October 22-26

This week, we will focus on the following:

Reading Selections

Article and text-dependent questions (TDQs) "Hispanic Heritage" (I realize I had this on the blog for last week, but I decided to pull in some articles related to Columbus Day instead.)

Informational/Expository Writings

Skills and Strategies

Nonfiction Text Structure

Nonfiction Text Features

Topic Sentences vs. Thesis Statements

Due Dates

+ Monday 10/22: Pumpkin Project

+ ReadTheory- Wednesday (technically Tuesday at midnight)

3rd period (on-level class): grade calculated as an average of the 2 highest quiz scores

4th-6th period (ac classes): grade calculated as an average of the 4 highest scores earned on quizzes classified as 6th grade or higher

Reminders

+Please remind your student to stay on target for their Good Reads assignment. The rough draft will be due 11/14.18.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. :-)