Week 1 & 2 in Review and a Forecast of Week 3

Students,

 Here is a brief recap of our learning and activities completed during the first two weeks of school and a preview of what’s to come.

Week 1

We analyzed the poem “Our Deepest Fear” and discussed the author’s use of word choice and phrases to gain a deeper understanding of what the author is conveying. 

*Strategies learned: The Constructive and Deconstructive strategies

*Primary Word Learned: Metacognition

 Week 2

We took the Unit 1 Pre-Assessment and the District’s Timed Writing Assessment #1. 

Whew!  I think we are off to a great start. Oh, thank you for completing the Multiple Intelligence assessment.  I am reviewing the results and am learning so much more about you as a learner.

Week 3

We will review Unit 1 Pre-Assessment data: analyzing our strengths and areas of growth along with making learning goals to achieve on the Unit 1 Post-Assessment. While reviewing Unit 1 Pre-Assessment, we will examine each question and discuss evidences used to support the “best answer.”

*As we examine the Unit 1 Pre-Assessment text, we will

RL.8.1 cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text;

RL.8.2 determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text; and

RL.8.4 determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze.

NOTE: Your reading and journal entries begin Tuesday.