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6th Grade Language Arts at Oakdale Middle [|Oakdale Middle Website]

Michelle.mcgaughey@fcps.org

Telephone: 240-236-5500 Locate FCPS Essential Curriculum: www.fcps.org

__**Literature**__

__**25 Book Challenge**__
 * READ Every Night
 * Requirement for Term grade
 * Complete a 25 Book Challenge/Reading Log
 * Successful participants receive medallion at end of the year
 * D.E.A.R...Drop Everything And Read

__ Delivery of Reading Curriculum __


 * Novels
 * Short Stories
 * Poetry
 * Drama/Plays
 *  Fluency Practice & Assessments
 *  SRI– Scholastic Reading Inventory

= __ Writing __ =

__Showcase Portfolio/CRES__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Assesses reading, writing, & language usage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> BCR’s (Brief Constructed Response)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ECR’s (Extended Constructed Response)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">3 Point Paragraphs & 5 Paragraph Essays
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Poetry Writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Creative & Descriptive Writing

__ Warm Ups & Closure __
 * Creative Writing
 * SAT Vocabulary & WOW Words
 * Every Monday Matters
 * Grammar Practice
 * Fluency
 * FreeRice.com
 * 6 +1 Traits of Writing

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__ Word Study __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Examining Affixes of words
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Weekly assessments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Homework assignments, 2-3 times a week

__ Homework __
 * Read Every Night & Reading Logs
 * 3-4 nights a week, some weekends
 * OMS homework policy implemented
 * Stamp in Agenda notifying parents of incomplete homework

__ MSA __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">Weekly Preparation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">SAT Vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.6667px;">March 2012

__ Wanted: __
 * Parent Volunteers...One hour, once a month, you pick the day
 * Donations... Tissues with aloe, Ziploc Storage Bags-small & large
 * Email Addresses...of parents & Guardians who want included in my distribution list for weekly notifications & reminders