1. Welcome to 6 th grade English! Maggie Verdoia Voicemail: 408-335-2359 mverdoia@lgusd.k12.ca.us http://tinyurl.com/verdoia @mrsverdoia

2. Agenda O About Me O Curriculum O Grading Policies O Assessments O Homework O Technology “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. About Me O Gettysburg College O Dual BA in English and Theatre Arts O University of CA, Davis O Multiple Subject & Single Subject Credential O MA in Education

4. Before Fisher… O AmeriCorps O Super Stars Literacy O St. Paul School O Rocketship Education

5. My Philosophy O integrated O student-driven O kinesthetic O multiple “at bats” O collaborative

6. Curriculum Our Units will Include: Reading (novels, short stories, info. text) Writing (informal and formal) Grammar (integrated, emphasized through writing) Speaking and Listening (presentations, discussions) Performance Task

7. Homework O My Philosophy O Digital or Paper-based O Read @ least 20 minutes O Absences

8. Grading Policies & Assessments O Grade is composed of: O Writing assignments O Projects O Rubrics O Quizzes O Homework Completion O Participation O Late Work Policy

9. Technology O Chromebooks O Google Apps for Education & Google Classroom O EduBlogs O Edmodo O Padlet O myON and more!

10. http://tinyurl.com/verdoia

11. Contact Me O mverdoia@lgusd.k12.ca.us O 408-335-2359 O http://tinyurl.com/verdoia O @mrsverdoia