Welcome to Mayberry USA!

 

Home of Mr. Pyle's 6th Grade English Language Arts Classes I will be using this webpage primarily for ELA resources.

 

 

Dear Parents,

     Welcome to a new year at Hahira Middle School. I hope you will join us often to keep track of your child's progress in my ELA classes. On this page (the home page) you may access other pages and links that will guide you through this school year. Please go to the assignment page for the current nine weeks to stay informed as to what we are working on in class. It is also very important that you sign up to receive reminders on Remind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there would be a shortage of fishing poles.

 

 

         Take your time and enjoy the journey.

There are two types of people in the world: those who see miracles everywhere they look and those who see no miracles.  

 

Please be sure to enroll in remind. There is no limit to the number of participants or devices.                     

 

 

 

   

To sign up for Remind 101 now enter this number (229) 514-1236 and text this message @dkahk7 for Pyle ELA Class or

@bhg62g for Pyle Social Studies.  To get push notifications on you smart phone open your web browser and go to the following link: rmd.at/dkahk7 for Pyle ELA Class or rmd.at/bhg62g for Pyle Social Studies.

For email notifications go to rmd.at/dkahk7 for Pyle ELA Class or rmd.at/bhg62g for Pyle Social Studies.

 

To unsubscribe at any time text "unsubscribe @h9ad3" or email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

 

 

 

 

ELA Helps for the mechanics of writing.

 

Punctuation_Review.ppt    Capitalization.ppt  capitalization grammar bytes.ppt

 

We will use diagramming in class as a graphic organizer for sentence structure.

 

                                                  Need help diagramming: diagramming.ppt

 

 

 

I hope you are as excited about this year as I am, and if there is anything I can do to make this the best year ever, please let me know.

 

A few things you need to know about me. 

 

I retired from the Air Force in 1991 after having served 20 years.

I have taught English and 3 other subjects (social studies, reading, and math) at Hahira Middle School since 1996.

My teaching experience also includes over 6 years as a United States Air Force instructor at Keesler AFB where I obtained my Master Instructor certificate while teaching young men and women the basics of air traffic control.

I am highly certified in all subject areas with the exception of science. My educational background also includes an associate degree in air traffic control, an associate degree in instructor technology, bachelor's degree in aerospace science, and masters degree in educational technology.

I have 10 children (all have left home) 21 grandchildren.

I enjoy fishing, gardening, cooking, camping, making music, riding my scooter, and ministering to others.

 

 

Can't find what you need?

Go to the HMS school webpage for useful links and contacts.

Here you can find the calendar for upcoming events and holidays.

Check it out. You'll be glad you did.

 

http://hms.lowndes.k12.ga.us/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                         

Grading Policy

Grades are classified into two categories at the middle school level, summative and formative. 

Formative Assessments – 40% of GPA Homework, Quizzes, Classwork, Journals, Daily Writing, Notebooks, & Labs

Formative assessment is a part of the instructional process.  It provides the information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are happening.  In this sense, formative assessment informs both teachers and students about student understanding at a point when timely adjustments can be made.  These adjustments help to ensure students achieve targeted standards-based learning goals within a set time frame.

Summative Assessments – 60% of GPA:  Unit Tests/Performance Assessments, and Projects.

Summative Assessments are given periodically to determine, at a particular point in time, what students know and do not know.  The key is to think of summative assessment as a means to gauge student learning relative to content standards. 

 

 

 Student Resources and Study Guides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MobyMax login link:

 

http://www.mobymax.com/signin

 

Your login steps for MobyMax are:

 

1.  Please go to www.mobymax.com/signin         2.  Enter School Code: ga1898

3.  Enter            Username:                         Password:

(Note: for most students the username and password are both the same (student's first name all lower case.)

 

Mr. Pyle's Quizlet

 

A study/practice tool to help you review for Mr. Pyle's ELA class. To use go to quizlet.com and login!

 

http://quizlet.com

 

Login: LeePyleHMS

 

Password: hms6thgrade

 

Assignments are usually completed in class. When not finished in class, they become homework. Reminds will be sent for due dates and to make you aware of quizzes and tests.

 

 

 

Resources

 

 

Mr. Pyle's Clause Tips Study Guide.doc

 

 

Dialogue.ppt

 

pronouncase (1).ppt pronounshift.ppt pronounagreement.ppt pronounreference.ppt

 

Reflexive-Intensive-PNs.ppt pronoun agreement& the indefinite pronoun.ppt

 

 

 

What are phrasal verbs?

