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Week at a Glance: January 29-February 2

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of helping verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through an intro to citations through research and descriptive writing (menus)
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through an intro to direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives
    • Module 4 Assessment - Thursday, February 1
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to script writing - commercials
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
    • Linking Verbs Quiz - Tuesday, January 30
    • Module 3 Assessment - Thursday, February 1
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to SJCS memories - individual memory poems and introduction to public service announcements

Week at a Glance: January 22-26

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of linking verbs and helping verbs
    • Linking Verbs Quiz - Part I - Thursday, January 25
    • Linking Verbs Quiz - Part II - Friday, January 26
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through animal research essays (finishing) and descriptive writing (menus)
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, preposition, conjunctions, and interjections; intro to direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nouns
    • Module 3 Assessment - Monday, January 22
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to script writing - commercials
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, linking verbs, helping verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
    • Module 2 Assessment - Monday, January 22
    • Linking Verbs Quiz - Friday, January 26
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to SJCS memories - individual memory poems

Week at a Glance: January 16-19

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
    • Module 2 Review - Wednesday, January 17
    • Module 2 Assessment - Thursday, January 18
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through animal research topics
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of verbs, adverbs, preposition, conjunctions, and interjections
    • Quiz - Tuesday, January 16 - Linking Verbs  Part II
    • Module 3 Review - Thursday, January 18
    • Module 3 Assessment - Friday, January 19
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to expository research teams for Fever 1793
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
    • Module 2 Review - Wednesday, January 17
    • Module 2 Assessment - Friday, January 19
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to Why I Love SJCS essays

Week at a Glance: December 18 - 22

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to research topics
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to debate topics
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to informative writing and presentations

Week at a Glance: December 11-15

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to research topics
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to debate topics
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of speech - nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
    • Assessment: Friday, December 15
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to informative writing and presentations

Week at a Glance: December 4 - 8

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of a sentence
    • Assessment: Friday, December 8
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to research topics
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to elevator speechs
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of parts of speech
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
    • Assessment: Friday, December 8
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to informative writing

Week at a Glance: October 30 - November 3

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules (quotation marks, apostrophes/contractions)
    • Quiz: Monday, October 30; Assessment: Thursday, November 2
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to personal narratives
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to memoir vignettes
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules (quotation marks, apostrophes/contractions, ellipsis points) 
    • Assessment: Monday, October 30
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to speeches

Week at a Glance: November 27 - December 1

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
  • Review: Monday and Tuesday, November 27-28; Assessment: Wednesday, November 29
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to speeches

Week at a Glance: November 13-17

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to personal narratives
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to memoir vignettes
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through parts of a sentence
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to speeches

Week at a Glance: November 6 - 10

Grade 6:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to personal narratives
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to six-word memoirs and memoir vignettes
Grade 8:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to speeches

Week at a Glance: October 9-13

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules
    • Review: Thursday, October 12; Assessment: Friday, October 13
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to character trait journal entries/writing
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • o produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to descriptive writing
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules.
    • Review: Tuesday, October 10; Assessment: Thursday, October 12
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to cause/effect writing

Week at a Glance: October 23-27

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules (quotation marks, apostrophes/contractions)
    • Review: Friday, October 27; Assessment: Monday, October 30
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules (quotation marks, apostrophes/other uses of apostrophe)
    • Review: Thursday, October 26; Assessment: Friday, October 27
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules (quotation marks, apostrophes/contractions, ellipsis points) 
    • Review: Thursday, October 26; Assessment: Friday, October 27

Week at a Glance: October 16-18

Grade 6:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by writing a 4-paragraph personal trait essay
Grade 7:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience  through crafting a descriptive writing letter
Grade 8:
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through cause/effect essay

Week at a Glance: October 2 - 6

Grade 6:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to character analysis paragraph writing 
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • Review Wednesday and Thursday; Assessment Friday
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules.
  • to work on teambuilding through ELA group tasks, argumentation groups, etc.

Week at a Glance: September 25 - 29

Grade 6:
*Please bring headphones to class on Monday - 6Brua
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by  introduction to character analysis paragraph writing on Monday and Tuesday. No class Wednesday through Friday due to Camp Duncan.  
Grade 7:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing with story modes: narration, exposition, dialogue, interior monologue, and description. We will finish comic strips with dialogue on Monday and finish the narrative drafts early this week.
Grade 8:
  • to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through punctuation rules
  • to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation essay writing: background, position/thesis statement, integrating evidence through in-text citations, and works cited. Body paragraph 1 in outline due Monday. We will work on Body paragraph 2 starting Monday and finish the argumentation draft this week.