TRIMESTERLY READING ASSESSMENTS are on the way!
Assessment Dates:
A-Block: 11/16
B & C Blocks: 11/17
D & E Blocks: 11/18
SKILLS AND CONTENT COVERED ON THE ASSESSMENT:
When you see the list of skills/content being covered, I think you'll agree
that students KNOW and CAN DO a lot in these areas. That said, if students
have the ability to brush up on these skills over the weekend, that would
certainly reinforce what we've been doing in the classroom.
Grade 6:
� Using context to determine the meaning of unknown words
� Finding and supporting the Main Idea
� Making and supporting Predictions
� Making Inferences
� Word Choice: how certain words and phrases build tone, mood, and style
� Summarizing
��Text Features of Nonfiction: What they are and how they provide extra
meaning
� Fact versus Opinion
� Text Patterns of Nonfiction
Grade 7:
� Using context to determine the meaning of unknown words
� Finding and supporting the Main Idea
� Making and supporting Predictions
� Making Inferences
� Word Choice: how certain words and phrases build tone, mood, and style
� Paraphrasing versus Summarizing
��Text Features of Nonfiction: What they are and how they provide extra
meaning
� Fact versus Opinion
� Text Patterns of Nonfiction
� Primary versus Secondary Sources
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Old stuff:
Dear Parents and Students,
Due to some scheduling issues and some miscommunication, 6th grade reading
teachers need to give the quarterly(trimesterly) assessment for reading this
coming week.
I apologize for the late notice, but I was contending to have a later date
and was unfortunately not able to delay the test.
The good news is this: our students should be ready. When you see the list of
skills/content being covered, I think you'll agree that students have
improved markedly in these areas. That said, if students have the ability to
brush up on these skills over the weekend, that would certainly reinforce
what we've been doing in the classroom.
Schedule of Assessments:
Monday 11/23: D, E, and C blocks
Tuesday 11/24: A Block
Skills Assessed:
� Using context to determine the meaning of words
� Indentifying Main Idea
� Paraphrasing
� Identify stated AND implied information
� Text Features
� Text Patterns
� Conflict/Problem/Plot
� Characterization
� Point of View
� Mood & Tone
Again, my apologies for the late notice. We have worked on these areas in
class since day one. I'm confident that we will perform well.
