Language Arts Newsletter

Week of March 13th

Team ELA starts strong

and finishes stronger!

Cycle 3C Instruction Final Week:

6th-grade focus standard(s):

6.W.5

The Big Idea:

Research

I Can Statements:

I can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question.

I can gather information from multiple sources (print and digital) and assess credibility of those sources.

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7th-grade focus standards:

7.RN.4.3

The Big Idea:

Comparing & contrasting informational texts

I Can Statements:

I can compare and contrast the perspective of two or more authors.

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8th-grade focus standards:

8.RL.2.3

8.RL.3.1

The Big Ideas:

Dialogue propels action

Comparing and contrasting literary texts

I Can Statements:

I can analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters and move the plot forward.

I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts.

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“The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.” – Carly Fiorina, former executive, president, and chair of Hewlett-Packard Co.

6th Grade:

Unpacking Our Data

1. Analysis

2. Current trends

3. Projections

4. Implications

7th/8th Grades:

1. Looking ahead to Cycle 4A

2. ISTEP+ 2nd round resources

2. ebook buying lists

Cycle 3C mini-assessments

Cycle 3C mini-assessments will be on Canvas and ready for you starting Tuesday.

Comparing texts: A Literacy Skills Lesson

Here is a lesson you can use to help your students identify strategies to compare and contrast two texts and to understand how to evaluate two texts. It's an easily adaptable activity. The Lesson includes two articles about Pamplona bull running - nice and gory, a PowerPoint presentation, and a lesson plan. Click here to access the folder with all the goodies!

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