Criterion Three: Mission, Goals, Educational Objectives Mission The New Maurice J.

Moyer Academys mission is to provide opportunities for students to achieve the highest academic and personal goals. The mission underscores the importance of its research-based curriculum, which offers traditional classroom instruction, K-12 world class technologies, and data-driven instruction while recognizing and meeting the unique, learning differences of each student. Brief Summary of Modification The Board of Directors for the New Moyer Academy is requesting a modification to the original charter application. For our high school classes, the requested modification specifically addresses the conversion from an online instructional program to a traditional, teacher directed instructional program for our core courses (mathematics, English, history, science). For our elective classes, students will be engaged in Blended Learning classes. A blended learning environment will be created by students receiving instruction online and having onsite teachers provide the necessary support for students. In both electives and core courses, students will use the award-winning K12 curriculum. For elective classes, students are engaged through online lessons; whereas, for the core courses, teachers will use interactive whiteboards to deliver instruction. The structure of the middle school is not impacted by the requested modification. Rationale Behind the Modification Request The Board of Directors for the New Moyer Academy is requesting a modification to the original charter application due to the historical underperformance of Moyer students both behaviorally and academically. The Board of Directors felt that the lack of student engagement in a whole school blended learning program (high school only) resulted in high failure rates and an overall disorderly school environment. With this said, the Board of Directors understands the potential of exposing our students to blended learning, but would like to limit its use to elective classes only. Curriculum and Instruction At The New Moyer Academy, our instructional program focuses on maximizing student achievement via instructional best practices and blended learning strategies. To support this goal, we set rigorous standards and provide high-quality curriculum and ongoing development. Our teachers regularly analyze student data to drive our daily instruction and long-term planning. We work to ensure that every student achieves. Curriculum Moyer will be able to offer more than 100 K12 elective courses designed to help students earn their high school diploma and find their own path to post-high school success- whether in college or the workforce. K12 will offer math, English, science, and history courses, directed by teachers using interactive whiteboards. To meet the needs of struggling learners, students can take remediation and credit recovery courses. Through the K12 curriculum/learning platform, students can take up to four years of a world language and choose from a variety of electives, including anthropology, Web design, Entrepreneurship, and Green Design & Technology. Unlike other programs, where a student must be in a particular academic path, the K12 program provides students with more autonomy over charting their own academic course.

Our Instructional Program Measurable, Standards-Aligned Classroom Objectives: Regardless as to receiving online or traditional styled instruction, every class has a measurable standards-aligned daily objective. Whether the objective is to analyze the characteristics of a novel or solve a quadratic equation, the objective drives the content in the lesson. Using multiple forms of assessments at various times during the instructional period, teachers track their students mastery of the objective and progress toward their academic goals. Modeled and guided practice: Teachers introduce the objective by clearly modeling a process to attack the day's objective. Then, the teacher leads the class into a guided practice of the objective, in which students model their own answers and thought processes, the goal of which is to ensure that every student is set up for sustained, successful independent practice. Independent practice: Students spend the bulk of the lesson in a sustained, successful independent practice, with several attempts to practice the objective on their own. In other words, students do the "heavy lifting" of the task at hand, getting several chances to flex their academic muscles until they get it right. The Use of the Interactive White Board: For core courses, the interactive whiteboard will serve as primary mode for delivering instruction. Through the K12 online curriculum, teachers have access to thousands of resources simply by pointing and clicking on the interactive whiteboard. As a part of instructional lessons, students will be engaged in virtual tours, pictures, artifacts, differentiated assignments, etc. While we believe teachers to be content area specialists, using interactive whiteboards as a resource strengthens the educational experience for all students. Students Use of the Interactive White Board: We believe that students benefit from delivering instruction. At the New Moyer Academy, students receive training in their use of the interactive whiteboards. During Moyers orientation process, students are trained in the appropriate use of the whiteboards. In addition, students are provided with an overview of the various tools and research power of the whiteboards. Blended Learning: With the goals of capturing the educational interest for students, they are given the opportunity to select from over 100 online elective classes. Since this mode of learning is relatively new, students participate in a comprehensive training to orient them to the online learning platform. During the year, certified online teachers engage students in instructional lessons. Like in the traditional classrooms, online teachers use objectives to drive their instructional lessons. During lessons, students are engaged in online chats, discussion boards, information postings, and assignments with students from across the country. Standards-aligned assessments, data-driven analysis and planning: At The New Moyer Academy, we will use four interim assessments to drive our instructional program. Each interim assessment will be used to determine the level of mastery of state standards by each student. This data provides teachers the information they need to edit their unit plans, target their instruction and schedule interventions for struggling students. This data-driven lens on instruction gives teachers the unique flexibility to cater the curriculum for each individual student and anticipate challenges.

Professional Development At The New Moyer Academy, we recognize that teachers are the key to maximizing student achievement. Our teachers will participate in a comprehensive professional program in the summer. During this session, teachers will be oriented to high leverage instructional practices, the use of data to guide

instruction, and the daily routines and rituals to ensure the needs of all students are being met. Throughout the school year, teachers will continue to participate in ongoing professional development experiences to strengthen their instructional repertoire. Healthy School Culture A healthy School Culture is the foundation for the success of any school. Our school culture plan is designed to both systematically recognize students for both academic and behavior success and progressively discipline students who violate school policies. At the New Moyer Academy, there is purposeful initiative to systematically recognize student success, both academically and behaviorally. It is our belief that recognizing students success will result in additional students striving to modify their own behaviors to be recognized. Through our regular, systematic approach to recognizing both academic and behavioral success, we will be establishing a behavioral and academic standard in the school. The following activities will be conducted to recognize student success. Biweekly Community Meetings, Quarterly Awards Ceremonies, Student Recognition Postings, Bulletins, Special Monthly Activities

Interpretation of the Mission The mission from the original charter has not changed. The original mission statement is completely applicable to the requested modifications to the new instructional model. For the sake of clarification, each area within the mission statement will be addressed. The New Moyer Academy will. Use a Research-based curriculum: K12s curriculum is research based. In addition to teacher directed instruction using the K12 curriculum, students will also be taking online elective classes using Virtual teachers. Offers traditional classroom instruction: Traditional (teacher delivered) instruction for core classes will occur in grades 6-12. Use K-12 world class technologies: Students will use computer for both LMS and OLS platforms for their elective classes. Since K12 has developed the infrastructure to provide an entire curriculum online, this technology is only possible through K12. Some of the benefits to using K12 online classes are that students are able to track their academic performance, teachers and parents are provided with immediate data, and teachers can make ongoing/immediate decisions based on the data stream that is generated. Use Data-driven instruction: Through both the traditional and online instructional models, teachers (onsite and online) use data to inform their instructional decisions. Recognize and meet unique, learning differences of each student: We recognize unique student needs in a variety of ways. Instruction, both onsite and online, is differentiated based on students instructional level. The degree to which we support students with special needs is detailed in Criterion 7. Through our online courses (electives), students have the ability to select from over 100 online classes, based on their unique, educational interests. Even though the new model utilizes teachers to deliver our instructional program, it is still very unique and utilizes the innovative nature of the K12 technological platform. During the tenure of our high school students, they can participate in up to 30% in a blended learning environment. Specifically, students will receive instruction in online classes and be supported by onsite staff. Due to the low number of high schools across the country that participate in a blended learning model, this is considered unique. Additionally, students have a robust number of elective courses from which to select (over 200). This is also a unique feature that supports innovation. In a traditional classroom/learning environment, students would be limited to taking only the courses that the

individual school offers. While participating in elective classes online, students will be engaged with students from across the country, not just students within Moyer or an individual classroom. The modified instructional model was implemented at Moyer in August of 2012. We felt that the modification was needed to better meet academic and social needs of students. Based on academic and behavior data from SY 2011-2012, we were concerned with our DCAS and behavior data. Academically, students were not excelling in their core courses, as the online courses were intended to promote. Based on discipline data, students were not engaged in the online courses, resulting in a high number of student referrals and an unacceptable amount of instructional time being wasted. By implementing a modified instructional program, we have experienced drastic improvements in both academic and behavior data. When comparing our DCAS scores from Spring of 2012 to spring of 2013, our students scores improved in both mathematics and reading by over 20 percentage points, 41.6% and 53.8%, respectively. Socially, disciplinary referrals are approximately half of what they were last school year (4 per day). Purpose The purpose of the mission is to develop, in students, a solid foundation in reading, writing, calculating, computing, and synthetic thinking so they visualize themselves as competent, confident learners and persons who are well prepared for postsecondary options in higher education, for the workplace, and for the responsibilities of good citizenship. The schools purpose is rooted in a belief that respect and responsibility are fundamental elements of the mission, where all Moyer stakeholders, students, teachers, parents, and governing board demonstrate respect for themselves and others, utilize respectful behaviors in all interactions, and take responsibility for their actions. Central within the definition of respect and responsibility are the following: Students who are ready to learn and prepared to adhere to the Moyer Code of Conduct Parents who support and promote the Moyer academic and behavior culture Teachers who are committed to delivering differentiated and essential learning A governing Board of Directors dedicated to upholding high academic and behavior standards A school community built upon consistent communication and common goals A learning environment where students have opportunities outside the classroom to deepen their knowledge All of the information reported within the Purpose section will remain the same. The modification request does not impact the Purpose. Goals The mission and purpose of The New Moyer Academy define the framework for our goals which are considered in three broad areas listed below. Educational Goals Each student will achieve 80% mastery of all learning objectives measured by the teaching staff of The New Moyer Academy. Each student will be able to make real world connections to their learning. Each student will value their Moyer education as the first step in their progress as lifelong learners. Each student will have the skills to measure their mastery of learning and their achievement. The school and parents will support common goals of high academic achievement and a positive school culture.

The school will partner with parents to support and celebrate high academic achievement, improved effort, and hard work. Social, Emotional, Health Goals The New Moyer Academy will utilize a positive behavior support will be at the core of the schools culture. This will include activities such as honor roll, student and teacher recognitions, athletic events, and program related field trips. Students will have opportunities for training, skill building, and participating in peer support activities. The school will schedule at least four assemblies each year featuring distinguished speakers. The school will promote special programs which respond to the diverse needs of the schools 6th grade, middle, and high school populations. The school will promote special programs to include wellness which responds to the diverse needs of all students in grades 6-12. Civic Responsibility Goals Students will be required to participate in a school community service project at approved community locations. Middle school and high school student government organizations will be given a role in school decision making and model the American tradition of representative government. The school will build a unified, shared culture based upon the concepts of respect, responsibility, and integrity. The code of conduct is administered in a fair and consistent manner. Diversity of thought, belief, and background are valued. All Goals will remain the same. The requested modifications will not impact the goals of The New Moyer Academy. The modification to our educational plan makes the goals more attainable. Core Philosophy The mission, goals, and educational objectives are consistent with the legislative intent of 14 Delaware Code, Section 501, and the restrictions on charter schools set forth in Section 506 as follows: K12s curriculum is research-based and aligned to Delaware State Standards The mission and goals provide a unique instructional approach combining both traditional classroom and online instruction. Learners see, do, act, and interact through classroom activities and online programs. The diversity of learning modes provides students with many more opportunities for achieving proficiency. Parents have access to the online curriculum. Through information retrieved from data, students, parents, teachers, and the staff are able to respond readily to individual student needs and adjust learning to meet those needs thereby creating a solid foundation in learning. Consistent with the requirements in 14 Delaware Section 506, The New Maurice J. Moyer Academy is an open enrollment charter school and will not discriminate in its admissions or school policies because of race, creed, color,, gender, handicap, or national origin, or because the students school district of residence has a per student local expenditure lower than another student seeking admission. The school will not charge tuition, will not be home-based; and will not engage in any sectarian or religious practices in its educational program, admissions policies, employment policies or operations.

In accordance with 14 Delaware Code, Section 506(b), The New Moyer Academy will give enrollment preference to enrolled students; students who are siblings of a student enrolled at Moyer, students who are children of a Moyer employee employed on a permanent basis for at least 30 hours per week during the school year, and those who have a specific interest in online learning as provided in 14 Delaware Code, Section 5069b)(3)9c): Students enrolling in a new (non converted) charter school may be given preference under the following circumstances as long as the school has described its preferences in the schools charter: (c) Students who have a specific interest in the schools teaching methods, philosophy, or educational focus. Criterion Four: Goals for Student Performance The New Moyer Academy will use the Charter Performance Framework to evaluate the schools academic progress. The chart below will serve as our academic target in the respective areas. With the State of Delaware transitioning to Smarter Balanced Assessments in SY 2014-2015, at this time, academic targets have not been established for SY 14-15.
DE Performance Framework Indicators DCAS Performance % of students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of African American students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of African American students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of Sp Ed students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of Sp Ed students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of Low SES students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of Low SES students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of high school students meeting a score of 1550 or better on the SAT % of 12th grade students graduation from high school 22.6% 32.7% 22.1% 30.4% 21.3% 31.5% 0% 50% 32% 42% 32% 40% 20% 20% 31% 42% 10% 80% 42% 52% 32% 50% 40% 40% 41% 52% 20% 90% 2012 Benchmark 2013 Target 2014 Target

Performance Plus Assessment

2012 Baseline

2013 Target 40% 46% 60% 53% 42% 59%

2014 Target 50% 56% 70% 63% 52% 69%

% of students making Student Progress Over Time in Math % of students making Student Progress Over Time in Reading % of lowest-performing students meeting fall and spring instructional scale scores in math % of lowest-performing students meeting fall and spring instructional scale scores in reading % of students making annual growth to achieve proficiency status within 3 years in math (by 10th gr) % of students making annual growth to achieve proficiency status within 3 years in reading (by 10 gr)
th

30% 36% 50% 43% 32% 49%

Our School Improvement Plan, which included these targets, was submitted on April 15, 2013. Prior to its submission, we were told that our academic targets need to remain consistent. This was a result of discrepancies between academic targets on our approved Focus School Grant and subsequent submissions of academic targets. Based on the benchmark data from 2012, we used a standard 10% increase for each subgroup/per year as our growth target. In the DE Performance Framework, AYP is used as a measurement. Historically, the reduction of 10% of non-proficient students in both whole groups and subgroups resulted in a school achieving AYP status via Safe Harbor. By using AYP as a standard, an annual growth of 10% on standardized tests, demonstrated significant growth. For SY 2012-2013, we have demonstrated significant gains in both mathematics and reading. In hindsight, we could have

achieved our academic targets even if they were higher; however, we based current targets on baseline data generated by historical DCAS performance trends and DCAS data from SY 2011-2012. On DCAS in both math and reading and all subgroups, Moyer demonstrated a poor record of academic performance over the past 3 years. As a result of our historical record, we intentionally set low academic targets in an attempt to establish the foundation to drive slow and sustained academic growth. Admittedly, it was an extremely conservative approach. On DCAS for SY 2012-2013, our special education proficiency rates were 24% and 14% in reading and mathematics, respectively. In prior years, 0% of our students were proficient in reading or mathematics. Like our academic targets for the overall student population, we were conservative when establishing academic targets for students who receive special education services. Our School Improvement Team meets 4 times per year to monitor our progress in all areas addressed in our local school plan. With the academic gains Moyer students have demonstrated during SY 2012-2013, our School Improvement Team will need to determine more rigorous academic targets for our overall population and each subgroup. The School Improvement Team will convene a meeting during the month of August to establish more rigorous instructional targets.

Criterion Five: Evaluating Student Performance Based on the academic data from our current students at The New Moyer Academy, the vast majority of our new enrollees are significantly deficient in both mathematics and reading skills. This requires a variety of learning interventions to support students. These interventions include after school tutoring, individual or small group support from math and ELA specialists, computer based programs through K12 designed to support learning, Achieve 3000, and Compass Learning. Our plan is to understand students needs and tailor an instructional program to address them. We will evaluate students academic performance in a variety of ways. At the start of each school year, students will be administered a Scantron Performance Assessment (K12 assessment). By determining a benchmark for measuring growth at the start of the school year, Moyer can continually measure the effect of our educational program as it relates to student growth. The Scantron Performance Assessment is also administered during the last month of the school year to measure the amount of student growth that occurred during the course of the year. In addition to the Scantron Performance Assessment, students will participate in DCAS, Delawares statewide standardized assessment. The students in grades 6-10 will participate in all rounds of DCAS testing. For example, if the DCAS testing window allows for 3 rounds of DCAS, the students of The New Moyer Academy will take 3 DCAS tests within a given school year. Students will also participate in DCAS Social Studies and DCAS Science tests. Having students participate in the DCAS testing program provides additional data points that drive our instructional program. After each DCAS assessment, teachers will conduct individual conferences with students to set academic goals for the subsequent assessment. Starting SY 2013-2014, our students will be administered four interim assessments during the course of the school year. These assessments will be based on DE Learning and Common Core Standards. The use of the interim assessments to drive our instructional program is based on the research of Paul BambrickSantoyo. The use of interim assessments is a component of a data cycle that ultimately uses student data to drive the instructional program. Interim assessments also generate student friendly data in which students utilize to understand their strengths and weaknesses, maximizing their learning opportunities. Students in grades 6-8 will be administered assessments in both mathematics and reading.

Through the K12 curriculum, ongoing formative assessments will be administered to students. These assessments include activities to measure learning on a daily basis, as students complete their assignments, mini unit assessments (weekly), and major unit assessments administered between interim assessments. Teachers will work to ensure the alignment between all of the various assessments.

For ELA and mathematics, formative and official interim assessments will serve as the basis for ongoing instructional decisions. Formative (ie-daily exit slips, quizzes, and unit tests) and interim assessments (4 in both ELA and math) will both be aligned to DE Learning and Common Core Standards. Each of these assessments will be designed to assess specific learning standards. Regarding the formative assessments, students who demonstrate mastery in a particular standard will advance to the next standard; whereas, students who are deficient in certain standards, will be re-taught the standard, until mastery is achieved. For the interim assessments, an 8 week data cycle is used to drive instructional decisions. Approximately every 8 weeks, teachers will administer interim assessments to students. These interims are standards based and completed aligned to DE teaching standards. The interim assessments generate specific data as to the mastery of each standard. As a part of the data cycle, teachers analyze trends related to correct/incorrect answers and the rationale behind incorrect/correct answer selections. In addition to their analysis, they conduct a self reflection as to their teaching strategy and how it promoted correct or incorrect answer selections. Teachers also participate in an exercise of estimating proficiency rates on the interims, comparing their expected understanding of student mastery to actual levels of student mastery. Finally, teachers dedicate a period time (4-5 days) where they re-teach standards that students demonstrated deficiencies. We expect interim assessments to improve students performance on both DCAS and Scantron Assessments. I have included an assessment calendar below.

