. 6th Grade Language Arts Curriculum
Susan Batiuchok
Pam Brower
Richard Martin
The Language Arts Curriculum is taught by all three teachers to their homerooms. The
three teachers cover the same skills, but in a slightly different manner to suit their
individual teaching styles. Resources used include: Textbooks - grammar and reading,
literature of different genres, newspapers, dictionaries and other reference materials,
Internet, guest speakers, and videos.
Course Overviews:
Susan Batiuchok This course is designed to develop essential speaking, listening,
reading, and writing skills necessary to communicate successfully in life and to enhance
the enjoyment of the language arts. The themes, materials chosen, and assignments
integrate directly the social studies curriculum of World Geography, allowing students to
greater explore and connect to the lands and peoples of this world.
Pam Brower Students refine the reading and writing skills learned earlier in elementary.
A lot of time is spent on editing and revising written work, individually, with peers, and
with a teacher. Students write in a variety of genres. Reading skills are applied to a
variety of genres as well, including poetry, folk tales, informational material, short
stories, and novels. Some novels are taught with the whole class, others are taught in
small groups to accommodate different reading levels of students.
Richard Martin The primary objectives of this course are to strengthen the students
writing skills and expand their reading skills. Students will be required to read novels,
poetry, folktales, and short stories. The students writing will include some creative,
persuasive, and technical writing. The students will be expected to analyze what they'
read and present their findings in both a written and verbal format.
Correlation to Montana State Standards:

Writing Standard 1: Students write clearly and effectively
. Essays, stories, and reports
. editing for grammar, punctuation, and usage
. revising for sentence structure and word choice
Writing Stmtdard 2: Students apply a range of skills and strategies in the writing
process
. peer editing
. publishing/sharing of final product
. multiple drafts of writing assignments
Writing Standard 3: Students evaluate and reflect on their growth as writers