Week of February 5th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.


 
 
 
 
 
6th-grade Thursday Meeting:
●Constructed response activity: 
●Recognizing ideal responses
●Scoring 
●ISTEP practice: 
●Information and requirements 
7th/8th-grade Friday Meeting:
●Constructed response activity:
●Recognizing ideal responses
●Scoring 
●ISTEP practice:
●Information and requirements
 
 
 
 
Mini-assessments:

- 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade Cycle 3B mini 
  assessments are ready for you to review
  on our "Weekly Focus” page. 

ISTEP Statewide Stress Test:
  - February 7th at 10 a.m.

ISTEP Practice Test Window:
  - February 12th through the 23rd
 
 
 
 
 
Citing Text Evidence Poster

As part of the Indiana Common Core standards, our students have to cite text evidence when answering questions. For many of our students, this is a difficult concept that they must become accustomed to performing efficiently. Here is a poster to help our students with this critical skill. 

This download includes 3 versions of the Citing Text Evidence poster. It includes answer stems that students can use to assist them when answering questions. 

Included are:

— one colored version of the poster
— one black & white version
— one half-sheet version that students can glue into their reading notebooks/ 
  journals.
Click here to get your copy!
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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