SEVENTH GRADE READING

Mastery Check I – September 19th

▲ R.7.1.3.1 determines meaning of words or phrases using context clues from sentences or paragraphs.

▲ R.7.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.7.1.4.2 understands the purpose of text features and uses such features to locate information in and to gain meaning from appropriate-level texts.

▲ R.7.1.4.9 uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information from appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts in logical order.

Mastery Check II – October 17th

▲ R.7.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.7.1.4.6 analyzes how text structure (e.g., sequence, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, description, cause-effect) helps support comprehension of text.

▲ R.7.1.4.7 compares and contrasts varying aspects in one or more appropriate-level texts.

▲ R.7.1.4.9 uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information from appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts in logical order.

▲  R.7.1.4.10 identifies the topic, main idea(s), supporting details, and theme(s) in text across the content areas and from a variety of sources in appropriate-level text.

Mastery Check III – November 18th

▲ R.7.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.7.1.4.5 uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.

▲ R.7.2.1.1 describes different aspects of major and minor characters and explains how those aspects influence characters' interactions with other characters and elements of the plot, including resolution of the major conflict.

▲ R.7.2.1.2 identifies and describes the setting and analyzes connections between the setting and other story elements.

▲ R.7.2.1.3 identifies major and minor elements of the plot and explains how these elements relate to one another.





Mastery Check  IV – December 15th

▲ R.7.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.





▲ R.7.1.3.4 identifies and determines the meaning of figurative language, including ▲similes, ▲metaphors, ▲analogies, ▲hyperbole, ▲onomatopoeia, ▲personification, and idioms.

▲ R.7.1.4.5 uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.

▲ R.7.1.4.7 compares and contrasts varying aspects in one or more appropriate-level texts.

▲ R.7.1.4.11 explains the relationship between elements of an author’s style in a text (e.g., word choice, sentence structure) and his or her purpose for writing the text.

Mastery Check V – January 26th

▲ R.7.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex  words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.







▲ R.7.1.4.5 uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.



▲ R.7.1.4.7 compares and contrasts varying aspects in one or more appropriate-level texts.



▲ R.7.1.4.8 explains cause-effect relationships in appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.



▲ R.7.1.4.14 identifies the author's position in a persuasive text and describes techniques the author uses to support that position (e.g., bandwagon approach, glittering generalities, testimonials, citing statistics, other techniques that appeal to reason or emotion).



▲R.7.1.4.15 distinguishes between fact and opinion, and recognizes propaganda, bias, and stereotypes in various types of appropriate-level texts.



EIGHTH GRADE READING

Mastery Check I – September 19th

▲ R.8.1.3.1 determines meaning of words or phrases using context clues from sentences or paragraphs.

▲ R.8.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.8.1.4.2 understands the purpose of text features and uses such features to locate information in and to gain meaning from appropriate-level texts.

▲ R.8.1.4.7 compares and contrasts varying aspects in one or more appropriate-level texts.

Mastery Check II – October 17th

▲ R.8.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.8.1.4.6 analyzes how text structure (e.g., sequence, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, description, cause-effect) helps support comprehension of text.

▲ R.8.1.4.9 uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information

 from appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts in logical order.

▲ R.8.1.4.10 identifies the topic, main idea(s), supporting details, and theme(s) in text across the content areas and from a variety of sources in appropriate-level text.

▲ R.8.1.4.11 explains the relationship between an author’s use of literary devices in a text (e.g., ▲foreshadowing, ▲flashback, ▲irony, symbolism, tone, mood) and his or her purpose for writing the text.

Mastery Check III – November 18th

▲ R.8.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.8.1.4.5 uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.

▲ R.8.2.11 describes different aspects of characters and analyzes how major characters are developed and how they change over time.

▲ R.8.2.12 identifies and describes the setting and analyzes connections between the setting and other story elements.

▲ R.8.2.13 identifies major and minor elements of the plot and explains how these elements relate to one another. 

Mastery Check  IV – December 15th

▲ R.8.1.3.4 identifies and determines the meaning of figurative language, including ▲similes, ▲metaphors, ▲analogies, ▲hyperbole, ▲onomatopoeia, ▲personification, ▲idioms,                ▲imagery, and symbolism.

▲ R.8.1.4.5 uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions.

▲ R.8.1.4.7 compares and contrasts varying aspects in one or more appropriate-level texts.

▲ R.8.1.4.11 explains the relationship between an author’s use of literary devices in a text (e.g., ▲foreshadowing, ▲flashback, ▲irony, symbolism, tone, mood) and his or her purpose for writing the text.

Mastery Check V – January 26th

▲ R.8.1.3.3 determines meaning of words through structural analysis, using knowledge of ▲Greek, ▲Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ▲roots, ▲prefixes, and ▲suffixes to understand complex words, including words in science, mathematics, and social studies.

▲ R.8.1.4.8 explains cause-effect relationships in appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.

▲ R.8.1.4.11 explains the relationship between an author’s use of literary devices in a text (e.g., ▲foreshadowing, ▲flashback, ▲irony, symbolism, tone, mood) and his or her purpose for writing the text.

▲ R.8.1.4.14 identifies the author's position in a persuasive text and describes techniques the author uses to support that position (e.g., bandwagon approach, glittering generalities, testimonials, citing statistics, other techniques that appeal to reason or emotion).

▲R.8.1.4.15 distinguishes between fact and opinion, and recognizes propaganda, bias, and stereotypes in various types of appropriate-level texts.