Bobby Norman

6C

More about me later….. Grammar, test prep questions, journals

Spelling/vocabulary practice- weekly Wednesday to Wednesday, test each week

Reading Skills- read it, understand it, think it through

Writing Skills- sentence structure, paragraphing

Use of Google Drive for Language Arts. Adult help will come after the student process.

Common Core State Standards/ ELA Clear and consistent standards for

teachers, students and parents Relevant, real world skills to prepare for

college and careers Be prepared to compete in the global

economy “I Can” statements

LexilesDifficulty of the text is consideredwww.lexiles.com

Informational Text*Major basis of reading material across

the core subjects Literary Text

Genres, structure of stories, real-life connections and perceptions

Reading will be more connected with written responses

Defending answers by citing the author

Making arguments based on information read

Making connections to the importance of the story or text

Using annotation (highlighting, underlining, circling, writing in the margins, etc.) to help make connections

Written Responses to reading text Journals, notes, short response

Writing ApplicationsArgumentative/OpinionNarrativeExpository/Informational

Students will use the “stoplight” method to highlight information in a text.

They will use the same method to structure their writing (non-fiction).

Green- topic Yellow- main ideas/points Red- examples, evidence

Read each night (20+ minutes) Spelling/vocabulary practice (10 mins.)

-Due each Wednesday Grammar practice (10 mins.) Unfinished class work (???) Occasional time for research/writing if

doing a project Book report on-going throughout the

quarter Help?

Books must be grade level or above. Required number of pages for each quarter is 150+.

Report directions and grading rubric will be on my web site.

Be sure to check that all directions have been followed.

Students need to read new books to them. If the book has been made into a movie……I want them to write about the book.

Parent signature on the book report

Please use the Parent Vue Portal on Kyrene web site to check grade and work completion status. Usually updated weekly.

Student receive daily grades for class work and homework. This includes “walk-ins”.

Larger assignments such as projects, reader’s response, research, creative writing work will receive more points than daily work.

Unit studies to coordinate with SS (Marketplace) Skits, plays, performances Commercials/Advertising Poetry Slam Contest School Spelling Bee Game directions Word games/Brainteasers Friendly competitions in class

Class website- resources, rubrics, handouts

Team website- homework

The best way to contact me is through email rnorman@kyrene.org

480-541-5907

Thanks for coming!