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Talibiddeen Jr. |
Homeschool Reading and Writing Curriculum for 6th - 8th Graders
I basically make most of our curriculum,
relying heavily on materials from the
internet. The following is a curriculum
that I developed for my 11 and 14 year
olds.
It is a work in progress.
The intent was to expose them to a
variety of reading materials and to
incorporate grammar and writing as well
as other subjects into their reading
"course." There are more or
less four modes (reasons) for writing:
Descriptive, Persuasive, Expository,
Narrative) and I have attempted to
schedule so that my students are exposed
to all four types on a regular basis
(some sources say a fifth, creative
writing, but I tried to stay away from
this as a lot of creative writing for
children is fictional).
However, the narrative section may
contain some fictional items, but I am
working on finding non-fictional
narratives.
Feel free to use the curriculum with
your own reading materials.
I just ask that you do not publish to
the web or reprint for other than your
personal use without consent from TJ.
If you have homeschool students in these
levels and would like to co-op (help
find reading material to match the
curriculum, make assignments, and have
children share their work) you can
email
me.
The following
types of activities will be woven into the assignments, insha Allah,
as much as possible.
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Language: |
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Vocabulary (define vocabulary, examine word
parts/concepts (synonyms, antonyms, homographs,
homophones, affixes, roots)
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Composition: Summaries, reports, outlines,
notes, essays,
sentences, and creative writing assignments. A big
component of each lesson will be for student to
complete a writing assignment using the particular
writing mode that was read.
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Math |
- /Solving
and creating problems based upon data or numbers
given in the reading
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Interpretating data (chart, graphs, etc)
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History:
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- As
applicable. (timelines, causes of events); watch a
related history video.
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Islamic Studies:
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- Find ayaat/ahadith
to go along with the reading; optional: read the
tafsir of ayaat). Discuss the Islamic
connection/position in regards to the
article/reading.
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