Week of November 27th
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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:
  • CommonLit Overview  
  • Strategies/resources 
7th-8th Grade Friday Meeting:
  • CommonLit Overview 
  • Strategies/resources 
 
 
 
 
Mini-Assessment:
Mini-assessments:
  •  7th/8th-grades cycle 2B/C are ready for you to review 
  •  6th-grade Cycle 2B is ready for your review
NWEA Mid-Year Assessments   
 -Dec 11th and 12th: Reading 
 -Dec 13th - 14th: Language Arts
 -Dec 15th: Finish up / make-ups 
 
 
 
 
 

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