ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
September 24th - 27th
MONDAY: Spelling WS - Plurals
TUESDAY: Possessives Picture Quiz
WEDNESDAY: Spelling Quiz - plurals and Book Fair Preview
THURSDAY: Grammar Rock Video - write 3 examples of each part of speech from the video
FRIDAY: No School
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
September 17th - 21st
MONDAY: Spelling WS #4; Narratives Quiz
TUESDAY: Plurals WS #1
WEDNESDAY: Plurals WS #2; Spelling Quiz#4
THURSDAY: Possessives WS#1
FRIDAY: Possessives WS#2
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
September 10th - 14th
MONDAY: Continue writing personal narrative in class
TUESDAY: Spelling WS #3 (I will check narrative progress)
WEDNESDAY: ROUGH DRAFTS DUE! We will revise and proofread the narratives in class
THURSDAY: SPELLING QUIZ #3; Common and Proper Nouns page 299 exercises 6 and 8 and (2) Worksheets
(I will help with last minute revisions to the narratives)
FRIDAY: FINAL DRAFTS DUE! (We will grade these in class using the self-evaluation form and post them in the hall)
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
September 4th - 7th
TUESDAY: Begin Personal Narrative prewriting and go over the Writing Process
WEDNESDAY: Time Order Words WS
THURSDAY: Building Paragraphs WS
FRIDAY: Controlling your Writing from the Start WS
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
August 27th - 31st
MONDAY: Spelling WS #2 (long vowels) with a vowel-consonant-e pattern
TUESDAY: Sentence Quiz; Direct Quotations WS
WEDNESDAY: Spelling Quiz #2; Direct and Indirect Quotations WS
THURSDAY: Riddled Quotes WS and Review for Quiz
FRIDAY: Quotations Quiz
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF:
August 20th - 24th
MONDAY: Spelling WS #1 (short vowels)
TUESDAY: 4 Types of Sentences - p. 440 exercises 3-5 (#'s 1-5 of each exercise)
WEDNESDAY: Spelling Quiz #1; Fragments - p. 455-457 exercise 31 (#'s 1-10) and 32-33 (#'s 1-3)
THURSDAY: Run-ons - p. 458, 460, 463 exercise 34 (#'s 1-5) and 35 and 37 (#'s 1-3 of each)
FRIDAY: Review for Sentence Quiz on Monday
Below you'll find a little info about my class. I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready to start the new year. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you!
MISS PATTON - 6TH GRADE - EXPLORER ENGLISH - ROOM C113
HOW TO CONTACT ME:
Email – Pattone@mustangps.org Phone – (405) 324-4824
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This year in English you will increase many valuable skills. They include but are not limited to: spelling/vocabulary, writing, listening, communication, research, speaking and advertising, but most importantly you will have a lot of FUN along the way!
MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY: Spelling, Writing and Grammar
GRADING SCALE: 90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
59% or less = F
PROCEDURES:
1. When you come to class have a pencil, your expanda-file, notebook paper, and any English assignment from the previous day. We will always grade assignments the next day in class.
2. When you come in, immediately get started on the bellwork for the day. You will find the assignment on the board under “BELLWORK”.
3. After bellwork, we will grade the previous day’s assignment. You will always grade your own paper. Once graded you will pass your papers up, I will record the scores, and then pass them back to you before you leave.
4. During instruction please stay seated. It is rude to talk, get up, or move around the room when I or anyone else is speaking.
5. After instruction please begin working on the day’s assignment. If you have any questions raise your hand. Please sharpen your pencil before class begins.
6. If you need to use the restroom please wait until after I’ve given out the day’s assignment. If you have an emergency pass I will sign your agenda, you will sign out on the hall pass log and take the appropriate hall pass to the restroom.
7. You will be dismissed when everyone is quiet and has cleared the floor around them of trash and their belongings. The bell does not dismiss you. There will be no lining up before the bell rings.
*You will find Explorer team rules, consequences and rewards in the team discipline plan. (Yellow sheet handed out at Orientation)
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
FIRST NINE WEEKS:
WRITING
· Introduction to poetry, narrative, expository, descriptive and persuasive essays, business and friendly letters
· Write a personal narrative
GRAMMAR
· Introduce/Review Eight Parts of Speech – nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections
· Sentences – 4 types, capitalization, punctuation, subjects and predicates, compound subjects, fragments and run-ons
· Nouns – identify/use proper, common, possessive, singular, plural and appositives
· Combining Sentences – introduce/develop mechanics including punctuation and capitalization with an emphasis on commas, apostrophes, quotations and semicolons
SECOND NINE WEEKS:
WRITING
· Introduction to research
· Write descriptive essay
GRAMMAR
· Pronouns – use subject and object pronouns, antecedents, possessive pronouns and indefinites
· Adjectives – comparative/superlative, demonstratives, articles, adjective phrases
· Continuous use/review of first nine weeks material
THIRD NINE WEEKS:
WRITING
· Write research report
GRAMMAR
· Verbs – principal parts, subject/verb agreement,
linking verbs, helping verbs
· Complements – direct/indirect objects, predicate
nouns/adjectives
· Continuous use/review of all previously learned
material
FOURTH NINE WEEKS:
WRITING
· Figurative language and varying writing
· Write expository essay
GRAMMAR
· Adverbs – comparative/superlative, double negatives,
adverb phrases
· Correct dangling and misplaced modifiers
· Conjunctions and Interjections
· Continuous use/review of all previously learned material
* Throughout the year we will concentrate on spelling confusing words, homophones, and commonly misspelled words. We will also integrate the use of technology as often as possible.
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