6th Grade LA LBA English

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6th Grade LA / LB-A English

• Taught by Ms. Vachino

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CONTACT DETAILS

• Email
• avachino_at_ibwya.net

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MATERIAL

• TEXTBOOK
• Elements of Literature Introductory Course by
  HOLT
• NOVEL
• The Wizard of Oz by Lewis Carroll
• READING JOURNAL
• Recommended books from the library

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CONTENT AND TOPICS

• Writing a personal narrative
• Oral presentation of a research project about
  legends and folktales on world mythology
• Reading short stories, theater and radio plays
• Writing a comparative / contrasting essay
• Creative Writing and Poetry
• Writing a persuasive essay, debates,
  advertisement
• Studying a novel
• Writing a news report
• Having a reading journal

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ASSESSMENT

• For LB-A students, the four skills will be
  assessed
• READING / WRITING / LISTENING/ SPEAKING
• and GRAMMAR
• For LA students, we will also focus on
• CONTENT / ORGANIZATION / STYLE AND LANGUAGE

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HOMEWORK

• At least, one writing and / or reading assignment
  every week.
• A vocabulary list and grammar exercises
• Reading journals and oral presentations in
  January and June