Sixth Grade
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- Terramar Academy of the Arts
- ELA and Social Studies Goals Expectations

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Lexile data will be collected in August, December, and in March.
Our goal is to use strategies to increase our Reading Inventor score.


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R.E.A.D. REIMAGINE, EXPLORE, AWAKEN AND DREAM
ELA Syllabus:
We will think analytically, read critically and communicate clearly.
RL.10- By the end of the year, I can proficiently and independently read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade 6.RI.10- By the end of the year, I can proficiently and independently read and comprehend informational texts and nonfiction in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade 6.Social Studies Syllabus
6th Grade: Global Studies World Religion and Cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere early civilization - Renaissance & Reformation
The content focus will be viewed through geographic and historical lenses. Sixth-grade students will understand selected societies' cultural, religious, economic, and political systems in the Eastern Hemisphere. Regions in the Eastern Hemisphere include the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Asia (east, south, and southeast), and Oceania.
Think Analytically
● Posing and framing questions
● Gathering a variety of evidence
● Recognizing continuity and detecting change over time
● Utilizing chronology to examine cause and effect relationships
● Drawing and combining reasonable inferences from a variety of sources to build an understanding of complex questions
Read Critically
● Examining, interpreting, and contextualizing primary sources, focusing on the author, purpose, and audience of each source
● Identifying and comparing historical, geographic, economic, and political science interpretations from a wide variety of secondary sources
● Utilizing a broader understanding to discern subtext in primary and secondary sources
Communicate Clearly
● Developing and defending evidence-based arguments
● Utilizing multiple perspectives for comprehensive explanations
● Practicing and cultivating a wide variety of diverse types of writing
● Engaging in constructive conversations around history and social science topics