Week 5

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We are at the halfway mark for the 1st 9 weeks. Students have learned skills associated with characterization, plot development, inferencing, central idea, and summarizing, Therefore to assess these skills, students will take their first cold assessment, Assessment 1.1, on Tuesday.  

Diction, connotation, and plot structure will be the focus of this week's mini-lessons. Using excerpts and The Call of the Wild, students will practice skills associated with these topics. 

Starting Thursday, students will select a narrative prompt and begin to draft a narrative. They will continue this on Friday after the skills check on diction and connotation. 

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