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Smokey Road Middle School
(SRMS)
965 Smokey Road
Newnan, GA 30263
INSTRUCTOR: Tanya Jones (www.tanya.jones@cowetaschools.org)
Locker Break- during 5th period before connections
SCHOOL PHONE NUMBER: (770) 254-2840 ext.264 Room 406
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6th Grade Language Arts (SRMS)
COURSE NAME: 6th Grade Language Arts
TYPE OF COURSE: Year Long
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston’s Elements of Language (Introductory Course – 6th Grade)-actual textbook; workbooks are included with the course.
SUGGESTED REFERENCES:
Variety of other reading material and reference sources
Student Planners – Utilize Student Agendas Daily – (Strongly Suggested)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Designed around the Georgia Performance Standards, this course will expose students to diverse writing experiences and thus prepare them for communicating in various formats. The basic goals for students are:
Improve fluency and mechanics.
Develop and refine the general purpose for writing for various audiences.
Expand communication skills and build a broad vocabulary.
EVALUATION:
A 90 - 100 D 70
B 80 - 89 F 0 - 69
C 71 – 79
* Cheating may result in a zero.
WEIGHT OF CLASS REQUIREMENTS:
Test 30%
Class work/projects 55%
Homework 10%
Class Participation 5%
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS:
Students are required to maintain a language notebook that includes all handouts and classroom writing prompts will be filed for classroom assessments.
All (DGP) assignments and other assignments are to be labeled with the correct information for full and last, date, subject and period) No exceptions!!!!!
(DGP) exercises are reviwed in class daily and are recorded for a daily grade on Friday.
Assigned homework will be due the following day.
Examinations and testing will be announced at least a day in advance and will be given at the completion of each unit/assignment. Study guides will be provided at random for unit test and impromptu quizzes. Some study guides will be conducted orally during class.
Weekly vocabulary test usually are on each Thursday.
Benchmark exams study guides have been prepared by the Coweta Board of Education for each subject taught.
No extra-credit assignments will be issued during the course of this class. Exams will be given on assigned dates that can be found in the student handbook.
HOMEWORK AND THE GRADING OF MISSING ASSIGNMENTS:
Daily assignments and homework turned in on time will receive full credit. Missing assignments will be recorded as a zero percent. Homework will be accepted up to three days after the due date, but one full grade will be deducted from this late work.
Warm-Up Exercises- (DGP) Daily Grammar Practice Exercises will be scored in class and recorded as a test grade. All exercises must be recorded in a language notebook and properly heading with the correct information for full credit. Class work/homework; counted as a daily grade. A total of four completed exercises (DGP) will be scored a one test grade during the middle of each week. A review of (DGP) will be conducted on that following Friday and scored as a participation grade.
Assistance: Assistance can be obtained by contacting Mrs. Jones as least one to two days in advance. Some assistance maybe provided depending upon other duties and responsibilities. Assistance can be generally obtained by students during lunch break or during the beginning homeroom.
Daily Grammar Practice Exercise (daily) All daily grammar practice exercises are kept on the side-board for reference! Exercises are discussed each day during class time. Students can copy what they have missed each day before actually leaving the classroom. (possible test or daily grade)
(Descriptive Writing and Expository Writing: (Brief Outline)
Student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure.
The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.
Student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and verbal interactions.
Student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade other, and express and understand ideas. The student will select and critically analyze messages using rubrics as assessment tools.
Daily Agendas- Students have the option of requesting a daily agenda each day before class starts. On this agenda is a lesson plan for that particular day and up-coming topics for the next day. Various assignments are listed on this agenda in order that parents can check-up of a listing of topics taught within the course of a regular day in Language Arts. I encourage students to keep all these agendas in their notebook for any assistance that they may need during the course of that grading period.
Vocabulary- (workbook) Vocabulary workshop holt, Rinehart and Winston (individual workbook will be issued to student)
Content Overview:
Words in Context
Analogies
Multiple Meanings
Synonyms, Antonyms
Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words
Word Origins
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For more information on the Georgia Performance Standards you can log-onto: www.georgiastandards.org
6th Grade Language Arts Nine Wks Overview
3rd Nine Wks: Curriculum
SPECIAL NOTICE!!!!3/6/09~ Study guide for the 3rd Nine Wks. Benchmark Exam will be issued. Please double-check with your child for details!
Conjunctions-coordinating,correlative, common subordiante, clauses and phrases
Sentences- compound, simple, compound-complex, run-ons
Punctuation- comma, semi-colons, colon
Steps of the Research process- (topic, questions, identify sources, note taking, note cards/ source cards, outline, rough draft, final draft (optional) based on individual teacher
Writing process with the emphasis on research
** Research Guidelines have been prepared, but have not been given to the students! It will be helpful if each student can bring in a three pronged folder for research organization purposes!
3/17/09 Students have been issued a brief letter that explains the research objective for the 4th Nine Wks. Please read over this with your child and return it.
Students have been issued their individual topics for their 4th Nine Wks. research project! I encourage them to take the time and effort to become overly acquainted with their topic!
"Time is of the importance when it comes to research!"
Recent Update- 3/27/09 2nd,4th, and 5th periods have been issued research packs with guidelines etc. We are scheduled to go to the media center on next Tuesday! Students are greatly encouraged to begin finding information about their scientist!!!! Let the RESEARCH begin!!!!! 1st and 3rd periods packs will be issued on this coming Monday!
All research projects have been graded and recorded! I am hopeful that students have learned a valuable and extensive technique during this discussion on "How To Conduct Effective Research!"
Students can use the following for notecards:
(a) index cards (colored cards optional)
(b) half sheets of notebook paper (etc)
Overview Steps In The Writing Process: (continued)
brainstorming/prewriting
rough draft
revising (moving/adding sentences or words)
editing/proofreading (capitalization, spelling, punctuation, grammar)
final draft/publishing
Students will be evaluated on the following domains which are essentially components of the Georgia 8th Grade Writing Test.
Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment Scoring Rubric (all grades will be using basically the same scoring criteria)
Three Domains:
a. Domain One: IDEAS
b. Domain: Two: ORGANIZATION
c. Domain Three: STYLE
4th Nine Wks Curriculum:
Pronouns-Interrogative, Demonstrative, Reflexive/Intensive, Indefinite
Pronouns Antecedent Agreement
Interjections
Common errors- grammar, mechanics, and usage
Punctuation-used in daily dialogue
Writing process with emphasis on Persuasive, Expository and technical writing
(friendly/ business letters)
* On-going - spelling conventions
4th Nine Wks~ Included with the weekly vocabulary exercises will be spelling conventions. Students will be required to spell the weekly (10) vocabulary words along with knowing the correct definition.
Vocabulary (ending the 4th Nine Wks.) The vocabulary technique will be changing at the end of this nine wks. Students will be using more or less dictionary skills more than ever before! Testing and Spelling of these selected words will still remain the same!
5/11/09
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