Each 6th grader will participate in a Reading program (outside of English Language Arts class) that utilizes both the Holt "Elements of Literature" textbook series along with a number of various novels to teach and reinforce essential reading skills.

    Our team does expect that ALL students are reading a self selected novel AT ALL TIMES!

    Each month students will be responsible for documenting & sharing their novel progress throughout a variety of means, which includes but is not limited to, their monthly novel "trophy" reflections.

    Specific reading teachers will discuss and set year long goals for how many novels your students should be completing, and this year our team is participating in a reading incentive program called Book It.  Through this program, students are expected to complete at least one novel per month from September - March.  When those novels are recorded, students are given a certificate that can be redeemed for one free personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut.  Sounds Yummy, lets keep reading!
 

Specific Reading Skills to Focus on Throughout 6th Grade

Information Comprehension Skills:
    *Identifying Author's Purpose
    *Determining Main Idea
    *Making Inferences
    *Summarizing
    *Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

Literary Comprehension Skills:
    *Making Predictions
    *Understanding Characters
    *Recognizing Theme
    *Understanding Plot (series of events)
    *Comparing and Contrasting
 

   Again, these skills are taught and reinforced throughout the use of both our textbook and teacher selected novels.

    Students will also work on vocabulary development, reading responses, and large and small group novel and literature discussion.
 

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