Interim Assessment Calendar Time Frame 8 Weeks (8/25-10/10) Unit 1 Unit or Assessment Notes: Approximately 1 hour per assessment, Aligned State Test objectives for 8 weeks Re-teach based on test results analysis

3 Days 1 Week 7 Weeks 4 Days 1 Week 6 Weeks 4 Days

Interim Assessment #1 Re-Teach Objectives from Interim Assessment #1 Unit 2 Interim Assessment #2

Cumulative: All objectives from units 1 and 2 Re-Teach Objectives from interim Re-teach based on test results assessments 1 and 2 analysis Unit 3 Interim Assessment #3 Cumulative: All objectives from units 1-3:

1 Week 6 Weeks 1 Week 2-3 Weeks DCAS (State Test) (5/1-5/15) 5 Weeks 1 Week 1 Week

Re-Teach Objectives from units 1- Re-teach based on test results 3 analysis Unit 4 Interim Assessment #4 Re-Teach objectives from Units 14 DCAS State Test Unit 5 Final Performance Task Preparation Final Performance Tasks Cumulative: all objectives from units 1-4

Oral Presentations and large math projects

Teachers will use the following tool for effective planning (post interim assessment)

Interim Assessment Analysis Sheet and Instructional Plan

Assessment Number and Subject: _____________________ Class/ Grade: Date: Standard Analysis Analysis of Why Students Did Not Instructional Plan-What techniques Learn Standard will you use to address these standards?

What standards warrant more time for whole-class instruction, reteaching and review

Whole Class Instruction: Small Group Instruction: Instructional Plan: How or when will you structure small group instruction?

What Standards warrant more time for small-group instruction and review?

Criterion Six: Educational Program Curriculum: In grades six through eight, K12 courses are categorized into four core courses: language arts/English, mathematics, science, and history (social studies). Students in grades 6-8 will also participate in health and physical education, world drumming, and art courses appropriate for the Delaware Content Standards at their grade level. The K12 curriculum includes all of the courses that students need to complete their 6th through 8th grade education. These courses focus on developing fundamental skills and teaching the key areas, meet state standards and complete more advanced coursework. The curriculum is masterybased with assessments built into every lesson to ensure mastery and provide for remediation or enrichment where necessary. Students at Moyer will use the language arts/English, mathematics, history and courses from K12 and science curriculum for the Delaware Science Coalition. K12s language arts and mathematics curriculum are aligned with the Common Core Standards. Mathematics Building upon the success of long established program, K12 math balances mastery of fundamental skills with critical thinking and problem-solving. K12 math emphasizes an active, multi-sensory approach to ensure that students understand the concrete realities that underlie mathematical concepts. Regular practice and review ensures mastery of basic skills. Online educational games and animations motivate students and help illustrate concepts, while challenge problems help develop critical thinking skills. From helping younger students make the link between the concrete and abstract to introducing older students to Algebra, K12 Math provides a thorough mathematics foundation. K12s mathematics curriculum is aligned with the Common Core Standards. Science The New Moyer Academy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Science Coalition. The Science Coalition has provided science curriculum units, materials, and assessments for all students and

ongoing professional development including instructional coaching for Moyer teachers. The Coalition instructional science coach will incorporate the use of technology in his/her communications with Moyer teachers. Moyer administration accepts the responsibility for releasing teachers for professional development, even if sessions occur during the instructional school day. The administrators at Moyer will fulfill the mandate of science teachers attending professional development sessions. Language Arts/English K12 language arts/English curriculum helps students develop important reading and writing skills, while also inspiring a love of literature. Combining Literature, Language Skills, and Spelling Lessons, the Language Arts/English program emphasizes classic works, teaches writing as a process, and prepares students for standardized tests in the areas of language skills and reading comprehension. Students develop literary analysis and comprehension skills by reading novels and nonfiction work. History (Social Studies) With integrated topics in geography and civics, K12 History opens students minds and imaginations to far-off lands, distant times, and diverse cultures. K12 emphasizes the story in History, a story that includes not only great men and women but also everyday people. Curriculum in Grades 9-12 The New Moyer Academy will offer more than 130 K12 high school courses designed to help students earn their high school diploma and find their own path to post-high school success-whether thats in college or in the workforce. At Moyer Academy, instructional content will be delivered using both traditional (teacher delivers lessons) and computer based (blended learning) modes of instruction. In the core courses (math, English, history, and science), teachers, certified by the State of DE (onsite) will deliver the K12 instruction, using interactive whiteboards. For their elective classes, including world languages, students will receive their instruction via computer based curriculum. In K12s blended learning environment, our high school students can select from more than 130 courses. In addition to the K12 online course offerings, students will receive onsite instruction from our world drumming, physical education, and art teachers.

High School Courses by Grade Level

Grade 9 Algebra I Literary Analysis I Physical Science World History Career Pathways World Language Physical Education Health Education Grade 10 Geometry Literary Analysis II Biology US History Career Pathways World Language Physical Education Health Education Grade 11 Algebra II American Literature Chemistry Social Studies Elective Career Pathways World Language Physical Education Health Education World Language Physical Education Health Education Grade 12 Math Elective British Literature Science Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective(s)

Elective(s)

Courses in Bold require less than 4 credits (for graduation) in their respective discipline, resulting
in optional scheduling for each semester. Special Material and Use of Technology Every classroom in The New Moyer Academy will be equipped with Internet access, an interactive whiteboard, and a teacher laptop. Also, the facility will be equipped with two computer laboratories. For all core courses, onsite teachers will access lessons and instructional resources online. The lessons for students in grades 6-8 are housed in the K12 Online School (OLS), and teachers will use the laptop and interactive whiteboard to deliver these lessons to the entire class. The OLS and interactive whiteboard allow for increased visualization and interaction with the material compared to a traditional textbook. The lessons for students in grades 6-12 are housed in the eCollege Learning Management System (LMS). Like in grades 6-8, core courses (English, Math, History, and Science) will be taught by using teachers to deliver lessons to the entire class via their laptop and interactive whiteboard. For elective classes, students will use the LMS to view their material and assignments for the week, submit assignments, and view their grades for the assignments. For elective classes, students in high school will receive instruction from Highly Qualified, Delaware-certified virtual teachers. The courses will be conducted in the computer lab, equipped with desktops and networked printers. Instruction will be given via Elluminate Live!, a virtual classroom that allows for delivery of instruction, student collaboration with peers, and students demonstration of knowledge and skills. Mobile laptop carts will be available for classroom use. In certain instances, some students may progress at different rates through a particular lesson(s), an individual laptops provide students with the means to work at their own pace. Students will also use the laptops to complete research papers and other projects. Students will have access to many technology courses as one of their electives, or as part of their Career Pathway. These classes will be conducted in the computer lab. All desktops in the lab (as well as all teacher laptops and mobile laptops) will be equipped with Microsoft Office Suite. During this time, as well as during daily use of technology during instructional time, students will be exposed to the International Society for Technology in Educations National Education Technology Standards (NETS). A deep understanding of the NETS will help to ensure that students are college and career-ready upon graduation.

High Risk Students: In the original charter application, it was stated that Moyer expected 85% of new students to be At Risk. Based on current enrollment trends, approximately 40% of our students are significantly deficient in mathematics and/or reading. We determine students academic levels by analyzing a variety of assessments (DCAS, Scantron Performance Series), academic grades, and feedback from teachers. Within the first 6 weeks of school, teachers, school counselor, and administrator(s) conduct formal meetings to consider the various support systems for students who are identified as At Risk. After the initial meeting, the team of educators will meet with the student and parent to determine the appropriate supports needed to address the childs academic and social needs. The parent and student are encouraged to provide feedback as to the support of the student, and commit to participating in the various programs that the staff of Moyer will offer. These offerings may include but are not limited to Achieve 3000, Compass Learning, after school tutorials, and individual or small group instructional lessons with math and ELA specialists. K12 also offers a variety of computer based instructional support programs that may be utilized.

The academic and behavioral progress of students who were determined to be at risk will be regularly monitored by our school guidance counselor (weekly). On a quarterly basis, the students teachers, counselor, parents (and additional relevant staff) will meet to discuss the students progress. Depending on the report, the students educational plan may include additional academic supports as listed in the prior paragraph. Based on findings, students may also be required to receive counseling, commit to behavior contracts, be assigned a tutor, etc. We will attempt to provide all appropriate supports to promote the social and academic growth of each student.

High School Graduation Requirements

Course Math English Social Studies/History Science Foreign Language Physical Education Health Electives Career Pathways Required credits in Required credits in SY SY 13-14 14-15 4 4 4 3 3 0 1 .5 3.5 3 4 3 3 2 1 .5 3.5 3

Total Credits Required for Graduation

22

24

Student Teacher Ratio: The student to teacher ratio for Grade 6 is 20:1. The student teacher ratio for grades 7-12 is 25:1.

Unique features of the school: School-Within-a School

Moyers school design is based upon a research-based school-within-a school model. This model provides small learning communities called Houses within the larger school and promotes a greater sense of personal connections among students, faculty, and families.

The House Plan Moyer will be led by the school principal who is the instructional leader of the school. As instructional leader, the principal is responsible for establishing and ensuring the school lives up to its vision and mission. The principal is responsible for maintaining high standards for instruction and learning, ensuring smooth daily operations, and overseeing the fiscal soundness of the schools operating plan. The principal also provides leadership for all external relations, such as school business partnerships, external community relationships, extracurricular activities, and school wide outreach. In order to foster more direct and sustained connections, students and teachers are assigned to one of several smaller groups call Houses. Each section (based on grade/class) will be named to a House. To serve as a constant reminder as to the importance of higher education, each House will be named after a college or university. For each grade level, one staff member will serve as House leader. The House Leader (team leader) will serve as the lead contact for matters dealing with academic and social issues. While the House Leader deals with minor social issues, he/she does not serve in the role of the Dean of Students. The House Leader reports directly to the principal and is also expected to teach students throughout the school day. The support services (within the school) available to help students and staff are guidance counselor, school nurse, dean of students, assistant principal, and principal. The continuity of learning and counseling provided by the House system supports safety, security, and student achievement. Students will remain in the same House from grades 6-12. Change of House may be considered at the request of a student, parent, teacher, or administrator. The principal has final decision making authority over such requests. Sixth grade students are self-contained classroom where core subject instruction is delivered by one classroom teacher. Beginning in grade seven, classes are departmentalized, resulting in students moving from class to class. How does Moyer Deliver its Instructional Model in this Environment? In our core courses (English, math, science, and history), students will receive their instruction in individual classrooms. Each classroom is equipped with a functional whiteboard connected to the Internet. Teachers and students will work through lessons using the interactive whiteboard as the central point of their lessons. Additional instructional materials, text books, novels, consumable materials will also be used to supplement our instructional program For elective classes, students will be engaged in online classes, delivered in our state of the art computer lab. Students will use our online management system to take elective classes of their choice. The computer lab is staffed by both a certified teacher and instructional coach. Both are trained to support students through technical challenges along with instructional support. A full-time technology specialist is assigned to Moyer to ensure the online management system remains functional at all times. High Quality Professional Development Calendar: In SY 2012-2013, the teaching faculty at The New Moyer Academy were inexperienced. Specifically, over 60% of teachers have less than 2 years of teaching experience. For the sake of perspective, during SY 2011-2012, over 85% of teachers were first year teachers. While our teachers are becoming more seasoned, we recognize that they lack the repertoire of instructional strategies that support rigor and high expectations. As a teaching faculty, best practices need to be modeled, shared, and replicated to meet the instructional needs of students.

Several books will be used as the foundation for our instructional practices. Teach like a Champion (Doug Lemov) and Skillful Teacher (John Saphier) will be utilized to strengthen the instructional repertoire for teachers. Starting in March 2013, teachers began to participate in professional development sessions using Teach like a Champion. Several times per month, professional development sessions, led by the principal, will be conducted. During these sessions, teachers will be provided with 2-3 instructional strategies that support high level instructional practices. Subsequent to the professional development sessions, the administrators are expected to provide short observations in each classroom to ensure that the instructional practices are being implemented. This practice of using brief observations (and providing targeted feedback) to drive instructional practices is supported by the research in Rethinking teacher supervision and evaluation (Kim Marshall) and The Principals Cycle (Keith Stephenson). During the summer of 2013, all teaching staff will participate in an extensive, one week professional development session. The intent of the session is to establish high expectations around instructional practices, review of the interim assessment cycle, standardize school routines, and provide an overview of school policies. The teachers master schedule will be designed to support collaboration. Whenever possible, teachers will share a common planning period with their interdisciplinary team members. While the teaching teams are small, interdisciplinary teams will plan collaboratively at least one planning period per week. In addition to planning together, teachers will conduct peer observations 3 times per year. These observations will serve to support collaboration within instructional teams. Our comprehensive professional development plan places an emphasis on best practices for delivering instruction and collaboration within our staff. By utilizing research based instructional practices to drive our professional development initiatives, we will undoubtedly develop the pedagogical toolbox for both our instructional staff and administrators within the school.

Teacher Professional Development Providing Staff with the appropriate professional development opportunities is critical in the growth of our staff. Our professional development program has the goal of driving our instructional program by the use of assessment data. Other than the broad overview of activities that our staff must received to establish the policies of the school, our professional development activities will be driven by students performance on the interim assessments and the data cycle that supports students growth. Staff strengths and weakness will be evaluated on a regular basis. If needed, additional staff development in other areas will be provided.

Month

Activity

Resource/Presenter

Audience

August (PrePlanning)

The New Moyer Academy Orientation Curriculum Overview

Board All Staff President/Administrators/Teachers Director of Curriculum All Teachers/Admin. All Teachers All Teachers/Admin All Teachers/Admin All Staff All Staff All Teaching Staff All Staff

Developing Effective Lesson Plans Director of Curriculum Assessment Cycle Differentiated Instruction Mandatory Reporter Training Planning for Summer Bridge Interactive Whiteboard Training Anti- Bullying Training Aug-June Director of Curriculum Director of Curriculum Nurse/Guidance Counselor Principal K12 Representative Board Member

Aug-June

Teachers will participate in Principal/Director of Curriculum professional development sessions using Teach Like a Champion (TLAC) techniques. Director of Curriculum Participation in the Data Cycle Lesson Planning Administer Interim Assessment Access/analyze interim data Reflection Goal Setting

All Staff

Principal Leadership
The principal of The New Moyer academy will participate in professional development opportunities. The experiences will work to strengthen the principals repertoire of leadership strategies related to

instructional leadership, distributive leadership, collaboration, and operations. Many of the professional development experiences have already begun and will continue throughout SY 2013-2014

Time Period

Strategy

Resources

Beginning Lead Professional Development 3/1/13 sessions on TLAC instructional strategies Participate in State of Delaware PD Beginning series related to curriculum and DPAS 3/1/13 Principal will participate in visits to high performing charter schools Beginning 4/1/13

TLAC Book, Moyer Admin Team, Teaching faculty

DE DOE Professional Development Offerings

K12 Inc, cooperating K12 supervisor/mentor will provide schools support to principal in designing master schedule, instructional teams, and Beginning assessment calendar K12 Inc 7/1/13 Regular Sessions with supervisor to calibrate his professional practices to meet the needs of the school Moyer Admin Team Beginning Principal to participate in mandated 7/1/13 teacher planning time

7/1/13 (ongoing)

Instructional Strategies/Formative and Summative Assessments: For a detailed description of how Moyer staff and students will use both summative and formative assessments, please refer to Criterion Five: Evaluating Student Performance. I have listed both formative and summative assessments that Moyer will utilize throughout the year. Formative Assessments: Daily assessments created by teachers Unit tests generated by teachers 4 Interim Assessments (reading and math) Summative Assessments: Scantron Performance Series DCAS (reading, math, science, history)

WORK PLAN Focal Point 1: Create a Data Driven Environment to Guide Instructional Decisions Year (Time Pd) Strategies Resources Indicator(s)

5/15/13

Submit K12s version of Scantron Assessment to K12 Inc & DE DOE be used for Performance Plus Assessment to DOE for approval (DPAS Component 5 and DE Performance Framework Growth) Hire a Director of Curriculum to design interim assessments and data cycle support system Submit completed Units of Instruction for K12 curriculum to DE DOE

-Timely submission and approval of K12s version of Scantron Test

5/15/13

K12 Director of Curriculum working

Use K12 to Director of Curriculum

5/31/13

-Submit completed K12 Curriculum Units of Instruction Specialists and Moyer to DE DOE by Staff 5/31/13

Hire all new staff members for SY 2013-2014 Finalize Assessment Calendar for SY 2013-2014 (includes data cycle) 6/15/13 Master schedule completed to include common planning periods for interdisciplinary teams 7/1/13 Principal leads week long professional development session with Moyer Staff 7/15/13 Bi weekly professional development sessions to implement Teach Like a Champion strategies K12 Inc & Moyer Admin Team -All Staff hired with Moyer Staff

K12 Inc, & Moyer Admin Team - Completion of Master Schedule by 7/15/13 -Professional development completed by 8/18/13

K12 Inc, & Moyer Admin Team

8/11/13 Interim assessments are being administered and data cycle implemented K12 Inc, & Moyer Admin Team

Year 1

Achieve 3000 online instructional exercises are being utilized by students Moyer Staff conducts 2 data nights with parents of students in grades 6-10

Teach Like a Champion Book

- Scheduled PD sessions are occurring and strategies are implemented in class - Dir of Curriculum is providing support around interim data and data cycle - regular use of Achieve 3000 software

Year 1

Dir of Curriculum

Year 1

Achieve 3000 -Monitoring that the data nights occurred with

DE Performance Framework Indicators DCAS Performance % of students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of African American students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of African American students meeting DCAS Reading Standard

2012 Benchmark

2013 Target

2014 Target

22.6% 32.7% 22.1% 30.4%

32% 42% 32% 40%

42% 52% 32%

50% 10% 10%

41% 52% 20% 90%

% of Sp Ed students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of Sp Ed students meeting DCAS Reading Standard
% of Low SES students meeting DCAS Math Standard % of Low SES students meeting DCAS Reading Standard % of high school students meeting a score of 1550 or better on the SAT % of 12th grade students graduation from high school 21.3% 31.5% 0% 50%

5% 5%
31% 42% 10% 80%

** 2012 Benchmark Scores were those of the former Moyer Academy and not The New Moyer Academy ** In SY 2014-2015, State of DE will implement Smarter Balanced Assessment. Targets have not been established at this time.

