READINGMiss Megan McGrath

6th Grade

Reading Teacher

Ingomar Middle School

Topcats

2015-2016

Units in Literature

McDougal Literature Book- A copy sent home/ a class set*This book will be available online as well

Plot/ Setting/ Conflict

Character/ Point of View

Understanding Theme

Mood/ Tone/ Style

The Language of Poetry

Myths/ Legends/ Folk Tales

Biography/ Autobiography

Information/ Argument/ Persuasion

NOVELS

Breadwinner- 1st Nine Weeks

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World-

2nd Nine Weeks

The Cay- 4th Nine Weeks

NOVELS Breadwinner

By Deborah Ellis

Conscious of the strict limitations imposed by the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, on women’s freedom and behavior, eleven-

year-old Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to earn money so that her family can survive after her father’s arrest.

The Cay

By Theodore Taylor

A young white boy who has been recently blinded learns about vision, courage and race with the help of a wise, old Black man.

Shipwrecked at the bottom of the World

by Jennifer Armstrong Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in the frozen sea for nine months, their ship, The Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to

make a very long and perilous journey to reach inhabited land.

GRADING

The students will be graded as follows:HomeworkSmall Projects QuizzesTests

Accelerated Reader 10 Points each nine weeks (10 points required by October 28th)

All of this will be graded by a point system.All of the above will vary in points.

EXPECTATIONSALWAYS BE PREPARED

FOR CLASS

Assignment Book and Novel Paper Pencil Completed Homework Assignment Participate in class Keep a neat notebook

This will help in their organizational skills and help them prepare better for test, quizzes, homework, and small projects

Isle Of SecrecyBoard Game

Students work in groups to travel along the Isle of Secrecy to the Castle

Game dots earned by class participation and class assignments

AR points greatly improve student ability levelsHuman Swordsman Enchanter …

Fun and silly Fate Cards

INGOMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL

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