Week at a Glance: September 18 - 22

Grade 6:

*Please bring headphones to class on Monday and Tuesday.

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
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.

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.

Week at a Glance: September 11 - 15

Please have a set of headphones and bring to school by Monday, September 11.

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules: groups, organizations, religions, titles, structures, events, objects, first words, etc.
- Study Guide Review - Tuesday, September 12
- Assessment - Wednesday, September 13
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by Bingo card writing/journal and introduction to character analysis writing

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

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 reading/writing

Week at a Glance: ELA Sept 5 - Sept. 8

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules: groups, organizations, religions, titles, structures, events, objects
- Study Guide Review - Friday, Sept. 8
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by Bingo card writing/journal

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review: proper adjectives, school subjects.
- Study Guide Review - Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Assessment - Thursday, Sept. 7
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by narrative writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review: proper adjectives, school subjects
- Study Guide Review - Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Assessment - Thursday, Sept. 7
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by argumentation reading/writing

For Monday, September 11

All students must have headphones or earbuds at school by Monday, September 11.

Week at a Glance: ELA August 28 - September 1

Grade 6:

to present All About Me poster (due Monday, August 28)
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through the study of capitalization rules
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Grade 7:

to present Quotes 1/2 sheet (due Monday, August 28)
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Grade 8:

to present Values poster (due Monday, August 28)
to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through capitalization rules introduction and review
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Week at a Glance: August 23-25

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through getting to know you activities, gearing up for capitalization introduction
to convey ideas precisely and concisely using chosen language when writing through getting to know you activities
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through getting to know you activities, gearing up for capitalization review
to convey ideas precisely and concisely using chosen language when writing through getting to know you activities
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, gearing up for capitalization review
to use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening through getting to know you activities
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience by gearing up for email and letter writing using capitalization rules

Week at a Glance: August 24-26

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through getting to know you activities, gearing up for sentence work
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through getting to know you activities and gearing up for email and letter writing

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking through getting to know you activities, gearing up for sentence review work.
to convey ideas precisely and concisely using chosen language when writing through getting to know you activities
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through getting to know you activities and gearing up for email and letter writing

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, gearing up for sentence review work
to use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening through getting to know you activities
to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience through getting to know you activities and gearing up for email and letter writing

Week at a Glance: June 5 - 8

Grade 6:

to introduce/practice debates

Grade 7:

to present final added page to newspapers

Week at a Glance: May 30 - June 2

Grade 6:

to finish punctuation unit and to introduce/practice debates

Grade 7:

to practice argumentation and to add final components to newspapers

Week at a Glance: May 22 - 26

Tuesday: Please join us at 8:30 mass on Tuesday as Bishop Grob will be our special presider.

Grade 6:

to create presentations about student choice argumentation topic to share with the class

Grade 7:

to submit student choice argumentation essays and to create presentations about argumentation topic to share with the class

Grade 8:

to share student choice multigenre projects presentations with the class

Week at a Glance: May 15-19

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or speaking with appropriate punctuation
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with using punctuation
Module 15: Review - Monday, May 15 or 16; Module 15 Assessment - Tuesday, May 16 or Wednesday, May 17
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 8:

to embed writing genre strategies into multigenre projects and to prepare a presentation on this project to share with the class
Note: WWII Veteran Don Carter presentation - Tuesday, May 16 during class

Week at a Glance: May 8-12

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or speaking with appropriate capitalization
Module 11: Review - Tuesday, May 9; Assessment - Wednesday, May 10
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with using punctuation
Module 15: Review - Friday, May 12; Assessment - Monday, May 15
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or speaking with appropriate usage and capitalization
Module 12: Review - Monday, May 8; Assessment - Tuesday, May 9
to embed writing genre strategies into multigenre projects

Week at a Glance: May 1-5

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or speaking with appropriate capitalization
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with using punctuation
to introduce the writing genre argumentation

Grade 8:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar when writing or speaking with appropriate usage
to embed strategies associated with mood and methods into one's dialogue writing including character and setting sketches, new writing strategies, and rhetorical analysis

Week at a Glance: April 24 - 28

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and capital letters when writing or speaking
to present tall tales

Grade 7:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking with using punctuation
Module 14 Review: Thursday, April 27; Module 14 Assessment: Friday, April 28

Grade 8:

Module 11 Assessment: Friday, April 28
to identify mood in classic passages and to embed strategies associated with mood into one's narrative/dialogue writing through character and setting sketches

Week at a Glance: April 17 - 21

Grade 6:

to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
Module 10 Review - Thursday, April 20; Module 10 Assessment - Friday, April 21
to craft tall 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 using punctuation
to study and craft components of a newspaper: editorials/bias, interviews, articles, and pictures with captions 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 using modifiers
Module 11 Review: Thursday, April 20 and Friday, April 21
to identify mood in classic passages and to embed strategies associated with mood into one's narrative/dialogue writing

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