Sunday, October 21, 2012

Middle School Literacy-Fofana Week of October 23rd


Important Updates:

  • Scholars in 6A now have gym on Mondays. Please ensure that scholars are coming to school on Monday's in gym uniforms.
  • November 2, 2012: Professional Development Day (non attendance day for scholars)
  • November 20, 2012: Progress Reports go home with scholars.
  • November 21-23: Thanksgiving Break
Objectives: SWBAT

6th Grade:
Monday: Identify  the main idea of a given passage
Tuesday: Determine the main idea in a topic sentence
Wednesday: Identify the implied main idea of a text
Thursday: Summarize a text using main idea
Friday: Choose the best summary for a nonfiction text
Word Study: 
  • Recognize that some words are spelled alike but have different meanings 
  • Use context clues to determine the meaning of a multiple-meaning word
7th Grade:
Monday: Identify the characteristics of a biography
Tuesday: Evaluate claims and assertions
Wednesday: Identify and evaluate evidence that supports the claims
Thursday: Evaluate accuracy of evidence
Friday: Evaluate claims and assertions using a different text.
Word Study: Use context clues that restate meaning to determine the meaning of a word.




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