6th Grade Curriculum

Religion

1. God's Covenant with the Israelites and the New Covenant, Jesus Christ

2. Knowing the Bible and it's important messages

3. God is the greatest mystery of all mysteries

4. Understanding the seven Sacraments (symbols, purpose, images)

5. The Holy Spirit's role in our Church as part of the Holy Trinity
   

1. Operations of Decimals and Fractions in real-world problems

2. Applying knowledge of ratios to real-world problems

3. Identifying and creating equivalent expressions

4. Working with percents of change, tax, tip, and interest

5. Calculating of Area, Surface Area, and Volume of various shapes

6. Solving equations and inequalities with one variable

Literature

1. Oral tradition writing, Poetry, Short Stories,Novel, and Non-fiction pieces are discussed and read

2. Emphasis is placed on understanding and identifying theme, plot, problem, setting, conflict, and characters

3. Step-up to Writing program is used in creating original student written pieces through the writing process

4. Critical thinking and analyzing Literature used through "active reading" process

5. Development, exposure, and understanding of a larger vocabulary bank

Writing and Grammar

1. Learn conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking

2. Revise, edit, and rewrite their compositions using correct writing mechanics

3. Develop academic as well as domain-specific vocabulary; distinguish between words with similar meanings as well as using common affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of words.

4. Using evidence from a variety of sources to support their purpose, argument, and conclusion

5. Conduct appropriate research skills using correct non-plagiarism rules to gather information

6. Learn to present an argument and support it with a logical sequence of evidence through their writing

7. Revise, edit, and rewrite their compositions using correct writing mechanics

8. Developing the use and meaning of academic vocabulary within their writing assignments
   

1. Study the theories of Evolution in comparison with Creationism.

2. Understand the Tools of History.

3. Compare and contrast the different empires of Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, India,China, and Rome.

4. Analyze the roots of Western ideas through the study of Ancient and Classical Greece.

5. Analyze to compare and contrast the rise of Rome, and the birth of Christianity.

6. Understand the importance of Rome’s legacy on the civilizations that came after.

7. Understand how people and events ushered in the dawn of major non­Western civilizations.
   

Specialty Classes

• Computer class 40 minutes once a week

• Music class 40 minutes once a week

• PE class 30 minutes twice a week

• Spanish class 45 minutes twice a week

• Library 30 minutes once a week