| Pre-Algebra |
| Algebra |
| Geometry |
| Science |
| Social Studies |
| English - Language |
| English - Literature |
| Advanced English - Language |
| Advanced English - Literature |
| Art |
| Computers |
| Guided Study |
| Music |
| Physical Education |
| Spanish |
| First quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter |
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| By the end of the first quarter, students will be able to: write variable expressions including with powers, use formulas; explore integers and absolute values, use number operations on integers, understand the four basic properties of math; use algebraic methods to solve one and two step equations. | By the end of the first semester, students will be able to: simplify, compare and order fractions and mixed numbers; multiply and divide expressions with exponents; +,-,x,/ fractions and decimals; ratios and unit rates including percent change. | By the end of the third quarter, students will be able to: calculate complementary and supplementary angles, Find angle measures of polygons, symmetry, reflect rotate and dilate polygons on coordinate plane; use Pythagorean Theorem, trigometric rations such as sine, cosine, and tangent; measurement of area, volume and surface area of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones. | By the end of the second semester, students will be able to: represent functions with tables, make and interpret scatter plots, x and y intercepts, slope intercept; probability and odds, simple events, dependant and independent events; identify and simplify, add and subtract polynomials, properties of exponents to monomials. |
| Students will be able to: evaluate expressions using the order of operations; write expressions and inequalities to represent situations, write function rules; add, subtract, multiply and divide integers; identify rational and irrational numbers; use the distributive property and combining like terms to simplify variable expressions; find and approximate square roots; solve multistep equations; solveqeuations with variables on both sides; solve problems involving rates, ratios and proportions; use cross products to solve proportions and percents; rewrite equations and formulas; plot points in the coordinate plane; identify the slope and intercepts of a graph | Students will be able to: graph linear equations; write and use equations in slope-intercept form; write equations in point-slope form and standard form; write equations for parallel and perpendicular lines; create lines of best fit; predict linear models; solve inequalities with addition and subtraction; solve inequalities with multiplication and division; solve multistep/compound inequalities; solve absolute value equations; graph linear inequalities | Students will be able to: solve linear systems by graphing, substitution, and subtraction and addition; solve linear systems by multiplying; solve special types of linear systems; solve systems of linear inequalities; apply exponential properties involving products and quotients; use zero and negative exponents; use scientific notation; write and graph exponential functions of growth and decay; use the Pythagorean theroem; calculate distance and midpoint of a line segment; calculate probability and odds; find the probability of compound events; use stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box-and-whisker plots to display and interpret data | Students will be able to: add, subtact and multiply polynomials; use FOIL method of multiplying, solve factored polynomials; factor polynomials; graph quadratic equations; solve quadratic functions by graphing, square roots, and completing the square; use the quadratic equation to solve quadratic functions; compare linear, exponential, and quadratic models; use combinations and permutations to calculate possible outcomes; graph square root functions; simplify radical equations |
