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Welcome to ELA 6th Grade

Welcome!

Throughout the year, during this course we will look at the fundamental language skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinking, viewing, and presenting. There will be an emphasis on vocabulary and composition skills will be an on-going part of this course. We will be looking at different literary genres: short story, non-fiction, novel excerpts, etc.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This course is designed to be a student self-directed course with assistance from parents. You will not be graded by a teacher, so the learning activities, assignments, and assessments are for your learning. We suggest you keep a digital notebook in your CSDDOCS files to keep track of your work and the documents that you will create during this course.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE PLEASE CONTACT, CANYONS ONLINE COORDINATOR, MICHELLE SHIMMIN, at 801-826-5461

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Tips for students:

While working in this course, always log in to your csddocs account in another tab. This will ensure your access to videos, Nearpods, documents, and slideshows.
If a quiz or test has fill-in-the-blanks, short answers, or essays, please write them in a learning notebook or a google doc, not in the canvas assignment.

Tips for instruction leaders (parent/guardian):

Use this course as a guide, or a model, of the standards 8th grade students are learning in class or on-line. As parent-led, adjust as you see fit, as long as the standards are being met.
When grading, some assignments, quizzes and tests are accompanied by a rubric. When there is not a rubric, use your best judgement to determine if your student has mastered the material.
There are speaking and listening standards in ELA. As there are no other students learning with your student, there are a few times they will need to have a conversation with you. Please ensure they use complete sentences and academic language.

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Watch this short video to see how to navigate through this course:

QUARTER 1
QUARTER 2
QUARTER 3
QUARTER 4

QUARTER 1 | MODULES AT A GLANCE


Introduction to 6th Grade ELA	Argumentative Writing
The Pre-Assessment	Heritage & Culture
Plot	Dia de los Muertos
Inferences	Term 1 Review
Figurative Language & Theme	Term 1 Final Assessment

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QUARTER 2 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Q2 WEEK 1: Halloween	Q2 WEEK 6: Inventions
Q2 WEEK 2: In-depth Informational Writing	Q2 WEEK 7: Invention Argumentative Paragraph
Q2 WEEK 3: Ta-Na-E-Ka	Q2 WEEK 8: Argumentative Writing Review
Q2 WEEK 4 - Story Elements	Q2 WEEK 9: District Wide Standards-Based Assessment: Argumentative Writing
Q2 WEEK 5: P.O.W. & Authors Purpose	Q2 WEEK 10: Quarter Review and Final Assessment

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QUARTER 3 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Q3 WEEK 1: Annotation (1/19 - 1/22)	Q3 WEEK 6: Coming Soon
Q3 WEEK 2: Short Story (1/25 - 1/29)	Q3 WEEK 7: Coming Soon
Q3 WEEK 3: Citing (2/1 - 2/5)	Q3 WEEK 8: Coming Soon
Q3 WEEK 4: Informative Writing (2/8 - 2/12)	Q3 WEEK 9: Coming Soon
Q3 WEEK 5: DWSBA & Informative Writing Practice & Review	10:Coming Soon

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QUARTER 4 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Q4 WEEK 1: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 6: Coming Soon
Q4 WEEK 2: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 7: Coming Soon
Q4 WEEK 3: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 8: Coming Soon
Q4 WEEK 4: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 9: Coming Soon
Q4 WEEK 5: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 10:Coming Soon

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