Week of December 11th
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

  • 7.RL.2.2



The Big Ideas:

  • Inference

  • Connotation/Denotation

  • Theme



“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.


I can identify and explain the theme in a work of literature.
 
 

8th-Grade Focus Standards:

  • 8.RL.2.1

  • 8.RV.2.3

  • 8.W.6.2a

  • 8.RL.2.2


The Big Ideas:

  • Inference

  • Connotations/Denotations

  • Capitalization

  • Theme


“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.

I can identify and explain the main themes in a work of literature. 
 
 
 
 
 
6th-grade Thursday Meeting:
  • NWEA MAP assessments - No meeting
7th/8th-grade Friday Meeting:
  • NWEA MAP assessments - No meeting
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Mini-assessments:
  •  7th/8th-grades cycle 2B/C minis are on Canvas and ready for you. Miniassessment window closes on the 22nd of Dec.
  •  6th-grade Cycle 2B is on Canvas and ready for you. Mini-assessment window closes on the 22nd of Dec.
NWEA mid-year assessments:
  •  Dec. 11th and 12th: reading 
  •  Dec. 13th - 14th: language arts
  •  Dec. 15th: finish up / make-ups 
 
 
 
 
 

Middle School Walkabout Review

50 questions with color-coded passages!



  • 9 sections — Can be used as warm-ups, small group remediation, enrichment, walkabouts and more! 
  • Color-coded sections- passage and matching questions
  • Color-coded student response key makes it easy to assign sections and eliminate confusion!


    Practice Critical Comprehension Skills & Test Prep!

    Topics include:

      - Comprehension of different texts
      - Utilizing word-reference materialsUtiizing word-reference materials
      - Identify word origins & derivations
      - Using context to determine meaning
      - Multiple meaning words
      - Determining what questions can & cannot be answered from passages
      - Drawing Conclusions
      - Making Inferences
      - Analogies!
      - Vocabulary
      - Author’s Purpose
      - And More!

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