Week of December 18th
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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:

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7.RN.2.1

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7.RV.2.3

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7.RL.2.2



The Big Ideas:

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Inference

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Connotation/Denotation

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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:

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8.RL.2.1

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8.RV.2.3

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8.W.6.2a

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8.RL.2.2


The Big Ideas:

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Inference

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Connotations/Denotations

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Capitalization

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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:
● Spaced repetition (review) — bell ringers 
● 8-pARTS - an awesome strategy for teaching grammar through writing and images.
7th/8th-grade Friday Meeting:
● Spaced repetition (review) — bell ringers
● 8-pARTS - an awesome strategy for teaching grammar through writing and images.
 
 
 
 
Mini-assessments:
○  7th/8th-grades cycle 2B/C minis are on Canvas. Mini-assessments will be available until the 22nd of Dec.
○  6th-grade Cycle 2B is on Canvas. Mini-assessment window closes on the 22nd of Dec.
NWEA mid-year assessments:
○  Makeups — Dec 18th - 22nd  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

These exit tickets are a great way to assess what students have learned during the day’s

lesson. They are designed to be quick checks and to take no more than 3 – 5 minutes to

gauge the students’ levels of understanding. 


They can be quickly read by the teacher and do not necessarily have to be graded. The completed exit tickets can be used at the beginning of the next class to clarify or review what was done the previous day. 


They can determine what needs to be re-taught. They can also be used to place students into groups based on their levels of understanding.


(Note: the stars on each ticket are for students to assess their level of understanding on a scale of 1 – 5.) 



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