Dear Parents and Students, Due to some scheduling issues and some miscommunication, 6th grade reading teachers need to give the quarterly(trimesterly) assessment for reading this coming week. I apologize for the late notice, but I was contending to have a later date and was unfortunately not able to delay the test. The good news is this: our students should be ready. When you see the list of skills/content being covered, I think you'll agree that students have improved markedly in these areas. That said, if students have the ability to brush up on these skills over the weekend, that would certainly reinforce what we've been doing in the classroom. Schedule of Assessments: Monday 11/23: D, E, and C blocks Tuesday 11/24: A Block Skills Assessed: † Using context to determine the meaning of words † Indentifying Main Idea † Paraphrasing † Identify stated AND implied information † Text Features † Text Patterns † Conflict/Problem/Plot † Characterization † Point of View † Mood & Tone Again, my apologies for the late notice. We have worked on these areas in class since day one. I'm confident that we will perform well.