6th, 7th, 8th grade ELA and 6th grade Religion overview – Second Trimester 2018-2019

6th Grade ELA

Fiction – Novel

“A Christmas Carol”
“The Phantom Tollbooth”

Non-fiction

“Exploring the Titanic”

• History
• Research
• Reporting

“Alexander the Great”

Greek Mythology

“Bellerophon and the Flying Horse”
Pandora’s Box
Greek gods

Poetry

“The Haunted Chamber”

Writing

Writing as Expression
Point of View Narratives

Persuasive Paragraphs

• Drawing inferences and citing evidence

Expository/Biographies

Personal Narratives

Grammar/Vocabulary

• Words in Context
• Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words
• Antonyms/ Synonyms

7th Grade ELA

Fiction- Folklore

“The Golden Candelabra”
“Rip Van Winkle”
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Non-Fiction:

“Neighbors”

Poetry:

“Creativity”
“Unwritten”

Writing:

Persuasive Letters
Persuasive Essay
Writing as Expression

Skills/Vocabulary:

• Citing specific evidence
• drawing inferences
• Making predictions
• Research
• Note Taking
• antonyms/synonyms

8th Grade ELA

Fiction:

“Bending Willow”
“Paul Bunyon’s Cornstalk”

Autobiography:

“Barrio Boy”
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

Poetry

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

Writing:

Persuasive Essays
Compare and Contrast Essays
Expository: Biographies
Personal Narratives

Skills/Vocabulary:

• Citing specific evidence
• drawing inferences
• Making predictions
• Research
• Notetaking
• Antonyms/Synonyms
• Poetic devices

6th Grade

Religion – 1st Trimester 2018

Forming the Covenant

• God’s Revelation
• Creation
• People Turn from God
• God Promises to Help People
• The Patriarchs:  God’s Chosen People

Building the Covenant Nation

• An Enslaved People
• A Free People

Seasonal

• Advent

6th Grade Saints

• St. Stephen
• St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
• St. Joan of Arc
• St. John Bosco