Grade 6 Learning Goals
ELA / · Identify literary elements of different genres· Identify the ways in which characters change and develop throughout a story
· Identify information that is implied rather than stated
· Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues, a dictionary or a glossary
Math / Students will proficiency understanding of the meanings of operations and procedures, and how they relate to one another, specifically in following areas:
· Identify the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of a number
· Estimate a percent of quantity (0% to 100%)
Students will develop proficiency in determining what can be measured and how, using appropriate methods and formulas, specifically in the following area:· Identify equivalent customary units of capacity (cups to pints, pints to quarts, and quarts to gallons)
Science / · Student will have a increase awareness of the scientific process and inquiry
· Students will be able to make the connection between the real work and science as it applies to medicine, technology, problem-solving and research
· Students will be able to understand how living things are classified and their levels of organization
· Students will be able to understand how living things interact with each other within their environment
Social Studies / · Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of map skills, identify geographical features, locate and represent using maps, globes, aerial and satellite photographs and computer models.
· Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of how geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape the Eastern Hemisphere.
· Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of early and present day cultures of Middle East, Africa, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Physical Education / · demonstrate competency in a variety of physical activities (games, sports, exercises) that provide conditioning for each fitness area
· know that motor skills progress in complexity and need to be used in the context of games and sports with additional environmental constraints
Academic Standards: 4 = Above Standard 3 = At Standard 2 = Approaching Standard 1 = Far Below Standard
Estándares Académicos 4 = Sobre el estándar 3 = Al estándar 2 = Allegando al estándar 1 =Muy por debajo del estándar
Conduct: E= Excellent (Excelente) S=Satisfactory (Satisfactorio) N=Needs Improvement (Necesita Mejorar)
Conducta U=Unsatisfactory (No Satisfactorio)
Grade 7 Learning Goals
ELA / Writing· To develop a thesis statement
· To write a letter to an editor
· Understanding the parts of a business letter
· To write using persuasive language
Reading
· Interpret characters, plot, setting and theme using evidence from the text
· Identify a purpose for reading
· To analyze a persuasive text
· To differentiate between fact and opinion
Math / Students will proficiency in understand numbers, multiple ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems such as:
· Recognizing the difference between rational and irrational numbers (i.e., explore different approximations of pi)
· Simplify expressions using order of operations
· Compare numbers written in scientific notation
Science / · Student will understand ‘Cycles’ in Rocks, Water and Phase changes
· Students will understand the different types of Energy and Matter and the interactions between Matter and Energy
· Students will be use apply Principles of Matter and Energy to Natural Phenomena
Social Studies / Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding in:
· Using map skills, identify geographical features, locate and represent using maps, globes, aerial and satellite photographs and computer models.
· European exploration on the Americas’ land and people.
· The colonial American period, the American Revolution, establishing of a new government, and the US Constitution.
· The Western Expansion and national growth.
· The Industrial Revolution and slavery in the United States
· The causes of the Civil War and The Reconstruction Period
· The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, abolishing slavery
· New York State during and after the Civil War
Music / Students will
· Understand basic component of music; rhythm, beat, note names and duration, melody, harmony, tone
· Understanding of different musical genres and expand vocal ranges through performance
Physical Education / · demonstrate competency in a variety of physical activities (games, sports, exercises) that provide conditioning for each fitness area
· know that motor skills progress in complexity and need to be used in the context of games and sports with additional environmental constraints
· develop and implement a personal fitness plan based on self-assessment and goal setting, understand physiological changes that result from training, and understand the health benefits of regular participation in activity
Academic Standards: 4 = Above Standard 3 = At Standard 2 = Approaching Standard 1 = Far Below Standard
Estándares Académicos 4 = Sobre el estándar 3 = Al estándar 2 = Allegando al estándar 1 =Muy por debajo del estándar
Conduct: E= Excellent (Excelente) S=Satisfactory (Satisfactorio) N=Needs Improvement (Necesita Mejorar)
Conducta U=Unsatisfactory (No Satisfactorio)
Grade 8 Learning Goals
ELA / · Students will determine how the use of literary devices, such as symbolism, metaphor and simile, alliteration, personification, flashback, and foreshadowing, conveys the author’s message and intent· Students will determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues, structural analysis (eg. Looking at roots, prefixes and suffixes of words)
· Students will use knowledge of structure, content, and vocabulary to understand information text.
· Students will write an analysis of the effect of the media and commercialism
Math / Students will develop proficiency and accuracy in the following algebraic procedures:
· Operations with polynomials --Add ,subtract, Multiply, and Divide polynomials (integer coefficients)
· Factor polynomials
· Determine angle pair relationships when given two parallel lines cut by a transversal
Science / · Students will be able to understand how life on Earth continues and adapts in response to environmental change.
· Students will be able to understand how human consumption of resources impacts the environment and our health.
· Students will be able to understand how the laws of motion explain the movement of objects on Earth.
· Students will be able to understand the forces that play a role in the patterns and stability of the Solar System.
Social Studies / Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding in:
· The effects of industrialization and immigration on the American life.
· The effects of US interactions with the world.
· The causes of WW I.
· The Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal Project.
· The Causes of WW II and The US as a World Power.
· The Cold War and other competing World Super Powers.
· The Civil Right Movement and internal divisions in America.
· Other Political Challenges 1960’s to Present
Music / Student will
· Understand the basic elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, instrumentation, form dynamics
· Gain some familiarity with significant musician and composers
· Be able to apply musical principles through experimentation on the keyboard
Physical Education / · demonstrate competency in a variety of physical activities (games, sports, exercises) that provide conditioning for each fitness area
· know that motor skills progress in complexity and need to be used in the context of games and sports with additional environmental constraints
· develop and implement a personal fitness plan based on self-assessment and goal setting, understand physiological changes that result from training, and understand the health benefits of regular participation in activity
Academic Standards: 4 = Above Standard 3 = At Standard 2 = Approaching Standard 1 = Far Below Standard
Estándares Académicos 4 = Sobre el estándar 3 = Al estándar 2 = Allegando al estándar 1 =Muy por debajo del estándar
Conduct: E= Excellent (Excelente) S=Satisfactory (Satisfactorio) N=Needs Improvement (Necesita Mejorar)
Conducta U=Unsatisfactory (No Satisfactorio)
Living Environment
Students will be able to understand that the central purpose of scientific inquiry is to develop explanations of natural phenomena in a continuing and creative process.
Students will be able to understand that beyond the use of reasoning and consensus, scientific inquiry involves the testing of proposed explanations involving the use of conventional techniques and procedures and usually requiring considerable ingenuity.
Students will be able to understand that the observations made while testing proposed explanations, when analyzed using conventional and invented methods, provide new insights into natural phenomena
Students will be able to understand scientific concepts, principles, and theories that pertain to the physical setting and living environment and to recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Students will be able to understand that living things are both similar to and different from each other and from nonliving things.
Students will be able to understand that organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring.
Students will be able to understand that individual organisms and species change over time.
Students will be able to understand that the continuity of life is sustained through reproduction and development.
Students will be able to understand that organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life.
Students will be able to understand that plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment.
Students will be able to understand that human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment.
Academic Standards: 4 = Above Standard 3 = At Standard 2 = Approaching Standard 1 = Far Below Standard
Estándares Académicos 4 = Sobre el estándar 3 = Al estándar 2 = Allegando al estándar 1 =Muy por debajo del estándar
Conduct: E= Excellent (Excelente) S=Satisfactory (Satisfactorio) N=Needs Improvement (Necesita Mejorar)
Conducta U=Unsatisfactory (No Satisfactorio)