7th Grade:

4 Power Up units per day (15 minutes given)

Writing: Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative (Daily Journals & Essay Projects)

ELA: Study sync (The Giver, The Hunger Games, The Outsiders, Freak the Mighty, Touching Spirit Bear)

Accelerated Reader

Core Lit / Novels: The Giver, The Hunger Games, The Outsiders, Freak the Mighty, Touching Spirit Bear

Social Studies: World History Medieval to Early Modern Times (Fall of Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance)

8th Grade:

4 Power Up units per day (15 minutes given)

Writing: Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative (Daily Journal & Essay Projects)

ELA: Study sync (Suspense!, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: A Play)

Accelerated Reader

Core Lit / Novels:Posted, A Long Walk to Water, A Christmas Carol: A Play, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play

Social Studies: United States History Independence to 1914 (The Constitution and Citizenship, The Civil War)

HOMEWORK:

Daily Homework:

• Read 15 minutes (most days done in class)
• Finish classwork (although, enough time in class is always given)

Weekly Homework:

• Parent Signature on planner

Bi-weekly Homework:

• Parent Signature on Progress Report

5th Period - 7th grade Career Class (ASL):

• Alphabet
• Fingerspelling
• Numbers 0-10
• 100 ASL signs
• "Happy Birthday" song
• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The National Anthem
• America The Beautiful

7th Period - 7th & 8th grade P.E

• 3 points given per day
  • Behavior
  • Participation
  • Dressing Out
• Dressing Out - students get 7 minutes to change into P.E clothes in the changing rooms (no long jean pants, no dresses/skirts, no sandals, no boots)
• Mondays - Timed mile
• Tuesdays-Thursdays - Team Games / Team Sport
• Fridays - Fun Fridays! Sports Choice!