Mrs. Mascheck
6th Grade- Reading and Writing Supplies
Course Description:
ELAR sharpens reading comprehension skills, engages readers in literary analysis, and offers a variety of literature. Through a varied selection of stories, plays, and poems, many of which highlight exemplary virtues, students develop skills of close reading and literary analysis. Students come to appreciate the writer's craft as they consider the feelings, thoughts, and ideas of characters, and make connections between literature and life. Students also learn to read for information in nonfiction texts. The class focuses on the following areas: Literature; Composition; Grammar/spelling, Usage and Mechanics; and Vocabulary.
Reading/ Writing Six Weeks Project:
Each six weeks students will be assigned a project. This will be a test grade. Their reading project will reflect what they have learned throughout the six weeks. The writing project will be written in the genre for the unit we are studying for that six weeks. These will be assigned ATLEAST 3 weeks prior to the due date.
Homework:
Homework will be given and due once a month. Spelling/ Vocabulary homework is due on the DUE DATE LISTED AT THE TO OF THE ASSIGNMENT!! Additional ELAR homework for the six weeks, will be to complete any incomplete classwork and will be due the next class period, unless specified. Not completing homework on time will result in detention This includes;if their homework is partially complete and some incomplete! . If for some reason there is no homework for the day/week the students will be notified and you will too via our week at a glance. There will also be a vocabulary/spelling test for each unit. They will have a total of 6 Vocabulary units and 6 Spelling Units for the year. Please help your child study as these are important to thor grades and success.
Grading Policy/Corrections:
We will do a variety of activities and assignments throughout the year. Grades will include a mixture of daily grades and test grades. Students will have at least six daily grades and three major grades for reading and for writing. A reasonable attempt at making corrections will be given to any student that does not pass an assignment. It is their responsibility to return corrections to the teacher (corrections done preferably in a different color. Do NOT erase original answers). Late assignments are due before the end of the six weeks grading period for students to be able to get credit for the missing work. Daily grades and major grades are weighted as follows: Daily Grades 45% of students’ six weeks average; Major Grades 55% of students’ six weeks average. This is the grading policy for both reading and writing classes this year.
Grading Consequences: academic dishonesty, including cheating or copying the work of another student, plagiarism (including the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT), and unauthorized communication between students during an examination will result in disciplinary action and a 0 for the assignment.
Accelerated Reader (AR):
Each six weeks the students will have set personal AR goals. The minimum amount of this goal is based on their independent reading level and reading an average of 20-25 minutes each night. The percent of their goal they have earned will be a test grade, and their comprehension percentage will be a daily grade. A new goal is generated at the beginning of each six weeks. Students are given one class period per week to read. Each child should be reading nightly to achieve their goals! You MUST meet your goal or this will significantly impact your grade and could result in failing for the six weeks, as well as, you will receive a lunch detention for no homework !!!
Grading Consequences: If students cheat on AR (take a test for another student, give students answers, ect..) that test will be deleted and students will be given a disciplinary action at the principal's discretion.
Tutorials:
Tutorials are available Monday through Thursday from 7:30-7:55 in the mornings. That is a time students can come in to get help on HW, assignments and/or take AR tests.
Remind:
MANDATORY TO JOIN!! All parents MUST join. Students may also join as well from their cell phones. I will be sending the week at a glance and other important announcements. It is also a great tool to use to communicate with me. It serves as texting and is the easiest way to contact me. Class Code: @wjh06
Absent Work:
It is the responsibility of the student if they are absent or going to be absent to get with me for make-up work. If a student is absent and will be gone for a prolonged period of time, most assignments and lesson videos are uploaded to google classroom for each six weeks. You will need to search for the assignment title as I have provided via remind communication You can also refer to Google classroom as a review of lessons prior to unit tests. Class Code: i7oixgl