Welcome to Ms. Rinker's 6th Grade Classroom

Prentice Hall Literature - Copper Level

Selections in the Literature book include various types of literary forms such as short stories, fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry. Prentice Hall provides a complete range of reading skills and strategies with each passage.  

 

6th Grade Novels

Several novels will be read to explore and understand a variety of reading strategies. 

 

We will...

• read and investigate selected pieces of literature and analyze common literary elements and devices in fiction and nonfiction

• utilize a variety of reading strategies to continue to improve our fluency and comprehension

• learn the characteristics of different literary genres and critically evaluate these texts

• identify plot elements, main ideas, text evidence and gain key details from reading

 

 

Accelerated Reading Program (ARP)

Students are required to complete independent reading of a personally selected novel in school as well as at home.  Fifteen (15) minutes is given for SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) during 4th period each day.  Also, an additional 20-30 minutes is expected to be read at home daily.

 

Independent novels are selected by students based on their interests and their reading levels.  The reading level will be determined when the STAR test is completed during the first few weeks of school.  Students are responsible for checking to be sure that the novel they choose is at their reading level and that the novel has an ARP quiz available on the computer.  

 

After reading the novel, students will take an ARP quiz in school. The quizzes may be taken during Homeroom Period, Activity Period, Flex Period, or during our Media Center (Library) Visits.  We visit the Media Center once every 6-day cycle.  For example, during the first 6-day cycle we visit to return books, select new books, read independently, and take ARP quizzes.  During the second 6-day cycle students receive lessons from the School Librarian.  Usually, after the lesson, there is ample time to take an ARP quiz.  

 

No more than two quizzes are permitted to be taken per day.  If more than two are taken on the same day, then all of the accumulated points for that day will not be counted.  ARP points are accumulated for each year in middle school.  The points can be used at the ARP auction in May.  Students must earn 100 points to be invited to the auction. Students may carry over unused points from one year to the next without any penalty.

 

 

Schedule of ARP Points

**Please note - Several times during the year, students will be completing book report projects for their novels

in addition to the ARP point requirements.**

 

Students need to earn these points during each time interal.

You may earn more points in each interval.

 The minimum points required are listed below.

 

Tuesday, 9/2/14 - Thursday, 10/09/14 - 10 points 

Friday, 10/10/14 - Thursday, 11/20/14 - 10 points

Friday, 11/21/14 - Thursday, 01/15/15 -  15 points

Friday, 01/16/15 - Thursday, 03/12/15 -  15 points

Friday, 03/13/15 - Thursday, 04/23/15 -  15 points

Friday, 04/24/15 - Thursday, 06/04/15 -  15 points

 

The ARP requirement will count as 100 points of the Reading Grade each marking period for the report card.

 

10 points - 100/100 points

9 points - 90/100 points

8 points - 80/100 points

7 points - 70/100 points

Hopefully there is no need to go further!!!

 

 

Scholastic Book Club

www.scholastic.com/readingclub

Class Activation Code:  H7HX7