1. Welcome to Open House Room 212 – Seventh Grade English Mrs. Flanagan

2. EMAIL: mary.flanagan@norwellschools.org SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.norwellschools.orgwww.norwellschools.org Find the middle school page. Find teacher pages and click. The team websites are there under team pages. I have several pages to view within my site. The page links are shown on the left of the page. ROOM: 117 PHONE: 781-659-8814 ext. 4117 LATE NIGHT: TUESDAY BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME: EMAIL CONTACTS

3. SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM READING – Text= Elements of Fiction- Holt, Rinehart and Winston Text includes poetry, short stories, folk tales, myths Text- based around themes students can connect to their everyday lives NOVELS= Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Independent Reading- AR two books a term read outside the classroom with an assessment in class

4. GRAMMAR/WRITING Text = Elements of Writing as well as other sources for writing. Text supports curriculum of writing, usage and mechanics, and using resources. Also- The Collins Writing Program which we will be using this year. This program emphasizes writing fluency through frequent, usually short, writing tasks, while specific writing skills (sentence variety, organization, word choice etc.) are addressed in longer, more detailed assignments. SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM

5. VOCAB AND SPELLING Vocabulary development- through text and additional resources Spelling- Use of Frequently Misspelled Word Lists as well as emphasis on misused words/ homophones SIXTH GRADE ELA CURRICULUM

6. SIXTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Text= McDougal Littell World History: Ancient Civilizations. The sixth grade study of ancient civilizations begins with early man and continues through the fall of the Roman Empire.

7. Grading and Homework HOMEWORK –Mon- Thursday sometimes longer projects on weekends. HOW IS HOMEWORK GRADED? Homework will be graded by a √+,√and √-. √+ = 25 points √ = 20 points √- = 15 points Late homework is accepted the next day, for an automatic √-. After this, students will receive a zero for that homework assignment. Each week ( Mon-Thurs.) will be added for a weekly homework grade. You will receive an email home if a student has more than three missing homeworks per term.

8. Grading and Homework ELA Breakdown of Weighted Grades ELA VOCAB, SPELLING 15% GRAMMAR 15% HOMEWORK 15% PARTICIPATION/COOPERAT. 15% READING/LIT. COMP. 15% WRITING, PROJECTS 20% AR QUIZZES 5%

9. Grading and Homework SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZZES 30% HOMEWORK 15% PARTICIPATION/COOPERATION 15% PROJECTS, TESTS 40%

10. Sixth Grade Technology Cell phones and IPads are not allowed in the classroom. At times, during RTI or ELA designated Silent Reading periods, Nooks, Kindles or other electronic readers will be allowed in the classroom.

11. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL OR CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME THIS YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN.