6th Grade English Course Syllabus

Mrs. Dejesa-Hernandez

 

Course Focuses

 

Textbook:

¥ Prentice Hall Literature – Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Copper Level,

including many short stories and poetry.

 

General Knowledge

Students will cover the Sixth Grade English Language Arts Content

Standards as follows:

 

Reading

¥       Word Recognition

¥       Vocabulary and Concept Development

¥       Structural Features of Informational Materials

¥       Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text

¥       Expository Critique

¥       Structural Features of Literature

¥       Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text

¥       Literary Criticism

 

Writing 

¥       Organization and Focus

¥       Research and Technology

¥       Evaluation and Revision

 

Students will write clear coherent and focused essays.  The writing will exhibit studentsÕ awareness of audience and purpose.  Essays will contain formal introductions, supporting evidence and conclusions. Students will write narrative, expository, persuasive, descriptive, autobiography, short stories, response to literature and research reports, all of at least 500 to 700 words in each genre.

 

Written and Oral Language Conventions

¥       Sentence Structure

¥       Grammar

¥       Punctuation and Capitalization

¥       Spelling

 

Listening and Speaking

¥       Comprehension

¥       Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication

¥       Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications

Independent Reading Projects:

¥       Weekly ReaderÕs Workshop

¥       Three book report projects per semester will be assigned. 

 

They will be from the following literary genres:

1.      biography or autobiography

2.      science fiction or fantasy or mystery

3.      historical fiction

4.      Newbery Award winner

5.      open option for Literary Analysis

6.      Non-Fiction/Informational

 

Grades 

Students are graded on the points that they accumulate throughout each semester. These points are based on their academic performance and in-class participation.   I use a computerized grading program (Zangle Gradebook) with the following general scale:

                                      90 to 100% = A                 

                                      80 to 89%  =  B                  

                                      70 to 79%  = C

                                      60 to 69%  = D

                                      59% and below = Fail

 

Parent/Teacher Communication

 

It is important for students to realize that school and home are a team. Parents, please let me know if you would like to schedule a conference.  The best way to reach me is by email . I check my messages several times each day and nearly always respond the same day if the email reaches me before the end of the school day. You may also leave a phone message during the school day at (619) 479-7111 ext. 4124, but that method is less reliable.

 

Some ways in which parents may hear from me include: email, notes sent home via your student, phone call, or messages in the student's Planner.