Performance Plus Assessment

2012 Benchmark

2013 Target 37% 43% 57% 50% 39% 56%

2014 Target 44% 50% 64% 57% 46% 63%

% of students making Student Progress Over Time in Math % of students making Student Progress Over Time in Reading % of lowest-performing students meeting fall and spring instructional scale scores in math % of lowest-performing students meeting fall and spring instructional scale scores in reading % of students making annual growth to achieve proficiency status within 3 years in math (by 10th gr)

30% 36% 50% 43% 32%

% of students making annual growth to achieve proficiency status within 3 years in reading (by 10th gr) 49%

Criterion Seven: Students with Special Needs All students, including students with disabilities, benefit from the mission and philosophy of The New Moyer Academy due to the particularly innovative blended learning model. All students are given the opportunity for academic success and earning a high school diploma through individualized support and education, with the goal that all students will earn a diploma. The Blended Model strategically allows students to receive more individualized support when they need it.

Students identified as Special Education are held to the same high standards and expectations for student growth and achievement. To ensure all students are obtaining substantial achievement and growth, progress monitoring and analysis of students receiving special education are essential. Through quarterly, targeted progress monitoring of specific students receiving special services Moyer Academy frequently assess, alter and adjust curriculum to ensure ALL students are showing high growth and achievement in all areas of learning, thus effectively preparing them for postsecondary opportunities. Moyer Academy combines state-of-the-art online and face-to-face instruction to provide high-quality, innovative, and effective individualized public school education, offering a wide variety of technology and foreign language courses in addition to core courses. Moyer Academy uses the innovative K12 webbased curriculum, dynamic teaching tools, highly-qualified certified teachers, and powerful technology to deliver individualized and differentiated instruction to students. The strength of the parent/school partnership is integral to the success of the school. Parents are able to access the curriculum and follow their childs progress in real time, enabling them to contact the teacher and address any concerns almost as soon as they arise. Child Find Moyer Academys mission is to locate, identify, evaluate and serve all students suspected of having a disability. Proactively the schools Child Find policy is publicly posted on the schools website and newly enrolled families are provided with a copy within their enrollment packet. Annually, all of Moyer Academys stakeholders are provided professional development training on student identification procedures.

Continuum of Services An exemplary special services program is a program that empowers teachers, parents, students, administrators, and the community through a dynamic framework grounded in a belief that all students can learn. The Moyer Academy is built on a continuum of services that supports students academically, functionally, and behaviorally regardless of their disability. The continuum provides the resources and options necessary to meet individual student needs both proactively and responsively. This continuum creates a seamless blend of services between general education and special education and brings together the collective expertise and resources of both systems to appropriately support students with special needs. Working closely with families, teachers and administration, Moyer Academy is committed to educating the student in the least restrictive environment. Based on students individual needs and the IEP team agreement of services, students receive their primary instruction in the following ways: General Education setting Majority of the day (>80%) spent in the general education classroom utilizing the general education curriculum. Special education supports may be provided by teacher consultation, indirect, pull-out, push-in or co-teaching services. Resource Room- Students spend 79%-40% in the general education setting with the primary curriculum provided through general education. Students receive additional support for their areas of weakness

through explicit, direct remedial instruction provided through teacher-consultation, indirect, pull-out, push-in or co-teaching services. Self-Contained Classroom For students with extensive needs more than 60% of the school day student receive specialized instruction in a special education setting with the primary curriculum provided through an explicit, direct remedial and individualized approach. Homebound and Hospitalization Students with significant disabilities that need an alternate placement outside of the brick and mortar will have primary curriculum provided through individualized instruction tailored to meet their needs. For students identified with more severe needs an alternate online adaptive curriculum purchased from an outside vendor (Conover Life skills) with heavy emphasis on transitional, independent living and workability skills. Related Services Additionally, as determined by the students individual education plans, students related service needs are met through speech language services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, behavioral counseling, visual and auditory supports, and assistive technology based on individual needs. Contracts are provided and signed with premier therapy staffing and services providers offering highly qualified speech, occupational, physical, behavioral health, psychological and related therapy services to educational and healthcare organizations across the United States. Special education and related service providers collaborate daily at Moyer Academy. Related service providers conduct onsite class observations and receive feedback on application of student skills regularly from general education teachers. Formal progress monitoring and appropriate goal analysis are completed quarterly and is shared and reviewed with the respective families. Individualized Curriculum Moyer Academy particularly lends itself to special education collaboration since the entire school model encourages teachers to individualize instruction and academic support. Annual training takes place training all stake holders on accommodations and modification including data collection and analysis. Since K12 uses cutting edge technology to deliver content, assistive technology is fluidly implemented to ensure access to grade level courses. Such assistive technology includes but is not limited to: new vocabulary words are introduced prior to each lesson and highlighted throughout the lesson, screen readers that read/highlight/define unknown online print material, word prediction software, and audio text. Individual accommodations and modifications as indicated on each students IEP is implemented and monitored to determine their effectiveness in ensuring access to the curriculum and a Free and Appropriate Education. Progress Monitoring IEP Goals

Special Education staff receives continuous professional development throughout the school year on progress monitoring and using data to drive instruction. The Special Education Staff tracks and assesses student progress in a multitude of ways including but not limited to: student classroom performance including grades, daily behavior or social skills data collection forms, state assessments, formal assessments and benchmark assessments, work samples, classroom observations, related service documentation, and special education daily student work logs. Formal progress monitoring is documented within the IEP quarterly, a copy will be mailed home to the respective families and a second copy will be kept within the individual students confidential file. Criterion Eight: Economic Viability This will be in included in a later submission.

Criterion 14: Management Companies The Moyer Board of Directors has contracted with K12, Inc to serve as its Educational Management Organization (EMO). The relationship between the Moyer Board of Directors and K12, Inc is rooted in the pre-existing partnership between DE DOE and K12, Inc. Through the contract, K12, Inc is responsible for providing a range of products and services to the students of The New Moyer Academy. The following evaluation will be utilized to determine the effectiveness of K12, Inc, the management company employed by the Moyer Board of Directors. This evaluation will be completed annually with evaluative checkpoints at least twice per year. The evaluation tool is based on a combination of compliance mandates established by DE DOE and areas covered by the Product and Service Agreement signed by the Board of Directors and K12, Inc.

This section was approved.

REFERENCES Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2010). Driven by data: A practical guide to improve instruction. Cantor, L. (2009). Assertive discipline: Positive behavior management for todays classroom Marshall, K. (2009). Rethinking teacher supervision and evaluation: How to work, build collaboration, and close the achievement gap Stephenson, K. (2011). The principals cycle: A blueprint for the inexperienced and experienced principal

Charter School Application Budget Worksheet

State Local & Loan Revenue
1 2 3

Page 1

State Appropriations School District Local Fund Transfers Prior Year Carryover Funds **Unbudgeted Carryover **Summer Pay Set Aside STATE LOCAL & LOANS REVENUE

FY 2013 $1,455,514 $875,097 $247,205 $ $2,577,816

FY 2014 $1,635,265 $937,744 $91,831 307,000 $2,971,840

FY 2015 $1,798,980 $1,046,400 $12,000 $88,000

FY 2016 $1,973,675 $1,148,542 $71,000 $78,000

FY 2017 $1,973,675 $1,148,542 $207,300

$2,945,380

$3,271,217

$3,329,517

State Local & Loans Expenses FY 2013 Personnel Salaries / Other Employer Costs Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Special Teachers (phys Ed, Art, Music) Counselors Principal/Administrative Nurse Clerical Custodial Para Professionals Food Service -Other Other Employer Costs (29.85 % of Salaries) Health Insurance Other Benefits SUBTOTAL SALARIES / OTHER EMPLOYER COSTS Student Support Transportation Extra Curricular Transportation Cafeteria Extra Curricular Supplies and Materials Textbooks Curriculum Professional Development Assessments Other Educational Program Therapists (Occupational, Speech) Classroom Technology School Climate Computers Contracted Services Other SUBTOTAL STUDENT SUPPORT Operations and Maintenance of Facilities
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
FTE

FY 2014
FTE

FY 2015
FTE

FY 2016
FTE

FY 2017
FTE

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

$510,988 $0 $152,571 $0 $49,209 $40,061 $26,869 $58,417 $57,355 $11,104 $270,612 $96,768 $0

11.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.84 2.50 2.00 1.50

$510,988 $0 $196,000 $0 $65,000 $48,000 $124,560 $58,840 $65,500 $11,104 $328,750 $182,869 $0

11.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.84 2.50 2.00 1.50

$624,988 $0 $196,000 $0 $65,000 $48,000 $124,560 $58,840 $94,000 $11,104 $372,127 $207,324 $0

13.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.84 2.50 3.00 2.00

$681,988 $0 $196,000 $0 $65,000 $48,000 $124,560 $58,840 $123,000 $11,104 $398,305 $223,771 $0

14.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.84 2.50 4.00 2.00

$681,988 $0 $196,000 $0 $65,000 $48,000 $124,560 $58,840 $123,000 $11,105 $398,305 $223,771 $0

14.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.84 2.50 4.00 2.00

$1,273,954

25.84

$1,591,611

25.84

$1,801,943

29.34

$1,930,568

31.34

$1,930,569

31.34

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

$99,316 $0 $13,021 $0 $16,208 $5,978 $0 $6,523 $0 $0 $2,905 $2,289 $0 $14,572 $74,828 $0 $235,640

$152,761 $0 $16,097 $0 $20,037 $6,000 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $3,600 $0 $0 $15,000 $80,000 $0 $300,495

$179,587 $0 $18,959 $0 $23,600 $6,000 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $4,300 $0 $0 $15,000 $85,000 $0 $339,446

$207,159 $0 $21,820 $0 $27,162 $6,000 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $4,900 $0 $0 $15,000 $90,000 $0 $379,041

$207,159 $0 $21,820 $0 $27,162 $6,000 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $4,900 $0 $0 $15,000 $90,000 $0 $379,041

Insurance (Property/Liability) Rent Mortgage Utilities Maintenance Telephone/Communications Construction Renovation Custodial Supplies SUBTOTAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES

$14,813 $325,000 $119,836 $53,262 $10,240 $0 $0 $5,267

$15,000 $300,000 $0 $120,000 $54,000 $10,300 $0 $0 $5,300

$15,000 $300,000 $0 $120,000 $54,000 $10,300 $0 $0 $5,300

$15,000 $300,000 $0 $120,000 $54,000 $10,300 $0 $0 $5,300

$15,000 $300,000 $0 $120,000 $54,000 $10,300 $0 $0 $5,300

$528,417

$504,600

$504,600

$504,600

$504,600

42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 50

Administrative/Operations Support Equipment Lease/Maintenance Equipment Purchase Supplies and Materials Printing and Copying Postage and Shipping Enrollment / Recruitment Staffing (recruitment and assessment Legal Services Auditors SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE/OPERATIONS SUPPORT Management Company Fees Salaries/Other Employee Costs Curriculum Accounting and Payroll Other SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY STATE LOCAL & LOANS EXPENDITURES

$50,190 $0 $11,937 $36,007 $2,860 $0 $448 $8,370 $31,160

$50,200 $0 $15,000 $44,500 $3,500 $0 $500 $8,400 $17,000

$50,200 $0 $17,400 $52,400 $4,200 $0 $500 $8,400 $17,000

$50,200 $0 $20,000 $60,300 $4,800 $0 $500 $8,400 $17,000

$50,200 $0 $20,000 $60,300 $4,800 $0 $500 $8,400 $17,000

$140,973

$139,100

$150,100

$161,200

$161,200

51 52 53 54 55

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$40,275 $0 $0 $0 $0

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$71,000 $0 $0 $0 $0

$207,300 $0 $0 $0 $0

$0 $2,178,985 182

$40,275 $2,576,081 225

$0 $2,796,089 265

$71,000 $3,046,409 305

$207,300 $3,182,710 305

56

# Students REVENUE LESS EXPENDITURES

2 % CONTINGENCY CHECK

$398,831
$51,556.32

$395,759
$59,436.80

$149,291
$58,907.60

$224,808
$65,424.34

$146,807
$66,590.34

AGREEMENT OF SALE THIS AGREEMENT OF SALE dated July ____, 2013, is made by and between The

New Maurice J. Moyer Academy, Inc. and/or assigns, (Buyer) and The Reinvestment Fund (Seller).
1. PROPERTY. Seller agrees to sell and convey to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase and pay for, the real property (Property)consisting of two Tax Parcel Numbers, being approximately 1.75 acres, and the buildings erected thereon, known as: A. B. 610 East 17th Street, Wilmington, DE Tax Parcel No. 26-029.40-028. 611 East 17th Street, Wilmington, DE Tax Parcel No. 26-029.40-027.

2. PURCHASE PRICE. Buyer shall pay Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000.00) for the Property, payable as follows: Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) on signing of this Agreement(Initial Deposit), said sum to be forwarded by Buyer to Rhodunda and Williams, LLC, (Escrow Agent), to be held by Escrow Agent and delivered and disbursed at settlement or sooner in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Purchaser shall pay a Second Deposit of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) (Additional Deposit) shall be forwarded to the Escrow Agent within three business days after the end of Due Diligence. The balance of the Purchase Price, less the Initial and Additional deposits, One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) and shall be paid at the time of settlement. If Seller gives notice to Buyer at least five (5) banking days prior to settlement, the balance of the Purchase Price or the net proceeds of sale payable to Seller, or both, shall be paid by wire transfer or by cashiers or certified check as specified by Seller. 3. MORTGAGE CONTINGENCY. There is no Financing Contingency.

4. SETTLEMENT. Settlement shall be held in New Castle County, Delaware, within Thirty (30) business days following the end of the Due Diligence period, or within 10 days following Sellers obtaining title to the Property via the foreclosure process, whichever is later in time. 5. POSSESSION AND INSPECTION. Possession of the Property shall be delivered by Seller to Buyer at settlement, by delivery of all keys in Sellers possession or under Sellers control. If Buyer wishes to make a pre-settlement inspection of the Property, it is Buyers responsibility to arrange for and make such inspection. Seller is responsible for insuring that utilities are on so that systems can be inspected. Seller will permit Buyer to have access to the Property within 48 hours prior to settlement for purposes of such inspection. 6. TRANSFER TAXES; PRO-RATED. Applicable transfer taxes shall be paid onehalf by Buyer and one-half by Seller. Taxes, water, sewer and any other lienable charges imposed by the State of Delaware, any political subdivision thereof, any school district or any neighborhood association and any condominium common expenses shall be apportioned pro-rata

at the time of settlement, as shall rents and prepaid operating expenses if the Property is sold subject to a lease. 7. TITLE. Title to the Property is to be conveyed by deed of special warranty and is to be good, marketable, fee simple absolute title of record, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of record and free and clear of zoning and governmental subdivision violations, but subject to all existing easements and restrictions of record. If Seller is unable to give a good and marketable title meeting the foregoing requirements, such as will be insured at regular rates by a title insurer duly authorized to transact insurance in Delaware, Buyer shall have the option of taking such title as Seller can give, without reduction of the Purchase Price, or of being repaid all deposit money, and this Agreement shall be null and void. Seller may use the purchase price payable to Seller at settlement to discharge liens and encumbrances of record in fixed and ascertainable amounts. 8. SELLERS REPRESENTATIONS.

a. Seller shall provide Buyer a copy of all records, plans government approval documents and any other materials related to the Property in its possession within Ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement b. Seller represents that it is taking all commercially reasonable steps to take title to the Property via foreclosure. Sellers obligation to convey the Property is contingent on the Seller obtaining title via the foreclosure process. 9. DUE DILIGENCE. Buyer, at its own expense, for a period of Thirty (30) days following the execution of this Agreement, by both parties, shall have a Due Diligence period. The Buyer may inspect the entire Property, including, but not limited to the roof, HVAC system, electrical and plumbing systems, zoning, governmental violations, flood zone, wood destroying insect infestation and for any other tests, inspections and investigations that Buyer determines, in its sole opinion, are reasonably suitable and acceptable for Buyers intended use provided Buyer immediately returns the Property and building to its previous condition (Due Diligence Period). In addition, Buyer may inquire upon public agencies, perform a title search and consult engineers to determine there are not right-of-ways, easements or restrictions that will impede the use of the Property by Buyer. Buyer hereby indemnifies and holds Seller harmless from and against any and all loss or expenses resulting from such activity and will restore the Property to its original condition if any damages occur during Due Diligence. Buyer shall require that all contractors that assist with the Due Diligence are bonded and insured to cover any work, studies of other activity at the Property. If not suitable and acceptable to Buyer, the Buyer may rescind this Agreement and recover its deposit monies upon notice. Failure to give notice within such Thirty (30) day period shall be deemed a waiver of this condition by Buyer. Time is of the essence of this provision. Buyer agrees that any information received as a result of such testing will not be disclosed to any governmental agency without first obtaining Sellers prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Seller shall provide Buyer a copy of all records, plans, government approval documents and any other materials related to the Property which are in the possession of the Seller to Buyer at no cost to Buyer within Ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement. . In the event that settlement does not occur for any

reason, Buyer shall provide Seller a copy of all records, plans, government approval documents and any other materials related to the Property, which have been obtained by Buyer, at no cost to Seller.

10. following:

OTHER CONTINGENCIES. This Agreement shall be contingent upon the

a. Buyer, at its sole expense, may procure a Phase I Environmental Audit for said Property during the Due Diligence Period. In the event the Audit is not satisfactory to Buyer, the Buyer Shall notify the Seller in writing prior to the end of the Due Diligence period and identify any issues that Buyer contends need to be addressed by Seller. Seller shall have the option of correcting any unsatisfactory findings. If Seller elects not to correct the Property, then this agreement shall be declared null and void and all deposit monies shall be returned to Buyer. Buyer may waive this contingency. b. Seller represents that it is taking all commercially reasonable steps to take title to the Property via foreclosure. Sellers obligation to convey the Property is expressly contingent on the Seller obtaining title via the foreclosure process.

