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Mrs. Mette’s Mrs. Mette’s Writing Class Writing Class
2012-20132012-2013
Mrs. Mette’s Mrs. Mette’s Writing Class Writing Class
2012-20132012-2013
About Me About Me
3rd year here at Middle South
Bachelors Degree in Performing Arts Management Masters Degree in Elementary Education Have been coaching different sports including
basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading since 2005 until last year…
Live with my 10 month old daughter Payton, husband and 2 beautiful dogs Porter and Izzie
Absolutely love the wonderful and quirky personalities of middle school students
3rd year here at Middle South
Bachelors Degree in Performing Arts Management Masters Degree in Elementary Education Have been coaching different sports including
basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading since 2005 until last year…
Live with my 10 month old daughter Payton, husband and 2 beautiful dogs Porter and Izzie
Absolutely love the wonderful and quirky personalities of middle school students
A Few Changes
» This year I will be teaching 4 writing classes along with 2 RtI classes
» Due to the overwhelming number of incoming 6th graders, I will be sharing a classroom with Mrs. Malec and Miss Hain
» Office is room number 233
» This year I will be teaching 4 writing classes along with 2 RtI classes
» Due to the overwhelming number of incoming 6th graders, I will be sharing a classroom with Mrs. Malec and Miss Hain
» Office is room number 233
How Can We Communicate?
Email (mine is mettej@hawthorn73.org)
Phone (my extension is 4179)
My blog (http://blogs.hawthorn73.org/users/mettej/blog)
Writing Curriculum
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Informative Writing•Leads, Hooks, Support, and Conclusions
•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Expository Writing•Argument Writing•Research Writing
•Language•Journal Presentations•6 Traits of Writing•Research Writing•Business Letter Writing•Creating our own fairy tale stories
LETTER GRADESAND
STANDARD BASED
GRADES
LETTER GRADESAND
STANDARD BASED
GRADES
Letter Grades
Not WeightedEach assignment is worth X amount
of pointsBased off of: Essays, Journal
Presentations, In Class Work, Homework, Quizzes, Tests, Effort, and Participation
STANDARD BASED GRADES
*Standards are criterion references
*All students are evaluated on the same criteria
*Standards are a 4 point scale system
*Provides an opportunity to give specific
feedback to students for growth
STANDARD BASED GRADES
Criteria for Writing Standard• Ideas and Support• Organization• Sentence Fluency• Voice and Word Choice• Conventions• Demonstrates Appropriate Behavior• Follows Directions• Completes Assignments On Time• Uses Time Wisely
STANDARD BASED GRADES
4 Point Scale
*A 4 means the student is exceeding expectations in that area
*A 3 means the student is meeting the expectations in that area
*A 2 means the student is struggling to meet all the expectations for that area
*A 1 means the student is struggling and needs improvement to meet the expectations for that area
Extra InformationExtra InformationExtra InformationExtra Information All Assignments will be typed Must be printed ** before coming to class or
is considered late Late Assignments: -10%, 3 days 0% **We will be doing more work on Google
Docs Tardy: 3 then a lunch detention Behavior Checks: 3 checks = lunch
detention, 3 more checks = after school Totally Terrific Tickets: Character Rewards
All Assignments will be typed Must be printed ** before coming to class or
is considered late Late Assignments: -10%, 3 days 0% **We will be doing more work on Google
Docs Tardy: 3 then a lunch detention Behavior Checks: 3 checks = lunch
detention, 3 more checks = after school Totally Terrific Tickets: Character Rewards
Questions??
» Feel free to pull over and ask me any questions you may have.
» Otherwise, have a great night!!
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