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Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School

August 23, 2013

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WE ARE COUGAR PROUD!

Welcome to Ms. Taylor’s Sixth Grade Reading class.

About Me… --Married 18 years --Daughter, Madeleine, is

a fifth grader at Newton Rayzor Elementary

--have a Labrador retriever --from N.J., but I’ve lived in

Texas for 19 years

You need a book. Every day! Every class!

What we cover in reading class.

•  nonfiction genres of autobiography, biography and memoir

•   author's purpose and main idea   •  text structure (chain of events, cause and

effect and logical reasoning) helps in procedural, narrative and informational texts.

•   reading persuasive writing •  literary elements in drama and poetry •  shared novel in a literature circle

IB UNITS •  IB informs my teaching and I seek to be responsive

to student interests and concerns. I have two IB UNITS planned so far:

•  1. What are the qualities of a leader? (2nd Six Weeks)

•  2. How does my cultural heritage affect who I am? (6th Six Weeks)

IB Learner Profile: OPEN MINDED

Classroom Supplies Needed This Year:

Pick up complete school supply list. Most important on first day: --6 composition books Bring to all classes, everyday: 1.  Pencils 2.  Binder 3.  agenda 4.  handheld sharpener 5.  loose leaf paper

My grading and homework policy

•  Homework: Read 20 minutes a night, every night

ANYTHING the student wants to read. I do NOT grade this, but ask for parents’ support on this.

•  In an ideal world, every family member would sit down and read their own book (or together if you’d prefer) for twenty minutes a night. All devices would be off.

•  Reading is life changing!

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How to Contact Me…

•  email: ataylor@dentoisd.org

•  phone: 940/369-2444