Welcome to Room
16!!!
Mrs. Joy D’Apuzzo
6th Grade
Writers’ Workshop
Writers’ Workshop
Topics we will be
covering:
* Reinforcing 6 traits of Writing
(ideas, organization, voice, word choice,
sentence fluency, conventions)
* Read & Respond to a Variety of Media
(Non-Fiction Text, SCOPE Magazine, Novels,
Newspaper Articles, Songs, Poetry, Art,
Novels, Videos, Digital Media)
* Information (expository) Essay
Writing
Required Materials
 USB Flash Drive
 One spiral notebook
 One composition book
 #2 Pencils and erasers and scissors
 Hand-held pencil sharpener
 Pens (blue/green/black/red)
 Personal tape with dispenser
 Highlighters (pink/yellow/green/blue)
Writers’ Workshop Outline
Homework Assignments:
* Writers’ workshop only spiral notebook to practice Cornell Notes & respond to SCOPE
* Composition notebook to respond to a variety of media
* Worth 10 points if completed
* Will earn 7 points if homework is incomplete
* Late work (for any reason other than excused absence) will be accepted for a lower grade.
Late work will be accepted until the Friday before the last week of the quarter.
Papers & Projects:
* Papers and projects are assigned in conjunction with some of the units. Some aspects of
these papers/projects will be completed in class; however, other parts of the work will still
need to be completed at home.
Plagiarism & Cheating:
We will have lessons specifically focused on plagiarism and how to avoid it. Please see
page 15 in the planner to gain a better understanding of what we consider cheating and
plagiarism, along with the consequences for such actions.
Absences & Tardiness
Excused Absences
Students have as many days as they were absent to
complete the work they missed.
It is the responsibility of the student to request all missing
assignments.
You can also check my homework calendars to see what
child has missed.
Tardiness
Students who arrive late will require a pass to be admitted to
class. Those “unexcused” will receive a warning for the first
offense, then campus clean up for the second offense. See
student planner for more information.
Survival Guide
The Planner
• All students are expected to write down
homework assignments in their planner.
• If there is NO homework, I have them write
that down that as well. Every section for
every subject should have something written
in it.
• The planner is a great tool containing
important information. Please refer to it
often.
Power School
 Grades are available on Power School
 Login instructions are available in the Student
Planner on pages 5-6.
 If you don’t know your username/password
please send an email to Mrs. Adams at
adamsj@unionsd.org
 https://powerschool.unionsd.org
Contact Information
School Website
http://unionms.unionsd.org
Contact Me!!!
dapuzzoj@unionsd.org (best way to contact me)
408-371-0366 ext 141
My Webpage
http://www3.unionsd.org/231620817296633/site/default.asp