Type your message herGreetings students and parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork and homework on a daily basis to ensure you are prepared for 7th grade.

Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS


Sixth Graders-
This week in 6th grade Language Arts we will we will continue working within our poetry unit. Students will be composing various poems to be placed inside of their poetry portfolio. We will also begin reading our last novel for the 4th nine weeks which is Holes. Students will be completing hands on activities regarding the novel. For our grammar section students will learn sentence structure.
Parents and students please make sure you aren’t using texting language when you’re writing. Writing is very essential this year because all grade levels will be required to take writing test at the end of the school year. Practice makes perfect, SO STUDENTS PRACTICE YOUR WRITING ON A DAILY BASIS.
Homework
Monday- complete sentence structure handout
Tuesday- complete acrostic poem
Wednesday- read AR book
Thursday- read AR book
Friday-No homework
Remember reading is fundamental- It expands your vocabulary, and it is a known fact it raises your IQ level, so READ, READ, READ!!!!!!


Seventh Grade-
Greetings students and parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork and homework on a daily basis to ensure you are prepared for 8th grade.

Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS




Seventh Graders-
This week in 7th grade Language Arts we will we will continue working within our poetry unit. Students will be composing various poems to be placed inside of their poetry portfolio..
Parents and students please make sure you aren’t using texting language when you’re writing. Writing is very essential this year because all grade levels will be required to take writing test at the end of the school year. Practice makes perfect, SO STUDENTS PRACTICE YOUR WRITING ON A DAILY BASIS.

Homework
There will be no homework this week in Language Arts

Remember reading is fundamental- It expands your vocabulary, and it is a known fact it raises your IQ level, so READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
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Greetings students and parents,

As we move into our second week of testing please ensure you study, study, study, get a goodnights rest, and eat a good breakfast. We had a great first week of testing so let’s ensure we have a 2nd great week of testing.
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork, studying, and homework on a daily basis to ensure we are ready to exceed the standards on the new GMAS test in April.

Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS
Sixth Graders-
This week in 6th grade Language Arts we will begin reading our last class novel “Holes”. We will be doing hands on activities with this novel along with popcorn reading in class. Since we have taken our ELA and writing portion of the test, we will be reviewing other content areas in class.

Remember reading is fundamental- It expands your vocabulary, and it is a known fact it raises your IQ level, so READ, READ, READ!!!!!!


Seventh Grade-
Greetings students and parents,
As we move into our second week of testing please ensure you study, study, study, get a goodnights rest, and eat a good breakfast. We had a great first week of testing so let’s ensure we have a 2nd great week of testing.
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank
you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork, studying, and homework on a daily basis to ensure we are ready to exceed the standards on the new GMAS test in April.
Seventh Graders
This week in ELA we will begin our poetry unit. Students will be creating a poetry portfolio and composing various poems. Students will learn poetry terminology, analyze different poems, and research famous poets. Along with starting our poetry unit, students will be reviewing various content areas to help them prepare for the GMAS.
Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS



Seventh Graders-
This week in 7th grade Language Arts we will be learning how to distinguish between tone and mood. Students will be able to determine the tone or mood of a passage correctly. Students will reviewing and learning new concepts and strategies to help them exceed on the new GMAS test. Students will practice their writing skills on a daily basis and we will continue working on Race and answering short constructed response questions similar to those on the GMAS. Parents and students please make sure you aren’t using texting language when you’re writing. Writing is very essential this year especially taking our new GMAS test and having 7th graders take a writing test for the first time this year. Practice makes perfect, SO STUDENTS PRACTICE YOUR WRITING ON A DAILY BASIS.
Homework
Monday- Thursday- study for your GMAS test
Friday-no school
Remember reading is fundamental- It expands your vocabulary, and it is a known fact it raises your IQ level, so READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
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Type your message here..Greetings students and parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education.
Parents and students the week has finally arrived. Students will begin GMAS testing this week, so please ensure you get enough sleep and eat a good and healthy breakfast.
This week in ELA we will wrap up our student teach student projects.
We will also review writing strategies and review expository and argumentative text and essay examples
This week test dates
Wednesday April 8, 2015-ELA GMAS test
Friday April 10, 2015- writing portion of the GMAS
6th and 7th grade Homework
Study your GMAS vocabulary booklet and study all documents given to you regarding writing.
Students please make sure you are doing your classwork and homework on a daily basis to ensure we are ready to exceed the standards on the new GMAS test this week.


Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS

Remember reading is fundamental- It expands your vocabulary, and it is a known fact it raises your IQ level, so READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
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Greetings students and parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork and homework on a daily basis to ensure we are ready to exceed the standards on the new GMAS test in April.

Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS
Report Cards will be given out on March 16, 2015

Spring Break starts March 23-30

This week we will begin mock testing. During Mock Testing the students will be taking their CUA’s for every content area, so students please make sure you eat a healthy breakfast and get an adequate amount of sleep.
This week will be reviewing for our upcoming GMAS assessment, and creating study guides/flip books for the students to have as a reference during Spring break.

6th and 7th grade ELA classes will not be administered homework this week.

Greetings students and parents,
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and students you’re rested up and ready for another great week at the “Best Middle School in the World”. Parents thank you for all that you do and being an active participant in your child’s education. Students please make sure you are doing your classwork and homework on a daily basis to ensure we are ready to exceed the standards on the new GMAS test in April.

