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Welcome to
6th grade English!Maggie Verdoia
Voicemail: [email protected]
http://tinyurl.com/verdoia@mrsverdoia
Agenda
O About MeO CurriculumO Grading
PoliciesO AssessmentsO HomeworkO Technology
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
About Me O Gettysburg College
O Dual BA in English and Theatre Arts
O University of CA, DavisO Multiple Subject & Single Subject CredentialO MA in Education
Before Fisher… O AmeriCorpsO Super Stars LiteracyO St. Paul SchoolO Rocketship Education
My Philosophy O integrated O student-drivenO kinestheticO multiple “at bats”O collaborative
Curriculum
Our Units will Include:Reading (novels, short stories, info. text)
Writing (informal and formal)Grammar (integrated, emphasized through
writing)Speaking and Listening (presentations,
discussions)Performance Task
Homework
O My PhilosophyO Digital or Paper-basedO Read @ least 20 minutes
O Absences
Grading Policies & Assessments
O Grade is composed of:O Writing assignmentsO Projects
O RubricsO QuizzesO Homework CompletionO Participation
O Late Work Policy
TechnologyO Chromebooks O Google Apps for Education & Google
ClassroomO EduBlogsO EdmodoO PadletO myON
and more!
http://tinyurl.com/verdoia
