ELA/R – January 7-11, 2019
Grade 6
This week, we
will continue working with essay writing. Prior to Christmas Break,
students worked with a partner to complete a persuasive/argumentative
essay. They will begin writing their own essays, embedding
compound-complex sentences and using their literary knowledge as persuasive
information within the essay. Students must complete Reading Plus for
this week: 4 Reading & 3 Vocabulary. Fridays are now reserved for
test-taking skills in order to prepare them for STAAR.
Grade 7
We will hit the
ground running with essay writing. It is imperative that students are
reading and absorbing all types of written material: magazines, textbooks,
news, etcetera, in order to aid them in establishing connections that they can
utilize for essay writing. Students are expected to continue working with
sentence variety by utilizing the previously taught basic comma rules.
Students must complete Reading Plus for this week: 4 Reading & 2
Vocabulary. Fridays are now reserved for test-taking skills in order to
prepare them for STAAR.
Grade 8
Students will
have individual conferences regarding their essay they wrote over The
Declaration Of Independence in order to bridge any gaps, ask any questions, and
get a better understanding of the format/expectations. We will continue
essay-writing and working with embedding proper grammatical foundations within
their writing. It’s imperative that students are constantly reading new
material in order to use that as support for their argumentative essays; please
make sure students are reading at home; they can read anything they are interested
in. Students must complete all assigned boxes for Reading Plus.
Fridays are now reserved for test-taking skills in order to prepare them for
STAAR.
