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Mrs. Worsham
6th Grade
Pre-AP Reading & Language Arts
About Mrs. Worsham
Native Kingwood resident Attended Humble ISD
schools K-12
Graduated from KHS
Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of ‘98—WHOOP!
Taught 6th & 7th grade RELA for eleven years
Took a five-year hiatus
Married for 13 years & have two sweet boys Five year old, kindergarten
Three year old, preschool
Excited to be back in the classroom at Riverwood!
Their first day of school…bless their teachers.
Grading Information
Formative Assessments: 40%
Daily Work, Homework, and
Quizzes
Summative Assessments: 60%
Tests, Projects, and A.R.
Testing days Tuesday and Thursday
RMS Grading Policy All assignments will be accepted up to 4 days late. 1st day late - 80% of the earned grade
2nd day – 60% of the earned grade
3rd day - 40% of the earned grade
4th day - 20% of the earned grade
After the fourth day late, no credit will be offered (“0” in grade book).
Make-up Work:
District policy is 1 extra day per excused day absent.
Online Gradebook Codes:
A – student absent; needs to complete for makeup work
X – student exempt from assignment
O - final grade; teacher has requested missing work & student has not complied blank space – teacher has not yet entered grade
Course Syllabus: First Nine Weeks
Literature: Literary Elements, Short Stories, Memoirs, and Poetry
Writing: Poetry, Literary Analysis, Paragraph Writing, Multiple Paragraph Essay
Grammar: Parts of Speech, Subject & Predicate, Types of Sentences, Sentence Structures
Vocabulary: Knowsys
Class Novels
Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech
The Pearl – John Steinbeck
Gifted Hands - Ben Carson and Cecil
Murphey
It is a good idea for students to have their own copies of novels to practice annotating, but it is not required. *On sale in library tonight!
Knowsys Vocabulary Vocabulary program used throughout Humble ISD
in grades 6-8
• New word list assigned each Friday (10-12 words)
• Quiz each Friday (formative)
• TEST (summative) after each five groups of words
• Quizzes and Tests are cumulative
Word Group Lists are available on my website
Pre-made vocabulary cards are available for purchase at myknowsys.com
iPhone and Android apps also available at myknowsys.com
Accelerated Reader Basic Information Due Dates for 2014-15
• Novels are on a point value system. Students need to earn 20 A.R. points per nine week grading period.
• AR is an ongoing homework assignment.
• AR is a summative (test) grade. • All tests will be taken on the
computer in my room. • All tests must be taken by the end of
the class period on the due date.
1st 9 weeks October 21
2nd 9 weeks
December 16
3rd 9 weeks March 17
4th 9 weeks
May 28
Make Up Work When your child is absent:
• Students are expected to check the “Make Up
Work” folder in the classroom
• Attending tutoring may be necessary for
clarification or making up a test/quiz
• Can check the website to see what was missed
• District policy is one extra day per excused day
absent to turn in work
Tutoring
Students may use tutoring to:
finish incomplete work
make up tests or quizzes
ask for help with certain assignments
catch up on reading
take AR tests
Mondays & Wednesdays
7:45-8:25am
Testing days are Tuesdays and Thursdays
How Parents Can Help • Check planners.
• Monitor grades online.
• Make sure students are reading.
• Make sure students are reviewing vocabulary words.
• Proofread essays, but don’t write or re-write.
• Check the teacher’s website when absent.
• Check the website to see if information is posted that will answer a question.
• Email your questions if you can’t find the answer.
• Encourage independence.
Contact Info Web Site
http://www.humbleisd.net/rms/kworsham
Email [email protected]
Phone 281-641-4849