Language Arts Newsletter 
Week of April 17th  
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Team ELA is Victorious! 


Cycle 4A Instruction Week 2:


6th-grade focus standard(s):
  • 6.RV.2.4
The Big Idea:

  • Latin/Greek

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Grammar review

  • Argumentation review


I Can Statement(s):


I can figure out meanings of words by knowing what Latin and Greek affixes mean.


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7th-grade focus standards:

  • 7.RV.3.1

  • 7.RV.2.4

The Big Idea:

  • Figurative Language

  • Latin/Greek affixes

I Can Statement(s):


I can identify and construct figurative language.


I can use Greek and Latin roots to understand the meaning of words.

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8th-grade focus standards:

  • 8.RV.3.1

  • 8.RV.2.4

The Big Ideas:

  • Figurative Language

  • Latin/Greek affixes and roots

I Can Statement(s):


I can use figurative language to make my writing and speaking more interesting.


I can use Latin and Greek roots and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.


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Click here for a PDF Version of the “Roll and Retell" Resource pictured above
 
 

 

6th Grade: 

 

1. All about the ISTEP+ 

  • Resources

  • Instructions

  • Questions

7th/8th Grades: 


1. Looking foward to Cycle 4B

  • Schedule adjustments 

  • Resources 

  • Strategies 
 
 
 
 
Cycle 3C mini-assessments

Cycle 4A mini-assessments will be on Canvas and ready for you by Friday, April 21st. 

ISTEP+ Round 2 Schedule

Day 1 - Wednesday, April 19

  • 7:30 All students to testing location - 1st period teacher

  • 7:45  Math 1 — Math 2

  • 9:25 Students released to 1st period class by the PA

  • 9:30 2 hour delay schedule begins


Day2 - Thursday, April 20

  • 7:30 All students to testing location - 1st period teacher

  • 7:45 Math 3 — ELA 1

  • 9:35 Students released to 1st Period class by the PA

  • 9:40 2 hour delay schedule begins


Day 3 - Tuesday, April 25

  • 7:30 All students to testing location - 1st period teacher

  • 7:45 ELA 2 — ELA 3

  • 9:35 Students released to 1st period class by the PA

  • 9:40 2 hour delay schedule begins


Day 4 - Wednesday, April 26

  • 7:30 All students to testing location - 1st period teacher

  • 7:45 Begin ELA 4

      8th Grade complete 

      7th Grade Social Studies Test 1 and 2

      6th Grade Science Test 1 and 2

  • 10:35 Students released to 3rd Period class by the PA

  • 10:40 2 hour delay schedule begins
 
 
 
 
 
 

Test Prep: Motivational Testing Notes

( Great for ISTEP+)

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About This Resource

Help your students feel confident before taking the test with these motivational notes. There are 16 notes that can stand alone or you can attach a treat, a healthy snack, or a non-food item. There are suggested items that go with each note, but other items can easily be substituted!

Ideas for Testing Notes 
  • Prior to the test, leave a testing note on each student's desk as a motivator.
  • Give the notes to specific students who are struggling with test anxiety or a student that needs special attention.
  • Have your class make the notes and treats for another class as a “good deed”.
  • Distribute the notes at a testing “pep rally”.
  • Distribute the notes to a tutoring group.
Click here for a copy of the "Motivational Testing Notes" booklet.

 
 
 
 
 
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