Looking at Standards - 10 September and 11 September 2019

Today we're going to translate some fancy English
into less fancy, more clear English so that we know what
is expected of us and maybe learn some new words!

Today's Goal: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
The Plan:

1. Read
2. Finish our Social Contract
3. Interpreting Standards

Reminders/Homework:

• READ!
• Update your reading list!
• Make sure your Academic Profile Picture is updated ASAP (As Soon As Possible)
• We did this during our technology setup. You will earn a "Communication" score for this.
• Finish ELA Journal classwork - Interpreting Standards.

Interpreting Standards: First of all, what are "standards"?

Educational standards are the learning goals for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. They are the skills we will practice all year. We will focus on only a few at a time.

What do I do?

First: Put the assignment in your ELA Journal. Here's how:

1. Open the document linked here AND your ELA Journal in Google Classroom
2. Press Control+A to highlight everything on the document!
3. Press Control+C to copy it.
4. Switch to your ELA Journal
5. Go to the TOP of the document and Paste (Control+V) it above the first entry. The most recent work you do will always go on the top.
6. Close the document that is not your ELA Journal because you don't need it anymore.

Second: we will work together to put these standards in our own words.

We will highlight key terms and define them if we need to. Then, we will rewrite the standards so that the skills are written in a more clear way that makes the most sense to YOU.

Together, we will do the first four, and you will be responsible for the last two and the question at the bottom.