Grade 6 Semester Outline 1

Grade 6 Semester Outline

English Conversation (生活美語)

Email: timesthreethehighest@gmail.com

Blog: www.taitungstyle.blogspot.com

Facebook: Timesthree Thehighest

June 14, 2011/6/14

I am expecting the Fall 2011 6^th grade classes to be a challenge.  Many of these students were already having trouble back in the 4^th grade, and many of them continued to struggle throughout the 5^th grade.  While there are many excellent students in the 6^th grade classes, a small minority of students are going to need a lot of help if they are to improve their English.  This situation is foremost in my thoughts as I write this semester outline, and I will be doing my utmost to address this situation during the 2011-2012 school year.

The topics covered in grade 6 include musical instruments, housework and daily routines, feelings, locations, and actions.  Sports and countries are also discussed at the end of the book, but there is rarely time to explore these topics in detail.  It can be difficult to create interest around the musical instruments chapter, especially since many students don’t play an instrument, and have little interest in classical music.  The feelings chapter can also be a problem, since many students have already learned these words in classes outside of school.  I find that the other three chapters are much easier to teach, and there are many fun activities that we can do in relation to locations and actions.

As far as difficulty goes, the grade 6 textbooks aren’t much harder than the grade 5 textbooks.  Students who have learned the material in grade 5 will have little difficulty in grade 6, and students who have struggled in grade 5 will continue to struggle in grade 6 – unless they decide to change certain habits.

Phonics covered during grade 6 are dipthongs (“oi,” “oy,” “ou,” etc.), the digraph “oo,” and hard/soft “C.”  These sounds don’t seem to present a problem for 6^th graders, though the vocabulary presented in relation to these phonics concepts is much more numerous than that presented in grade 5.

For some classes, I will be trying to incorporate remedial activities into the normal lessons, hopefully for the benefit of students who didn’t quite master the grade 5 materials.  Some behavior issues will probably need to be resolved around the beginning of the semester, but once we have established the ground rules for my class, I think we will have a better start this year than we did last year.

Week	Topics Covered
1	Musical instruments, dipthongs “oi” and “oy.”
2	Musical instruments, dipthongs “oi” and “oy”, art project
3	Musical instruments, dipthongs “oi” and “oy”, ball game
4	Housework and daily routines, asking about routines, dipthongs “ou” and “ow”, review
5	Written Test #1/DVD
6	Housework and daily routines, asking about routines, dipthongs “ou” and “ow”
7	Housework and daily routines, asking about routines, dipthongs “ou” and “ow”, art project
8	Feelings, asking about feelings, digraph “oo”, ball game
9	Feelings, asking about feelings, digraph “oo”, review
10	Written Test #2/DVD
11	Feelings, asking about feelings, digraph “oo”
12	Locations, directions, digraph “oo”, art project
13	Locations, directions, digraph “oo”, ball game
14	Locations, directions, digraph “oo””
15	Fruits, quantity, long vowel “O”
16	Actions, asking about actions, hard/soft “C”
17	Special Topic #1
18	Special Topic #2
19	Special Topic #3/DVD
20	Oral (Speaking) Test #1

Notes

l   This class follows a month-by-month schedule, with an art project, a ball game, a test, and a DVD presentation presented with a four-week timeframe.  Not every class will have their lessons on the same week.

l   Written tests are tests of written English and reading comprehension.  The oral test is a test of listening comprehension and speaking ability.  All of the material tested is to be found within the book.

l   Every class will be made as interactive as possible, with a variety of learning styles accommodated.  I use songs, movement, and other methods throughout the semester.

l   Each semester we have a “special topic,” which is an extension of something in the textbook.  The subjects/vocabulary covered during these “special topic” sessions will not be the subject of any test.