In the event that any of the aforesaid contingencies can not be met, then this Agreement shall become null and void and the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer. 11. RISK OF LOSS. Any loss or damage to the Property by fire, windstorm or other casualty prior to settlement shall be borne by Seller. Seller shall maintain any existing casualty insurance through the date of settlement. 12. NO REPRESENTATIONS; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Buyer has inspected the Property and has agreed to purchase the Property in its present condition unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. Buyer and Seller agree that they have read and fully understand this Agreement, that it contains the entire agreement between them and that they do not rely on any written or oral representation or statement not expressly written in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer acknowledges that Buyer is not purchasing the Property based on any representation or statement of fact or opinion contained in any advertisement, listing agreement, multi-list description or multi-list information sheet, or made by Seller, any broker, salesperson or any agent or employee of any of them. Furthermore, this Agreement shall not be amended except in writing signed by Buyer and Seller. 13. NO RECORDING. This Agreement shall not be recorded in the office of any recorder or in any other office or place of public record. If Buyer shall record this Agreement or

cause or permit it to be recorded, Seller may, at Sellers option, elect to treat such act as a breach of this Agreement. 14 NO REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. Neither Buyer nor Seller has engaged a real estate agent/broker to represent them in this matter. Therefore, no real estate commission shall be paid by either party.

15. Escrow Agent Indemnification. The Buyer and Seller agree to hold Escrow Agent harmless and indemnify Escrow Agent for and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, actions and expenses, including attorneys fees and costs, relating to or arising out of Escrow Agent acting as escrow holder hereunder. 15. TIME OF ESSENCE; DEFAULT OF BUYER; TENDER. Time is of the essence of this Agreement. If Buyer fails to make any payment as specified in Paragraph 2, knowingly furnishes false or incomplete information to Seller, Sellers broker, any agent or employee of Sellers broker or the lending institution concerning Buyers legal or financial status, fails to make application or cooperate in the processing of the mortgage loan application, which act(s) would result in failure to obtain a mortgage financing commitment, or violates or fails to perform any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, then Seller shall have the right and option to declare this Agreement null and void, to retain any deposit money as liquidated damages for such default by Buyer, or to exercise any legal or equitable right or remedy to which Seller may be entitled and in connection therewith to apply any deposit money either on account of the purchase price or on account of damages, as Seller may elect. Formal tender of deed and tender or purchase money are waived. 16. NOTICES; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. Whenever a notice is to be given or a document is to be delivered to Seller hereunder, it shall be addressed or delivered to:

William J. Rhodunda, Jr., Esquire Rhodunda & Williams, LLC 1220 Market Street, Suite 701 Wilmington, DE, 19801 and whenever a notice is to be given or a document is to be delivered to Buyer hereunder, it shall be addressed or delivered to: Dr. C.T. Curry Board President New Moyer Board of Directors 1400 B Street Wilmington, DE 19801

All notices shall be in writing. An original, facsimile or photocopy of a document shall be effective when sent or delivered. A facsimile or photocopy of a signed offer, addendum, counter offer or written notice shall constitute an original signed document. In the case of facsimiles or photocopies, the parties further agree to promptly deliver or mail the document with original signatures to the other party. 17. SUCCESSION. This Agreement shall benefit and bind the parties hereto, their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. However, Buyer may not assign Buyers rights and interest under this Agreement without Sellers prior written consent. Seller will unreasonably withhold written consent, unless the Buyers assignee entity has the same ownership. 18. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY. Buyer and Seller understand this Agreement is not binding until signed by and delivered to all parties. 19. MISCELLANEOUS. a. Delaware law governs this Agreement.

b. The paragraph captions of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenient reference only and are not intended to limit or enlarge the substance of this Agreement. c. The singular forms Buyer and Seller are used in this Agreement solely as a convenience and are intended to include, anytime they are used, all parties who are buyers or sellers.

20. LEGAL RIGHTS AFFECTED. This Agreement substantially affects important legal rights. Buyer and Seller are entitled to consult attorneys of their choice prior to signing this Agreement. Buyer and Seller acknowledge: (a) the availability of arbitration to resolve disputes pursuant to the arbitration agreement set forth below; and (b) receipt of written material explaining the arbitration system.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seal the day and year first above written.

BUYER:

The New Maurice J. Moyer Academy, Inc

_________________________________ BY: ______________________________

WITNESS

Name: Title: SELLER:

The Reinvestment Fund

_________________________________ WITNESS BY: ______________________________ Name: Title:

New Moyer Maurice J. Moyer Academy, Inc. (New Moyer) Debt Service 600 and 611 E. 17th Street, Wilmington, DE (the Property)

New Moyer has a lease (the Lease) with Reinvestment II, LLC (REII) to use the school building and related facilities located at the Property. The Base Rent under the Lease is $25,000.00 a month REII currently owns the Property subject to a mortgage in favor of The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (TRF) TRF brought mortgage foreclosure proceedings against the Property and a Sheriffs Sale was conducted on July 9, 2013 There were no bidders at the Sheriffs Sale so TRF was deemed the successful bidder On August 19th, the Superior Court will confirm the Sheriffs Sale and a deed will be prepared and recorded transferring the Property to TRF All liens (i.e., mechanics liens, mortgages, etc.) will be wiped away following the transfer of the Property to TRF. New Moyer will continue to lease the Property pursuant to the Lease. Once TRF owns the Property, free and clear of all liens, it will be able to sell the Property to New Moyer. New Moyer will purchase the Property with a loan from K12, Inc. in the amount of $2,100,000 (the Loan). The term of the Loan is 5 years with monthly payments of approximately $14,150 based upon a 20 year amortization schedule. There is a balloon payment due at the end of the 5 year term. MONTHLY DEBT SERVICE UNDER LEASE o $25,000 (Monthly Lease Payment) MONTHLY DEBT SERVICE UNDER LOAN o $14,150 (Monthly Loan Payment)

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is made this 28s day of June, 2013, by and between THE NEW MAURICE J. MOYER ACADEMY, INC., a Delaware non-profit non-stock corporation Qrereinafter called "Tenant"), and REINVESTMENT II, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (rereinafter
called "Landlord').

RECITALS WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to a certain Amended and Restated Lease Agreement executed and delivered as ofOctober l5,20l2,but having an effective date ofAugust l, 2012 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the "Iase'), pursuant to which Tenant leases certain land located upon Tax Parcel Nos. 26-029.40-027 and 26-029.40-028, known as 600 and 611 E. 17th Street, Wilmington, Delaware, and the improvements thereon consisting oftwo school buildings and related facilities;and WHEREAS, the Lease term expires June 30,2013, and Landlord and Tenant desire to extend the term of said Lease for three (3) additional months, pursuant to all of the terms and conditions ofthe Lease as expressly modified hereby.
AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of ttre foregoing and of the mutual promises hereinafter contained, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree with each other as follows:
The Recitals above are a part of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly in defined this Agreement, terms defined in the Lease shall have the same meaning under this
Agreement.

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2. Tenant hereby represents and warrants that (a) it is a non-profit corporation duly organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) it has the power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to engage in the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Tenant, (d) the person signing this Agreement on behalf of Tenant has the necessary authority to do so, and (e) the execution and delivery of, and the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Lease, and the performance and observance of the terms and conditions thereof, have been duly authorizedby all necessary organizational action by and on behalf of Tenant.
The Tenant further represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default and no event which, with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing under the Lease.
The Term of the Lease is hereby extended for a further period of three (3) months, commencing July 7,2013, and expiring at 5:00 p.m. on September 30,2013, unless the Lease is sooner terminated in accordance with its terms.

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Except as expressly modified by this Agreement, the parties ratify and confirm each and every provision of the Lease all of which shall remain in full force and effect. The

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parties agree that the execution of this Agreement is not intended to and shall not cause or result in a novation with regard to the Lease.

6. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware as the same may be in effect from time to time. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall insure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and it shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of the persons required to bind any party, appear on more than one counterpart.
The parties agree that their respective signatures to this Agreement may be delivered by fax or .pdf. Any party who chooses to deliver its signature by fax or .pdf agrees to provide a counterpart of this Agreement with its inked signature to the other party, but the failure to deliver any such inked original signature shall in no way affect the validity, effectiveness or
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Modification Document for Middle School ELA Scope and Sequences Grade 6 Unit 1: Writing a Memoir 1 week Unit 2: Writing a Research Paper 2 weeks Unit 3: Writing to a Prompt 1 week Unit 4: Writing an Editorial 1 week Unit 5: Writing a Speech 1 week Unit 6: Writing a Business Letter 1 week Unit 7: Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay 2 weeks Unit 8: Writing a Character Sketch 1 week Unit 9: Grammar, Usage, Mechanics 1 week Unit 10: Literature: Lessons Learned 1 week Unit 11: Literature: Mostly Heroes 1 week Unit 12: Literature: The Prince and the Pauper 1 week Unit 13: Literature: Seasonal Change 1 week Unit 14: Literature: Curious Creatures 2 weeks Unit 15: Literature: Select a Novel (Optional) Unit 16: Literature: Stories from the Bible (Optional) Unit 17: Literature: Early American Lives 2 weeks Unit 18: Literature: Stories of Washington Irving 2 weeks Unit 19: Literature: Passing Moments 1 week Unit 20: Literature: Select a Novel (Optional) Unit 21: Literature: William Shakespeare (Optional) Unit 22: Literature: No Matter Where its Going 1 week Unit 23: Literature: Don Quixote 1 week Unit 24: Literature: I Didnt Know That 2 weeks Unit 25: Literature: Select a Novel (optional) Unit 26: Literature: Sherlock Holmes 1 week Unit 27: Literature: American Themes 2 weeks Unit 28: Literature: Paddle to the Sea 1 week Unit 29: Literature: Life Stories of the Young and the Brave 2 weeks Unit 30: Literature: Little Women 1 week Unit 31: Literature: American Tall Tales 1 week Unit 32: Select a Novel (Optional) Unit 33: Spelling 1 week

Modification Document for Middle School ELA Scope and Sequences Grade 7 Unit 1: Introduction to the Paragraph 2 weeks Unit 2: Personal Narrative 2 weeks Unit 3: Persuasive Essay 2 weeks Unit 4: Research Report 3 weeks Unit 5: Advertisement 1 week Unit 6: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics 1 week Unit 7: Literature: Lessons Learned2 weeks Unit 8: Literature: Animal Adventures 2 weeks Unit 9: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 10: Literature: Creative Lives 1 week Unit 11: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 12: Literature: Stories of Our Time 3 weeks Unit 13: Literature: To Everything there is a Season 2 weeks Unit 14: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 15: Literature: Twelfth Night 2 weeks Replace Twelfth Night with choice of: Man from the Other Side by: Orlev, Uri Broken Drum by: Edith Hemingway Other Bells for Us to Ring by: Robert Cormier Unit 16: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 17: Vocabulary 2 weeks

Grade 8 Unit 1: Letter to the Editor 2 weeks Unit 2: Research Report 2 weeks Unit 3: Propagandist Essay 2 weeks Unit 4: Cause and Effect Essay 3 weeks Unit 5: Fictional Narrative 2 weeks Unit 6: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics 1 week Unit 7: The Hearts Deep Core 2 week Unit 8: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 9: Literature: Narrative Poetry 1 week Unit 10: Literature: Scientists Life Stories 2 weeks Unit 11: Literature: Life Stories 2 weeks Unit 12: Literature: Whats Important? 2 weeks Unit 13: Literature: The Language of Poetry 1 week Unit 14: Literature: Advice and Instruction 2 weeks Unit 15: Literature: Select a Novel 2 week Unit 16: Literature: City 2 weeks Unit 17: Julius Caesar 2 weeks Unit 18: Literature: Select a Novel 2 weeks Unit 19: Vocabulary 1 week **When able to Select a Novel, the teacher should select among Lexile level appropriate non-fiction texts.

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Curriculum Scope & Sequence

School Moyer Academy Grade or Course _Grade 6: English/Language Arts
Theme or Big Idea Enduring Understandings

Teacher
Essential Questions

U n i t Order By unit title and/ or time COMPOSITION: Writing a Memoir

Learning Targets Content Standards, Grade Level Expectations, Proficiency Level Expectations, or Grade Cluster Benchmarks Writin g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

Why share personal experiences in writing? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing?

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3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and wellstructured event sequences. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication?

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frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes. Writin g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented. 3. Write narratives to develop real or

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COMPOSITION: Writing a Research Paper

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand.

What makes writing worth reading? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly?

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Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote

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others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics). Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes. Languag e Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.* Maintain consistency in style and tone.*

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COMPOSITIO N: Writing to a Prompt

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). 7. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. 8. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. 9. Compare and contrast one authors presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person). 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Writin g Write for a specific audience and purpose.

1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice).

How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow?

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reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) Languag e 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/ Writin g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/

Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand.

How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom?

COMPOSITION: Writing an Editorial

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to

What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? How do writers communicate What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow?

How do effective writers hook and hold their readers?

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cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

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confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes,

What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? What is the voice thing, anyway?

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COMPOSITION: Writing a Speech

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/ listener interest, and style.* Maintain consistency in style and tone.* Writin g

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented. 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.)

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand.

Why write? Why share personal experiences in writing? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom?

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editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Languag e

which help to personalize text.

COMPOSITION:

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/ parenthetical elements.* Spell correctly. Speaking & Listening

Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication?

4. Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. 5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information. 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating Writin g

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to

What makes writing flow? What makes writing easy

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Writing a Business Letter 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented. Languag e persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

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to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication?

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.* Maintain consistency in style

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COMPOSITION: Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay Writin g

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Write for a specific audience and purpose.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning?

What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate

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when writing. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/ parenthetical elements.* Spell correctly. Reading - Informational Text

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COMPOSITION: Writing a Character Sketch

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 9. Compare and contrast one authors presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on theWritin same person). g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions,

Write for a specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of

Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence) ? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing?

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information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented. help readers understand what is being communicate d. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

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10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Languag e

achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication?

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/ parenthetical elements.* Spell correctly.

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GRAMMAR, USAGE, and MECHANICS Punctuatio n Nouns Pronouns I Pronouns II Adjectives Verbs I Verbs II Verbs III Adverbs Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections I Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections II Languag e

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Demonstrate command of proper grammar conventions.

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive). Use intensive pronouns (e.g., m y s e l f , ourselves). Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.* Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).* Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.*

Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? How do writers communicate clearly? Why do we need grammar?

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and

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4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use common, gradeappropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often, however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Good readers employ strategies to help them understand text. Good readers may use many strategies that work, and they quickly try another one when the one they are using doesnt work. They not only know many different strategies, but they never get stuck in persisting with one that isnt working

What do you do when you do not understand everything in the text? What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand?

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/

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Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

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LITERATURE:

Lessons Learned Students analyze, compare, and creatively respond to a variety of works. The emphasis is on literary nonfiction. It will include a blend of literature (fiction, poetry, and drama. Students will read works of nonfiction, as well as read five novels (selected from a long list, such as: (Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, The People Could Fly, Sorry, Wrong Number, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas an American Slave)

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering Reading - Literature 3. Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. 5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. Speaking & Listening

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Humans relate to universal themes through story-telling

1. Engage effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning.

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts? What lies beneath the surface of this text? (In fiction: symbol and theme; in nonfiction texts: assumptions, biases, preconceptions)

Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.

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LITERATURE: Mostly Heroes Explore literary heroes around the world and describe their characteristics. Make inferences and draw conclusions based on evidence from the text

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Reading - Literature

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. Speaking & Listening

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What should we do when texts or authors disagree?

Good triumphs over evil

LITERATURE: Informational Text/Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas and American Slave

2. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, Reading - Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. 7. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video,

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective?

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contrasting what they see and hear when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch. Reading Literature 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Languag e

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LITERATURE: Poetry The Poetry of Robert Frost, Chicago Poems, I, Too, Sing America

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

What makes a book or story great? What is the relationship between popularity and greatness in literature? Is a good read always a great book? What makes a poem a poem?

LITERATURE: Informational Text/The Great Fire

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word Reading - Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas,

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What should we do when texts or authors disagree? What makes a book or story great? Is a good read always a great book?

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10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading - Informational Text They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

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LITERATURE: Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

8. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, Reading - Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What makes a book or story great? Is a good read always a great book?

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LITERATURE : Early American Lives Letter on Thomas Jefferson

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the range. Reading - Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan. (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts?

they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts?

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Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

LITERATURE : People Could Fly

Reading - Literature

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What makes a book or story great? Is a good read always a great book?

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complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

LITERATURE :

Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under Reading - Literature

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What makes a book or story great? Is a good read always a great book?

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dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end Speaking & Listening 1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

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Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under

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LITERATURE : Sherlock Holmes

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Reading - Literature

LITERATURE : Wrong Number

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with Reading - Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed. Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective?

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective?

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LITERATURE : Little Women

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Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Reading - Literature

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 3. Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective?

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Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

LITERATURE : American Tall Tales

Reading - Literature

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. 3. Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexityReading band proficiently, with Literature 1. Cite textual evidence to support

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective?

LITERATURE : The Dark is Rising

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define

Sometimes the author makes his/her meaning plain; often however, a

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle

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of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Languag e 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

vocabulary words in context.

SPELLING: Units 1-36

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning. Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.

or perspective?

How do writers communicate clearly?

Spell correctly.

