Team 8A Curriculum

First Trimester

I. Communications

1. Guided Reading Model (combination of whole / small / individual group instruction)
2. Gradual Release Model (“I Do”, “We Do”, “You Do”)
3. Nonfiction and Fiction reading strategies
4. Independent reading
5. MELCON paragraph model
6. 6 + 1 writing traits
7. Explanatory Writing Unit
   

II.  Math

1. Skills review
2. Thinking with Math Models  (Linear Functions)
3. Growing, Growing, Growing  (Exponential Growth and Decay)

III.  Block

1. Chemistry, Environmental Studies, and Earth’s Resources
2. Constitution Past and Present

Second Trimester

I.  Communications

1. Guided Reading Model
2. Gradual Release Model
3. Nonfiction and Fiction reading strategies
4. Independent reading
5. MELCON paragraph model
6. 6 + 1 writing traits
7. Narrative Writing Unit

  II.  Math

1. Looking for Pythagoras (Algebra/Geometry)
2. Butterflies, Pinwheels & Wallpaper (Symmetry & Transformations)

III.  Block

1. Constitution Past and Present
2. U.S. Conflict and Resolution
3. Health and Choices
4. Chemistry and Environmental Studies

Third Trimester

I. Communications

1. Guided Reading and Gradual Release Models
2. Fiction, Nonfiction, and Independent Reading Strategies
3. MELCON and 6 + 1 writing traits
4. Argumentative Writing Unit – “Current Issues”

  II. Math

1. Say it with Symbols  (Algebraic Expressions & Equations)
2. It’s in the System (System of Linear Equations and Inequalities)

III.  Block

1. U.S. Conflict and Resolution
2. Health and Choices