Upcoming Dates​​​​:​
3rd quarter progress reports: Friday, March 6.
Spring Break: April 6 to April 10
End of 3rd Quarter: Thursday, April 16.
No School: Friday, April 17. 
CPS calendar for SY19/20.
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Weekly ELA Homework: 3rd Quarter

​Article of the Week (AoW): annotations and written response. Paper copies available or posted on Classroom a week before.
6th grade due Tuesdays*
7th grade due Wednesdays*
8th grade due Thursdays*
7th & 8th due on the respective day that week.
AoW #15: Due Tuesday, Feb. 11
AoW #16: Due Tuesday, Feb. 18
AoW #17: Due Tuesday, Feb. 25
No AoW due Week of March 2. 
AoW #18: Due Tuesday, March 10
AoW #19: Due Tuesday, March 17
AoW #20: Due Tuesday, March 24
AoW #21: Due Tuesday, March 31
Membean:  Students are required to complete three 10-minute sessions of Membean (vocabulary building) with an option to earn an additional 15 points if they complete 45 minutes of training. This weekly training cycle starts at 12:00 am every Monday and ends at 11:59 pm the next Sunday.
MB #16 Feb. 3-9
MB #17 Feb. 10-16
MB #18 Feb. 17-23
MB #19 Feb. 24 - March 1.
No Membean: March 2-8
Membean Quiz 3.1 March 4
MB #20 March 9-15
MB #21 March 16-22
MB #22 March 23-29
Membean Quiz 3.2 March 31
​"How to Use Membean Effectively" 
"How to Check your Dubious Minutes"
Greek & Latin Roots
Every two weeks, students will be given three new roots to learn. And, there will be a short quiz on those roots. 
Root Units:
Unit 7: I Like to Move It Move It (mob/mot, tract, tend/tens/tent)
Quiz: Friday, Feb. 14

Unit 8: And Your Name Is? (onym, hosp, host)
Quiz: Friday, Feb. 28

Unit 9: Life, Light, and Love
(bio, photo, phil)
Quiz: Friday, March 13

Unit 10: The More the Merrier (plur, multi/poly, mega)
Quiz: Friday, March 27

Additional Resources: Building Literacy Skills

Students will study 6 “signposts” that alert readers to significant moments in a work of literature and encourage you to read closely. Learning first to spot these signposts and then to question them enables readers to explore the text, any text, finding evidence to support their interpretations. In short, these close reading strategies will help you to notice and note.
Notes on Signposts HERE.
For additional grammar practice:
Grammar Bytes
Grammar Girl is also a great resource.
Build your Academic Vocabulary
Word Generation Packets HERE.

Word Generation is a series of  dilemmas designed to promote students’ academic language and argumentation skills.  Students read, discuss, debate, and write about each weekly topic, using the newly taught academic vocabulary words.