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58674000000000Northwestern Middle SchoolGrade 6 Accelerated Language Arts Syllabus 2019-2020Teachers: Mrs. Biesiadecki, Ms. Warrayat Textbook(s): Prentice Hall Literature –Grade 7(Pearson Education, 2012); Prentice Hall Writing(Pearson Education, 2012); Selected grade-appropriate informational and literary texts Course Description: In Seventh Grade English Language Arts, students continue to develop an appreciation of written and spoken language that now begins to extend beyond the school setting. They broaden their reading experiences through the study and analysis of compelling literature while continuing to develop their own writing styles. They will learn to independently apply the steps of the writing process to produce, revise, and publish narrative, argumentative, informational and literary essays drawn from research. The emphasis on strategic processing, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning continues and helps prepare students for eighth grade and beyond. Because this is an advanced course, students should expect a differentiated curriculum. While following the CCGPS, the curriculum will be compacted and enriched to meet the needs of our advanced learnersADVANCED Student Performance Standards:Advanced students will develop more complex research methods and independent study skills, which allows for the in-depth learning of self-selected topics within the area of study.Advanced students will develop and practice creative thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a variety of complex topics within the area of study, in order to be generators of ideas and products original to the students. Advanced students will develop and practice higher-order and critical thinking skills in an area of study.Advanced students will develop improved communication skills that incorporate new techniques, materials, and formats in the development of products and ideas that will be shared with adults and peers. Course Outline:First SemesterSecond SemesterReading Focus: Literary TextWriting Focus: Informative/Explanatory Reading Focus: Informational TextWriting Focus: Argumentative Reading Focus: Informational TextWriting Focus: NarrativeReading Focus: Literary Text Writing Focus: Informative/Explanatory Teacher/Parent Communication: Email is the most efficient way to contact teachers.Conferences may be scheduled based on each student’s needs. Interim Report Cards/Progress Reports come home every 4 ? weeks.Please check your child’s progress through Infinite Campus.Teachers can be contacted via their email addresses listed below: Ms. Biesiadecki’s email address is biesiadecki@Ms. Warrayat’s email address is warrayatd@Grading:Major Assessments (tests, major projects, major essays): 60%Minor Assessments (quizzes, classwork) 35%Other (homework, etc.): 5%Along with the writing process and constructing essays, presentations using various technology and creative writing/art projects are part of the assessment strategies used. Homework is assigned as necessary and may take the form of reading, writing, research, long-term projects, grammar practice, or studying for tests.Fulton County Grading Scale: A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: *79-70 F: 69 and below*Probation: Continuation Criteria for Advanced Classes:Students failing to meet the Continuation Criteria are automatically placed on probation.? Probation may last for as little as one grading period but no more than one school year.? Parents must be notified in writing when a student is placed on probation.? A written plan explaining how a student can be removed from probationary status will be included in notification to the parent and student.?? In placing a student on probation it should be considered that unsatisfactory performance in a content area of service would be documented with a grade < 80.Recovery Policy:Recovery Policy:Tests: Students who wish to participate in the recovery process should engage in a remediation activity in order to recover an eligible assessment or major assignment. If a student scores 79% or less on a major assessment/assignment, they are eligible to request recovery. After a student requests recovery and engages in the remediation activity, he or she may earn up to 80% on the recovery assessment/assignment. If the recovery grade earned is higher than the initial grade, it will replace the initial grade in the gradebook, but will not exceed 80%. It is the student’s responsibility to request recovery, complete remediation, and attend retesting session. All recovery opportunities expire ten days before the end of each semester for semester and year-long classes and three days prior to the end of the nine-week long period, for nine-week long courses.Projects are not eligible for recovery. Rubrics and teacher feedback are both provided in class during project construction. Students are expected to use the rubric and teacher feedback to make improvements to their projects before submitting the final product.Essays: are not eligible for recovery. Rubrics and teacher feedback are both provided in class during the writing process. Students are expected to use the rubric and actively seek out teacher feedback to make improvements to their essays before submitting the final product.Help Sessions:TeacherDayRoomTimeMrs. BiesiadeckiWednesday6258:05-8:35Ms. WarrayatFriday6268:05-8:35???????????Absence Make-Up Procedures (FCBOE Policy):Upon returning to school following an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher or to access the teacher’s website or blog to obtain assignments. The student must complete the make-up work within the same number of days that he/she was absent. Work not turned in:All students are expected to turn in all work on the due date. Points may be deducted for each day an assignment is not turned in.Academic Dishonesty:Plagiarism in any form is not acceptable. Plagiarized work may receive a grade of zero and referral for academic dishonesty. Study GuidesStudents at Northwestern Middle School will be provided a study guide to use when studying for their assessments. This study guide will include key vocabulary and concepts to be covered on the test and will be provided in class or online one week prior to the test. Plagiarism Policy:-6985458470Examples of Plagiarism and Cheating:Falsifying laboratory data (both copying and creating it) Copying others words, ideas, thoughts and imagesModifying an image when the assignment requires original workParaphrasing and summarizing without citing the sourceProviding another student with your work, even if you do not know they are going to use it as their own (includes sharing homework answers)Providing others with quiz/test answers either before, during, or after the quiz/test00Examples of Plagiarism and Cheating:Falsifying laboratory data (both copying and creating it) Copying others words, ideas, thoughts and imagesModifying an image when the assignment requires original workParaphrasing and summarizing without citing the sourceProviding another student with your work, even if you do not know they are going to use it as their own (includes sharing homework answers)Providing others with quiz/test answers either before, during, or after the quiz/test3117850396875How to Prevent Plagiarism:Words/ideas: cite sources for information that is quoted, summarized, and paraphrased.Images: cite source of image.If an assignment calls for original images, this means they must be created from scratch and not taken/traced from books, magazines, internet, etc. Original work is also not a modification of images from books, magazines, internet, etc. Do not wait until the last minute to complete your work. If you are unsure if you are plagiarizing, please consult your teacher.Grade entered will be a zero until the new assignment is received.00How to Prevent Plagiarism:Words/ideas: cite sources for information that is quoted, summarized, and paraphrased.Images: cite source of image.If an assignment calls for original images, this means they must be created from scratch and not taken/traced from books, magazines, internet, etc. Original work is also not a modification of images from books, magazines, internet, etc. Do not wait until the last minute to complete your work. If you are unsure if you are plagiarizing, please consult your teacher.Grade entered will be a zero until the new assignment is received.Academic honesty is very important at Northwestern Middle School. ?It is the responsibility of both the student and parent to be aware of what constitutes plagiarism consequences. ?All plagiarizing will result in the following:Parents will be notified.Students will re-do the assignment or an alternative assignment.Possible administrative referral. ................
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