Mrs. Grammer
6th Grade ELA - Staunton Junior High School
E-mail: tgrammer@stauntonschools.org
E-mail: tgrammer@stauntonschools.org
3rd Quarter Literary Response Project is due Friday, February 27, 2026 - No Exceptions
Behavior and Academic Reward Cutoff Date: May 1, 2026
Character Trait of the Month: RESPECT
Monday, January 19, 2026: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Thursday, February 12, 2026: First Chance Extra Credit for Early Literary Response Projects
Friday, February 13, 2026: NO SCHOOL - School Improvement Day
Monday, February 16: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day
Friday, February 20, 2026: Last Chance Extra Credit for Early Literary Response Projects
Friday, February 27, 2026: ALL Literary Response Projects are DUE
Friday, March 6, 2026: 2:00 PM Dismissal; End of Quarter 3
IAR TESTING COMING MARCH 23-26, 2026
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Current Weekly Schedule
NEED HELP WITH YOUR LITERARY RESPONSE PROJECT? HERE ARE SOME *PROJECT IDEAS AND **THE GRADING RUBRIC!
Approximate Percentages of Total Quarterly Grade Breakdown
20% = Literary Response Project (Reading and Responding to Fiction/Nonfiction)
30% = Daily Work/Completion/IXL (Proficiency/Mastery of Reading/Writing Standards)
50% = Assessments - Formative/Summative (Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary Skills)
Late Grade Policy: 10% off the student's earned score for each day an assignment is past the due date.
Days 5-10 will be 50% off the student's earned score.
After 10 days, no credit will be given.
THE RESEARCH IS IN!
Sources:
IXL usage leads to real learning gains - IXL Official Blog
IXL Grading Scale
90 - 100 = Excellence - Mastery (5 pts)
80 - 89 = Proficient (4 pts)
60 - 79 = Approaching Expectations (3 pts)
40 - 59 = Partially Meets Expectations (2 pts)
20 - 39 = Did Not Meet Expectations (1 pt)
no attempt - 19 = Insufficient Data (0 pts)