Chrome Books- The Palm Springs Unified School District has adopted the McGraw-Hill online curriculum for middle school language arts classes. Each student in 6th grade will be issued a chrome book that he/she will be required to bring to and from school daily for classroom instruction in addition to completing homework assignments.
Literary Selections- The Common Core Standards for sixth grade language arts emphasize reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Literary selections will be read in class using a variety of instructional strategies. We will explore fiction, nonfiction, and informational texts. Instructional Strategies - The students will work in collaborative teams, pairs, and independently.
Writing - Students will write a variety of paragraphs, summaries, and essays throughout the year. The assignments will include response to literature and informational materials, fiction and non fiction narratives, as well as compare and contrast, informative, persuasive, and descriptive essays.
Homework - Homework will consist of the completion of in class assignment as well as rimester projects.