test Grades
 50% of grade
 3-5 tests per quarter
Daily Grades
 50% of grade
 Minimum of 8 per quarter
Social Studies
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The Jazz Age
The Great Depression
Writing Arguments
Information
Quarter 2: October 12-December 17
October 12-16: Fall Break for Students
October 22: Report Cards
November 11: Veterans’ Day Holiday
November 23-27: Thanksgiving Holiday
December 17: Last day for students (Christmas Break)
Fall Festival: October 29
A zero will be entered in gradebook if a
student has missing work. The grade will be
replaced when the work has been turned in
and graded.
*Additional information will be communicated to
parents as needed.