m rs. l a r ue f ernandez e nglish 6 th september 10, 2015
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MRS. LARUE FERNANDEZENGLISH6TH September 10, 2015
WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
ENGLISH
Divided into four units:
Narrative Expository Response to
Literature Persuasion
PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE ANTHOLOGY
WONDER
SILENT SPRING
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
D’AULAIRES’ BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS
CHENG LI AND THE CARAVAN
WORDLY WISE 3000
Online Vocabulary Program
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/
WRITING PROJECTS
Narrative Descriptive Writing Poetry Argumentative Informational Persuasive
INTERDISCIPLINARY SILK ROAD UNIT
History and English are combined.
Literature Component.
History Component. Students write about
their experience on the Silk Road
GREEK MASKS FOR THE GREEK PLAYS
Donors Choose Grant for Masks
LETTER GRADES
100%-90% = A 89% – 80% = B 79% – 70% = C 69% – 60% = D 59% or below = Fail
GRADES ARE WEIGHTED
Test/Quizzes 30% Classwork 30% Projects/Reports 20% Homework 10% Participation 10%
HOMEWORK MAKE-UP POLICY
If a student was absent, then Homework can be made up.
If a students was not absent and given the Homework, then the Homework cannot be accepted late.
JUPITER GRADES
www.jupitergrades.com Online access to grades for students and
parents Jupiter Grades is more up-to-date than
progress reports Please email if you need a password Please email if you have any questions or
concerns with the grades.
