Language Arts Newsletter 
Week of March 6th  
 
 

Thank you for your hard work and optimism during the ISTEP!

Positive energy is contagious!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Team ELA Is Optimistic!  


Cycle 3C Instruction Week Three:


6th-grade focus standard(s):

6.W.5


The Big Idea:

Research


I Can Statements:


I can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question.

I can gather information from multiple sources (print and digital) and assess credibility of those sources.


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7th-grade focus standards:


7.RN.4.3


The Big Idea:

Comparing & contrasting informational texts


I Can Statements:


I can compare and contrast the perspective of two or more authors.

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8th-grade focus standards:

8.RL.2.3

8.RL.3.1


The Big Ideas:

Dialogue propels action

Comparing and contrasting literary texts


I Can Statements:


I can analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters and move the plot forward.

I can compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts.


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“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”   -Henry Ford
 

6th Grade: 


1. Trauma awareness training

2. Ebook purchases

3. Mini-assessments update


7th/8th Grades: 


Guest Speaker: 

1. Ms. Mary McCammon will have 

  a special presentation on our 

  online Media Center Portal.  


2. Mini-assessments update
 
 
 
 
Cycle 3C mini-assessments

Please review Cycle 3C mini-assessments. You can find a link on our instructional calendar and on our weekly focus page. Your feedback is always appreciated. Thank you.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you need help getting started using these excellent resources, please let me know, and I will be happy to come to your class and present the information to your students. 
 
 
 
 
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