SIXTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

HOMEROOM WELCOME: PUBLIX TAGS / Kroger sign up SCHEDULES Milestone results PTA Foundation

AND…. Dress code Wildcat Way - Dinner Dilemmas 3:45 last checkout; no transportation changes on afternoon announcements Join PTSA and Foundation Magazine Fundraiser

IT IS LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS!

TEACHING WITH HEART H igh E xpectations A ctive R elationships = R espect T echnology

LANGUAGE ARTS DIVIDERS Binder tabs Language Arts Language Arts resources Graded papers (optional) Composition Book Optional: Hole punch, pencil sharpener, post it notes

ARTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS Speaking Listening Reading Writing

21 ST CENTURY LEARNER Problem Solver Collaborative Prepared Technology Ready

THOU SHALL Be KIND, Do your Work, Be Present Have correct capitalization and punctuation. Legible: neat and readable. Turn things in on time Bring materials to class.

SYLLABUS

WHAT IS THE STANDARD? Emphasis on WRITING Argumentative: support claims and positions Informative/Expository Narratives to develop real and imagined experiences

ALL YEAR Production and Distribution of Writing/ varied tasks, purposes and audiences Appropriate development, organization, style techniques, details, pacing, vocabulary and transitions. Develop and strengthen writing Use technology to produce and publish

GRADING Syllabus explains weighting. Available on Blog Classwork/homework/warmups Grades should not be a “Surprise” Check Synergy- MUST have paper to change grade. Grading Grading Categories Percentages Classwork/Formative Assessments 50% Tests/Writing Assessments 40% Homework 10% Grading Scale A B C D F Below 70

COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS Edmodo Blackboard- beginning of year only Agenda/ sign daily

EDMODO

TWO WAY COMMUNICATION

PARENT NOTIFICATION