6th Grade

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• 6th Grade
• Language Arts
• Ms. Holloway

THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH - unknown
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Holloway Who is she?

• BS in Journalism (Florida AM University)
• MAT in Sec. English Education (Currently at
  Mercer University)
• 4th year at Hull Middle School
• Originally from Tallahassee, Florida
• Mommy of 2 ½ year old Alaylah

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So much to do!

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Reading
• Writing
• Vocabulary
• Research

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Writing - AKS

• Throughout the year, students will actively
  engage in writing activities that move them
  towards mastery in the four writing components
  Ideas, Organization, Style, Conventions.
• As students move from 6th to 8th grade, they
  practice reading and responding to writing
  prompts, scoring writing using the same writing
  rubric utilized on the 8th grade assessment,
  learning how to address the audience, developing
  ideas, and improving their style.
• 8th Grade Writing Assessment (January 21st)

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Reading - AKS

• Did you know that reading improves vocabulary,
  comprehension, writing, and knowledge?
• Here at Hull, students engage in individual,
  small group, and whole class reading activities
  such as independent reading, book chats,
  literature circles, and reading workshops.

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Grammar AKSDGP (Daily Grammar Practice)

• One tool that we use to teach and model grammar
  is DGP.
• One sentence each week.
• Monday parts of speech.
• Tuesday sentence parts and phrases.
• Wednesday clauses and sentence types.
• Thursday capitalization and punctuation.
• Friday diagramming.

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my sister jumped on her new bed
Sample DGP Sentence
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my sister jumped on her new bed
Monday
Poss n av prep poss
adj n Pron past pron
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my sister jumped (on her new bed)
Tuesday
s vi op
adv prep ph
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my sister jumped on her new bed
Wednesday
ind cl
ss - dec
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my sister jumped on her new bed .
Thursday
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Friday

• sister jumped

My
on
bed
her
new
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Syllabus

• Please take a look at the syllabus to see
• AKS taught each 9 weeks
• Grading policy and percentages
• Late work and absence policy
• Textbooks
• Independent Reading
• Expectations
• Contact information

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Textbooks

• Elements of Literature (Big book!)
• Language Network (small grammar book)
• Interactive Reader (workbook)

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Binder

• Students should have a binder with the following
• DGP Notes
• Language Arts Notes
• Writing
• Spelling/Vocabulary
• Other

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Benchmarks and Writing Pieces

• Benchmarks (a.k.a. Final Exams) given at the end
  of each 9 weeks. These benchmarks are created by
  Gwinnett County and cover AKS for 9 weeks.
• 1st 9 Weeks (Week of Oct. 10th)
• Students will produce a piece of writing at the
  end of each 9 weeks in preparation for 8th Grade
  Writing Test. (GA state test)
• Scored using Hull Middle School Writing
  Assessment Rubric

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Weighted Grades

• 5 Independent Reading
• 25 Class work
• 30 Quizzes/Minor Assignments
• 40Tests/Projects/Papers/Benchmarks

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Promotion Requirements and Expectations

• Must earn passing grade averages EACH semester in
  no less than 4 out of 5 classes with connections
  classes combined into one semester average.
• Both Language Art and Math must have passing
  averages EACH semester.
• First Semester average of 1st 2nd nine weeks
  report card grades/
• Second Semester average of 3rd 4th nine weeks
  report card grades.
• Students are responsible for getting missed
  assignments and making them up.
• Late Work Policy

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Late Work and Absences

• Students are responsible for getting missed
  assignments and making them up.
• Late Work 0.
• Students may have a chance to make up the missing
  assignments in detention or Saturday School for a
  maximum grade of 70.

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Helpful Information

• Students should write down homework assignments
  in agenda every day.
• Progress reports through e-mail.
• Help sessions
• Wednesday mornings at 815. Students must have
  signed agenda.
• Homework Hotline
• 770-660-2443
• E-mail/class website
• shenee_holloway_at_gwinnett.k12.ga.us
• www.sheneeholloway.com

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Help Me, Help Them

• Organization
• Homework
• Encourage kids to read!
• Contact me if you have questions or concerns.
• CRCT Online

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• The most wasted of all days is one without
  laughter.
• - E.E. Cummings