Language Arts NewsLetter 
Week of November 7th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Choose Kindness!   

Cycle 2A Week 3 focus:
(Mini-assessements Week)

6th-grade focus standards:

6.RL.2.3

6.RL.3.1

6.RL.2.1


The Big Ideas: 

Plot

Story Development

Inference


7th-grade focus standards:

7.RL.3.1

7.RL.3.2


The Big Ideas:

Plot

Character’s Perspective


8th-grade focus standards:

8.RL.2.2

8.W.1


The Big Ideas:

Setting
Plot

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Persistence and endurance will make you strong.


 

“Let’s put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.” – Sitting Bull 

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6th Grade: 


ReadWorks.org - overview and features

Cycle 1C Mini-Assessement Week 2: Team Collaboration/ Strategic Plan Reflection. Strategies, materials, or methods used to address the identified students’ weakness.


7th/8th Grades: 


Cycle 1C Mini-Assessement   Week 2: Team Collaboration/ Strategic Plan Reflection. Strategies, materials, or methods used to address the identified students’ weakness.




 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Cycle 2A mini-assessments will be on Canvas and ready for you by Wednesday morning. The passphrase is: I am a reader! 
  • ISTEP is still embargoed (1 more week) s
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

10 Ways to Sabotage Your Classroom Management

By Jennifer Gonzales 
 

Introduction: 

You know the basics: establish clear rules and consequences, be consistent, keep students engaged. But even with all that in place, the small things you do could be wreaking havoc on your whole system.

Here are some habits you might have developed that are messing with your classroom management, along with more effective alternatives.

Summary: 

  • Smiling at the Wrong Times
  • Handling Problems Publicly
  • All Sound, No Sight
  • Not Waiting for Quiet
  • Making Students Choose Between Listening and Reading
  • Only Speaking in “Don’ts” 
  • Taking Too Long
  • Staying Up Front
  • Focusing on the Problems
  • Taking Things Personally

Full Article: click here — totally worth your time to click on here. It’s a quick, informative read with at least one aha moment.

**Thank-yous go out to Ms. Jordan Pridemore for sharing this wondeful resource.**

 
 
 
 
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