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Bachelors of Fine Arts - University of Wisconsin Teacher Certification - BSU Masters of Curriculum and Instruction - BSU
Mrs. Saum
Mrs. Lili Saum - 6th Grade ELA/6th Grade ELA GT
I am entering my 29th year of teaching in the West Ada School District. I have taught 2nd, 4th, 5th, and more recently 6th grade English Language Arts. I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, and my Elementary Teaching Certificate and Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Boise State University with an endorsement in Gifted and Talented education. This year I will be teaching 6th grade ELA and 6th Grade ELA Gifted and Talented. Additionally, I am the advisor for the 6th grade Ambassadors. I look forward to working as a team with parents to ensure all students achieve educational success.
In these uncertain times, please know that I am here for you to help in anyway that I can. Starting with Remote Learning and/or alternating days will be challenging and there will be some bumps in the roads. but we will work through them together and be successful!
Course Descriptions
Lit and Strategies: This course focuses on reading strategies and comprehension skills. Students will read from various genres.
Writing and Composition: This course focuses on the writing process, modes of writing, writing traits, and language usage.
Grading Categories and Weight
Classwork: 40%
Assessments: 50%
EOC (End of Course Exam): 10%
6th ELA Syllabus
Course Descriptions
Lit and Strategies: This course focuses on reading strategies and comprehension skills. Students will read from various genres.
Writing and Composition: This course focuses on the writing process, modes of writing, writing traits, and language usage.
Grading Categories and Weight
Classwork: 40%
Assessments: 50%
EOC (End of Course Exam): 10%
ELA General Education
Power Standards (what students will learn)
Quarter 1
Lit and Strategies:
RL.RI.6.1 I can cite textual evidence to support the analysis of a text.
RI.6.2 I can:
• determine a central idea from a text.
• identify details that support central idea.
• summarize the text objectively.
Writing Composition:
W.6.2 I can:
• write informative/explanatory texts.
• organize ideas using text structures.
• organize ideas using different text features.
• develop the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
• use transitional words, phrases, and clauses to show relationships among ideas.
• use topic specific vocabulary to inform and explain the topic.
• maintain a formal writing style.
• develop an appropriate and formal conclusion.
W.6.8 I can:
• Gather information from multiple sources and assess the credibility of each source.
• Use my gathered information to answer a question.
• Quote and paraphrase information without plagiarizing.
L.6.1-L.6.2 I Can:
• Spell, capitalize, punctuate, and use proper word forms.
• Use pronouns in their proper cases.
• Use pronouns to add emphasis and maintain subject-verb agreement.
• Use pronouns that match in number and person.
• Use specific pronouns to eliminate vague language.
• Edit my own work, and the work of others for errors.
L.6.4.a I can use context clues and parts of speech to determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.6.4.b I can use word parts to determine the meaning of a word.
Quarter 2
Lit and Strategies:
RL.RI.6.1 I can:
• Cite textual evidence to support the analysis of a text.
• Identify and interpret connotative meaning in a text to determine what is being communicated
RI.6.8 I can:
• evaluate the claims in an argument.
• evaluate the evidence and reasoning used to support a claim.
• identify valid evidence and reasoning.
Writing Composition:
W.6.1 I can:
• state a claim and cite evidence to support my argument.
• use credible sources to determine relevant evidence and develop reasons to elaborate ideas.
• use transitional words, phrases, and clauses to connect my claims and reasoning.
• use precise language and specific vocabulary to support my argument.
• establish and maintain a formal style.
• develop an appropriate and formal conclusion.
W.6.8: I can:
• Gather information from multiple sources and assess the credibility of each source.
• Use my gathered information to answer a question.
• Quote and paraphrase information without plagiarizing
L.6.5.c I can tell the difference between the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions).
Quarter 3
Lit and Strategies:
RL.6.1 I can:
• determine the difference between explicit language and inferential language.
• cite textual evidence to support inferences.
RL.6.2 I can:
• determine the theme or central idea of a text.
• cite the details that demonstrate the theme or central idea.
RL.6.3 I can:
• identify the elements of plot in a story.
• track the changes of a character throughout the story.
• identify the main events in a story that advance the plot.
RL.6.4 I can:
• identify figurative language in a literary text.
• interpret figurative language in a literary text to determine what an author is communicating.
RL.6.6 I can:
• Explain how an author develops a point of view of a narrator or speaker in a text.
• Show that the point of view supports the author’s purpose
Writing Composition:
W.6.3 I can write a narrative that:
• Engages the reader by carefully structuring a plot.
• Moves the plot forward by establishing exposition, conflict/inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
• Uses narrative techniques such as effective dialogue, descriptive and sensory language, and appropriate sequencing of events.
• Uses transitional words, phrases, and clauses to move between time frames and settings.
• Develops an appropriate conclusion that resolves the story.
L.6.5 I can:
• interpret figurative language in context.
• better understand the meaning of words by examining their relationship to one another.
Quarter 4
Lit and Strategies:
RL.RI.6.10 I can read and understand grade-level text independently.
Review of all Reading standards for the ISAT tests and EOC (end of course exam).
Writing Composition:
W.6.10 I can organize my writing to fit many diverse tasks, audiences, and, purposes.
Review of all Writing and Language standards for the ISAT tests and EOC (end of course exam).
ELA - Gifted and Talented - The reading and writing curriculum is compacted and additional curriculum topics are add to this year-long program.
Power Standards (What students will learn):
Quarter 1
Lit and Strategies:
RI.6.7: Integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Writing Composition:
W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.6.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print digital sources; assess the credibility of each souce; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Quarter 2
Lit and Strategies:
RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinion or judgements.
RL.6.3: Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
RL. 6.9: Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Writing Composition:
W.6.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive etails, and well-structured event sequence.
Quarter 3
Lit and Strategies:
RI.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as infrences drawn from the text.
RI.6.2: Determine central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
SL.6.2: Interpret information presented in diverse media and format and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
Writing Composition:
W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Quarter 4
Lit and Strategies/Writing Composition:
SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
L.6.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.