Voice Mail: 3720-424-1766
Email:marie_arnett@dpsk12.org
On this page you will find policies that are important to the class, syllabi and helpful pages and websites.
In class students are now working out of the SpringBoard books which provides fun and engaging activities. At home they need to be reading 30 minutes a night, self-selecting their reading material. If you wish, you can also read to or with your child.
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6th Grade
Homework
11/23 Reading Response Click here for assignment sheet
11/16 Rough Draft of Expository Essay for peer review in class
Click here for assignment sheet for expository essay
11/12 or 11/13 Test on Narrative an Expository Writing
11/10 Pronoun Worksheet: Due Thursday/Friday (During class on block day)
10/26 and 10/27 Pronoun usage
Week of 10/19 Expository Writing and Writing from a Characters Point of View
Name Poem Assignement
Read Pages 19-21 in SpringBoard and do the graphic organizer page 22. Due 9/29.
Personal Narrative
Course Syllabus
6th Grade Language Arts
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8th Grade
Week of 11/16/091.
Homework:
Compose thesis for essay, 136, #4; MLA typed draft of essay due
Friday-- for writing workshop
activity.Final draft due Monday w/ rubric for 100pts.
Click here for Writing Rubric for Essay
We will begin reading Animal Farm
in class on Monday
11/09/09
1. Paragraph response to prompt page 118 in Springboard
2. Bring an ad to class for Friday
Homework - Due November 6, 2009 Reading Response Click here for assignment sheet
10/27 and 10/27 Pronoun Usage
Homework - Due November 6, 2009 Reading Response Click here for assignemnt sheet
Week of 10/19 Complex Sentences: Dependent and Independent Clauses
Novel Assignment
Heroism Essay
Course Syllabus
8th Grade Language Arts
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Classroom Policies and Procedures
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Here are some helpful sites to visit as you embark on your journey this year.
"Reading response Assignment Sheet"
"How to Do a Reading Response"
"Sample Reading Response"
"Common Writing Mistakes"
Leni Arnett