6th Grade
Courses & Curriculum
English and Language Arts
Reading Wonders – McGraw Hill
Close Reading of Literature Skills:
a. Genre
b. Story Structure
c. Theme
d. point of View
e. Cross-Text Comparisons
Close Reading of Informational Text Skills:
a. Text Structure
b. Main Idea/Key Details
c. Author’s Point of View
d. Cross Text Comparisons
Independent Reading/Writing/Integrate Writing Skills:
a. Prepare for discussions
b. Ask and answer questions
c. Analyze a writing model
d. Focus on revision assignments
e. Set up a writer’s notebook
f. Research and inquiry
g. Text connections
h. Write about reading
Placement/Diagnostic Assessment Skills:
a. Fluency
b. Comprehension
c. Phonics
d. Vocabulary
e. Spelling
f. Writing
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Mathematics
Science
General :Allah-Centric Model
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Like other disciplines, Science is a tool to discover Allah’s creation on earth and the universe in order for us to glorify Him.
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All creations are purposefully created by the sole creator: Allah. We might not know these purposes but that does not mean that they are meaningless.
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Adam and Hawwa were the first humans on Earth created by Allah.
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Humans are classified as living organisms and they have a special rank. Similarities in cell structures, organs, or systems are through the wisdom of Allah but they are not classified as animals.
Grade 6th PASS (Oklahoma)
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Matters are classified by their physical and chemical properties.
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The Milky Way is heliocentric not geocentric
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Energy is transferred in a living ecosystem via a food chain.
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There are 2 types of known electricity: static and electric current
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Water covers the majority of Earth.
Skills:
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Design and critique experiments.
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Use SI units in all measurements.
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Classify objects based on physical and chemical properties.
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Communicate effectively using scientific notations and terms in oral and visual presentations.
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Design and critique scientific data presentations: graphs, pie charts, and tables.
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Use laboratory equipment such as balance, metric ruler, graduated cylinder.
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Social studies
McGraw Hill
Discovering World Geography – Western Hemisphere
Literacy Skills Standard 1: develop/demonstrate Common Core Social Studies Reading Literary skills
a. Key Ideas/Details
b. Craft/Structure
c. Integration of Knowledge/Ideas
d. Range of Reading/Level of Text Compatibility
Literary Skills Standard 2
a. Text Types/Purposes
b. Production/Distribution of Writing
c. Range of Writing
Content Standard 1: analyze data from a geographic perspective using the skills and tools of geography
Content Standard 2: examine the human/physical characteristics of the major regions of the western hemisphere
Content Standard 3: examine the interactions of physical systems that shape the patterns of Earth’s surface in the western hemisphere
Content Standard 4: analyze the world’s peoples and cultures in the context of human systems in western hemisphere
Content Standard 5: analyze the interactions of humans and their environment in the western hemisphere
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