Week of September 18th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6th-Grade Focus Standards:
  • 6.RL.2.2 / 6.RN.2.2

  • 6.RL.4.2

  • 6.W.3.1

  • 6.RN.4.1


The Big Ideas:

  • Summary

  • Compare and contrast  

  • Argumentation in written and oral communication  


“I Can" Statements: 


  • I can write an accurate summary of various genres of text.


  • I can effectively compare and contrast in both the oral and written form.

 

  • I can write a constructive and cohesive argumentative response to literature.

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7th-Grade Focus Standards:

  • 7.RL.2.2
  • 7.RN.2.2
  • 7.W.6.1e
The Big Ideas:
  • Summary

  • Compound and complex sentences 

  • Compound-complex sentences 

“I Can" Statements:

   I can write a summary of a passage.

  I can use a variety of sentences in my writing.

  I can identify compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. 

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8th-Grade Focus Standards:
  • 8.RL.2.2

  • 8.RN.2.2

  • 8.RN.2.3


The Big Ideas:

  • Summarization

  • Text connections  


“I Can" Statemens:


I can summarize a passage by using only the important pieces of information.


I can make personal, literary, and world connections while I read.

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6th-Grade Thursday Meeting:
  • Analyze Cycle 1B data  
  • Let’s do the RAP again 
7th-8th Grade Friday Meeting:
  • Analyze Cycle 1B data  
  • Let’s do the RAP again 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the Year Assessments:

  1. Mini-assessments for Cycle 1C are ready for you to review.   
  2. This is the final week for NWEA and SRI assessments.
 Testing windows close on September 22nd.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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