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Sixth Grade Curriculum
The Curriculum, as outlined below, represents the goals we have established for our students. It is our expectation that all students will work towards achieving these goals to the best of his/her ability. We offer a student centered learning environment designed to meet individual needs while developing a cooperative community spirit. To enhance their creative frontiers... this is our goal!
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Language Arts/Reading
- Stories and Speeches
- Romeo and Juliet
- Oliver Twist
- The Secret Garden
- Animal Farm
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- JFK Inaugural Address
- Martin Luther King Jr "I Have a Dream"
- Poetry
- Poems of Inspiration and Reflection
- Poems Old and New
- The Raven
- Caged Bird
- Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening
- Harlem
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers
- Mythology
- Apollo and Daphne
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- Echo and Narcissus
- Pygmalion
- Cupid and Psyche
- Learning About Language and Literature
- Dependent and Independent
- Reading Silently and Skimming
- Critical Reading Skills
- Nonverbal Communication Skills
- Extending Dictionary Skills
- Vocabulary Building
- Diagramming Sentences
- Types of Writing: Narration, Description, Exposition, and Persuasion
- Simple Note Taking
- Writing Outlines, Letters, Factual Matter, Verse
- Creative Prose
- Bibliography Building
- Public Speaking
- Analyzing and Enjoying Poetry
- Structure in Poetry: Stanza, Rhyme Scheme, Meter, and Free Verse
- Exploring Common Sayings and Phrases
- Foreign Words and Phrases
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Math
- Place Value, Estimation, Properties, the Symbols
- Expressions, Exponents, Expanded Notation, Order of Operations
- Division
- Fractions
- Measurement
- Proportion and Percent
- Geometry
- Area and Volume
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Geography
- Round Earth, Flat Map: Mercator, Conic, and Plane Projections
- Deserts of the World
- Map and Globe Skills
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Science
- Life Science
- Reproduction, Heredity, and Genetics
- Behavior of Living Things
- Human Health
- Dissection
- Physical Science
- Understanding Light
- Sound
- Chemistry
- Wonders of Water
- Stories of Scientists
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Fine Arts
- Music
- Sharps and Flats
- Harmony
- Rhythm
- Patterns in Music
- Choruses
- What is American Music?
- Visual Arts
- Greeks and Romans
- American Realists
- Navajo Sand Painting
- Picasso and Guernica
- Back to Basics
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Artist Project
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World Civilization
- The Struggle for Independence in the Americas
- Europe
- After Napoleon
- Industrial Revolution
- Capitalism and Socialism
- British Empire
- Africa
- Japan
- Europe, Nationhood, and War
- Country Reports
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American Civilization
- World War I
- America After WWI
- Allies Become Enemies
- American Life in the 1950's
- Segregation and Civil Rights
- Turbulent 1960's
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Physical Education
- Following game rules
- Team efforts
- School basketball team
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Computer
- Ability to Save and Retrieve Data
- Ability to Utilize the Internet for Research
- Keyboarding Skills
- HTML Programming
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