6 th Grade RELA/SS

1. 6th Grade RELA/SS

2. WELCOME 6th Grade Meet your teachers – Ms. Cephas & Mrs. Stine Room B144 Reading /Language Arts World Culture

3. Ms. Cephas I am happy to be celebrating my 4th year at Accokeek Academy and happier to share Mrs. Stine’s 2nd consecutive year teaching Language Arts and Social Studies. I am the proud catmom of Gabriel and Mishael. My passion as an educator is helping children with different learning styles achieve success. When I am not in the classroom I enjoy cooking and baking, as well as crafting! We are looking forward to a year that will be “GREAT BY CHOICE!

4. This is my 2nd year at Accokeek Academy and I love being here. • I’ve taught many different things in my 13 years of teaching. • I’ve been married for 21 years, I have 2 children and one cat. • Reading is my passion! Mrs. Stine

5. Our Day

6. School Supplies • Come to school daily and bring all required materials including three sharpened pencils, textbook, paper, and other learning tools. • Other items you will need –colored pencils & markers, glue stick, highlighters, scissors, flash drive and tissues.

7. 6TH GRADE RELA • Springboard Unit 1 • Essential Questions: What makes a good story? How can change be significant? • Embedded Assessments: Personal Narrative and Short Story • Springboard Unit 2 • Essential Question: How can talking and working with others help one analyze a novel? • Embedded Assessments: Responding to literature and expository essay

8. 6th Grade RELA • Springboard Unit 3 • Essential Questions: • Why do we have controversy in society? • How do we communicate in order to convince others? • Embedded Assessments: • Research and debate a controversy • Write an argumentative letter • Springboard Unit 4 Essential Questions: How can research shape one’s understanding of literacy text? How is reading a text similar to and different from viewing and performing a text? Embedded Assessments: Research and present Shakespeare Presenting Shakespeare

9. World Culture • World Cultures and Geography is a two-year • course in Prince George‘s County Public Schools • that is covered in the sixth and seventh grades. • The Western Hemisphere is covered in the sixth grade, while the Eastern Hemisphere is covered • in seventh grade.

10. History Day 2015 • All 6th grade students are required to participate. • The theme this year is: • Leadership and Legacy in History

11. GRADING SYSTEM Tests 50% Class work 25% Homework 25%

12. Classroom Rules

13. Class Rules • Respect yourself, your peers and adults. • Come to class prepared with all materials and assignments • No eating or drinking in class • Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before speaking • Stay in your seat and wait for permission to get up

14. CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS • FIRST 5 minutes of class: • Sharpen pencils • Place homework in center of table • Copy homework • Start on warm-up • Respect and treat teachers’ and peers’ property the way you want yours treated. • No gum, candy, mints, cough drops or drink in the classroom • Raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged; do not call out.

15. Classroom Expectations • Be prepared for class with agenda book, binder, assignment and pencils sharpened. • Electronics or cell phonesmay be used for instructional purposes only during specified class time. • No passes will be given out the first five minutes or the last five minutes of class. • Bathroom/water breaks will be limited.

16. Students learn better in classrooms where procedures are followed and respect is demonstrated.

17. At the beginning procedures • Beginning the day: Enter the room politely and sit in your assigned seat; begin the warm –up that is on the board. There will be no talking while warm up is being done. • Entering the room: Enter quietly and politely; don’t interrupt other students; follow the procedures for each time of day (e.g. morning, after lunch, after a special class). • Heading your assignments: • Name • Subject • Mod • Date

18. PASSING IN PAPERS PROCEDURES • Please turn in homework at the beginning of class, place it in the center of your table. • Class work will also be turned in the same way. • A teacher will come around and collect the pile from each group.

19. Restroom and Water: Please raise your hand and ask for permission to leave the room. If whole group instruction is going on we may ask you to wait until a more appropriate time. If you are not allowed to leave, there will not be a discussion about it. You must have a pass to leave the room.

20. At the End of class… • Leaving the Classroom: • Clean off your desk, pick up any trash around your work area, collect your items and wait quietly to be dismissed. • The bell does not dismiss you, your teacher does.

21. Disciplinary Procedures • What Happens if You Don’t Follow the Rules? • Individual verbal warning • Classroom discipline slip • Student will be asked to take a time out and contemplate their actions • Student/teacher conference • Phone call home to parent /guardian • Lunch detention • Parent/teacher/student conference • Parent shadow during class • Referral to administration

22. Absences policy • You are responsible for making up work when you are absent. • Please see your teacher for missing assignments and due dates.

23. Homework policy • Homework is due the following school day unless it is an extended project. • Please don’t make excuses for not having your homework. You either have it or you don’t!

24. Questions ? • Please feel free to ask questions at any time. • We are here to help you be the best you can be!