Middle School Level: Ages 12-14

Language Arts Writing Math Science Research and Technology Cultural Studies

Reading Pre-writing activities, rough draft, Pre Algebra Scientific Method & Nature of Big 6 Research Method Main Learning Experiences  Interpretive reading for revision, editing, final draft  Decimals/fractions Science  Identifying topics  Debates, Simulations, Seminars, Interviews, comprehension Compositions  Ratios/Percentages  Scientific Method  Locating sources Research, and Data-Based-Question Essay  Library books for research and  Multi-step writing process  Proportions  Laboratory Safety  Call numbers Writing pleasure  Five paragraph essay  Statistics  Type of Investigations  Digital search databases Academic Skills  Literature genre  Narrative  Algebraic integers  Research papers  Dewey Decimal System  Chronological sequencing & Periodization,  Character studies  Compare and contrast and expressions Chemistry  URL decomposition  Contextualization & Comparison  Book talks  Cause and effect  Probability  Atomic Structure  Boolean searches  Interpreting & Inferencing  Literary elements  Quarterly Book Reviews  Data analysis  Interpreting the Periodic Table  Validating and selecting internet  Crafting Historical Arguments, & Synthesis  Texas Lone Star books  Short story  Solving equations  Elements vs. Compounds sites American History, 1491-present Literature Discussions  Poetry  Graphing linear  Chemical vs. Physical Reactions  Primary and secondary sources  Native Americans & Columbian Exchange  Listening skills  Persuasive functions  Counting Atoms and Balancing  MLA parenthetical citations  *Colonial life & Revolutionary War  Speaking with clarity,  Descriptive  Solving linear Chemical Formulas  Extracting information: digital note  Constitution & the Bill of Rights confidence, fluency  Term papers equations  Organic vs. Inorganic taking  Expansion & Immigration  Drawing conclusions  Literature-based Enrichment  Intro to functions Compounds  Synthesizing data  Antebellum America & Reform Movements  Making inferences Essays Algebra (Pre-AP) Biology  Graphic organizers  The Civil War & Reconstruction Grammar Analysis Mechanics of writing  Integers and  Diversity of Living Things  Charts, graphs, maps, and tables  Progressive Era and World War I  Parts of speech  Capitalization operations  Plant vs. Animal Cells  Digital presentations  Prosperity, Great Depression, and World War  Compound/complex sentence  Usage  Linear equations  Living Systems-Homeostasis  MLA formatting II structure  Punctuation  Polynomials  Human Body Systems  Self/ peer evaluation, feedback  Cold War, Civil Rights, and the Culture of  Diagramming  Spelling  Factoring  Reproduction and Heredity forms Protest  Clauses/Tenses/Moods  Syntax  Quadratic equation  Earth’s Changing Surface- Computer basics  Rise of Conservatism & Globalization  Transitive/Intransitive verbs  Transitions  Coordinate geometry Natural Events and Human Basic keyboarding World History  Punctuation and capitalization  Word choices  Two variable Activities effecting Ecosystem Digital timelines  Big Geography & Cosmic Calendar  Connotation and Denotation Peer editing: mechanics, content, equations  Living in Space – Effect on Easybib and Citation Machine  Early Hominids & Creation Stories Literature and Short Story purpose, and audience  Inequalities Human Body Microsoft Word , Excel, Powerpoint,  Neolithic Revolution & Early Agricultural Analysis Publishing  Exponents Physics Picture Manager, and Publisher Societies  Develop critical and analytical  Oral presentation  Pythagorean  Newton’s Laws of Motion Online Britannica and online citations  Classical Civilizations: China and India thinking skills  Newsletters theorem  Speed, Velocity, and Online dictionaries, thesaurus, and  Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome Word study  Artistic displays Geometry Acceleration quotes  Rise of Islam & African States  Vocabulary  Exhibits  Intro – Points,  Potential vs. Kinetic Energy  Crisis in Afro-Eurasia, Crusades &  Analogies Journal/Reading responses Lines, Planes  Work Renaissance  test-taking strategies  Free writing  Shapes  Force  Chinese Dynasties of Tang/Song & The  Literary response notes  Angles  Astronomy Mongols  Area and volume  Weather  Native American Empires & Colliding Atlantic  Proofs  Geology Worlds  Similarity  The West: Colonization & Imperialism  Basic Trigonometry  Industrialization & Muslim Empires  Congruence  Rise of Russia & Japan  World Wars I and II  Cold War & Revolutions of Latin America  Decolonization: Africa & Middle East  Modernity & Globalization Course Themes: -Interaction Between Humans and Environment -Development and Interaction of Cultures -State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict -Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems -Development and Transformation of Social Structures

Spanish Physical Education Practical Life Fine Arts and Theatre Music

Students, at a minimum, complete Team Sports and Team Building Socratic seminars Everything in elementary plus: Feels the underlying steady beat of a Performance based electives: Spanish I and are assessed Recreational Activities Community meals Applying aesthetic judgments and rhyme, song or recorded musical  Beginning Brass regularly in reading, writing, and Goal Setting Community service art criticism selection/ walks to that steady beat  Percussion Ensemble conversational Spanish Health and Fitness concepts Grace and courtesy Employing formal method of art Sequences movement with a partner or  Choir Survival Spanish Cardiovascular, Flexibility and Protocol criticism (including aesthetic group in advance beginning and Reading from standard staff notation Translate dialogues from English to Strength Training  Class meetings judgment) intermediate folk dances Listening to blend and tune with others Spanish Cooperative games Exploring art careers Can move the body in integrated ways in Paragraph development  Group discussions Chord structures of major and minor melodies PE & Technology Full-stage production folk dances  Describe people  Visitors/ Dignitaries Safety Sings pentatonic and diatonic melodies  Give/receive directions Lifetime Activities in tune  Shopping/Ordering Express likes/dislikes Express states and feelings Cultural research and presentations