| Students will be exploring the following topics: Building Blocks of Geometry; Poolroom Math; Midpoint; Polygons; Inductive Reasoning; Deductive Reasoning; Finding the nth Term; Mathematical Modeling; Angle Relationships; Special Angles on Parallel Lines; Slope; Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines; Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties; Exploring and Proving Properties of Polygons and Circles; Triangle Sum Conjecture; Properties of Isosceles Triangles; Triangle Inequalities | Students will be exploring the following topics: Congruence Shortcuts; Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles; Flowchart Thinking; Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties; Exploring and Proving Properties of Polygons and Circles; Polygon Sum Conjecture; Exterior Angles of a Polygon; Kite and Trapezoid Properties; Special Quadrilaterals & Properties of Parallelograms; Properties of Special Parallelograms; Proving Quadrilateral Properties; Multiple Representations of Functions; Solving Equations; Writing Linear Equations; Scatterplots and Lines of Best Fit; Probability & Counting Techniques; Probability with Combinations; Probability of Independent Events | Students will be exploring the following topics: Solving Systems of Linear Equations; Inequalities in One and Two variables; Products, Factors, and Quadratic Equations; Solving for Any Variable; Transforming Functions; Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms; Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Kites; Areas of Regular Polygons; The Circumference/Diameter Ratio; Areas of Circles; Surface Area; The Theorem of Pythagoreas; The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem; Radical Expressions; Two Special Right Triangles; Story Problems; Distance in Coordinate Geometry; Trigonometric Ratios; Problem Solving with Right Triangles; Volume of Prisms and Cylinders; Volume of Pyramids and Cones; Volume of a Sphere & Surface Area of a Sphere; Proportion and Reasoning; Similar Polygons | Students will be exploring the following topics: Similar Triangles; Indirect Measurement with Similar Triangles; Proportions with Area; Proportions with Volume; Proportional Segments Between Parallel Lines; Circles; Tangent Properties; Chord Properties; Arcs and Angles; Proving Circle Conjectures; Arc Length; Duplicating Segments and Angles; Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors; Constructing Perpendiculars to a Line; Constructing Angle Bisectors; Constructing Parallel Lines; Constructing Points of Concurrency; The Centroid; Geometry in Nature and in Art & Transformations and Symmetry; Properties of Isometries; Composition of Transformations; Tessellations with Regular Polygons; Tessellations Using Only Translations; Tessellations That Use Rotations; Tessellations That Use Glide Reflections; Algebraic Expressions; Solving Equations; Solving Inequalities; Absolute Value Equations; Linear Equations; Using Linear Models |
| Scientific method, lab safety, metric conversion and measurement, heat transfer, energy types, alternative and non-renewable energy resources, density, bouyancy, Scientist biography: Isaac Newton, Alber Einstein. | Work, power, motion, forces, energy, pressure. Laws of motion, simple machines. CSAP preparation and review of non-Core Knowledge state science standards. Forces and motion science demonstrations. Scientist biography: Charles Steinmetz. | Science fair preparation and scientific method review .Middle school science fair. Electricity, magnetism, circuits, Earth's magnetic field. Scientist biography: James Maxwell. | Chemical reactions of plants/animals. Photosynthesis, cellular respiration, human diet and nutrition. Light, sound, waves, electromagnetic spectrum, properties and behavior of waves; reflection, diffraction, refraction, sound waves, acoustics. Scientist biography: Dorothy Hodgkin. |
| The Constitution; Breakup of the British Empire; Creation of the People's Republic of China | Cold War; Civil Rights Movement | Vietnam War; Environmental and Social Activism; The Middle East and Oil Politics | The End of the Cold War; Geography of Canada and Mexico |
| Essay / Paragraph / Public Speaking / Basic Parts of Speech / Basic Sentence Structure | Essay / Paragraph / Pulic Speaking / Intermediate Parts of Speech / Intermediate Sentence Structure | Essay / Paragraph / Advanced Parts of Speech / Advanced Sentence Structure / Latin and Greek Roots | Major Project / Paragraph / Essay / Public Speaking |
| Short Stories from Realms of Gold French Phrases | Poetry from Realms of Gold | The Novel (The Good Earthor The Book Thief) & Drama (Twelfth Night) | Animal Farm, Civil Rights Unit |
