Welcome to ​
​Mrs. Young's
6th and 8th Grade
​ELA Class

Week of 5/26/25
**Please be sure to check your child's graded work coming home on Wednesday**
6th Grade
Rubric for Research Paper is linked in a button below. 

Research Paper Run-Down 6th Grade
Subtopic #1- No Direct Quotes Needed
Subtopic #2- No Direct Quotes Needed
Subtopic #3-  1 Direct Quote and In-Text Citation
Subtopic #4- No Direct Quotes Needed
Subtopic #5- 1 Direct Quote and In-Text Citations
Subtopic #6- No Direct Quotes Needed

**All resources used need to be properly listed & alphabetized in the Works Cited. 
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8th Grade
​Rubric for Research Paper is linked in a button below. ​

Research Paper Run-Down 8th Grade
Subtopic #1- No Direct Quotes Needed
Subtopic #2- Two Direct Quotes and In-Text Citations
Subtopic #3-  No Direct Quotes Needed
Subtopic #4- Two Direct Quotes and In-Text Citations
Subtopic #5- No Direct Quotes Needed

**All resources used need to be properly listed & alphabetized in the Works Cited. 

Grading Rubric for Vocabulary Tests
Grading Rubric for FINAL 8th Grade Vocabulary Test (Definitions) (4 words, 2 sentences)
Chapters 17 & 18 (2 word per chapter)
1. Spelling of the word
2. Part of Speech (in parentheses, followed by a hyphen)
3. Definiton
4. 2 Sentences written correctly with vocabulary word underlined.

Grading: Each word will be worth 5 points.
Each sentence will be worth 2 points. 
24 Points Total
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Grading Rubric for Vocabulary Test (Definitions) (8 words, 4 sentences)
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1. Spelling of the word 
2. Part of Speech (in parentheses, followed by a hyphen)
3.  Definition
4. 4 Sentences written correctly with vocabulary word underlined.

 Grading: Each word will be worth 5 points
Each sentence will be worth 2 points.
48 Points Total 
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Grading Rubric for Vocabulary Test (Synonyms)

1. Spelling of the word
2. Use of punctuation (-   :  , )
3.  2 Synonyms given for each word
4. 5 Sentences written correctly with chosen synonym underlined.

 Grading: Each word will be worth 5 points
Each sentence will be worth 2 points.
60 Points Total 

Middle School Late Work Policy

A zero is entered in PowerSchool, as a placeholder, for any missing assignment.

Students will receive half credit for homework that is one day late. 

Larger projects and long-term assignments result in a loss of 10% per day late.
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Exceptions will be announced and made for extended assignments and absences due to illness.

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