This week in class, we have a few things to focus on. The first is plot. Students will begin taking Cornell notes on plot on Monday and should finish on Tuesday. We will also begin doing think alouds in class, as part of Reading Apprenticeship. By training ourselves to think […]

This week in class, students will be beginning their NWEA Language test. This test assesses students’ ability to help fix others’ writing, to identify spelling, punctuation, and grammar issues, and how to correct those issues. Students will have this week in class to finish the test. If they do not […]

Check Parent Connect or Student Connect to see if you’ve completed in-class work and returned your syllabus. Syllabi are due 9/3 for students who want to improve their current grades.

Welcome to Stout Middle School! My name is Mr. Melvin, and I’ll be your 6th grade English Language Arts teacher. For homework this week, students will be expected to: -Get their syllabus signed and return it by Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. -Bring in summer one-pagers by Thursday, August 29th. -Bring in […]

If you are coming from one of our elementary schools to be a 6th grader at Stout next year, listen up!  You should begin reading two books at or near your reading level. Students will read one or two books of their choice at their reading level.  Students who know […]

Read two books of your choice at or near your Lexile level.  Complete two One-Pagers by August 29th, 2019.  Each one you complete earns 5 summative points.  Please see the attachment for details.

Tutoring is now available at Stout Middle School. If you are interested and receiving help in a specific subject, you may ask your teacher to sign you up. Tutoring is available on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. You have to ask a teacher to sign you up ahead of time for any day you […]

Click on the link for your class to get access to assignments and lists to learn. 1st Block (A) 2nd Block (B) 3rd Block (C)

Students with missing work will be ZAPped during lunch to finish that work. Please read the letter below for more information.

Hello all, My name is Mr. Joshua Melvin, and I will be teaching you English Language Arts this year.  Our class will use the Reading Apprenticeship framework so that students (apprentice readers) will learn from their more knowledgeable peers and their teacher (master reader). By modeling my reading, thinking about […]