Sixth Grade ENGLISHMrs. Dori MadiganTeam 6B

COMMUNICATIONPinnacle GradebookCheck website regularly with child.Encourage student accountability.Z = working zero Assignment is missing but can still be turned in for a grade.

COMMUNICATIONVoice-mail: 240-2078E-mail: MadiganD@tesd.netHomework: check teacher website Signed Tests Planner: never blankProgress Reports: week of Sept. 30Conferences:week of Dec. 2

DAILY SCHEDULEDaily Bingo Page Grammar/Writing Mini-lessonWriting Workshop

Weekly Homework (alternating)Spelling Unit (2/month)SPARK Writing Prompt (1-2/month)

GRAMMAR UNITSSentence StructureFragments & Run-onsSubject-Verb agreementVariety (length & type)PunctuationCommas, Capitals, ContractionsDialogueParts of Speech

CURRICLULUMWriting ProcessWriters Notebook-Mentor TextsDescriptiveNovel-The Watsons go to BirminghamFolklorePoetry

WRITING PIECESMemoirFamily TraditionPersuasiveHow toHarris BurdickFolktale/Fable

TYPES of WRITING Narrative/Imaginative description (character, place)dialogueInformationalsequential development Persuasive/Argumentativeurging action forming or changing an opinion

How can a parent help a child with a writing assignment?discuss the assignment with the child in order to help the child explore ideasanswer only questions that are specificDoes this paragraph make sense?Is my punctuation right here?ask questions which direct a child to a problem rather than correcting the errorDoes this idea fit in this paragraph?Is there a better word to use here?

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