Curriculum Review

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Curriculum Review

• Language Arts
• 6th Grade

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CONTENT
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• FACT- statement that can be proven

• OPINION- statement of belief, judgment, or claim
  by an individual

1. My mom is the best mom in the world.
2. George Washington was the first president of the
   United States.
3. Lunch is at 1130 for middle school.
4. Space exploration is necessary for the future of
   human survival.

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LITERARY GENRES

• POETRY
• DRAMA
• FICTION
• NON-FICTION
• HISTORICAL FICTION
• SCIENCE FICTION
• FANTASY

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PLOT DIAGRAM

• Introduction- introduces characters
• Rising Action- obstacles that characters face
• Climax- highest point of action/turning point
• Falling Action-characters show growth/change
• Resolution- wraps it up

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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

• Uses I
• Reveals thoughts, ideas, feelings of the
  character speaking
• Does NOT reveal the thoughts, ideas, feelings of
  others

WOW! I love English. Its my favorite subject.
YUK!
Im so bored
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THEME

1. We should not trust people who use flattery.
2. Children always tell the truth.
3. Generous people are rewarded.
4. Always be kind to strangers, as theres no
   telling who they are.
5. Growing up means taking responsibility.
6. Nature can be beautiful but deadly.

• The truth that the story reveals about life
• Stated- the author comes right out and says it
• Implied- the author uses the characters to change
  and learn through the course of the story

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AUTHORS PURPOSE

• INFORM
• Science Report
• PERSUADE
• Propaganda
• ENTERTAIN
• Short Story
• SHARE EMOTION
• Diary

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• GRAMMAR AND CONVENTIONS

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DOUBLE NEGATIVES
barely nobody hardly none neither no
one never not (nt) no nothing nowhere scarcely

• I do not like no homework.
• I do not like homework.
• Polydectes shouldnt never have laughed at
  Perseus.
• Polydectes should never have laughed at Perseus.

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TROUBLESOME WORDS
TO- toward in the direction of I went
to the mall. TOO- means ALSO or EXCESSIVE AMOUNT
I ate too much! TWO- the number 2
I have two children.
LIE- to rest I need to lie down. LAY- to
put Please lay your books down.
THERE- a place I live over
there. THEIR- shows ownership Their
dog at my cat. THEYRE- contraction of they are
Theyre my best friends.
SIT- to rest Sit down and eat
lunch. SET- to put Set your pencils down.
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PLURALS AND POSSESSIVES

• PLURALS-
• More than one
• Cats
• Chairs
• Students
• Families
• Busses
• Friends

• POSSESSIVES-
• Show ownership
• Cats/Cats
• Chairs/Chairs
• Students/Students
• Familys/Families
• Buss/Busses
• Friends/Friends

Think of some examples using each of these words
in a sentence.
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

• Singular subjects take singular verbs.
• 1. Hanukkah comes once a year.
• Plural subjects take plural verbs.
• 1. His characters seem real.
• Prepositions dont change the of the subject.
• 1. Drifts of snow cover the roads
• Some indefinite pronouns are considered singular.
• 1. No one knows where the game is
  tonight.
• Some indefinite pronouns are considered plural.
• 1. Both of them were safe.
• The subject is considered plural if joined by
  and.
• 1. Joe and Sandy eat lunch every day.
• For subjects joined by OR or NOR , the subject
  closest to the verb is used .
• 1. Aaron or his sisters are coming to my party
  tomorrow.

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PARTS OF SPEECH
Prepositions Location Relationship
On, over, under In addition to, like, according to
Interjections
Hey Yikes
Nouns Common Proper Singular Plural Possessive
Boy United States Car Friends Johns
Pronouns Subject Object
He, she, we, it, they Him, her, us, it, them
Verbs Action Linking Regular Irregular
Run Am Kick- Kicked Run- Ran
Adjective Common Proper Comparative Superlative
Big American Bigger Biggest
Adverbs Common Comparative Superlative
quickly More quickly Most quickly
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COMMA RULES

• Compound Sentences John went to the game, and
  he ate a hot dog.
• Introductory Words First, Id like to welcome
  everyone back to school.
• Appositives John, my brothers best friend,
  came to my wedding.
• Interrupters/Tag Lines Carl said, The baseball
  game starts at 1200.

