Weekly Objectives 01/17/17
Weekly objectives: 1/17
6th grade English: Students will start a unit on Capitalization this week. They will begin with a pretest, to check their prior knowledge. The students will create a book of capitalization rules, each day we will discuss the rules, complete an assignment and write the rules in the book. The vocabulary test will be on Thursday. The new cards will be due on Monday. L6.1, L6.2, L6.3
7th grade English: Students will conduct a short research project to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. The students will use their Science book to pre -write and choose their own topic. Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms, effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. The vocabulary test will be on Thursday, and their new vocabulary cards will be due on Monday.
Standards: CCSS W7.1, W7.6, W7.7, W7.8, W7.10
8th grade: Students will start working on Research methods and Digital Citizenship. This unit will be ongoing for several weeks. Students will learn to search for information from multiple print and digital sources and assess the credibility of each source. Students will identify guidelines for evaluating the credibility of content online. Students will be able to answer the essential question: Why is it important to be alert and check sources while exploring online? Students will have a Vocab Test on Thursday and create new vocab cards. The cards will be due on the following Monday.
Standards: CCSS W8.4, W8.5, W8.6, W7.8, W8.9, W8.10