Welcome to Mr. White's 6th Grade Language Arts and Drama Oncourse Page! You will find listings of homework for each day that it is assigned. This is an excellent tool for you to use to keep up with the assignments and the activities in Mr. White's class.
THE FIRST QUARTER:
Language Arts: The first quarter of the school year begins on Monday, August 24th and ends on Wednesday, October 28th. During this quarter, students will begin their study of Language Arts Course 1 which is the first of three Language Arts courses leading up to the FCAT Writes Examination in 8th Grade. Throughout the quarter, students will be instructed in three separate categories simultaneously:
Reading and Literature-
Students will be instructed in...
- pre-reading and reading strategies
- plot elements and inferencing
- point-of-view and comparison
Writing- Students will be instructed in...
Students will be instructed in...
- prewriting strategies
- the eight parts of speech
- sentence elements
Vocabulary-
Students will be instructed in...
- word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and root words)
- context and word structure clues
Classroom Expectations:
1. Raise your hand before you speak.
2. Use kind words instead of insults.
3. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
4. Be on time to class.
5. Follow Mr. White's instructions.
BE GROOVY TO EACH OTHER!!!
Homework Policy:
- Students are required to turn in homework in the following class block after it is assigned, unless otherwise instructed by Mr. White at the time the homework is assigned.
- If a student is absent, they may make up their missing homework. An absent student may turn in their missing homework the day after they return to class. Students are not required to have the missing assignment on the day they return to school. However, it is the student's responsibility to find out their assignment from Mr. White or the Oncourse Webpage.
- The 6th grade maintains a policy of 10% off each day a homework assignment is late. If the assignment for Mr. White's class has not been turned in after five days, the assignment will be given a grade of 0%.