Weekly Objectives 09/18/17

 

Weekly Objectives 09/18/17

Mrs. Duffy: English

 All students 6, 7, and 8th will start Vocabulary this week on Thursday.   The students will receive 10 words a week.  They will create vocabulary cards.  The Vocab cards need to have dictionary definitions on one side and a picture showing what the word means on the other side.  The students will receive new vocab cards on Thursdays.  They will have a class period to work on their cards, and the cards are due the following Monday.  The test will be on the next Thursday.   This will be ongoing all year. 

Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

 L6.4, L6.5, L6.6, L7.4, l7.5, L7.6 and L8.4, L8.5 L8.6

6th grade: Students will start the week with a discussion of “Big Questions” and “Big Ideas” and the power of ideas.  Students will learn different text types, and start a text analysis workshop. Students will practice reading reference articles, and develop graphic organizers for research.  Vocabulary will start this Thursday with a list of common core words important for all students to know and understand. 

CCSS:  w6.6, w6.10, L6.1, L6.2, L6.3, L6.4, L6.5, L6.6

7th grade:  Students will continue research activities on the Everyday Heroes and Heroines of 911.  They will research a hero, review informational writing, biographies, research strategies, take notes as they research and create citations for the information used. When finished with prewrite activities, students will begin their rough drafts. As students finish their rough draft, they will revise their biographies.   Vocabulary will start this Thursday with a list of common core words important for all students to know and understand. 

CCSS: w7.2, w7.6, W7.10, L7.1, L7.2, L7.3, L7.4, L7.5, L7.6

8th grade:  Students will discuss what a blog is, what is the purpose of blogging, blogging rules, and commenting rules. Students will discover writing for a larger audience. Students will design and create their own blog.  The Blogs will be available for viewing online by family and friends, at a later date.    Once created the students will write on their blogs several times weekly.  Students will write their first blog post introducing themselves to their audience.   Vocabulary will start this Thursday with a list of common core words important for all students to know and understand. 

CCSS: w8.2, w8.6, w8.10, L8.1, L8.2, L8.3, L8.4, L8.5, L8.6, SL8.1, SL8.2, SL8.3