expanding and exploring career options 6 th grade reading module back to school night 2014

Expanding and

Exploring Career

Options

6th Grade Reading Module

Back to School Night 2014

While I present…

I would love for you to write a letter, draw a picture, or leave a note for your child that I can deliver to him or her during class tomorrow.

Please feel free to be as creative as you like!

You can leave your hand crafted “hellos” with me on your way to the next class.

The Career Module:

Career modules allow students to think about their futures and explore and investigate options.

The Module Includes:

Opportunities for students to problem solve.

Opportunities for critical thinking across content areas.

Opportunities to read text reflecting a range of complexity.

Opportunities to engage in challenging assignments.

Research and Inquiry:

This module contains inquiry opportunities for students to research and investigate.

Research skills are also taught and applied.

Reading in the Modules:

The Modules reflect the Common Core State Standards.

Students will be reading a variety of on and above grade level text.

Writing in the Modules:

Synthesis of Research

Short and extended writing prompts

Note-taking

Grading in the Module:

Students receive a grade for this course.

The majority of module work will be done in class.

The grading policy can be found Aspen