Carole Pinkwasser 6C Grammar, test prep questions, journals Spelling/vocabulary practice- weekly Wednesday to Wednesday, test each week Reading Skills- read it, understand it, think it through Writing Skills- sentence structure, paragraphing Students are expected to hand write drafts AND edit/revise their own work. Adult help will come after the student process. Critical thinking skills Written communication skills Informational reading skills Technology skills Common Core Standards- learning targets, self reflection Lexiles Difficulty of the text Reading Process Vocabulary, fluency, comprehension Informational Text* Expository, functional, persuasive Literary Text Genres, structure of stories Homework is to read 20+ minutes a night. More is always encouraged. Reading assignments at home so we can spend time discussing in class. Practice, practice, practice. Read aloud, read together, read anything! Student should always have a book to read in his/her bag. It is worth a grade for Language class. Writing Process Pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish Writing Elements Six Traits (word choice, conventions) Writing Applications Expressive, Expository, Functional, Persuasive, Literary Response, Research Grammar, editing, structure (AIMS) Responding to prompts Focus of a writing may only be on opening sentence or conclusion or voice. Students will do it until they get it right. Corrections and revisions are a must. We encourage students to write in cursive for formal assessments. Research shows Take the time to do it right. Research will mostly be done at school, but you may need to do more at home. Rough drafts, editing/revising, final copy Final copy- hand written in blue or black ink, OR typed Grading rubrics, directions and handouts will be on my web site. Read each night (20+ minutes) Spelling/vocabulary practice -Due each Wednesday Grammar practice Unfinished class work Occasional time for research if doing a project Book report on going throughout the quarter Books must be grade level or above. Required number of pages for each quarter is Report directions and grading rubric are on my web site. Be sure to check that all directions have been followed. Students need to read new books to them. If the book has been made into a movieI want them to write about the book. Parent signature on the book report Please use the Parent Portal to check grade and work completion status. Student receive daily grades for class work and homework. This includes walk-ins. Larger assignments such as projects, readers response, research, creative writing work will receive more points than daily work. Skits and plays Commercials/Advertising Poetry Spelling Bee Game directions Word games/Brainteasers Class websiteThe best way to contact me is through Thanks for coming!