Week of January 29th 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6th-Grade Focus Standards:
●6.W.1
●6.RV.3.1
●6.RV.2.1

The Big Ideas:

●Figurative language
●Writing about the reading
●Context clue
“I can” Statements:

I can write for any purpose and any audience.


I can explain why an author uses figurative language in writing and how it affects the text.


I can determine the meaning of a word by looking at the words around it
 
 

7th-Grade Focus Standards:

●7.W.5
●7.W.3.1
●7.RN.3.3
●7.RN.4.1

The Big Ideas:

●Research
●Argument

“I can” Statements:

I can identify a research question, gather sources, evaluate relevant information, and paraphrase the information and conclusions of others.
 
 

8th-Grade Focus Standards:

●8.W.5
●8.W.3.1
●8.RN.3.3
●8.RN.4.1

The Big Ideas:

●Research
●Argument
●Author’s Perspective

“I can” Statements:

I can formulate a research question, gather relevant information from credible sources, and present the findings clearly and effectively.


I can read texts that have conflicting information and pinpoint their differences and evaluate the facts.


I can analyze an argument and decide whether the reasoning is sound.
 
 
 
 
 
6th-grade Thursday Meeting:
●Looking forward to Cycle 3B instruction
●Resources / strategies 
●Citing evidence
7th/8th-grade Friday Meeting:
●Looking forward to Cycle 3B instruction
●Resources / Strategies 
●Citing evidence
 
 
 
 
Mini-assessments:
○7th/8th-grade cycle 3A minis will be available on Canvas starting Wednesday, January 31st. 
○ 6th-grade Cycle 3A mini will be available on Canvas starting Wednesday, Janunay 31st. 
ISTEP Statewide Stress Test:
  - February 7th at 10 a.m.
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    Great exit ticket idea ——-------—>
 
 
 
 
 

Textual Evidence - Constructive Response

Presentation

This 30-slide presentation lets your students be the teacher! Students get to grade several constructive response answers. This lesson is very effective in showing students how important it is to cite evidence from the text.

Students get to see what it takes to get a perfect score, as well as what a low score looks like. This lesson lends itself to a lot of discussion since students do not always agree on a grade. 

This presenatation can be enhanced with your own student work or prior
 ISTEP released items. 

This presentation contains the following:

- Intro slide
- I Can statements 
- Question: What does every good teacher follow when grading?
- Rubric is provided
- Two page reading passage
- Constructive Response question
- Scoring rubric
- Six student responses ready for grading with corresponding slide for grading and a sample score
- Closing slide 
    
 Click here to get the presentation. 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
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