Language Arts (Teacher Bobbie Dash)
6th Grade: Adolescents in Literature
- Novels: Maniac McGee, King of Shadows, Chasing Redbird, The Giver
- Unit Study: Poetry
- Vocabulary/Spelling: Derived from novels, literary terms, Wordly Wise books, spelling rules
- Grammar: Punctuation, Parts of Speech, Subject-Verb Agreement
- Writing: Reading responses, the writing process, short research, poetry, personal essays
- Speaking: Poetry
7th Grade: From Non-Fiction to Fiction
- Novels: The Outsiders, Red Scarf Girl, A Time of Angels, Killer Angels or The River Between Us
- Unit Study: Poetry
- Vocabulary/Spelling: Derived from novels, Vocabulary Achievement books, prefixes and suffixes
- Grammar: Sentence Structure I – subjects, predicates, diagramming, simplecompound and complex sentences, fragments, run-ons.
- Writing: Reading responses, short research, I-Search Paper, Fiction writing from non-fiction, descriptive
- Speaking: Reader’s Theatre
8th Grade: Power and Prejudice (Identifying and Connecting Theme with the Present)
- Novels: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, The House on Mango Street, Fallen Angels
- Author Study: Walter Dean Myers
- Unit Study: Harlem Renaissance, And Justice for All
- Vocabulary/Spelling: Derived from novels, Classical Roots books, analogies
- Grammar: Sentence Structure II - phrases, clauses, modifiers, style, variety
- Writing: Reading responses, poetry, literary analysis, vignettes, persuasive speeches, essays, stories, book review
- Speaking: Persuasive speeches
Social Studies (Teacher Todd Dvorak)
6th Grade: Early Western Civilization
- • The Beginning: Prehistory, Migration & Hunter-Gatherers
- • Mesopotamia & Birth of Civilization: Babylon & the Eastern Mediterranean
- • Egyptian History: Nile Agriculture, Pharaohs, Dynasties, Pyramids & Afterlife
- • Greek History: Pre-Classical, Homeric, Athenian/Spartan Leagues & Alexander
- • Roman History: Monarchy, Republic, Empire, Division & Fall
- • World Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity & Islam
7th Grade: United States History – Pre-History to 1865
- Native America: Sioux, Iroquois, Pueblo & Nootka
- Finder’s Keepers: Columbus, Spanish Missions & French Fur Trade
- Overseas Utopia?: Puritans, Quakers, Georgia & the Plantation System
- Struggle for Independence: Taxes & Tea, Redcoats & Revolution
- Building a Nation: Constitution, Bill of Rights & Federalism
- Immigrant Experience: Irish, Chinese & African Slave Trade
- This Land is My Land: Manifest Destiny, Texas, Mormons & Indian Removal
- A Nation Divided: Bleeding Kansas, Secession & Civil War
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