Remember – CCGPS, CCRPI, and GMAS

Students as we steadily approach the GMAS testing dates please take advantage of Saturday School to review concepts previously learned.



7th grade lesson plans CCGPS or Georgia Performance Standards Activity
Mon
ELACC7RI4: Analyze the
impact of a specific word
choice on meaning to
determine the tone and
Mood.
Opening: Make a venn-diagram that compares and contrast Stev and Andy’s situation.

Wok session: Extended Writing Day
Students will write an argumentative essay on the following topic:
Do you think Andy is guilty or innocent. Use details from the text in your essay.

Closing: Class discussion on Steve’s verdict.
Tues.

ELACC7RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas,
and poems, in the grades
6-8 text complexity band
proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at
the high end of the range
ELACC7RL1: Cite several
pieces of textual evidence
to support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text
Opening:
Point of view review game.

Work Session:
Students will read a chapter from the novel Monster. After reading Monster the students will create a fictional character and write a 3 paragraph police report.

Closing: What is the difference between third person omniscient and third person objective?
Wed.

ELACC7RL1: Cite several
pieces of textual evidence
to support analysis of
what the text says
explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from
the text Opening:
Reading and comprehension worksheet

Work Session:
-students will be placed in groups of four and assigned a particular role. After reading the short story “The Miracle” students will answer the constructed response question as a group.



Closing; What is the mood of the story The Miracle?
Thurs ELACC7L5: Demonstrate
understanding of figurative
language, word relationship
s, and nuances in word
Meanings.
a. Interpret figures of speech
(e.g., literary, biblical, and
mythological allusions) in
Context.
b. Use the relationship
Between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
c. Distinguish among the
connotations (associations
) of words with similar
denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful,
polite, diplomatic,
condescending).
Opening:
5 Minute Warm-Up from Smart Board Slide
What foreign country have you heard the most about? What do you think it will be like to grow up there?

Work Session:
Classwork Lessons

Closing:
What concept did you find difficult in classwork’s? What concept did you master in classwork’s?
Fri.

ELACC7SL1: Engage
effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse
partners on grade 7 topics,
texts, and issues, building on
others’ ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
a. Come to discussions
b. prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
c. Follow rules for
d. collegial
e. discussions,
f. track progress
g. toward specific
h. goals and
i. deadlines,
j. and define
k. individual roles
l. as needed.
Opening:
Answer the following constructed response question.
Compare Steve and Andy’s situation. Use details from the text to support your answer.

Work Session:
Peer Group Assessment.
Each group will be given a constructed response to assess and score. Each group member will be assigned a particular role. The group will use a rubric as they analyze the constructed response.

Closing: class discussion on mistakes found in the paper you scored.

6th grade lesson plans








Week of: March 2-6, 2015 Grade Level: 6th

CCGPS or Georgia Performance Standards Activity *Enduring Understanding *Essential Questions Assessment/
Homework Resources/
Comment Accommodations for
Special Needs &/or Struggling Students
Mon ELACC6RI: Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

ELACC6W6: Use technology,…to produce and publish writing…demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type …
Opening:
Warmup

Activity:
-GMAS Practice
-Keyboarding Skills


Closing: Discuss constructive response question I can cite textual evidence to support my response.

I can use keyboarding skills effectively. Why is citing textual evidence important?

What are some strategies for becoming a good typist? Assessment:
-Constructive Response


Homework:
Read AR book and work on project Reading Passage

Document camera

Computers Extra Time

Repeat Directions

Read Questions
Tues.
ELACC6RI: Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Opening:
-Warmup

Activity:
-Review theme
-Identifying theme


Closing: Discuss response I can cite textual evidence to support my response.

I can identify the theme of a text.
Why is citing textual evidence important?

How can I identify the theme of a text? Assessment:
-Constructive Response

Homework:
-Read AR Book
-Work on project Reading passage

Document camera

Smart board Extended Time

Read Questions

Repeat Directions
Wed.
ELACC6W7: Conduct short research projects to answer questions…
ELACC6W8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.
ELACC6W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support research. Opening:
Warmup

Activity:
Students will work on project

Closing: Feedback-Progress on project I can conduct short research, using multiple sources, on a topic and create a power point. Why is utilizing multiple sources important when researching a topic? Assessment:
-Project

Homework:
-Finish project
-Read AR Book Computers

Novel Extended Time
Thurs ELACC6RI: Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says, explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Opening:
Warmup

Activity: GMAS Practice

Closing: Discussion on constructive responses I can cite textual evidence to support my response.

I can find the main idea of a text. Why is citing textual evidence important when supporting your response?

What strategies can I use to find the main idea of a text? Assessment:
-GMAS Practice

Homework:
Read AR Book Reading Passage

Smart Board Extended Time

Repeat Directions

Read questions
Fri.
ELACC6RI: Cite textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says as well as inferences drawn from the text. Opening:
Warmup

Activity: GMAS Practice or Classwork

Closing: Self Analysis I can cite textual evidence to support my response.

I can use technology to enhance my learning experience. How can technology enhance my learning experience?

Why is citing textual evidence important when supporting your response? Assessment:
-GMAS Practice
-Classwork

Homework:
Read Library Book Computer

Passage Extended time

Repeat Directions

Read que