Week at a Glance: March 20 - 24

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to craft myths and tall tales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with verb usage. Module 9 Review: Thursday, March 23; Module 9 Assessment: Friday, March 24

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with modifiers. Module 11 Review: Thursday, March 23; Module 11 Assessment: Friday, March 24

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with punctuation part II
to introduce rhetorical analysis through a variety of classic literature writing styles
to share clear and coherent media presentations through Paul Harvey's style of storytelling/writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: March 13 - 17

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to share clear and coherent folktales and to craft myths in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with pronoun usage. Module 8 Review: Monday, March 13; Module 8 Assessment: Tuesday, March 14.

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with verb usage including tenses, sit vs. set, rise vs. raise, and lie vs. lay. Module 9 Review: Wednesday, March 15 and Module 9 Assessment: Thursday, March 16

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with punctuation: dialogue, apostrophes, and contractions. Module 15 Review: Tuesday, March 14 and Module 15 Assessment: Wednesday, March 15
to produce clear and coherent media presentations through Paul Harvey's style of storytelling/writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: March 6 - 10

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to write clear and coherent folktales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with pronoun usage. Module 8 Review: Thursday, March 9; Module 8 Assessment: Friday, March 10

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with verb usage: tenses
to produce clear and coherent writing incorporating types of agreement sentences through scripts and media presentations for biographies in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Video Presentations: Friday, March 10 in Koenig Center

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with punctuation. Module 15 Review: Wednesday, March 8 or March 9; Module 15 Assessment: Thursday, March 9 or March 10
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative scripts and media presentations through Paul Harvey's style of storytelling/writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: February 27 - March 3

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to write clear and coherent folktales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
to practice storytelling through reading their written fables to Kindergarten buddies on Friday, March 3

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with agreement: amounts, pronoun - antecedent: Module 8 Review: Tuesday, February 28; Module 8 Assessment: Wednesday, March 1
to produce clear and coherent writing incorporating types of agreement sentences through scripts and media presentations for biographies in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with subject-verb agreement
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative scripts and media presentations through Paul Harvey's style of storytelling/writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: February 21-24

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to produce clear and coherent folktales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to present informational essay topic and two reasons in Google Slides: Tuesday, February 21
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with agreement

Grade 8:

to produce clear and coherent writing incorporating simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences through informative public service announcement (PSA) scripts and media presentations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience: Presentation PSA Videos: Wednesday, February 22
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with agreement

Week at a Glance: February 13-17

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with verb agreement:
Module 7 Review: Monday and Tuesday, February 13-14; Check in - Difficult Verbs Sit/Set, Lie/Lay, Rise/Raise: Wednesday, February 15; Assessment: Thursday, February 16
to produce clear and coherent tales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to produce clear and coherent writing incorporating simple, compound, and complex sentences and presentations through informative/explanatory multi-paragraph essays in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to produce clear and coherent writing incorporating simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences through informative public service announcement (PSA) scripts and media presentations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: February 6 - 8

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with sit/set, lay/lie, etc.
Module 7 Review: Wednesday, February 8; Assessment: Tuesday, February 14
to produce clear and coherent tales in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with sentence patterns: simple, compound, and complex
Review: Monday, February 6; Assessment: Tuesday, February 7
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative multi-paragraph essays in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences
Review: Monday, February 6; Assessment: Tuesday, February 7
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative public service announcements (PSAs) in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: January 30 - Feb 3

Catholic Schools Week!

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with principal parts of verbs: past, present participle, past participle
to produce clear and coherent fables in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with sentence patterns: simple, compound, and complex
Review: Friday, February 3; Module 7 Assessment: Monday, February 6
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative 3-paragraph essays using in-text citations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences
Review: Thursday, February 2; Module 7 Assessment: Friday, February 3
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative public service announcements (PSAs) in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at at Glance: January 23-27

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with S-V agreement and verbs correctly
Module 6 Review: Monday, January 23; Assessment: Tuesday, January 24
to produce clear and coherent short stories in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with sentence structure: simple, compound, complex
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative writing responses/essays using in-text citations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with clauses and sentence structure: independent, subordinate, adjective, adverb, noun clauses and simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences
Review: Monday, January 23: Module 6 Assessment: Tuesday, January 24
to produce clear and coherent writing through SJCS memory poems and introducing informative PSAs in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: January 17-20

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with agreement: compound subjects, doesn't vs. don't, and indefinite pronouns
Module 6 Review: Friday, January 20; Assessment: Monday, January 23
to produce clear and coherent informative mini-research work about the Little Rock Nine and Brown vs. Board of Education in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with clauses: independent, subordinate, adjective, adverb
Review: Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17-18; Assessment: Thursday, January 19
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative paragraphs using in-text citations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with clauses: independent, subordinate, adjective, adverb, noun
Review: Friday, January 20: Assessment: Monday, January 23
to produce clear and coherent writing through CSW Why I Love SJCS essay and SJCS memory poems in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: January 9-13

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with agreement: singular/plural, subject-verb, phrases between subject-verb.
Check In - Thursday, January 12
to produce clear and coherent informative mini-research work in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with clauses: independent, subordinate, adjective, adverb
Check In - Thursday, January 12
to produce clear and coherent writing through informative paragraphs using in-text citations in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with clauses: independent, subordinate, adjective, adverb
Check In - Wednesday, January 11
to produce clear and coherent writing through St. Joseph memories in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: Dec. 19-22

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to produce clear and coherent informative writing presentations and mini-research work in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with phrases: Monday, December 19 - Module 5 Phrases Review: Tuesday, December 20 - Module 5 Phrases Retake
to produce clear and coherent writing through an introduction to debates in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with infinitive, gerund, participial phrases: Tuesday, December 20 - Module 5 Phrases Assessment
to produce clear and coherent informative debate work in teams in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: December 12-16

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking: Monday, December 12 - Sentence Pattern Assessment
to produce clear and coherent informative writing including a thesis statement, 5 paragraphs, and a title page in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with phrases: Monday, December 12 - Module 5 Phrases Assessment
to produce clear and coherent informative writing and Second Continental Congress reenactment in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with infinitive, gerund, participial phrases: Friday, December 16 - Module 5 Phrases Assessment
to produce clear and coherent informative writing in partners/teams including citations, a title page, and works cited page in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: December 5 - 9

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with sentence patterns: predicate nouns and pronouns: S-V-PN, PA
Wednesday, December 7 - S-V-PN Check In
to produce clear and coherent informative writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with sentence patterns: verbal, participle, and infinitive phrases
Friday, December 9 - Module 5 Phrases Assessment
to produce clear and coherent informative writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with prepositional, adjective, and adverb phrases
Wednesday, December 7 - Module 5 Check In
to produce clear and coherent informative writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Week at a Glance: Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving Break!

Note: Students will go outside for recess in the snow and cold. Please dress appropriately.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with sentence patterns: direct objects: S-V-DO
Wednesday, November 30 - S-V-DO Check In
to produce clear and coherent research informative writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with sentence patterns: prepositional, adjective and adverb phrases
Thursday, December 1 - Phrases Check In
to produce clear and coherent text evidence in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with with sentence patterns: direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and predicate adjectives - S-V-PN/PA
Wednesday, November 30 - Grammar Assessment Sentence Patterns
to produce clear and coherent informative writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

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