Nora McMillan

Syllabus Sixth Grade Language Arts

Contact Information:

Classroom: (864)355-6923

Email: nmcmillan@greenville.k12.sc.us .

Tutoring: Monday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 - 8:15.

Please feel free to contact me in order to discuss your child’s progress in language arts. I welcome your communication.

Overview: The language arts curriculum is a balance of writer’s workshop (topics and genres based on literature selections or self-selected) and the writing projects listed below. Daily read alouds and the discussions they evoke are used as a springboard to this personal writing process. Mini lessons based on individual student’s needs are offered in addition to the ones that follow. Vocabulary is taught in context.

Textbook: Collections, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Grade 6

Units of Study: Units of Study: G/T

First Quarter First Quarter

Theme: Facing Fear Theme: Circle of Life

Second Quarter Second Quarter

Theme: Animal Intelligence Theme: Chaos and Order

Third Quarter Third Quarter

Theme: Making Your Voice Heard Theme: Man vs. Society

Fourth Quarter Third Quarter

Theme: Dealing with Disaster Theme: Loyalty

Grading Policy:

50% Major:

• 45%: Major grades- Unit tests, formal writing, and unit projects
• 5%: Benchmarks and final exam

50% Minor:

• 30%: Warm-up packets, informal writing, mini-projects, and quizzes
• 20%: Daily work, skills, and enrichment activities, homework

Grading Scale:

A 100-90

B 89-80

C 79-70

D 69-60

F below 59

The teacher will monitor and adjust classroom procedures and schedule as needed. For specific course objectives and standards, please visit the South Carolina Department of Education at www.ed.sc.gov.

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