English 6th Grade (Period 2)

                                                Sixth  Grade English Syllabus

Course Description

This course is designed to strengthen and develop your student’s writing and reading skills through the primary texts and consumable workbook: Prentice Hall’s Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes., Copper level.  Also we will be reading from various core stories that are grade level appropriate for the 6^th grade.  Through the use of literature, poetry, and media, we will be developing the skills necessary to demonstrate mastery in all areas found in the California standards.

Specific Objectives:

• Students will listen, understand, evaluate and speak using higher level thinking  skills which will be developed throughout the year.
• Use effective reading and decoding techniques to gain deeper meaning of the text.
• Develop a greater understanding of the conventions of the English Language including: sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Various stages of the writing process will be covered to write essays and book reports – including brainstorming activities, peer-editing and revising, etc.
• Cooperative as well as independent work will be encouraged throughout the year.

Semester Grade:  Semester Grade will be based on: 1. tests and quizzes 2. seatwork

3. homework 4. participation and paying attention.

Grading Scale: 90-100% =A, 80-89% = B, 70-70%= C, 60-69% = D and 50-59% =F

Homework:  Homework will be assigned regularly.  Late homework will result in reduction of a letter grade, for example, from an A to a B.

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