Week of November 20th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th-Grade Focus Standards:

  • 6.RL.3.2
  • 6.RN.3.3

The Big Ideas:

  • Author’s perspective
  • Narrator’s influence 
  • Narrator’s point of view 


“I can” Statements:

I can determine the author’s purpose in a given text.

I can explain how the narrator can affect the tone of the story.

I can explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
 
 

7th-Grade Focus Standards:

  • 7.RN.2.1

  • 7.RV.2.3



The Big Ideas:

  • Inference

  • Connotation/Denotation



“I can” Statements:

I can infer what an author is saying by reading the text.

I can distinguish between the connotation and denotation of words.
 
 

8th-Grade Focus Standards:

  • 8.RL.2.1

  • 8.RV.2.3

  • 8.W.6.2a



The Big Ideas:

  • Inference

  • Connotations/Denotations

  • Capitalization



“I can” Statements:

I can understand and discuss what is unstated in a text.

I can distinguish between the connotation and the denotation of words.

I can use correct capitalization when I write.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mini-Assessment:

Mini-assessments for Cycle 2B-C are ready for you to review now. You can find them on our Weekly Focus page. Click Here.
  NWEA Mid-Year Assessments   
 -Dec 11th and 12th: Reading 
 -Dec 13th: Language Arts 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanksgiving Packet for your Literacy Centers or Class!

Enjoy this Thanksgiving Packet for your Literacy Centers or Class! It is filled with activities for reading comprehension, writing, poetry, critical thinking, and reading skills! Included in this packet:

1. Thanksgiving Story This two-page original story is accompanied by a 5 W's comprehension graphic organizer, open-ended questions for a deeper understanding, a text connection writing activity, a cause and effect activity, and a vocabulary printable with synonyms and antonyms.

2. Thanksgiving Poem- This printable is great for reciting and there is a poetry analysis activity.

3. Compare and Contrast Story and Poem

4. What Plymouth Rock Saw - writing activity

5. Mayflower Compact- Response question and write “laws" for the classroom 

6. Thanksgiving Historical Bio Poem-Includes anchor chart directions and a variety of 4 printable templates, cute for bulletins boards!

7. Notice, Think, Wonder-a critical thinking activity

8. Turkey Persuasion - a writing activity with appealing template.

9. Thanksgiving ABC Order- ABC order cards to sort and place in order with a template to write answers.

10. Pumpkin Pie Possessives- Possessive cards to sort for 's or s' with a template to write answers.

11. Squanto's Syllable Sort- Syllable cards to sort for 2, 3, 4, 5 syllables with a template to write answers.

Click here to get your 33 page packet!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Visit our ELA Website