6-2 Mrs. Jennifer Jewett

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Students should check Google Classroom daily for homework, announcements, and classroom resources. 

  Be prepared to be immersed in literature, writing, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary on a daily basis.  I promise you that your ability to read and write will grow exponentially this year. The outstanding news is that most of you will grow a deeper appreciation of the written word. By June, you will be able to read and write with much more ease, confidence, and sophistication. 
  We will be reading our independent novels as well as our classroom novels, nine, ten: A September 11 Story and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We will learn how to respond to our reading by expressing our thoughts in essay writing.  We will stregnthen our skills through the analysis of the language of texts involved in Close Reading. In addition, we will practice how to respond to short-response questions by fousing on text evidence and utilizing the R.A.C.E (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) writing strategy. Lastly, we will continue to acquire English skills as we regularly practice grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.
    The NYS ELA Exam will begin Wednesday April 10th.  During class, we will continue to practice the reading and writing skill expectations for 6th grade.  A supplemental five week, ELA prep class will begin in March. Please be sure to register for this program in February. A parent email along with the signup with be sent out prior to the start date.