WELCOME TO CURRICULUM CHAT LANGUAGE ARTS 6TH GRADE

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WELCOME TO CURRICULUM CHATLANGUAGE ARTS6TH GRADE
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HOW GRADES ARE WEIGHTED

• TESTS AND PROJECTS60
• CLASSWORK/QUIZZES/PARTICIPATION30
• HOMEWORK10

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POLICIES

• NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS A MIDDLE
  GRADES POLICY. THIS APPLIES TO ALL TYPE OF
  ASSIGNMENTS.
• NO EXTRA CREDIT.
• READING LOGS ARE DUE EVERY MONDAY.

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POLICIES

• REMEDIATION IF A STUDENT RECEIVES BELOW A 60
  ON A TEST, THAT STUDENT MAY REMEDIATE HIS/HER
  WORK AND RECEIVE A D.
• PLAGIARISM PLAGIARISM IS TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.
  ANY INTENTIONAL PLAGIARISM (CUTTING AND PASTING,
  COPYING, ETC) WITHIN SUBMITTED WORK WILL RESULT
  IN A ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT AND POSSIBLE

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POLICIES

• REFERRAL TO ADMINISTRATION.
• GRADE RECOVERY-ANY STUDENT RECEIVING A FAILING
  GRADE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER WILL BE REFERRED
  TO GRADE RECOVERY FOR REMEDIATION. THIS WILL
  RESULT IN THE LOSS OF AN ELECTIVE COURSE.

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CURRICULUM

• WE HAVE STUDIED MLA STYLE (PARENTHETICAL
  DOCUMENTION, FORMATTING, WORKS CITED)
• RESEARCH SKILLS/RESEARCH WRITING
• EDITING/REVISING
• TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES

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CURRICULUM

• CURRENTLY WE ARE EXPLORING FICTION TECHNIQUE AND
  STYLE THROUGH OUR NOVEL STUDY THE WITCH OF
  BLACKBIRD POND BY ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE.
• THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO IDENTIFY SIMILES,
  METAPHORS, ONOMATOPOEIA, AND PERSONIFICATION
  WITHIN A WRITTEN WORK.
• WE ARE STUDYING THE BEHAVIORS OF A GOOD READER
  AND STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE

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• READING COMPREHENSION.
• OUR VOCABULARY IS EXPANDING!
• COMPARISON/CONTRAST
• FAIR-FLORIDA ASSESSMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN
  READING.
• CURRENT READING ABILITY
• FCAT SUCCESS PROBABILITY
• LEXILE RANGE

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MY CHILD HATES TO READ

• MOVIES SPARK INTEREST A CHRISTMAS CAROL
• LOOK FOR TEXT ON PLACES YOU HAVE VACATIONED
• PLAY BOARD GAMES-ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH
  GRADER
• SHARE YOUR REACTION TO THINGS YOU HAVE READ

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• READ WITH YOUR CHILDDONT ALWAYS CORRECT
• BOOKS ON TAPE
• READ ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD

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PRE AP

• VOCABULARY WORKSHOP
• WILLIAM AND MARY
• DESCRIBE WHAT A SELECTED LITERARY PASSAGE MEANS
• CITE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN MEANING
  AMONG SELECTED WORKS OF LITERATURE
• 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAYS
• GRAMMAR