Mrs. Mette’s Mrs. Mette’s Writing Class Writing Class

2012-20132012-2013

Mrs. Mette’s Mrs. Mette’s Writing Class Writing Class

2012-20132012-2013

About Me About Me

3rd year here at Middle South

Bachelors Degree in Performing Arts Management Masters Degree in Elementary Education Have been coaching different sports including

basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading since 2005 until last year…

Live with my 10 month old daughter Payton, husband and 2 beautiful dogs Porter and Izzie

Absolutely love the wonderful and quirky personalities of middle school students

3rd year here at Middle South

Bachelors Degree in Performing Arts Management Masters Degree in Elementary Education Have been coaching different sports including

basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading since 2005 until last year…

Live with my 10 month old daughter Payton, husband and 2 beautiful dogs Porter and Izzie

Absolutely love the wonderful and quirky personalities of middle school students

A Few Changes

» This year I will be teaching 4 writing classes along with 2 RtI classes

» Due to the overwhelming number of incoming 6th graders, I will be sharing a classroom with Mrs. Malec and Miss Hain

» Office is room number 233

» This year I will be teaching 4 writing classes along with 2 RtI classes

» Due to the overwhelming number of incoming 6th graders, I will be sharing a classroom with Mrs. Malec and Miss Hain

» Office is room number 233

How Can We Communicate?

Email (mine is mettej@hawthorn73.org)

Phone (my extension is 4179)

My blog (http://blogs.hawthorn73.org/users/mettej/blog)

Writing Curriculum

Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Informative Writing•Leads, Hooks, Support, and Conclusions

•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Expository Writing•Argument Writing•Research Writing

•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Research Writing•Business Letter Writing•Creating our own fairy tale stories

LETTER GRADESAND

STANDARD BASED

GRADES

LETTER GRADESAND

STANDARD BASED

GRADES

Letter Grades

Not WeightedEach assignment is worth X amount

of pointsBased off of: Essays, Journal

Presentations, In Class Work, Homework, Quizzes, Tests, Effort, and Participation

STANDARD BASED GRADES

*Standards are criterion references

*All students are evaluated on the same criteria

*Standards are a 4 point scale system

*Provides an opportunity to give specific

feedback to students for growth

STANDARD BASED GRADES

Criteria for Writing Standard• Ideas and Support• Organization• Sentence Fluency• Voice and Word Choice• Conventions• Demonstrates Appropriate Behavior• Follows Directions• Completes Assignments On Time• Uses Time Wisely

STANDARD BASED GRADES

4 Point Scale

*A 4 means the student is exceeding expectations in that area

*A 3 means the student is meeting the expectations in that area

*A 2 means the student is struggling to meet all the expectations for that area

*A 1 means the student is struggling and needs improvement to meet the expectations for that area

Extra InformationExtra InformationExtra InformationExtra Information All Assignments will be typed Must be printed ** before coming to class or

is considered late Late Assignments: -10%, 3 days 0% **We will be doing more work on Google

Docs Tardy: 3 then a lunch detention Behavior Checks: 3 checks = lunch

detention, 3 more checks = after school Totally Terrific Tickets: Character Rewards

All Assignments will be typed Must be printed ** before coming to class or

is considered late Late Assignments: -10%, 3 days 0% **We will be doing more work on Google

Docs Tardy: 3 then a lunch detention Behavior Checks: 3 checks = lunch

detention, 3 more checks = after school Totally Terrific Tickets: Character Rewards

Questions??

» Feel free to pull over and ask me any questions you may have.

» Otherwise, have a great night!!