 

 

phrasal_verb_list.doc

 

WOW! Are there really that many?

 

What do we do with them? We treat them as phrases that are acting as verbs.

 

The following power points cover most of the literary terms and concepts that are introduced in middle school. Although your child will not be required to know these terms, they are placed here for those student who wish to advance their studies of literary devices they will encounter in their higher education.

 

 

Literary Terms and Concepts1.ppt Literary Terms and Concepts2.ppt Literary Terms and Concepts3.ppt Literary Terms and Concepts4.ppt Literary Terms and Concepts5.ppt Drama and Oral Literature Literary Terms and Concepts.ppt Drama.ppt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USEFUL LINKS

 

Be forewarned that links on the internet are not error free.

 

 

The following are links that will be of great benefit to my students. It is by all means not all inclusive. If you know of any links that you have found to be useful please share them with me, and if possible I will include them.

 

Need help with your English grammar, punctuation, and capitalization go to...

http://www.grammar-monster.com/

 

Identifying verb practice

 

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/verb_quiz.htm

 

http://www.quia.com/quiz/300577.html

 

Practice for action and linking verbs.

 

http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/subcomplement01.htm

 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm

 

http://www.mrswarrant.com/HS%20Grammar%20Complements%20KEY.pdf

 

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subjectcomplement.htm

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrJ_W1h1toM

 

 

 

Identifying Sentence Structure Practice

 

 

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=sentence-structure-simple-compound-complex-compoundcomplex-sentences

 

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

 

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz125805e69020.html

 

http://www.educationquizzes.com/us/grade-7/english-language-arts/sentence-structure/

 

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/satzType.htm

 

http://arts.uottawa.ca/writingcentre/en/hypergrammar/building-sentences/review-sentence-structure

 

https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-7/is-the-sentence-simple-compound-complex-or-compound-complex

 

DO THE FLASH CARDS FROM THE NEXT LINK

 

https://quizlet.com/4006569/sentence-structure-quiz-flash-cards/

 

 

CODING

 

http://symbaloo.com/mix/coding131

 

 

 

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html  CNN Student News

 

 

  

As always let's keep our grades up by doing our best work on time and listening and studying for all our classes.

 

Textbooks and Handouts

 

If a student needs a textbook, I will assign them as needed.

 

Classroom Rules

 

Prepare materials for class. Bring notebook, blue or black pen, pencil, and paper daily.

Follow instructions. Assignments and directions for the start of class are posted each day.

Work diligently on assignments. Coursework is due on the date assigned.

Respect both personal and school property.

 

Class Supplies

Standard school supplies will suffice for this class. Also each student should bring a 70 page spiral notebook (preferably not black or blue)to be used as a writing journal. Please always bring a pencil and pen to class every day.

 

 

RIDDLE TIME:

Mar 11  Diagram challenge. Diagram the following simple sentence for a piece of candy.

 

               The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.

                                                  L. Frank Baum

 

 

 

 

You need to turn in your answer to Mr. Pyle with your name on it before going to Connections on Monday.

 

 

 

            

 

Goober the philosopher and Floyd, a man with an answer for everything.

 

                                                                 

Why WIKI?

 

I have found this website to be user friendly. Although I have a masters degree in technology, I am not comfortable with much of the technology that is being used extensively in the 21st century. I do not do twitter, or Facebook, and I limit my texting.  It will be used to create an electronic writing portfolio of exemplary student work, but most important it will help keep you and your child current on the progress we will make throughout the year and provide helpful resources for making it a successful year.

  

http://www.lowndes.k12.ga.us/HMS/

Hahira Middle School

 

 

DROP ME A LINE SOMETIME.

 

 

I check my work email during school hours only, and anyone needing to speak to me can call me on my cell phone at 229-560-4059. To contact me or any of the other teachers by email go to the HMS website in red above and click on email a teacher in the left sidebar of the page. Then scroll down to find the team and the teacher. All of HMS teachers can be contacted through this link. If you need a teacher parent conference, call 229-316-8601. 

 

 

 

 

If you have visited my website, please take time to email me at the above email and give me some feedback. Don't forget that the unit resources are there to give additional help if needed. 

 

How will this website help you?

 

I will be posting upcoming events on this website along with assignments, syllabus, handouts, worksheets, study guides, and even powerpoints/videos.

 

 

 

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 http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp

 

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