Overview of Longman English Book Seven

Unit	Vocabulary Introduced	Sentence Patterns
Get Ready	Oh, no, I, don’t, have, my, English, book, grandma, forgot, where’s, your, it’s, on, the, sofa, in, the, living room, yes, see, sure, great, can, you, help, me, please, what, time, is, class, OK, no, problem, at, here, are, you’re, welcome, dear, so, much, what’s, wrong, forgot, lunch box
Unit 1: Let’s Play Music!	Plays, guitar, violin, drum, flute, piano, recorder, triangle, trumpet, do, play, does, step, steps, forward, back, finish, like, this, band, too, let’s, go, show, who, they, they’re, pretty, and, he, she, mom, can’t, wait, over, sorry, I’m, late, uh, don’t, know, wrong, place, hey, free, coin, point, noise, boy, soy, toy, boil, foil, tray, joy,	_________ plays the _________. What do you play? I play the ________. He/she plays the _________. Go 1 step. Go 2 steps. I like this band. Me, too! Hey, it’s free! Let’s go to the show. Great! Who are they? They’re _________. What does he/she play in the band? She’s pretty. He’s cool! I can play the ________, too. Time for bed! OK, Mom! I can’t wait to see the show. We’re over here! Sorry, I’m late. Where’s ________? Uh, I don’t know. Oh, no! I’m in the wrong place.
Unit 2: Time to Clean the Room	Brother, every, day, do the dishes, get the mail, walk the dog, clean the room, sweep the floor, set the table, feed the fish, take out the trash, sister, grandfather, about, welcome, today’s, game show, family, win, question, ask, wonderful, points, excellent, comes, super, last, next, watching, cloud, mouse, house, cow, tower, crown, towel, month, couch, brown	My brother/sister/grandfather _________ every day. Does your _________ ________ every day? Yes, he/she does. No, he/she doesn’t. How about your ________? Do you want to win the TV? Yes, we do! You need _________ points. Now, let’s start the game! Let’s ask ________. _________, who __________? Wonderful! You have _________ points. Excellent! Super! Yes, I do. I’m sorry. See you next time! Thank you for watching. Bye!
Unit 3: How Are You?	I’m, happy, mad, sad, sick, busy, bored, tired, excited, who’s, number, turn, come, there, starving, lunch, bad, girls, really, moon, food, pool roots, booth, goose, boats, broom, spoon, coil	I’m __________. He’s/she’s _________. How are you? How is he/she? Number _________. It’s your turn. I am very __________. Are you _________, _________? Come on! Let’s go there! Look, she’s ________ now. You’re so pretty. Thank you. OK! Let’s eat lunch. Me, too! I think ________ is _______. That’s too bad. I’m sorry, ________. It’s OK. How’s _______? Well, time to go home! Goodbye! How are the girls? They are really ________.
Unit 4: Where Are You Going?	Going, zoo, supermarket, park, bank, beach, bookstore, hospital, restaurant, where, birthday, can’t, house, later, coming, basketball, remembers, surprise, cook, hook, look, brook, wood, wool, foot, poor, beak, hood	I’m going to the ________. Where are you going? Where is _______ going? He’s/she’s going to the ________. Today is my birthday. Time to walk the dog. OK. Let’s go to the _________. Sorry, I can’t. See you later. Come on! Look! Hey, __________ is coming. Oh, no! Let’s go! Where are they going? Let’s play _________. They’re going to the ________. I have to go ________. No one remembers my birthday. Surprise!
Unit 5: What Are You Doing?	Playing cards, watching a movie, reading a book, drinking juice, singing a song, painting the wall, drawing a picture, eating dumplings, doing, mother, hungry, eating, library, shhh, fun, problem, shopping, cat, mice, city, bicycle, goat, cage, magic, gym, huge, candy, gem, dancer	He’s/she’s __________. I’m __________. What are you doing? Where are you going? I want to go to school, too. I’m going to school. What are they doing? They’re _________. I’m hungry. Let’s eat. This is my brother, Matt. Hi, Matt. What are you drinking? What is she eating? Let’s go to the library. We’re _________. Shhh! Can I play, too? OK.  Let’s play. This is fun. May I have a basketball? No problem!  Let’s go shopping. Here you go. Thanks, _________.
Culture Unit: Sports Around the World	Play soccer, baseball, go bowling, tennis, dodge ball, swimming, ice-skating, badminton, take, crowd, buy, some, peanuts, Cracker Jack, care, never, back, root, shame, strikes, out