HS Poetry Unit Culminating Transfer of Learning Tasks Adapted from the NY Department of Education released Model CCSS Curriculum

The projects below should be introduced to students after the first week of the unit. In this way, students can work on their projects as they work through the unit. Provide each student with a folder. In this folder students will keep all their notes, drafts, poems, research, etc. that will be used for the final project. The following culminating projects provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning in a variety of ways. Option 1: For students who wish to write their own poetry (or song lyrics): Create a poem anthology consisting of 8-12 original poems (or songs). Challenge the students to think about an overarching theme or strand (for example love poems, or poems about school, family, etc,) that relates to all the poems in some way. The Poetry anthology must include a title for the collection of poems, an introduction, dedication, a table of contents, and a short bio of the student- author. *To be graded against the Narrative Writing Rubric Option 2: For students who wish to analyze and collect the poems of others Select 8-12 poems to include in a poetry anthology. For this project, the students will act as editors. They will select the poems based on a specific theme or strand that appeals to them. Each poem that is selected for the anthology must be accompanied by an explanation as to why this poem is being included in the collection. The explanation should state why this poem is of particular appeal to the student and how it fits with the other poems in the collection. Students will need to determine a title for the collection, an introduction, dedication, table of contents, and a short bio of the student-editor. Students will select 2 poems from their anthology to compare and contrast the authors meaning and literary device choice, fully detailing the effect of authors choice on the meaning of the poem. *To be graded against the Explanatory Writing Rubric Option 3: For students who wish to analyze a collection of poems by one poet Select 8-12 poems written by the same poet to include in an anthology. For this project the students will act as editors. Each poem that is selected for the anthology must be accompanied by an explanation as to why this poem is being included in the collection. The explanation should state why this poem is of particular appeal to the student and how it fits with the other poems in the collection. Students will need to determine a title for the collection, an introduction, dedication, table of contents, and a short bio of the student-editor. Students will select 2 poems from their anthology to compare and contrast the authors meaning and literary device choice, fully detailing the effect of authors choice on the meaning of the poem. *To be graded against the Explanatory Writing Rubric

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Curriculum Scope & Sequence

School_Moyer Academy Grade or Course: Grade 7: Intermediate Lit/Lang Skills A
Theme or Big Idea Enduring Understandings

Teacher
Essential Questions

Unit Order By unit title and/ or time frame COMPOSITION: Introduction to the Paragraph

Learning Targets Content Standards, Grade Level Expectations, Proficiency Level Expectations, or Grade Cluster Benchmarks Writin g 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Languag e

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and nonuse of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

Why write? What if writing didnt exist? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best

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conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly?

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly.

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general

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Writin g

Write for specific audience and purpose.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and wellstructured event sequences.

Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/ or characters. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and nonuse of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

Why share personal experiences in writing? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought?

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editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Languag e

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Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication ?

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly.

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important Writin g 1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence. Establish and maintain a

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.

To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing

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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Languag e

readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

follow ? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly?

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships

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modifiers. *

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly.

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Reading Informational Text

7. Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each mediums portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).

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9. Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. Speaking & Listening

3. Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the Writin g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and nonuse of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and

Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? What am I trying to achieve through my writing?

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inform about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. text.

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writing he/she does? How do writers communicate clearly?

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

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credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Languag e

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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell

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Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Reading Informational Text

1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. 5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

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6. Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others. 9. Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. Writin g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. 2d. Use precise language and domain- specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources. 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Languag e

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COMPOSITION: Advertisement

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and nonuse of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? Where do ideas for writing come from? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the

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and usage when writing or speaking.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication ?

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly.

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

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GRAMMAR, USAGE, and MECHANICS The Sentence Nouns and Pronouns Verbs and Complements Adjectives and Adverbs Other Parts of

respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Speaking & Listening

4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. 5. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points. 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating Languag e 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Demonstrate command of proper grammar conventions.

Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships

How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication ? Why do we need grammar?

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Sentence Structure

Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

LITERATUR E UNIT: Informational text/ Travels with Charlie

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly. Reading Literature Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Writin g

Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? How do I know? What is the gist? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do I know I am getting the point and not merely imposing my views and experience?

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reflection, and research.

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Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history).

Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed.

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LITERATUR E UNIT:

2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the Reading Informational Text 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. 5. Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her opinion from that of others. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Writin g 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find that meaning.

Freedom Walker: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What should we do when texts or authors disagree? What is the author saying? How do I know? What is the gist? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do I know I am getting the point and not merely imposing my views and experience?

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reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims). Speaking & Listening

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1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue

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specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. Reading Literature 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Literature 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 7. Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in film). 9. Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

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LITERATURE UNIT: Poetry/O Captain! My Captain, Paul Reveres Ride, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

LITERATURE UNIT: Life Stories: Creative Lives

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do texts about other ages, genders, nationalities, races, religions, and disabilities tell experiences similar to mine?

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Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and

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5. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points. 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. Writin g 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter Reading Literature 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Literature Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

LITERATURE UNIT: T he Diary of Anne Frank

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

LITERATUR E UNIT: Stories of Our Time

1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? whose From viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author

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text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Writin g

saying? How do I know? What is the gist? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do I know I am getting the point and not merely imposing my views and experience?

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history). Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others

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having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

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2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and Reading Literature 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

LITERATURE UNIT: To Everything There is a Season

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? How do I know? What is the gist?

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alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. 5. Analyze how a dramas or poems form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning. 7. Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in film). 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Writin g

What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do I know I am getting the point and not merely imposing my views and experience?

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history). Languag e

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word

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Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.

2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and

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LITERATURE UNIT: The Dragon Wakes

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Reading Literature

LITERATUR E UNIT: A Wrinkle in Time

1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Literature 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 5. Analyze how a dramas or poems form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning. 6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. 7. Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film). 10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 68

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

Great literature provides rich and timeless insights into the key themes, dilemmas, and challenges that we face. They present complex stories in which the inner and outer lives of human beings are revealed.

From whose viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? whose From viewpoint are we reading? What is the authors angle or perspective? What is the author saying? How do I know? What is the gist? What is the main idea? How do I read between the lines? How do I know I am getting the point and not merely imposing my views and experience?

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Writin g 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history). Speaking & Listening

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1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others questions and comments with relevant

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VOCABULARY Numbers All or Nothing More or Less Before and After Creativity Travel

warranted, modify their own views.

2. Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency Languag of the e 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context.

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use common, gradeappropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the

Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often, however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Good readers employ strategies to help them understand text. Good readers may use many strategies that work, and they quickly try another one when the one they are using doesnt work. They not only know many different strategies, but they never get stuck in persisting with one that isnt working

What do you do when you do not understand everything in the text? What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand?

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(e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

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5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).

6. Acquire and use accurately grade- appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when

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Curriculum Scope & Sequence

School_Moyer Academy_Grade or Course: 8th grade: Intermediate Lit/Lang Skills B Teacher

Unit Order
By unit title and/ or time frame

Learning Targets
Content Standards, Grade Level Expectations, Proficiency Level Expectations, or Grade Cluster Benchmarks

Theme or Big Idea

Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions

COMPOSITION: Letter to the Editor

Writin g

1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience?

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editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or tw0). Languag e

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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use punctuation (comma,

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correctly. 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

COMPOSITION: Research Report

Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Writin g

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.

How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What am I trying to achieve through my

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about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.

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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and

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10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or tw0). Languag e

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. Spell correctly. 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Reading Informational Text

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). 5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. 6. Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others. 8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 9. Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or

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COMPOSITION: Propagandist Essay

2. Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. Writin g 1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.)

Why write? What if writing didnt exist? Why share personal experiences in writing? To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best

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editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or tw0). Languag e

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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication ? What is the voice thing, anyway? Why do we need grammar?

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use punctuation (comma,

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COMPOSITION: Cause and Effect Essay

correctly. 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Speaking & Listening

3. Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation 5. Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen Writinclaims and g 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas,

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway

How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings?

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information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language and domain- specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Establish and maintain a formal style. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

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4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and

What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? What is the relationship between reader and writer? How do writers communicate clearly?

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collaborate with others.

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7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. 8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or tw0). Languag e

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English

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Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. Spell correctly. 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Reading Informational Text

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). 5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

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author distinguishes his or her position from that of others. 8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 9. Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. Speaking & Listening

2. Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. 3. Delineate a speakers argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. 5. Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

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COMPOSITION: Fictional Narrative

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English when indicated or appropriate. Writin g 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and wellstructured event sequences.

Write for specific audience and purpose.

Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Audience and purpose (e.g., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (e.g., style, tone, word choice). Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression (e.g., satire, irony) require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. A writer selects a form based on his purpose. A writers point of view is influenced by his experience. Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

Why share personal experiences in writing? How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she

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approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or tw0). Languag e

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Use an ellipsis to indicate

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3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to Languag e

GRAMMAR, USAGE, and MECHANICS : Parts of Speech

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Demonstrate command of proper grammar conventions.

Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.

Kinds of Complements Phrases Verbals and Verbal Phrases

Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.*

How do writers communicate clearly? To what extent do conventions of language impact communication ?

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause

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3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Reading Literature Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension . A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ?

LITERATURE: The Hearts Deep Core

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

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reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Writin g

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

Come to discussions

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LITERATURE: Poetry/ Alice Through the Looking Glass, Twelfth Song of Thunder, The Road Not Taken, The Song of the Wandering Aengus, The Book of Questions

draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the Reading Literature

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts?

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willful, firm, persistent, resolute). Writin g

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

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individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension . A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

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LITERATURE: Scientists: Life Stories

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through

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10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Writin g

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly

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text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature

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LITERATURE: Life Stories

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone,

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts? Whats new and whats old here? Have we run across this idea before? So what? What does it matter?

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or allusions to other texts.

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6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Writin g

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and wellstructured event sequences.

Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the

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Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward

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individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension . A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

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LITERATURE: Whats Important?

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts? Whats new and whats old here? Have we run across this idea before? So what? What does it matter?

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suspense or humor.

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10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Writin g

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such

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rendered new).

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10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

LITERATURE: A Night to Remember

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate

Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding

What do good readers do? What do they do when they

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text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Languag e

comprehension.

a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning.

understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts?

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Interpret figures of speech

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particular words to better understand each of the words. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute). Writin g

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9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clear

Come to discussions prepared,

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text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature

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LITERATURE: Air Raid-Pearl Harbor

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone,

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ he meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts? Whats new and whats old here? Have we run across this idea before? So what? What does it matter?

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or allusions to other texts.

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6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Writin g

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new).

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) Speaking & Listening

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics,

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LITERATURE UNIT:

Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decisionmaking, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Reading Literature

And One for All

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band Reading Informational Text 1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

LITERATURE: Underground Man

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension.

A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning.

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I read different types of texts? What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand?

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drawn from the text.

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LITERATURE: Flowers for Algernan

2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. 6. Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 68 text complexity band independently and Reading Literature 3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. 4. Determine the meaning of words and

Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

How should I read different types of texts? Whats new and whats old here? Have we run across this idea before? So what? What does it matter?

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography,

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I

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phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 5. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. 6.Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 7. Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors. 9. Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Reading Literature 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning.

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LITERATURE: The Dark is Rising

texts? Whats new and whats old here? Have we run across this idea before? So what? What does it matter?

Differentiate between different types of texts and demonstrate comprehension .

Different types of texts (e.g., narrative, mystery, biography, expository, persuasive) have different structures. Understanding a texts structure helps a reader better understand its meaning. A good story has a pattern or plan. Sometimes the author makes his/

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? How do texts differ? How should I

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10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Languag e 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. meaning plain; often however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Learn new vocabulary words to be used in writing as well as learn how to define vocabulary words in context. Good readers may use many strategies that work, and they quickly try another one when the one they are using doesnt work. They not only know many different strategies, but they never get stuck in persisting with one that isnt working Sometimes the author makes his/ her meaning plain; often, however, a reader must dig beneath the surface of the text to find the meaning. Good readers employ strategies to help them understand text. A writers word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which help to personalize text.

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texts?

VOCABULARY STRAND Unit 1: Motion Unit 2: Position Unit 3: Joining Unit 4: Separation

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

What do good readers do? What do they do when they do not understand? What do you do when you do not understand everything in the text?

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Interpret figures of speech

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particular words to better understand each of the words. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

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6. Acquire and use accurately gradeappropriate general academic and domain- specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

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Score of 4
The writing makes effective use of available resources skillfully/effectively supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing addresses all aspects of the writing task with a tightly focused response skillfully develops the claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying sufficient and relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audiences knowledge level and concerns The writing effectively introduces precise claim(s); distinguishes the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims effectively creates an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaim(s), reasons, and evidence skillfully uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims provides an effective concluding statement or section that follows from and skillfully supports the argument presented
Reading/Research 2 ___ = ___

Score of 3
The writing makes adequate use of available resources supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing addresses the writing task with a focused response develops the claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying sufficient and relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audiences knowledge level and concerns The writing introduces precise claim(s); distinguishes the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims creates an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaim(s), reasons, and evidence uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims provides a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented

Score of 2
The writing makes limited use of available resources inconsistently supports an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing addresses the writing task with an inconsistent focus inconsistently develops the claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying sufficient and relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audiences knowledge level and concerns The writing introduces the claim(s); however, may fail to distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claim(s) has a progression of ideas that may lack cohesion (ideas may be rambling and/or repetitive) inconsistently uses words, phrases, and/or clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims provides a sense of closure

Score of 1
The writing makes inadequate use of available resources fails to support an opinion with relevant and sufficient facts and details from resources with accuracy attempts to use credible sources* The writing attempts to address the writing task but lacks focus attempts to establish a claim or proposal supports claim(s) using evidence that is insufficient and/or irrelevant

Development 3 ___ = ___

The writing identifies the claim(s) has little or no evidence of purposeful organization

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Score of 4
Language/Conventions 1 ___ = ___

Score of 3
The writing demonstrates a command of standard English conventions; errors do not interfere with understanding employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are generally complete with sufficient variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

Score of 2
The writing demonstrates a limited and/or inconsistent command of standard English conventions; errors may interfere with understanding inconsistently employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has some sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with several errors*

Score of 1
The writing demonstrates a weak command of standard English conventions; errors interfere with understanding employs language and tone that are inappropriate to audience and purpose has frequent and severe sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with significant errors*

The writing demonstrates an exemplary command of standard English conventions skillfully employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are skillfully constructed with appropriate variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

* If applicable

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Informational or Explanatory Text-Based Writing Rubric Grades 910

Score of 4 The writing makes effective use of available resources effectively uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy effectively uses credible sources* The writing addresses all aspects of the writing task with a tightly focused and detailed response skillfully develops the topic using wellchosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audiences knowledge of the topic The writing effectively introduces the topic effectively organizes complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions effectively uses appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts provides an effective concluding statement or a section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic)
Reading/ Research 2 ___ = ___

Score of 3 The writing makes adequate use of available resources uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing addresses the writing task with a focused response develops the topic using well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audiences knowledge of the topic The writing introduces the topic organizes complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions uses appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts provides a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic)

Score of 2 The writing makes limited use of available resources inconsistently uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing addresses the writing task with an inconsistent focus inconsistently develops the topic using well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audiences knowledge of the topic The writing introduces the topic organizes ideas, concepts, and information in a manner that may lack cohesion (ideas may be rambling and/ or repetitive) inconsistently uses appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts provides a concluding statement or section

Score of 1 The writing makes inadequate use of available resources fails to use relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy attempts to use credible sources* The writing attempts to address the writing task but lacks focus develops the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples that are irrelevant and/or insufficient

Development 3 ___ = ___

The writing identifies the topic has little or no evidence of purposeful organization

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Score of 4 The writing demonstrates an exemplary command of standard English conventions skillfully employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are skillfully constructed with appropriate variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

Score of 3 The writing demonstrates a command of standard English conventions; errors do not interfere with understanding employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are generally complete with sufficient variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

Score of 2 The writing demonstrates a limited and/or inconsistent command of standard English conventions; errors may interfere with understanding inconsistently employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has some sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with several errors*

Score of 1 The writing demonstrates a weak command of standard English conventions; errors interfere with understanding employs language and tone that are inappropriate to audience and purpose has frequent and severe sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with significant errors*

* If applicable

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Narrative Text-Based Writing Rubric Grades 910

Score of 4
The writing makes effective use of available resources effectively uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy effectively uses credible sources* The writing skillfully develops real or imagined experiences or events using wellchosen details skillfully uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters skillfully uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/ or characters The writing skillfully engages and orients the reader by setting out a situation or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and, when appropriate, introducing a narrator and/or characters skillfully uses a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole skillfully creates a smooth progression of experiences or events skillfully provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative
Reading/ Research 2 ___ = ___

Score of 3
The writing makes adequate use of available resources uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing develops real or imagined experiences or events using wellchosen details uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/ or characters The writing engages and orients the reader by setting out a situation or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and, when appropriate, introducing a narrator and/or characters uses a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole creates a smooth progression of experiences or events provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative

Score of 2
The writing makes limited use of available resources inconsistently uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing develops real or imagined experiences or events using insufficient details inconsistently uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters inconsistently uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters The writing inconsistently engages and orients the reader by ineffectively setting out a situation or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and, when appropriate, introducing a narrator and/or characters inconsistently uses a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole has a progression of experiences or events that may lack cohesion provides a conclusion that ineffectively follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative

Score of 1
The writing makes inadequate use of available resources fails to use relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy attempts to use credible sources* The writing develops real or imagined experiences or events using little or no detail uses few, if any, narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection. and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses few, if any, precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters The writing fails to engage and orient the reader by ineffectively setting out a situation or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and, when appropriate, introducing a narrator and/or characters fails to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole may lack a clear progression of experiences or events may lack a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative

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Development 3 ___ = ___

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Score of 4
The writing demonstrates an exemplary command of standard English conventions skillfully employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are skillfully constructed with appropriate variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

Score of 3
The writing demonstrates a command of standard English conventions; errors do not interfere with understanding employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has sentences that are generally complete with sufficient variety in length and structure follows standard format for citation with few errors*

Score of 2
The writing demonstrates a limited and/or inconsistent command of standard English conventions; errors may interfere with understanding inconsistently employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose has some sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with several errors*

Score of 1
The writing demonstrates a weak command of standard English conventions; errors interfere with understanding employs language and tone that are inappropriate to audience and purpose has frequent and severe sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety follows standard format for citation with significant errors*

* If applicable

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HS Fiction Literature Unit Culminating Transfer of Learning Tasks Adapted from the NY Department of Education released Model CCSS Curriculum A Days Wait by Ernest Hemingway He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move. Whats the matter, Schatz (a German term of endearment)? Ive got a headache. You better go back to bed. Im all right. When the doctor came he took the boys temperature. What is it? I asked him. One hundred and two. Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. One was to bring down the fever, another a pain killer, the third to overcome an acid condition. The germs of influenza only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light strain of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia. Back in the room I wrote the boys temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules. Do you want me to read to you? All right. If you want to, said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached from what was going on. I read aloud from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates; but I could see he was not following what I was reading. How do you feel, Schatz? I asked him. Just the same, so far, he said. I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely. Why dont you try to go to sleep? Ill wake you up for the medicine. Id rather stay awake. After awhile he said to me, You dont have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.

