6th Grade Language Arts/Reading Standards Please be aware that by the time a student is in the 6th grade, they should: Write narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive texts of at least 500 to 700 words in each genre? Read every night for at least 30-45 minutes because by grade eight, students need to read one million words annually on their own, including a good representation of grade-level-appropriate narrative and expository text (e.g., classic and contemporary literature, magazines, newspapers, online information). In grade six, students continue to make progress toward this goal. Reading Harcourt Brace Literature Book Myths Greek Mythology Mysteries by Kids News Articles Authors & Illustrators Time for Kids Literary Devices Reading Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare for Kids Reading Strategies Houghton Mifflin Writing Sentence Structure Writer's Guide Proofreading Common Errors The Writing Process "Story Starter" Contest Visual Thesaurus Poetry Express Read & Write Book Reviews at Amazon.com Graphic Organizers Spelling Errors My Hero Wacky Web Tales Show, not Tell (movie) Listening & Speaking Great American Speeches Public Speaking (movie) Advertisments: http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/

English Book on the Web

You will go to our English Book using your computer. Complete the following assignments at the site.

Grammar Blast (Unit 2 Nouns)-Complete the unit 2 test

Wacky Web Tales-Write one and print it

Click on Power Proofreading and complete the activity

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/index.html

Go to the sites below to write another story. These are interactive sites!

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Language_Arts/Stories/Interactive_Stories/

Prepare for the GRAMMAR Bowl

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

http://webnz.co.nz/checkers/grammar2.html