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Welcome to Mrs. Higgins' 6th and 7th Grade Language Arts Page!
Room 104
Contact info: ehiggins@bloomsd.k12.pa.us
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
AREAS of FOCUS - all based on PA Common Core Standards
- Literature/Reading
- Read and discuss short stories, nonfiction selections, poetry, and essays
- Explore and discuss several novels
- Learn and identify literary terminology
- Study elements of short fiction
- Select novel reading for independent reading/logs and assignments
- Writing
- Complete various writing assignments such as different types of paragraphs, five paragraph essays, a biography, an autobiographical piece, creative poetry, book analysis, book summaries, short stories, essay contests, etc.
- 6th Grade - Reading Letters will be written every other Friday
- Writing skills will be strengthened through the study of 10-Minute grammar, punctuation, sentence/paragraph development, and essay formats.
- Vocabulary Development
- Through the use of online vocabulary, Membean. Please see your agenda for your username/password
https://www.membean.com/ - 45 minutes a week, every other week - Quiz on Friday of Membean week.
- 6th Grade will be given 45 minutes of class time to complete
- 7th Grade will be given 30 minutes of class time to complete - the expectation is that at least 15 minutes is completed outside the class as homework for that week
- Through the use of online vocabulary, Membean. Please see your agenda for your username/password
- Communication Skills
- Oral reports on various topics or research reports
- Participate in class discussions
- Develop cooperative learning skills
- Individual and group presentations relating to literature
- Class Participation
- Contribute to class discussions
- Complete class and homework assignments
- Participate in group activities
- Use of appropriate listening skills when part of an audience
- Showing respect in our classroom community