Week of February 19th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th-Grade Focus Standards:
●6.RV.2.5
●6.W.5

The Big Ideas:

●Reference materials 
●Writing about the reading
●Constructed responses
●Extended responses
“I can” Statements:

I can consult digital and print reference materials to find the precise pronunciation and meaning of a word.

I can use the research process to conduct a short research assignment to learn more about a topic of study.
 
 

7th-Grade Focus Standards:
●7.RN.2.3
●7.RL.2.3
●7.RV.2.1

The Big Ideas:

●Context clues
●Influences in texts
●Writing about the reading
●Constructed responses
●Extended responses

“I can” Statements:

I can use context clues to help me understand the meanings of words.


I can analyze how things in a text or story influence each other.
 
 

8th-Grade Focus Standards:

●8.RN.4.3
●8.RV.2.1

The Big Ideas:

●Conflicting texts
●Context clues
●Writing about the reading
●Constructed responses
●Extended responses

“I can” Statements:

I can figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words by using the information that surrounds them.


I can read texts that have conflicting information and recognize the different interpretations of facts.


 
 
 
 
 

7th/8th-grade Friday Meeting:
●Looking ahead to Cycle 3C instruction  
●Sharing resources and strategies 
6th-grade Thursday meeting:
●Looking ahead to Cycle 3C instruction
●Sharing resources and strategies
 
 
 
 

Mini-assessments:

6th, 7th, and 8th-grade Cycle 3B mini- 
assessments will be on Canvas and ready for you starting this Wednesday. 

ISTEP Practice Test Window:
  - February 14th through the 23rd
 
 
 
 
 

Two Resources


Resource one: Text Evidence Bookmarks

As you know text evidence is of huge importance on the upcoming ISTEP Applied skills test! After all, it's the first standard listed for Reading: Literature and Informational Text in grades 6, 7, and 8. I have copied each grade level's related standard below so that you can see how it progresses as students advance through the grade levels.

6.RL.2.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

7.RL.2.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

8.RL.2.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what a text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Resource two:  ISTEP Testing Posters


Posters to hang in your classroom (or hallways) to encourage our students on upcoming ISTEP. There are 7 posters.

 
( Please don’t forget to check the ELA ISTEP Resource page for new extended-response resources. Also, don’t forget about the constructed response modules on the Highland Middle School Canvas Commons page.)  


Click on Resource below to get your Copy: 
Text Evidence bookmarks with lesson
ISTEP Testing Posters
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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