It doesnt bother me. No. I mean you dont have to stay if its going to bother you. I thought perhaps he was a little light-headed and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven oclock I went out for awhile. It was a bright, cold day, the ground covered with a sleet that had frozen so that it seemed as if all the bare trees, the bushes, the cut brush and all the grass and the bare ground had been varnished with ice. I took the young Irish setter for a little walk up the road and along a frozen creek, but it was difficult to stand or walk on the glassy surface and the red dog slipped and slithered and I fell twice, hard, once dropping my gun and having it slide away over the ice. We flushed a covey of quail under a high clay bank with overhanging brush and I killed two as they went out of sight over the top of the bank. Some of the covey lit in trees but most of them scattered into brush piles and it was necessary to jump on the ice-coated mounds of brush several times before they would flush. Coming out while you were poised unsteadily on the icy, springy brush they made difficult shooting, and I killed two, missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day. At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room. You cant come in, he said. You mustnt get what I have. I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed by the fever, staring still, as he had stared at the foot of the bed. I took his temperature. What is it? Something like a hundred, I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths. It was a hundred and two, he said. Who said so? The doctor. Your temperature is all right, I said. Its nothing to worry about. I dont worry, he said, but I cant keep from thinking. Dont think, I said. Just take it easy. Im taking it easy, he said and looked straight ahead. He was evidently holding tight on to himself about something. Take this with water. Do you think it will do any good? Of course it will.

I sat down and opened the Pirate book and commenced to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped. About what time do you think Im going to die? he asked. What? About how long will it be before I die? You arent going to die. Whats the matter with you? Oh, yes, I am. I heard him say a hundred and two. People dont die with a fever of one hundred and two. Thats a silly way to talk. I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you cant live with forty-four degrees. Ive got a hundred and two. He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine oclock in the morning. You poor Schatz, I said. Poor old Schatz. Its like miles and kilometers. You arent going to die. They use a different thermometer. On that thermometer, thirty-seven is normal. They measure heat using Celsius. We use Fahrenheit. On this kind its ninety-eight. Are you sure? Absolutely, I said. Its like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in a car? Oh, he said. But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.

Understanding the Story 1. This story is most likely a. Realistic Fiction b. Science Fiction c. Fairy Tale d. Fantasy 2. I know this is the genre because: ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who is the narrator? a. the boy b. the boys father c. third-person d. third-person omniscient 4. What is the boys temperature when the doctor takes it? a. 98.6 degrees b. 102 degrees c. 104 degrees d. 105 degrees 5. To what does the father compare the different temperature scales? a. miles and kilometers b. yards and meters c. grams and pounds d. feet and inches 6. By the father calling the boy Schatz, we can tell a. The father gets angry often at the boy b. He is making a play on words and calling him Schatz because hes sick and needs shots c. Schatz must be a shortened version of the boys full name d. He is very affectionate toward the boy 7. The doctors reaction to the boys condition can best be described as a. unconcerned b. annoyed c. slightly worried d. panicked 8. The boys concern about his temperature indicates that he thinks that 102 degrees is a. far below normal b. far above normal c. normal d. slightly above normal 9. The reactions of the boy and the father to the illness are different in that a. The father is extremely worried and the boy is relaxed b. The father is not worried at all and the boy is slightly worried c. The father is slightly worried and the boy is slightly worried d. The father is slightly worried and the boy is extremely worried

10. Which of these best describe what the boy feels during this day? a. sick and sleepy b. happy and content c. rejected and hurt d. fear and anxiety 11. The fact that the father leaves the boy and goes hunting shows that the father a. does not think his sons condition is serious b. is a self-absorbed and neglectful parent c. cannot stand to be in the boys presence d. is more attached to his dog than to his son 12. Why is it important that the boy wouldnt let anyone in to see him? a. It shows that the illness is making him angry and mean b. It shows that he believes his sickness is more serious than it is c. It shows that he is feeling sorry for himself and doesnt want people to see him cry d. It shows that he is embarrassed from his sickness 13. When the father tells the boy to take his medicine, the boy replies, Do you think it will help? What does this tell us about the boy? a. He doesnt like to take the medicine b. He doesnt believe that he can be cured c. He doesnt think that he is sick d. He is untrusting of the doctor and his medicine 14. How can the fathers reaction to his sons concern best be described? a. impatient b. angry c. frustrated d. understanding 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph of the story? a. The boys health got better but he was still upset about the thought of dying b. The boys health continued to get worse c. The boys health got better and he was in a much better mood d. The boys health only got a little better, but he was still really sick 16. The author probably wrote this story to a. Explain how to take care of someone when they are sick b. Show the impact that influenza can have on a family c. Persuade readers not to jump to conclusions d. Display the bravery of a boy who thought he was much sicker than he really was Understanding Story Elements 17. The exposition of a story introduces the reader to 2-3 parts of the story. What are these three things that you can find in the exposition? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

18. How does the setting of the story add to the OVERALL mood of the story? a. The sunny day emphasizes happiness and new life b. The sunny day emphasizes pain c. Winter emphasizes cold and death d. Winter emphasizes freshness and rebirth 19. What is the MAIN internal conflict in this story? a. The boy and the father disagree as to how sick the boy is b. The father is struggling to understand his sons behavior when hes sick c. The boy is trying to fight off influenza d. The father disagrees with the doctors diagnosis and recommendation 20. Which type of conflicts are each of the examples below? a. The boy is afraid of death: -Intrinsic Conflict OR Extrinsic Conflict -Man vs. Man OR Man vs. Self b. The boy is trying to fight off influenza -Intrinsic Conflict OR Extrinsic Conflict -Man vs. Man OR Man vs. Self

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c. The father disagrees with the doctors diagnosis and recommendation -Intrinsic Conflict OR Extrinsic Conflict -Man vs. Man OR Man vs. Self OR 21. How does the personality of the boy affect the conflict of the story? a. His openness allows him and his father to get along b. His anger and resentment prevent him and his father from getting along c. His passion allows him to battle influenza d. His strong will prevents his father from knowing why hes so upset

Man vs. Nature

22. When the boy says hed rather stay awake and that his father didnt have to stay in the bedroom with him if it bothered him, this is a good example of rising action because: a. It builds the tension up around the main conflict b. It shows the reader what the main conflict is c. It introduces the characters to the reader d. It lets the reader know how the conflict will probably be resolved 23. When the boy asks his father, What time am I going to die? This is most likely part of the: a. Rising action b. Climax c. Falling action d. Resolution 23b. I know this because: ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

Refer to the marked-off part of the story for question # 24 24. What is the mood of this part of the story? a. Anger b. Amusement c. Fear d. Sadness 25. What is the mood during the resolution of the story? a. Relief b. Somber c. Anger d. Excitement 26. What is a theme you could learn from what the father experienced? a. You should always listen to your parents because they take care of you b. You should always trust your instincts c. You shouldnt believe everything you hear from your friends d. Just because people say theyre fine doesnt mean theyre really okay 27. How was this theme learned in the story? a. A misunderstanding between main characters b. A falling out between the main characters changes their relationship c. The main character changes after a major life event d. The main character makes a huge mistake and gets into trouble Analyzing and Interpreting the Story 28. How did the point-of-view of this story make it more interesting? a. It gave the readers a better understanding of the boys emotions b. It allowed us to see what everyone was doing and thinking c. It made it more suspenseful for the readers and allowed the end to be a surprise d. It allowed the reader to visualize the setting and what was going on 30. How does the boy show bravery? a. he tells his father that he is afraid of dying b. he never says that he is afraid of dying c. he says he doesnt want to take the medicine d. he takes the medicine even though he doesnt like it 31. What is the best example of irony from this story? a. When the boy explains that he thinks hes going to die b. When the father ends up finding a covey of quail c. When the doctor explains that the boys temperature is 102 d. When the boy refuses to let anyone into his room 32. What type of irony is displayed in the question above? a. verbal b. situational c. dramatic

33. Why didnt the boy tell his father what he was thinking until the very end? a. He wanted to be strong in front of his father b. He and his father didnt get along very well c. He was scared that his father would be angry with him d. He didnt want his father to know that he was dying 34. How will this experience most likely affect the relationship between the father and son? a. The boy will not trust his father as much b. The father will not believe his son as often c. The father will have someone else take care of the boy when hes sick d. The boy will open up more to his father 35. Which of these text-to-self connections would MOST help you understand the story better? a. Thinking of a time when you were sick and someone took care of you b. Thinking of a time when you were really scared and it turned out to be for no reason c. Thinking of a time when you went outside in the winter and slipped on some ice d. Thinking of a time when you made a mistake and got teased for it

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Semester A: Unit 1: Numbers, Expressions, and Equations A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include Expressions and Equations

Numbers can be represented in multiple ways. Properties of real numbers allow complicated expressions to be rewritten in simpler ways. The same operations can be applied in problem situations that seem quite different from one another. Being able to compute fluently means making smart choices about which tools to use and when to use them. Rules of arithmetic and algebra can be used together with notions of equivalence to transform equations so solutions can be found. Inverse operations allow computations to be undone.

How can algebraic expressions and equations be represented? How are key words in word problems used to determine the expression, equation, or operation used to solve the problem? What are the properties of real numbers? How are these properties applied to simplify, rewrite, or compare expressions?

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Semester A: Unit 2: Linear Equations and Systems

equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. 4. Rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest, using the same reasoning as in solving equations. For example, rearrange Ohms law V =IR to highlight resistance R. A-REI Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning 1.Explain each step in solving a simple equation as following from the equality of numbers asserted at the previous step, starting from the assumption that the original equation has a solution. Construct a viable argument to justify a solution method. Solve equations and inequalities in one variable 3. Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including equations with coefficients represented by letters. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions Linear Equations and Systems A linear equation represents a proportion relationship between What is the relationship between solving an equation graphically and

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that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. 3. Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost two variables. A system of linear equations can be solved by identifying the point where the lines intersect. algebraically? How do you solve a system of equations? How are linear models used to represent realworld situations?

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constraints on combinations of different foods. A-REI Solve systems of equations 5. Prove that, given a system of two equations in two variables, replacing one equation by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other produces a system with the same solutions. 6. Solve systems of linear equations exactly and approximately (e.g., with graphs), focusing on pairs of linear equations in two variables. Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line). F-IF Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context 4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and

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sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. 6. Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a specified interval. Estimate the rate of change from a graph. Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated

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cases. a. Graph linear and quadratic functions and show intercepts, maxima, and minima. S-ID Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables 6. Represent data on two quantitative variables on a scatter plot, and describe how the variables are related. a. Fit a function to the data; use functions fitted to data to solve problems in the context of the data. Use given functions or choose a function suggested by the context. Emphasize linear, quadratic, and exponential models. b. Informally assess the fit of a function by plotting and analyzing residuals. c. Fit a linear function for a scatter plot that suggests a linear association. Interpret linear models 7. Interpret the slope (rate of change) and the intercept (constant term) of a linear model in the context of the data. F-LE Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models

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Semester A: Unit 3: Functions

2. Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences, given a graph, a description of a relationship, or two inputoutput pairs (include reading these from a table). Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model 5. Interpret the parameters in a linear or exponential function in terms of a context. F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and Functions Change is fundamental to understanding functions. A function is a special kind of relation in How do you determine if a relation is a function? How are the domain

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inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. 3. Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods. Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which

which the value of one variable depends on the value of another variable. Functions are used to represent the relationship between unknown quantities. Graphs are visual representations of functions/numerical relationships.

and range related in graphical and algebraic representations of a function? What are unique features of piecewise functions, and how does this relate to their graphs? How do functions model real-world phenomena?

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could be a line). F-IF Understand the concept of a function and use function notation 1. Understand that a function from one set (called the domain) to another set (called the range) assigns to each element of the domain exactly one element of the range. If f is a function and x is an element of its domain, then f(x) denotes the output of f corresponding to the input x. The graph of f is the graph of the equation y = f(x). 2. Use function notation, evaluate functions for inputs in their domains, and interpret statements that use function notation in terms of a context. Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context 4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features

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include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases. b. Graph square root, cube root, and piecewisedefined functions, including step functions and absolute value functions. 9. Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically,

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graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions). For example, given a graph of one quadratic function and an algebraic expression for another, say which has the larger maximum. F-BF Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities 1.Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities. a. Determine an explicit expression, a recursive process, or steps for calculation from a context. b. Combine standard function types using arithmetic operations. For example, build a function that models the temperature of a cooling body by adding a constant function to a decaying exponential, and relate these functions to the model. c. (+) Compose functions. For example, if T(y) is the temperature in the atmosphere as a function of height, and h(t) is the height of a weather balloon as a function of time, then T(h(t)) is the temperature at the location of the weather balloon as a function of time.

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Semester A: Unit 4: Inequalities

Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. 4. Find inverse functions. a. Solve an equation of the form f(x) = c for a simple function f that has an inverse and write an expression for the inverse. For example, f(x) =2 x3 or f(x) = (x+1)/(x1) for x 1. b. (+) Verify by composition that one function is the inverse of another. c. (+) Read values of an inverse function from a graph or a table, given that the function has an inverse. d. (+) Produce an invertible function from a non-invertible function by restricting the domain. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions Inequalities Rules of arithmetic and algebra can be used together with notions How are solving inequalities similar and different from

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1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. 3. Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods. A-REI of equivalence to transform inequalities so solutions can be found. Inverse operations allow computations to be undone. solving equations? How are inequalities used to model realworld situations? How are the graphs of systems of inequalities different from the graphs of systems of linear equations?

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Semester A: Unit 5: Polynomials and Power Functions Polynomials and Power Functions

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 12. Graph the solutions to a linear inequality in two variables as a half-plane (excluding the boundary in the case of a strict inequality), and graph the solution set to a system of linear inequalities in two variables as the intersection of the corresponding half-planes. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). A-APR Perform arithmetic operations on Polynomials are a sum of terms involving nonnegative integer powers of a variable. Expressions can be rewritten using number properties to identify relationships. How are polynomials added, subtracted, multiplied, divided, and factored?

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polynomials 1.Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials. Use polynomial identities to solve problems 4. Prove polynomial identities and use them to describe numerical relationships. For example, the polynomial identity (x2 + y2)2 = (x2 y2)2 + (2xy)2 can be used to generate Pythagorean triples. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. A-REI Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often

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forming a curve (which could be a line). F-IF Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context 4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. F-BF Build new functions

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Semester A: Unit 6: Rational Equations Rational Equations

from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). A-APR Expressions can be rewritten using number properties to identify relationships. Graphs are visual representations of functions/numerical relationships. Division by zero is undefined; therefore the domain is restricted in some rational expressions. How is factoring used to solve rational equations? When is it necessary for the domain to be restricted in a rational equation? What is the relationship between a rational equation and its graph?

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Rewrite rational expressions 6. Rewrite simple rational expressions in different forms; write a(x)/b(x) in the form q(x) + r(x)/b(x), where a(x), b(x), q(x), and r(x) are polynomials with the degree of r(x) less than the degree of b(x), using inspection, long division, or, for the more complicated examples, a computer algebra system. 7. (+) Understand that rational expressions form a system analogous to the rational numbers, closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by a nonzero rational expression; add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. 3. Represent constraints by equations or inequalities,

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and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods. A-REI Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning 2. Solve simple rational and radical equations in one variable, and give examples showing how extraneous solutions may arise. F-IF Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases. d. (+) Graph rational functions, identifying zeros and asymptotes when suitable factorizations are available, and showing end behavior.

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Semester A: Unit 7: Radicals and Complex Numbers Radicals and Complex Numbers

F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. N-RN Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents. 1. Explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer exponents to those values, allowing for a notation for radicals in terms of rational exponents. For example, we define 51/3 to be the cube root of 5 because we want (51/3)3 = 5(1/3)3 to hold, so (51/3)3 must equal 5. 2. Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents. Radicals are inverse operations of exponents. Complex numbers contain the imaginary number i, equal to the square root of -1. How are inverse operations used to solve radical equations? How are operations and properties with complex numbers different than operations and properties with real numbers?

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N-CN Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers 1. Know there is a complex number i such that i2 = 1, and every complex number has the form a + bi with a and b real. 2. Use the relation i2 = 1 and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties to add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers. Represent complex numbers and their operations on the complex plane. 4. (+) Represent complex numbers on the complex plane in rectangular and polar form (including real and imaginary numbers), and explain why the rectangular and polar forms of a given complex number represent the same number. 5. (+) Represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, and conjugation of complex numbers geometrically on the complex plane; use properties of this representation for computation. For example, (1 + 3 i)3 = 8 because ( 1 + 3 i) has modulus 2 and argument 120.

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6. (+) Calculate the distance between numbers in the complex plane as the modulus of the difference, and the midpoint of a segment as the average of the numbers at its endpoints. Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations. 8. (+) Extend polynomial identities to the complex numbers. For example, rewrite x2 + 4 as (x + 2i)(x 2i). A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2).

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Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems 3. Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression to reveal and explain properties of the quantity represented by the expression. c. Use the properties of exponents to transform expressions for exponential functions. For example the expression 1.15t can be rewritten as (1.151/12)12t 1.01212t to reveal the approximate equivalent monthly interest rate if the annual rate is 15%. A-REI Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning 2. Solve simple rational and radical equations in one variable, and give examples showing how extraneous solutions may arise. F-IF Analyze functions using different representations b. Graph square root, cube root, and piecewisedefined functions, including step functions and absolute value

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Semester A: Unit 8: Quadratic Functions Quadratic Functions Expressions can be rewritten using number properties to identify relationships. Functions are used to represent the relationship between unknown quantities. Graphs are visual representations of functions/numerical relationships.

functions. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems 3. Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression to reveal and explain properties of the quantity represented by the expression. a. Factor a quadratic expression to reveal the zeros of the function it defines. b. Complete the square in a quadratic expression to reveal the maximum or How does a quadratic equation relate to its graph? How is factoring used to solve quadratic equations? How is completing the square used to solve quadratic equations? How is the quadratic formula used to solve quadratic formulas? How do you determine which method is best for solving a quadratic equation? How are quadratic equations used to model physical phenomena?

