Welcome to Mrs.Koussa's Reading & Language Arts classes!
Summer Reading Info!
Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir, he tells how he achieved such great heights.
On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. In this energizing memoir for young adults, Jordan, now seventeen, recounts his experience, which started as a spark of an idea at the age of nine and, many years of training and hard work later, turned into a dream come true.
Rationale for choosing the book: Part of the 6th grade curriculum will focus on geography, India and Mt. Everest. Having knowledge of the tallest summits, along with climbing conditions and information on the sherpas will help build your background knowledge for the history you will encounter this year. On the 6th grade team we also focus on personal goal setting, and Jordan is a true example and inspiration in this field! This book is full of fun facts, engaging events and it is truly inspiring. The book may seem big but I promise the pages turn quickly! Happy Reading!
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Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir, he tells how he achieved such great heights.
On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. In this energizing memoir for young adults, Jordan, now seventeen, recounts his experience, which started as a spark of an idea at the age of nine and, many years of training and hard work later, turned into a dream come true.
Rationale for choosing the book: Part of the 6th grade curriculum will focus on geography, India and Mt. Everest. Having knowledge of the tallest summits, along with climbing conditions and information on the sherpas will help build your background knowledge for the history you will encounter this year. On the 6th grade team we also focus on personal goal setting, and Jordan is a true example and inspiration in this field! This book is full of fun facts, engaging events and it is truly inspiring. The book may seem big but I promise the pages turn quickly! Happy Reading!
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CHANGING THE WORLD...ONE VOCAB. WORD AT A TIME...
We are currently taking part in www.freerice.com This site allows people to answer questions from various subjects in order to raise money and food for third world countries. We can improve our vocabulary, literature, and grammar skills while helping people at the same time. Questions automatically adjust by skill level, and for each questions answered correctly 10 grains of rice are donated.
Join our group today "Read2Feed" and watch lives changes as our minds grow! Register your username as your 1st name and first 3 letters of your last name. You can use your google email or my email to join. Then, every time you play make sure to log in to our group READ2FEED! For every 10,000 grains you raise you will receive a special certificate!
Click on this link to join our group!
We are currently taking part in www.freerice.com This site allows people to answer questions from various subjects in order to raise money and food for third world countries. We can improve our vocabulary, literature, and grammar skills while helping people at the same time. Questions automatically adjust by skill level, and for each questions answered correctly 10 grains of rice are donated.
Join our group today "Read2Feed" and watch lives changes as our minds grow! Register your username as your 1st name and first 3 letters of your last name. You can use your google email or my email to join. Then, every time you play make sure to log in to our group READ2FEED! For every 10,000 grains you raise you will receive a special certificate!
Click on this link to join our group!
iMovement Challenge!
During the year we are raising money by reading books! Tackle the iMovement Challenge by reading as many books as you can by May 1st! As a grade we are trying to read 700 books, or 100 books per month as a team! For every dollar raised we will purchase supplies and gift cards to pour back into the Independence community in a very special Pay-it-Forward Day! If you need new forms, download the packet below!
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