5th-6th Grade Literature

Required Textbooks: TBD

Course Description

Literature: Students will have regular writing assignments that align with the textbook. Several weeks will also be spent covering the five paragraph essay, creative writing and a research paper. Feedback will be given on writing assignments. Students will learn about the MLA format and how to create a Works Cited page. Language Lessons for a Living Education by Masterbooks will also be used. It includes grammar rules and short writing assignments.

Classroom Work: Writing Instruction, review games, discussion of literature, projects, end of the year presentation and paper on a historical figures.

Homework: There will be weekly writing and literature assignments. Students should come to class prepared to participate in literature discussions and to read their writing assignments to the class. There will be occasional book reports, projects and quizzes.