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minimum value of the function it defines. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. A-REI Solve equations and inequalities in one variable 4. Solve quadratic equations in one variable. a. Use the method of completing the square to transform any quadratic equation in x into an equation of the form (x p)2 = q that has the same solutions. Derive the quadratic formula from this form. b. Solve quadratic equations by inspection (e.g., for x2 = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation. Recognize when the quadratic formula gives complex solutions and

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write them as a bi for real numbers a and b. Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line). F-IF Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context 4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if

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the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases. a. Graph linear and quadratic functions and show intercepts, maxima, and minima. 8. Write a function defined by an expression in different but equivalent forms to reveal and explain different properties of the function. a. Use the process of factoring and completing the square in a quadratic function to show zeros, extreme values, and symmetry of the graph, and interpret these in terms of a context. F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by

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f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them.

Semester A: Unit 9: Semester Review and Test Semester B: Unit 1: Solving and Graphing Polynomials N-CN Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations. 9. (+) Know the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra; show that it is true for quadratic polynomials. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the Graphing Polynomials

Polynomials are a sum of terms involving nonnegative integer powers of a variable. Expressions can be rewritten using number properties to identify relationships.

How do you find the zeroes of a polynomial function? How does the equation of the polynomial function relate to key features of its graph?

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product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). A-APR Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials 1.Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials. Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials 2. Know and apply the Remainder Theorem: For a polynomial p(x) and a number a, the remainder on division by x a is p(a), so p(a) = 0 if and only if (x a) is a factor of p(x). 3. Identify zeros of polynomials when suitable factorizations are available, and use the zeros to construct a rough graph of the function defined by the polynomial.

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A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. A-REI Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line). F-IF Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context 4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative

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maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases. c. Graph polynomial functions, identifying zeros when suitable factorizations are available, and showing end behavior. F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of

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Semester B: Unit 2: Exponents and Logarithms Exponents and Logarithms

k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. N-Q Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems. 2. Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling. 3. Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities. N-RN Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents. 1. Explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer exponents to those values, allowing for a notation for radicals in terms of rational exponents. For example, we define 51/3 to be the cube root of 5 because we want (51/3)3 = 5(1/3)3 to hold, so (51/3)3 must equal 5. 2. Rewrite expressions involving radicals and Exponential and logarithmic operations are inverse functions of each other. Graphs are visual representations of functions/numerical relationships.

How can logarithms used to solve exponential equations? What are the key features of the graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions? How are the graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions transformed in the plane relative to their equations? How are exponential and logarithmic functions used to describe real-life situations of growth and decay?

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rational exponents using the properties of exponents. A-SSE Interpret the structure of expressions 1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. a. Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients. b. Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret P(1+r)n as the product of P and a factor not depending on P. 2. Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 y4 as (x2)2 (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 y2)(x2 + y2). Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems 3. Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression to reveal and explain properties of the quantity represented by the expression. c. Use the properties of exponents to transform expressions for exponential functions. For example the expression

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1.15t can be rewritten as (1.151/12)12t 1.01212t to reveal the approximate equivalent monthly interest rate if the annual rate is 15%. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships 1.Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions. 2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. A-REI Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically 10. Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line). F-IF Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context

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4. For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of the relationship. Key features include: intercepts; intervals where the function is increasing, decreasing, positive, or negative; relative maximums and minimums; symmetries; end behavior; and periodicity. 5. Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the function. Analyze functions using different representations 7. Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases.

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e. Graph exponential and logarithmic functions, showing intercepts and end behavior, and trigonometric functions, showing period, midline, and amplitude. 8. Write a function defined by an expression in different but equivalent forms to reveal and explain different properties of the function. b. Use the properties of exponents to interpret expressions for exponential functions. For example, identify percent rate of change in functions such as y = (1.02)t, y = (0.97)t, y = (1.01)12t, y = (1.2)t/10, and classify them as representing exponential growth or decay. F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 5. (+) Understand the inverse relationship between exponents and logarithms and use this relationship to solve problems involving logarithms and exponents. F-LE Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems 1. Distinguish between

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situations that can be modeled with linear functions and with exponential functions. a. Prove that linear functions grow by equal differences over equal intervals, and that exponential functions grow by equal factors over equal intervals. b. Recognize situations in which one quantity changes at a constant rate per unit interval relative to another. c. Recognize situations in which a quantity grows or decays by a constant percent rate per unit interval relative to another. 2. Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences, given a graph, a description of a relationship, or two inputoutput pairs (include reading these from a table). 3. Observe using graphs and tables that a quantity increasing exponentially eventually exceeds a quantity increasing linearly, quadratically, or (more generally) as a polynomial function. 4. For exponential models, express as a logarithm the solution to abct = d where

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Semester B: Unit 3: Sequences and Series

a, c, and d are numbers and the base b is 2, 10, or e; evaluate the logarithm using technology. Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model 5. Interpret the parameters in a linear or exponential function in terms of a context. F-BF Build new functions from existing functions 3. Identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both positive and negative); find the value of k given the graphs. Experiment with cases and illustrate an explanation of the effects on the graph using technology. Include recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them. A-SSE Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems 4. Derive the formula for the sum of a finite geometric series (when the common ratio is not 1), and use the formula to solve problems. For example, calculate

Sequences and Series

Sequences and series represent numeric patterns that are governed by specific rules.

How can change be described mathematically? How are patterns of change related to the behavior of functions? How are sequences written recursively and explicitly? How are the nth term of arithmetic and

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mortgage payments. F-IF Understand the concept of a function and use function notation 3. Recognize that sequences are functions, sometimes defined recursively, whose domain is a subset of the integers. For example, the Fibonacci sequence is defined recursively by f(0) = f(1) = 1, f(n+1) = f(n) + f(n-1) for n 1. F-BF Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities 1. Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities. a. Determine an explicit expression, a recursive process, or steps for calculation from a context. 2. Write arithmetic and geometric sequences both recursively and with an explicit formula, use them to model situations, and translate between the two forms. F-LE Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models 2. Construct linear and exponential functions, including arithmetic and geometric sequences calculated? How are the sums of arithmetic and geometric series calculated?

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geometric sequences, given a graph, a description of a relationship, or two inputoutput pairs (include reading these from a table). N-Q Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems. 2. Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling. 3. Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities. A-APR Use polynomial identities to solve problems 5. (+) Know and apply the Binomial Theorem for the expansion of (x + y)n in powers of x and y for a positive integer n, where x and y are any numbers, with coefficients determined for example by Pascals Triangle. S-IC Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments 2. Decide if a specified model is consistent with results from a given dataProbability The probability of an event can be used to predict the probability of future events. What are permutations and combinations, and when is it appropriate for each to be used? What distinguishes an independent event from a dependent event? What is conditional probability? How is probability calculated for independent and dependent events? How is probability applied to real-world situations including games of chance? What is fair?

Semester B: Unit 4: Counting and Probability

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generating process, e.g., using simulation. For example, a model says a spinning coin falls heads up with probability 0.5. Would a result of 5 tails in a row cause you to question the model? S-CP Understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data 1. Describe events as subsets of a sample space (the set of outcomes) using characteristics (or categories) of the outcomes, or as unions, intersections, or complements of other events (or, and, not). 2. Understand that two events A and B are independent if the probability of A and B occurring together is the product of their probabilities, and use this characterization to determine if they are independent. 3. Understand the conditional probability of A given B as P(A andB)/P(B), and interpret independence of A and B as saying that the conditional probability of A given B is the same as

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the probability of A, and the conditional probability of B given A is the same as the probability of B. 4. Construct and interpret two-way frequency tables of data when two categories are associated with each object being classified. Use the two-way table as a sample space to decide if events are independent and to approximate conditional probabilities. For example, collect data from a random sample of students in your school on their favorite subject among math, science, and English. Estimate the probability that a randomly selected student from your school will favor science given that the student is in tenth grade. Do the same for other subjects and compare the results. 5. Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability and independence in everyday language and everyday situations. For example, compare the chance of having lung cancer if you are a smoker with the chance of being a smoker if you have lung cancer. Use the rules of probability to compute

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probabilities of compound events in a uniform probability model 6. Find the conditional probability of A given B as the fraction of Bs outcomes that also belong to A, and interpret the answer in terms of the model. 7. Apply the Addition Rule, P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) P(A and B), and interpret the answer in terms of the model. 8. (+) Apply the general Multiplication Rule in a uniform probability model, P(A and B) = P(A)P(B|A) = P(B)P(A|B), and interpret the answer in terms of the model. 9. (+) Use permutations and combinations to compute probabilities of compound events and solve problems. S-MD Calculate expected values and use them to solve problems 1. (+) Define a random variable for a quantity of interest by assigning a numerical value to each event in a sample space; graph the corresponding probability distribution using the same graphical displays as for data

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distributions. 2. (+) Calculate the expected value of a random variable; interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution. 3. (+) Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities can be calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical probability distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing on all five questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four choices, and find the expected grade under various grading schemes. 4. (+) Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which probabilities are assigned empirically; find the expected value. For example, find a current data distribution on the number of TV sets per household in the United States, and calculate the expected number of sets per household. How many TV sets would you expect to find in 100 randomly

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Semester B: Unit 5: Statistics

selected households? Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions 5. (+) Weigh the possible outcomes of a decision by assigning probabilities to payoff values and finding expected values. a. Find the expected payoff for a game of chance. For example, find the expected winnings from a state lottery ticket or a game at a fastfood restaurant. b. Evaluate and compare strategies on the basis of expected values. For example, compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using various, but reasonable, chances of having a minor or a major accident. 6. (+) Use probabilities to make fair decisions (e.g., drawing by lots, using a random number generator). 7. (+) Analyze decisions and strategies using probability concepts (e.g., product testing, medical testing, pulling a hockey goalie at the end of a game). N-Q Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems. Statistics The question to be answered determines the data to be collected and how best to collect What is average? What makes a data representation useful and appropriate?

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2. Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling. 3. Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities. S-ID Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable 1. Represent data with plots on the real number line (dot plots, histograms, and box plots). 2. Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets. 3. Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers). 4. Use the mean and standard deviation of a data set to fit it to a normal distribution and to estimate population percentages. Recognize that there are data sets for which such a procedure is not appropriate. Use calculators, spreadsheets, it. Basic statistical techniques can be used to analyze data for center and spread in a variety of settings.

When might a data representation be misleading? How can two data distributions be appropriately compared? How can statistics be used to draw conclusions from realworld data?

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and tables to estimate areas under the normal curve. Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables 5. Summarize categorical data for two categories in two-way frequency tables. Interpret relative frequencies in the context of the data (including joint, marginal, and conditional relative frequencies). 6. Represent data on two quantitative variables on a scatter plot, and describe how the variables are related. a. Fit a function to the data; use functions fitted to data to solve problems in the context of the data. Use given functions or choose a function suggested by the context. Emphasize linear, quadratic, and exponential models. b. Informally assess the fit of a function by plotting and analyzing residuals. c. Fit a linear function for a scatter plot that suggests a linear association. Interpret linear models 8. Compute (using technology) and interpret the correlation coefficient of a linear fit.

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9. Distinguish between correlation and causation. S-IC Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments 1. Understand statistics as a process for making inferences about population parameters based on a random sample from that population. 2. Decide if a specified model is consistent with results from a given datagenerating process, e.g., using simulation. For example, a model says a spinning coin falls heads up with probability 0.5. Would a result of 5 tails in a row cause you to question the model? Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies 3. Recognize the purposes of and differences among sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies; explain how randomization relates to each. 4. Use data from a sample survey to estimate a population mean or proportion; develop a

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Semester B: Unit 6: Vectors and Matrices

margin of error through the use of simulation models for random sampling. 5. Use data from a randomized experiment to compare two treatments; use simulations to decide if differences between parameters are significant. 6. Evaluate reports based on data. N-VM Represent and model with vector quantities. 1. (+) Recognize vector quantities as having both magnitude and direction. Represent vector quantities by directed line segments, and use appropriate symbols for vectors and their magnitudes (e.g., v, |v|, ||v||, v). Perform operations on matrices and use matrices in applications. 6. (+) Use matrices to represent and manipulate data, e.g., to represent payoffs or incidence relationships in a network. 7. (+) Multiply matrices by scalars to produce new matrices, e.g., as when all of the payoffs in a game are doubled. 8. (+) Add, subtract, and multiply matrices of Vectors and Matrices Vectors have magnitude and direction. Matrices are used to organize data sets and make calculations among data. How is data displayed in a matrix? What are the operations and properties that can be performed on matrices and how do they compare to operations and properties of real numbers? How are vectors related to matrices? How can matrices be used to solve systems of equations? What are some realworld applications of matrices?

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appropriate dimensions. 9. (+) Understand that, unlike multiplication of numbers, matrix multiplication for square matrices is not a commutative operation, but still satisfies the associative and distributive properties. 10. (+) Understand that the zero and identity matrices play a role in matrix addition and multiplication similar to the role of 0 and 1 in the real numbers. The determinant of a square matrix is nonzero if and only if the matrix has a multiplicative inverse. 11. (+) Multiply a vector (regarded as a matrix with one column) by a matrix of suitable dimensions to produce another vector. Work with matrices as transformations of vectors. 12. (+) Work with 2 2 matrices as transformations of the plane, and interpret the absolute value of the determinant in terms of area. A-REI Solve Systems of Equations 5. Prove that, given a system of two equations in two variables, replacing

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Semester B: Unit 7: Conic Sections Conic Sections

one equation by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other produces a system with the same solutions. 6. Solve systems of linear equations exactly and approximately (e.g., with graphs), focusing on pairs of linear equations in two variables. 8. (+) Represent a system of linear equations as a single matrix equation in a vector variable. 9. (+) Find the inverse of a matrix if it exists and use it to solve systems of linear equations (using technology for matrices of dimension 3 3 or greater). G-GPE Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section 1. Derive the equation of a circle of given center and radius using the Pythagorean Theorem; complete the square to find the center and radius of a circle given by an equation. 2. Derive the equation of a parabola given a focus and directrix. 3. (+) Derive the equations of ellipses and hyperbolas given the foci, using the fact that the sum or Slices of a cone can be used to model natural phenomena.

What are the types of conic sections, and what are their equations? What are the key features that allow each conic section to be transformed in the plane? What are some physical phenomena that are modeled by conic sections and how do they relate to their equations?

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difference of distances from the foci is constant. G-GMD Visualize relationships between twodimensional and threedimensional objects 4. Identify the shapes of two-dimensional crosssections of threedimensional objects, and identify three-dimensional objects generated by rotations of twodimensional objects.

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Scope and Sequence Grade 6 Global World View Unit Title Unit One: Mental Mapping Unit Essential Question(s) How do you use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and the environment? Instructional Benchmark(s) Addressed Delaware Geography Standard 1a 6-8: Students will demonstrate mental maps of the world and its sub-regions, which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements. Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: Culture and Patterns How do geographers use maps to help them understand how cultures affect places, and how places move and change? Delaware Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions.

Unit Three: Basic Economics What is economics and how does it affect me? Economics Standard Three 6-8: Students will demonstrate the ways in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange in different economic systems have a relationship to cultural values, resources, and technologies. Geography Standard Four 6-8 a: Student will understand the process affecting the location of economic activities in different regions of the world. Geography Standard Two 6-8a: Students will apply a knowledge of the major processes shaping natural environments to understand how different peoples have changed and been affected by, physical environments in the world's sub-regions.

Unit Four: Regions

How do regions help us to organize and understand geography?

Unit Five: Human Ecology

How do humans have an impact on the environment?

Unit Six: Technology and Geo- Literacy How can you use digital media to effectively communicate solutions to global problems? Geography Standard Two 6-8a: Students will apply a knowledge of the major processes shaping natural environments to understand how different peoples have changed and been affected by, physical environments in the world's sub-regions. NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) K-12.4: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. NETS K-12.6: Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.


Scope and Sequence Grade 7 Current Events Unit Title Unit One: Human Conflict and Cooperation Unit Essential Question(s) How can the conditions, motivations, and actions of people cause conflict and cooperation? Instructional Benchmarks Geography Standard Four 6-8b: Students will explain how conflict and cooperation among people contribute to the division of the Earths surface into distinctive cultural and political territories. Civics Standard Two 6-8a: Students will understand that the concept of majority rule does not mean that the rights of minorities may be disregarded and will examine and apply the protections accorded those minorities in the American political system. History Standard Two 6-8a: Students will master the basic research skills necessary to conduct an independent investigation of historical phenomena. History Standard Two 6-8b: Students will examine historical documents, artifacts, and other materials, and analyze them in terms of credibility, as well as the purpose, perspective, or point of view for which they were constructed. Civics Standard Four 6-8a: Students will follow the actions of elected officials, and understand and employ the mechanisms for communicating with them while in office. Economics Standard Four 6-8a: Students will examine how nations with different economic systems specialize and become interdependent through trade and how government policies allow either free or restricted trade. Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions. Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: Basic Freedoms

To what extent, should the minority have the right to become the majority and have its voice heard?

Unit Three: History and Research

How does an historian conduct historical research?

Unit Four: Citizenship

How does an American citizen actively communicate with local, state, and federal elected officials?

Unit Five: Trade

How does trade with individuals, businesses, and other countries cause an interdependent economy? What policies have been made to influence trade amongst other nations?

Unit Six: Eco- Cities

Why does the sustainable use of resources differ from cities around the country and world?


Scope and Sequence Grade 8- American History Beginnings Through Civil War Unit Title Unit One: Principles of the U.S. Constitution Unit Essential Question(s) What are the fundamental principles underlying the Constitution? How did the Constitution create a strong government with roots in history that allowed for change and meet the needs of the people? Instructional Benchmarks Civics Standard Two 6-8b: Students will understand the principles and content of major American state papers such as the Declaration of Independence; United States Constitution (including the Bill of Rights); and the Federalist Papers. Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: Division of Power

How do these powers work together to ensure the goals of the government are met?