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COLON RULES

• Business Letters
• To Whom It May Concern
• Preceding long list of items
• The three parts of action research include
  classroom research, collaborative university
  research, and community partnering research.

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MEANING
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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

• This is the order in which events happen.
• Think of a story, write down the main events in
  order.
• When you read the story, were all of the events
  in order as you read?

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MAKING PREDICTIONS

• Context Clues- Look for hints in the text that
  refer to the future.
• Character Dialogue- What does the character say
  about his/her own future?
• Based on what you know- What do you think will
  happen NEXT?

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

• Something happens which causes something else to
  happen.
• Think about a chain reaction.

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MAKING INFERENCES

• Read between the lines.
• The author gives you hints, but you have to
  figure what he means by yourself.
• Think of a story when you had to fill in the
  blanks.

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• TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS

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CONCEPTS OF PRINT

• Title Page
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Appendix
• Glossary

• Captions
• Heading
• Illustrations
• Sidebars
• Index

Using your Language Arts textbook, find examples
of each of these parts.
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ONOMATOPOEIA

• Sound words
• Buzz Snap Bam
• Slap Crack
• Boom Bang

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
SIMILES METAPHORS PERSONIFICATION HYPERBOLE
Comparison using like or as Comparison of 2 unlike objects not using like or as Giving human qualities to inanimate (not alive) objects Huge exaggeration
Juliet is like the sun Jim is a beast The wind howled last night I could just kill him!

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RESOURCES

• List some of the items you use to find answers to
  your questions
• Encyclopedia
• Dictionary
• World Atlas
• Almanac
• Thesaurus
• Internet???

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RHYME AND RHYTHM

• Rhyme is the correspondence of sound.
• scat cat sat bat
• Rhythm is the pattern of rhyme.
• I ate a sausage with my bat A
• It made me fat A
• I played the lyre B
• Till it caught on fire B

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PROPAGANDA

• Bandwagon- Everyone is doing it. Dont be left
  out. Come to the grand opening.
• Loaded Words- Uses language that makes it
  attractive. This unique facial mask will take
  off 10 years.
• Testimonials- spokesperson sells the product. I
  lost 105 pounds. It worked for me, and it will
  work for you.
• Name Calling- talks bad about the competition.
  The other car lot are cheats.

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• VOCABULARY

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SYNONYMSWords with the SAME meaninghappy glad
ANTONYMS Words with the OPPOSITE
meaninghappy sad
HOMONYMSWords that sound the same but have
different meaningstheir there theyre
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ANALOGIES

• _______ IS TO ________ AS _______ IS TO _______
• EXAMPLES
• 1. Cow is to calf as _______is to foal
  (categories)
• 2. Happy is to glad as ________ is to upset.
  (synonyms)
• 3. Love is to _______ as smart is to ______.
  (antonyms)
• 4. Slice is to _______ as arm is to _______.
  (whole/part)

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• WRITING AND ORGANIZATION

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THE WRITING PROCESS

• The TITLE should reflect the main idea of the
  story.
• Place paragraphs into LOGICAL ORDER.
• Use TIME-ORDER or TRANSITIONAL words to enhance
  flow.
• Finish with a CONCLUDING sentence to sum up the
  story.
• Use complete OUTLINES
• Use a THESIS STATEMENT in your introduction
• Include ILLUSTRATIONS, DESCRIPTIONS, and FACTS to
  support your key ideas..

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

LISTING
WEBBING
CLUSTERING
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SENTENCE COMBINATION

• Combine sentences using ,and ,but ,or or a to
  form a compound sentence.
• Combine a phrase and a sentence using a , to form
  a complex sentence.
• DONT always start your sentences with a NOUN.