6h-Grade Focus Standards:

● 6.RL.2.2

● 6.RN.2.2

● 6.RL 4.2

The Big Ideas:

● Objective summary of a text

● Compare and contrast works of litetrature

“I can” Statements:

I can write an accurate summary of various genres of texts.

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

7th-Grade Focus Standards:


●	7.RN.2.2
●	7.RL.2.2
●	7.W.6.1e

The Big Ideas:


●	Complex / compound sentences
●	Ojective summaries of informational texts
●	Ojective summaries of literary works

“I can” Statements:

I can write a summary of an article.

I can write a summary of a passage from a novel or story.

I can use a variety of sentences in my writing.

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

8th-Grade Focus Standards:


●	8.RL.2.2
●	8.RN.2.2
●	8.RN.2.3

The Big Ideas:


●	Summarization
●	Text Connections

“I can” Statements:

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

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

I can make connections between individuals, ideas, and events in a given text.

Monday Morning Content PLC Focus:


●	Mini-assessment data analysis
●	Homeroom Lessons
●	Questions / concerns

Current Assessments:


○	Test windows close Friday Sept. 14th:
○		SRI
○		NWEA MAP


○	Cycle 1C mini-assessments are on our Weekly Foucs page under current focus standards for your review.

Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels 1 - 4

ELA Question Stems

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