Language Arts

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Language Arts
Carole Pinkwasser 6C
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Language Arts

• Grammar, test prep questions, journals
• Spelling/vocabulary practice- weekly Wednesday to
  Wednesday, test each week
• Reading Skills- read it, understand it,
  think it through
• Writing Skills- sentence structure, paragraphing
• Students are expected to hand write drafts AND
  edit/revise their own work. Adult help will come
  after the student process.

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Preparing for the future

• Critical thinking skills
• Written communication skills
• Informational reading skills
• Technology skills
• Common Core Standards- learning targets, self
  reflection

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Reading Skills

• Lexiles
• Difficulty of the text
• www.lexiles.com
• Reading Process
• Vocabulary, fluency, comprehension
• Informational Text
• Expository, functional, persuasive
• Literary Text
• Genres, structure of stories

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Reading practice

• Homework is to read 20 minutes a night. More is
  always encouraged. ?
• Reading assignments at home so we can spend time
  discussing in class.
• Practice, practice, practice. Read aloud, read
  together, read anything!
• Student should always have a book to read in
  his/her bag. It is worth a grade for Language
  class.

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Writing Skills

• Writing Process
• Pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish
• Writing Elements
• Six Traits (word choice, conventions)
• Writing Applications
• Expressive, Expository, Functional, Persuasive,
  Literary Response, Research
• Grammar, editing, structure (AIMS)
• Responding to prompts

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Doing it the right way

• Focus of a writing may only be on opening
  sentence or conclusion or voice.
• Students will do it until they get it right.
  Corrections and revisions are a must.
• We encourage students to write in cursive for
  formal assessments. Research shows
• Take the time to do it right. ?

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Research Projects

• Research will mostly be done at school, but you
  may need to do more at home.
• Rough drafts, editing/revising, final copy
• Final copy- hand written in blue or black ink, OR
  typed
• Grading rubrics, directions and handouts will be
  on my web site.

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Typical Homework- YES, expect it.

• Read each night (20 minutes)
• Spelling/vocabulary practice
• -Due each Wednesday
• Grammar practice
• Unfinished class work
• Occasional time for research if doing a project
• Book report on going throughout the quarter

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Book Reports

• Books must be grade level or above. Required
  number of pages for each quarter is 125.
• Report directions and grading rubric are on my
  web site.
• Be sure to check that all directions have been
  followed.
• Students need to read new books to them. If the
  book has been made into a movieI want them to
  write about the book.
• Parent signature on the book report

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Grading

• Please use the Parent Portal to check grade and
  work completion status.
• Student receive daily grades for class work and
  homework. This includes walk-ins.
• Larger assignments such as projects, readers
  response, research, creative writing work will
  receive more points than daily work.

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Other fun stuff

• Skits and plays
• Commercials/Advertising
• Poetry
• Spelling Bee
• Game directions
• Word games/Brainteasers

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Class website www.kyrene.org/staff/cpinkw The
best way to contact me is through
email cpinkw_at_kyrene.org 480-541-5911
Thanks for coming!