Mount View Middle School
12101 Woodford Drive
Marriottsville, Maryland 21044
Phone: 410.313.5545
Fax: 410.313.5551


Mrs. Terry Bollard's English Class
Theresa Bollard      
Grade 6 English
theresa_bollard@hcpss.org
                                                                                                                  BA - Lafayette College
                                                                                                                  MLA - McDaniel College
                                                                                                                 Currently working on an MS in Special Education -McDaniel College







Class Goals

Welcome to Mrs. Bollard's Class Web Page. We will have an exciting year studying, reading, and writing together. We will develop our reading, writing and thinking skills through various activities in a Patterns in Literature Overview examining a Biography Unit and Folklore Journey, as well as a novel study unit. I will keep this web page, as well as the TeacherEase grade program, up to date with information about what we are studying, homework, long range projects, and hopefully photos and activity handout updates


Unit Information

The basic study of English relies on literature. Students will identify and evaluate patterns in literature, themes, characters, style, while examining biographies, autobiographies, folklore, and a variety of classic and modern short stories and poetry.


Grading Policies

All assignments contribute to a student grade that measures performance. Homework (10%) will be graded for both completion and accuracy; Classwork: quizzes, group activities, rough drafts, etc. (40%), Writings/Projects: Brief responses like summaries and literary analysis, as well as a personal narrative and quarterly developed multi-paragraph essays (45%) and the Howard County Assessments (5%). All work is weighted based on points and percentages. Five nights per week students are expected to focus 15-20 minutes on English work.

Student progress and grades are updated online.


Homework



Use of Microsoft Office is highly encouraged for homework and final written assignments.
Recommendation: All computer work must be in Microsoft Office 2004 versions; newer versions of Office cannot be read with our current class computer iBook G4. Use a flash memory drive and bring work to school to save email and computer memory space. Thank you.
Due 9/1 Bollard's Bulletin- read, sign, and return tomorrow, 5 pts., See if you can get it done in less than (<)8 mins. 40 sec.
Due 9/2 Supplies due. Check my Bulletin and here to be sure you have all you need. >BONUS: (posted after 3:50 pm) Name the Phillies' first, second and shortstop players.
Due 9/3-4 (Date may be updated) Rough Draft of Biopoem
Our study of English begins with thematic vocabulary development: Striver, Biography, Autobiography, etc.
Students will generate a sample writing Thursday 9/10 to be used to diagnose and prescribe a fantastic year of thinking and writing growth.
Due 9/9 Final typed or ink-written Biopoem. Make it your best. (20 Total mins)
9/10 Check the here for a bonus after 3 PM! On the MVMS site, name three of the Classroom Links that are suggested for student use. See the Subject/Predicate exercises below (15 mins)
9/11 Check TeacherEase as soon as you sign up!
9/14 Subject and Predicate sentence writing (16 mins)
Due 9/16 Create an acrostic poem for Abraham Lincoln-all and each letter. Add phrases or sentences, not just words.(Ink or typed)
If you need information, check out this site:
www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
9/17 Review all vocabulary and notes on "A Backwoods Boy" for a shhshhhh! POP QUIZ
Complete an organizer answering the following prompt: Look for your class period.
Periods 1,2,3: Describe Abraham Lincoln's childhood. Summarize his early life based on "A Backwoods Boy" to show this trait.
Periods 4,6: Using your class definition and "A Backwoods Boy," explain how Abraham Lincoln was a "striver" even in his childhood.
Week of 9/21
9/21 Read and write for pleasure. What do you naturally read and/or write in a day? Cereal boxes? notes to a parent? Have you ever watched close-captioned TV?
9/22 Study notes on the story elements: setting, theme, characters, mood
9/23 Study ALL story elements.
IN CLASS: As we read Sandra Cisneros' "Eleven" ...what elements do you find? Internet Bonus: Who is Sandra Cisneros?
Due 9/25 Journal in Sourcebook: What "conflict" do you have or have add? Write about a problem you experienced?
For 9/29, complete the Story Development Map, all parts especially the plot diagram and the theme to write a BCR in class.
For 9/30 Check teacherease. All graded work will come home by Friday 10/2
There will be an opportunity to redo the Abraham Lincoln writing. Be sure to have paper and a blue or black pen in class Friday 10/2. Due 10/7 Be sure you have completed both sides of the Subject and Verb worksheet: Circle the verbs, then underline the simple subject.
Memory Writing Personal Narrative -an in-class assignment
"I Remember" Due 10/8 Get ideas
"Story Development Map" 10/9 Flesh out the story
Rough Draft 10/12 -Catchy start, on notepaper, skip lines!!! Look at the rubric
Revision and Editing -self, peer, home-reading 10/13
Final Personal Narratives due 10/15
Read and Write for Pleasure for wknd 10/16-10/18.
The students will read and write personal free verse, found poems next week.
For 10/20 Journal: looks, speech, actions, thoughts and feelings about a family member in your comp book
For 10/21: Periods 1,2,3: Journal what you want to be when you grow up. What obstacles might you face?
Due 10/23 for all: Final copy of "_____ Who" poem (like Sandra Cisneros) Handout given in class. PLUS, Periods 1,2,3 "To Be" poem-final copy due 10/23.
For Periods 4,6: See the Powerpoint syllabus here for Sword in the Stone. Work to begin 10/21-mid December. Schedule and books will be given in class by Wednesday 10/21.


Assessment: October 29,30 Review all notes and glue-ins in Comp book. You will read a story, answer selected response questions and write two BCR's. Have faith. You will do your best.

Complete the Stylebook Hunt started in class today. It should take 13-20 minutes.
Periods 4,6 GT: SitS news: (Sword in the Stone) Due 10/30 Final Powerpoints on TH White, Castles, King Arthur, Middle Ages, Knighthood. They will be shown Monday, November 2.
Hints for the writing due November 3. Students should read and answer using RACE the prompts and questions(3-5 or more sentences each) in the SitS Syllabus PowerPoint presentation: For Ch1-3: Reading focus and writing hints:
"Education" P 7,8,9 Note: What's "eddication?"
"Castle" P10 Forest Sauvage and Ector
"Haymaking" P 10-2 What does everyone do?
"Falconry/Hawking" P12-16 The Mews and Cully
Ch 2-3 Look for "superstition" in the forest; "supernatural" Merlin? Ch 3;"fantasy" Merlin's things Ch 3.
Periods 1,2,3: List 5 facts you know about King Arthur. The Mighty will weave a contemporary tale with the legend.


Periods 4, 6 Due November 10 Read and prepare detailed (show you've read) responses to the four questions on the syllabus. Hints: Focus on the "learning" in the moat. What does Mr. M say? What does he do? Who is Madame Mim? What happens between Pellinore and Grummore? What is this "eddication" of the middle ages?

Three R's Revisited 9/30Are you making Mount View a safe place to learn?

Sword in the Stone syllabus-activities for all chapters

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