Welcome to Open House
Room 212 – Seventh Grade English
Mrs. Flanagan
CONTACTS
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EMAIL: mary.flanagan@norwellschools.org
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.norwellschools.org
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several pages to view within my site. The
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ROOM: 117
PHONE: 781-659-8814 ext. 4117
LATE NIGHT: TUESDAY
BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME: EMAIL
SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM
READING –
• Text= Elements of Fiction- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Text includes poetry, short stories, folk tales, myths
• Text- based around themes students can connect to
their everyday lives
• NOVELS= Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, Bud not
Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• Independent Reading- AR two books a term read outside
the classroom with an assessment in class
SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM
GRAMMAR/WRITING
• Text = Elements of Writing as well as other sources for
writing.
• Text supports curriculum of writing, usage and
mechanics, and using resources.
• Also- The Collins Writing Program which we will be
using this year.
• This program emphasizes writing fluency through
frequent, usually short, writing tasks, while specific
writing skills (sentence variety, organization, word choice
etc.) are addressed in longer, more detailed
assignments.
SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM
• VOCAB AND SPELLING
• Vocabulary development- through text and additional
resources
• Spelling- Use of Frequently Misspelled Word Lists as
well as emphasis on misused words/ homophones
SIXTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
CURRICULUM
• Text= McDougal Littell World History: Ancient
Civilizations.
• The sixth grade study of ancient civilizations begins with
early man and continues through the fall of the Roman
Empire.
Grading and Homework
• HOMEWORK
– Mon- Thursday sometimes longer projects on weekends.
• HOW IS HOMEWORK GRADED?
Homework will be graded by a √+,√and √-.
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√+ = 25 points
√ = 20 points
√- = 15 points
• Late homework is accepted the next day, for an automatic √- .
• After this, students will receive a zero for that homework
assignment.
• Each week ( Mon-Thurs.) will be added for a weekly homework
grade.
• You will receive an email home if a student has more than three
missing homeworks per term.
Grading and Homework
• ELA Breakdown of Weighted Grades
ELA
VOCAB, SPELLING
15%
GRAMMAR
15%
HOMEWORK
15%
PARTICIPATION/COOPERAT.
15%
READING/LIT. COMP.
15%
WRITING, PROJECTS
20%
AR QUIZZES
5%
Grading and Homework
• SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL
STUDIES
QUIZZES
30%
HOMEWORK
15%
PARTICIPATION/COOPERATION
15%
PROJECTS, TESTS
40%
Sixth Grade Technology
• Cell phones and IPads are not allowed in the classroom.
• At times, during RTI or ELA designated Silent Reading
periods, Nooks, Kindles or other electronic readers will
be allowed in the classroom.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. PLEASE DO
NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL OR CALL ME IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME THIS YEAR. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND TEACHING
YOUR CHILDREN.