| A. SPEAKING AND LISTENING/ B. WRITING, GRAMMAR AND USAGE: Punctuation C. Spelling/ Vocabulary | A. SPEAKING AND LISTENING/ B. WRITING, GRAMMAR AND USAGE:Sentence Variety/ C. Spelling/ Vocabulary | A. SPEAKING AND LISTENING/B. WRITING, GRAMMAR AND USAGE:Misplaced modifiers/ C. Spelling/ Vocabulary | A. SPEAKING AND LISTENING/ B. WRITING, GRAMMAR AND USAGE:Parrallelism/C. Spelling/ Vocabulary |
| Short Stories from Realms of Gold/ French Phrases | Poetry from Realms of Gold/French Phrases | The Novel (The Good Earth) & Drama (Twelfth Night)/French Phrases | Animal Farm Utopias Dystopia Unit/French Phrases |
| Impressionist/ Post Impressionist Photographers. The "New" Art of Photography, Composition. Activist Art. Communication and Collage technique. | Sculpture Constantine Brancusi and August Rodin. Various Sculpture technique. | Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Painting and print making. | Architecture. Artist; Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Computer Operation, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Vocabulary, Graphics, Internet, Webpage | Computer Operation, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Vocabulary, Graphics, Internet, Webpage | Computer Operation, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Vocabulary, Internet, Spreadsheets | Computer Operation, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Vocabulary, Graphics, Internet, Spreadsheets |
| 1. Grade Appropriate Library Terminology 2. Ethical Use of Information - Plagiarism, Citation, Website Evaluation, Note Taking 3. Big 6 Research Project-Photographers Magazine Layout |
1. Grade Appropriate Library Terminology 2. Ethical Use of Information - Plagiarism, Citation, Website Evaluation, Note Taking 3. Big 6 Research Project-Photographers Magazine Layout |
1. Grade Appropriate Library Terminology 2. Ethical Use of Information - Plagiarism, Citation, Website Evaluation, Note Taking 3. Big 6 Research Project-Photographers Magazine Layout |
1. Grade Appropriate Library Terminology 2. Ethical Use of Information - Plagiarism, Citation, Website Evaluation, Note Taking 3. Big 6 Research Project-Photographers Magazine Layout |
| Instruments, terms & symbols, counting & improvising rhythms, reading & notating music, intervals, scales, chords, Modern & Nationalist composers & works, World Music research & presentations; American Musical Theatre composers & works | NO CLASS | Instruments, terms & symbols, counting & improvising rhythms, reading & notating music, intervals, scales, chords, Modern & Nationalist composers & works, World Music research & presentations; American Musical Theatre composers & works | Instruments, terms & symbols, counting & improvising rhythms, reading & notating music, intervals, scales, chords, Modern & Nationalist composers & works, World Music research & presentations; American Musical Theatre composers & works |
| Fitness Testing. Ultimate Frisbee. Rugby. | . Cricket. Basketball. Dance. Yoga. | Fitness Testing. Volleyball. Floor Hockey. Dance. Yoga. | Tennis. Team Handball. Soccer. Football. Fitness Testing. Dance. Yoga. Elective Activities. |
| Chapters 1- Greetings/goodbyes, telling time, days of week, months, Alphabet, subject pronouns, subjects and verbs in sentences, present tense of verb ser, punctuations marks and written accents, describing friends and people. Chapter 2- Describing friends, numbers 1-100, likes and dislikes, asking someones age, Culture-Mexico and Puerto Rico | Chapter 2- Ser with adjectives, gender and adjective agreement, question formation, nouns and definite articles, verb gustar, difference between why and because in Spanish, preposition de, Chap. 3- Gustar with infinitives, pronouns after preposition. Culture- Texas, Costa Rica, Spain | Chapter 4- School supplies, infinitive articles, present tense of tener and -er/-ir, ir plus infinitive plus regular yo forms, Culture-Costa Rica. Chapter 5-Home/Family, possesive adjectives, stem changing verbs o>ue and e>ie, estar with prepositions. Culture- Chile,Texas |
Chapter 6--Ser and Estar, pedir and servir, food and drink, direct objects and direct object pronouns, affirmative informal commands, affirmative informal commands with pronouns. Chapter 7- Healthy body/mind, talk about daily routine, staying fit and healthy, how you feel, give advice, verbs with reflexive pronouns, infinitives, stem changing verbs estar sentirse and tener, negative informal commands, object and reflexive pronouns with commands. Culture Argentina, Peru |