Civics Standard One 6-8b: Students will analyze the different functions of federal, state, and local governments in the United States and examine the reasons for the different organizational structures each level of government displays.

Unit Three: Foundations of Market Economies How are scarce resources used to produce and distribute goods and services that satisfy peoples needs and wants? Economics Standard One 6-8a: Students will analyze how changes in technology, costs, and demand interact in competitive markets to determine or change the price of goods and services.

Unit Four: The Road to the Revolutionary War Why might historians have different viewpoints of the same historical event? How might these viewpoints change over time? History Standard Three 6-8a: Students will compare different historians descriptions of the same societies in order to examine how the choice of questions and use of sources may affect their conclusions.

Unit Five: Our Economy and You How can I manage money, be a smart consumer, and understand the needs of the marketplace? Economics Standard One 6-8a: Students will analyze how changes in technology, costs, and demand interact in competitive markets to determine or change the price of goods and services.

Unit Six: Technology and Historical Research How can you use digital media to conduct historical research and effectively communicate your investigation to an audience? History Standard Two 6-8a: Students will master the basic research skills necessary to conduct an independent investigation of historical phenomena. History Standard Two 6-8b: Students will examine historical documents, artifacts, and other materials, and analyze them in terms of credibility, as well as the purpose, perspective, or point of view for which they


were constructed. NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) K-12.4: Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. NETS K-12.6: Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world


Scope and Sequence Grade 9 Civics and Geography Unit Title Unit One: Public Policy Unit Essential Question(s) Why is public policy a major concern of all levels of government? Instructional Benchmarks Civics Standard Four 9-12a: Students will develop and employ the skills necessary to work with government programs and agencies. Civics Standard Four 9-12b: Students will understand the process of working within a political party, a commission engaged in examining public policy, or a citizen's group. Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: Civic Duties and Responsibilities How is fulfilling our responsibilities as citizens a way to preserve our rights? Civics Standard Three 9-12a: Students will understand that citizens are individually responsible for keeping themselves informed about public policy issues on the local, state, and federal levels; participating in the civic process; and upholding the laws of the land.

Unit Three: The Field of Geography How do geographers show information on maps? Why do geographers use a variety of maps to represent the world? Geography Standard One: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or mental map, and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics [maps]. Geography Standard Two: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment. Geography Standard Three: Students will develop an understanding of the diversity of human culture and the unique natures of places.

Unit Four: Settlement and Consumption Patterns

How does where you live influence how you live? How do American consumption patterns affect people and the planet?

Unit Five: Urban Sprawl and Population Density

How does urban sprawl affect people and the planet? How does population density affect people and places? How does climate and weather influence human activity in a region?

Unit Six: Extreme Weather Hazards

Geography Standard Four: Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections among them. Geography Standard Two: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment.


Scope and Sequence Grade 10 Economics Unit Title Unit One: Personal Choices Essential Question How do you analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy? Instructional Benchmarks Economics One 9-12a: Students will demonstrate how individual economic choices are made within the context of a market economy in which markets influence the production and distribution of goods and services. Economics Two 9-12a: Students will develop an understanding of how economies function as a whole, including the causes and effects of inflation, unemployment, business cycles, and monetary and fiscal policies. Economics Three 9-12a: Students will analyze the wide range of opportunities and consequences resulting from the current transitions from command to market economies in many countries. Economics Four 9-12a: Students will analyze and interpret the influence of the distribution of the world's resources, political stability, national efforts to encourage or discourage trade, and the flow of investment on patterns of international trade. Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: Humans Interact with the Economy

How do individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments interact in a market economy?

Unit Three: Opportunities and Challenges in Economies

How do changes in different types of economic systems impact the range of economic opportunities and consequences?

Unit Four: International Trade and Economic Systems

How do patterns and results of international trade impact economic systems?


Scope and Sequence Grade 11- United States History Reconstruction to Present Day Unit Title Unit One: Developing a National Identity Essential Question How did key economic developments and reform bring important changes to the United States? Instructional Benchmarks Geography Three 9-12a: Students will understand the processes, which result in distinctive cultures, economic activity, and settlement form in particular locations across the world. Civics Two 9-12a: Students will examine and analyze the extra-Constitutional role that political parties play in American politics History 2a; History 3a Civics Two 9-12b: Students will understand that the functioning of the government is a dynamic process which combines the formal balances of power incorporated in the Constitution with traditions, precedents, and interpretations which have evolved over the past 200 years Civics 2a;Civics 2b Economics 9-12a: Students will develop an understanding of how economies function as a whole, including the causes and effects of inflation, unemployment, business cycles, and monetary and fiscal policies. Civics Two 9-12b: Students will understand that the functioning of the government is a dynamic process which combines the formal balances of power incorporated in the Constitution with traditions, precedents, and interpretations which have evolved over the past 200 years History 1a;History 2b; History 3a; Economics 1a; Civics 2b Dates of Instruction

Unit Two: The Union in Crisis

If some groups of people are denied certain rights, how could this situation be corrected?

Unit Three: An Industrial Nation Unit Four: Becoming a World Power

How did the growth of industries fuel a second industrial revolution in the United States? How did the United States become a power on the worlds stage?

Unit Five: A Modern Nation Unit Six: A Champion of Democracy

How did some Americans cope with the trauma of war and others enjoy prosperity and peace? How did World War II and its consequences impact the lives of Americans?

Unit Seven: A Nation Facing Challenges

How does exploring the unfamiliar make a society great?

Unit Eight: Looking Toward the Future

How has technology or scientific advance have the biggest influence on future generations?


Scope and Sequence Grade 12- Elective Course Offerings (New World History Course Offered 2014-2015 SY)

Delaware Model Unit Gallery Template

Unit Title: Designed by: District: Content Area: Grade Level(s): Unit Duration: Summary of Unit Cities are urban ecosystems which include both nature and humans, in a largely human built environmental context and that urban ecosystems have emergent properties that cannot easily be seen by simply looking at the different functional parts of a city: The whole is more than the sum of the parts. The historical development of urban ecosystems is important to understand in relationship to food production, food surpluses, exploitation of forests, irrigation waters, and other resources that can lead to catastrophic consequences for some cities. Over time cities have become the centers of population, but that the size and number of modern urban ecosystems is unprecedented. The key to the growth of large cities worldwide has been the human exploitation of fossil fuels. Eco-Cities Social Studies Specialist Maurice J. Moyer Academy powered by K12 Social Studies 7 3-4 weeks

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Stage 1 Desired Results

What students will know, do, and understand

____________________________________________________________ Delaware Content Standards . Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions. Big Idea(s) Urban Ecosystems Humans Interaction with the Environment Principles of Ecology Historical Development of Ecosystems Energy Use

Unit Enduring Understanding(s) Throughout history cities have been the centers of population Human Exploitation of Fossil Fuels Positive Environmental Activities

Unit Essential Questions(s)

Why does the sustainable use of resources differ from cities around the country and world?

Knowledge and Skills Students will know

The importance of food surpluses to the historical development of urban ecosystems How the exploitation of forests, irrigation waters, and other resources led to catastrophic events for some early cities

Students will be able to Think critically about assumptions and misconceptions of city infrastructures Identify problems and develop solutions to current environmental issues Analyze environmental issues

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence

Evidence that will be collected to determine whether or not Desired Results are achieved

___________________________________________________________________ Suggested Performance/Transfer Task(s) In Production Rubric(s) In Production

Other Evidence
Varied evidence that checks for understanding (e.g., tests, quizzes, prompts, student work samples, observations and supplements the evidence provided by the task)

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection

The Checks for Understanding at the end of each instructional strategy should be used as formative assessments. Students must do the summarizing themselves for the learner to construct meaning. Research shows that getting students cognitively active with processing information yields significant learning effect size.

Stage 3 Learning Plan

(Design learning activities to align with Stage 1 and Stage 2 expectations)

___________________________________________________________________ Key learning events needed to achieve unit goals

Lesson One Essential Question(s) Why is a city different from a small town or village? How many people live in our city (or the nearest large city)? How can you bring awareness to your peers and community about the impact human activity has on large cities?

Delaware State Standard Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions. Instructional Strategies Activating strategies are powerful tools that teachers use to engage students at the beginning of a lesson by activating prior knowledge or providing an experience that will support information to be learned. Activating Strategy Have students discuss what they already know about the content. Be sure to create questions to guide your discussions. Break students into groups and assign group leaders to facilitate. Encourage sharing and remembering. Strategy One: Gathering Information Think/Pair/Share Have students go to capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants, a page on the United Nations website. Here they can find out the population of cities around the globe, as well as one not too far from them Find the United States on the document and look at the table that appears. Show the class that the population of the city proper is often much less than the urban agglomeration. For example, the city of Atlanta has about 396 thousand people, but the Atlanta metropolitan area has 3.3 million people!

Setting the Stage: Background Information An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with nonliving things. Examples include forests, lakes, soils, and coral reefs. A city is an urban ecosystem. People are among the living things, and the buildings, streets, and other structures that people build are among the nonliving things. The word urban has a Latin root that means city. Did the Latin scholars just make up the word?

Role Play Strategy Act It Out- Students will perform a brief skit about the word urban.

Latin Scholar 1: "Come on Augustus! We've got to come up with a word to describe this big group of houses, temples, markets, roads and common baths." Latin Scholar 2: "Umm." LS1: "Look, I know how creative you are, I'll just write down the next word you say and we can go get some lunch!" LS2: "Er." LS1: "Ur! That's IT! It's short, easy to pronounce, and" LS2: "Um, Romulus you spelled it wrong." LS1: "No worries. Let's get out of here!" Tell students that actually this conversation never happened. In real life, there was an ancient city named Ur located in what is now the country of Iraq. Explain to students that Urban ecosystems occupy only about 2% of the land surface area of the planet, but provide a home for half of the worlds population, this is roughly about 3 billion people. The proportion of people living in cities is even higher in the developed regions of the world. In the United States, more than three-quarters of the people live in urban areas. More than two-thirds of the people of Europe, Russia, Japan, and Australia live in such areas. Where are the cities? Check for Understanding Based on the population data that you gathered, how rapidly do you think large cities like Philadelphia are growing? Why? Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples.

Strategy Two: Extending /Refining Analyzing Perspectives Write the perspective from an ecologists point of view to why it is best to conserve energy use. Check for Understanding

Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples.

1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples

Strategy Three: Application Differentiated Assignment: Focus Groups Have students discuss environmental topics in a focus group and write a position paper relating your stance to other members of the group. Divide students into groups of four for a focus group and discuss a topic relevant to the days lesson. Groups are graded for cooperation, respect, assertiveness, staying on task, and mutual effort to understand one another. Group work counts 20% of each students grade. The students then write a position paper. Each paper must include the following: 1. Clearly and briefly identifies the writers precise stance of the topic. 2. Specifically compares ones personal stance on each topic to other members of the group. 3. Is written in a brief, clear, simple format 4. Counts 80% of grade Additional Strategies for Differentiation; 1. Prepare a discussion format as a whole class activity 2. Give examples of possible topics 3. Give an example of a position paper 4. Allow alternative to writing paper (perhaps a speech).

Focus Groups: Writers Checklist Yes Have we shown cooperation, respect, and mutual effort to understand other students in the group? Have we clearly, briefly, and precisely identified our own stance on the topic? Position Paper Have I clearly,briefl, and precisely identified my stance on the topic? Did I specifically compare my own stance on each topic to other members of the group? Have I used correct mechanics and usage? Have I made my format neat and orderly, complete and accurate, and organized with correct spacing? Needs Work No

Focus Group Scoring Rubric Category Cooperation 4 points each Shows cooperation, respect, and mutual effort to understand other students in the group. 3 points each Mostly shows cooperation, respect, and mutual effort to understand other students in the group. 2 points each Only somewhat shows cooperation, respect, and mutual effort to understand other students in the group. Has difficult indentifying his/her stance on the topic. 1 point each Does not show cooperation, respect, and mutual effort to understand other students in the group.

Stance

Clearly, briefly, precisely, identifies his/her own stance on the topic. Specifically compare stance on each topic to other members of the group.

Briefly, precisely, identifies his/her own stance on the topic. Compares stance on each topic to other members of the group.

Does not identify his/her stance on the topic.

Comparison

Attempts to compare stance on each topic to other members of the group but

Attempts to compare stance on each topic to other members of the group,but comparison was

comparison was not always clear. Mechanics Mechanics are correct (spelling, punctuation, and capitalization) Mechanics are mostly correct (spelling, punctuation, and capitalization) Mechanics are only somewhat correct (spelling, punctuation, and capitalization)

unclear.

Mechanics are mostly incorrect (spelling punctuation and capitalization)

Summarizing Strategy Learning Logs During the last 5 minutes of the lesson or class, have students respond in writing to a set of questions. They may explain how to do some skill, summarize the lesson, describe an event or place, state the most important points, or respond to given questions. Example prompts for Learning Logs and Summarization Today, I learned. I would like to learn more about . Three things I wonder about Something new I learned today.. How did your thinking change? Lesson Two Essential Question

How large is your carbon footprint?

Delaware State Standard Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions. Activating Strategy To activate prior knowledge and to foster some discussion, show students a short clip from National Geographic called How your T-Shirt Can Make A Difference This video can be found at http://on.natgeo.com/WtTpKo. Strategy One: Gathering Information

Give One! Get One! Have the students list as many words as they can think of that relate to the environment on their own paper. Limit the time for this to two minutes.

Have students walk around the room meeting with each other. Students need to give one of their words to each student they meet with. The word should be new to their peer, and they cant provide a new word, the students should create a new one together. Have students continue meeting with each other until students have about seven new words. Working in pairs, have students compile their lists into two categories. Students may use resources to assist them in defining the words. and coming up with their categories. Discard the words that do not fit into the categories.

Have the pairs make a graffiti board by choosing one of the categories they created and make a poster that displays the category and the words that belong in that category. Students may use/draw pictures to illustrate their words. Make sure students sign their names, and then put the posters on bulletin boards.

Check for Understanding Rubric

2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples Strategy Two: Extending/Refining Constructing Support

Check for Understanding Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples Strategy Three: Application Culminating Activity Take your students on a tour of the website for the Baltimore Ecosystem Study. This study aims to understand metropolitan Baltimore as an ecological system by bringing together researchers from the biological, physical, and social sciences. These people are collecting new information and analyzing and synthesizing existing informationon how the "built" and wild ecosystems of Baltimore work. As a part of the National Science

Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Network, the researchers also seek to understand how Baltimore's ecosystems change over long time periods. Divide your class into teams and have the teams study selected research and education projects described on the website and report out to the class. Ask questions such as the following: How are the different scientists involving history in their work? Are there any research findings that you think your local Mayor and the City Council should know about? What is the difference between a research finding and an action recommendation? Summarizing Strategy P-M-I (Plus- Minus- Intriguing) In the Plus row describe/list what you think are the positive things about the lesson/reading. In the Minus row describe/list what you think are some of the negative things about the lesson/reading. In the Intriguing row describe/list some of the things you think are neat or different, or even some things you dont fully understand and want to learn more about. Lesson Three Essential Question Is human activity bringing about alarming global warming scenarios and related catastrophes? Delaware State Standard Geography Standard Three 6-8a: Students will identify and explain the major cultural patterns of human activity in the worlds sub-regions. Activating Strategy Provide a visual of the following scenario:

What could you do to solve the problem? Strategy One: Gathering Information Brainstorming

Have your class brainstorm and try to come up with a list of features of urban ecosystems that make them so complex (and unpredictable) 9

and discuss how these might have changed (or might change) over time. Some suggestions include: Water cycles and extremes such as floods and droughts (think pavement, runoff) Nutrient cycles such as nitrogen and phosphorus (think fertilizer, dog and other animal droppings, etc.) Energy flow through natural and human food webs (think grass clippings, autumn leaves, auto fuel, etc.) Geographic and climate setting Formal and informal political arrangements Administrative hierarchies The division of labor The interaction of different professions Modern and ancient technologies Communications such as person-to-person, and others such as signs, radios, etc. Spiritual influences Race and ethnicity Immigrant populations Gender relations Domesticated animals and pets Invasive species Military defenses present and past Economic power and influence Check for Understanding Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples Strategy Two: Extending/Refining Compare and Contrast

Check for Understanding Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples Strategy Three: Application Collaborative Teams Divide the class into teams and equip each team with four or six sheets of flip-chart type paper, tape, and colorful markers. Have them tape the paper

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together to make a giant poster, and ask each team to draw a representation of what they learned in this lesson. They can have some planning time, but should be given a deadline by which their poster needs to be finished. Everyone needs to participate in drawing or coloring, and put their names around the outside of the work. It does not have to be artistic, just expressive. Then, allow about five minutes per team for a designated speaker or two to explain what they drew and how it represents their understanding of urban ecosystems.
Summarizing Strategy Pass it on Students in groups. Give each group an envelope with 4 note cards in each envelope. Each group creates a question based on content learned. Write the answer on one of the note cards. Groups rotate the envelopes answering the another groups questions. Students may add to an answer using one of the note cards in the envelopes.

Resources and Teaching Tips

Design Principles for Unit Development

21st Century Learning: Analyze, access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information in a variety of forms and media Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others

Technology Integration
The ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information Opportunities to integrate technology are included in this unit. For instance, readings can be accessed electronically if student computers are available. The unit assessment is on the computer and projected from the computer, as well as 3 of the quizzes. The review sessions also require students to interact with the smart board. Also, websites to go beyond the lesson are available through the K12 website.

Content Connections
Content Standards integrated within instructional strategies

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HS Social Studies Curriculum Unit One

Unit Title: Designed by: Charter: Content Area: Grade Level(s): Unit Duration: Summary of Unit This unit for 11th grade examines how Americans took pride in their new nation and eagerly sought to change their lives and society through religious movements and reforms in education and other institutions. Students learn that as European immigrants flooded eastern cities, and Americans increasingly migrated to the western regions of the country, economic development brought about important changes to the United States. They will understand that the growth of factories and manufacturing established the North as an industrial power, while southern economies continued to rely mainly on agriculture. Developing a National Identity Social Studies Specialist Maurice J. Moyer Academy powered by K12 United States History 11 3-4 weeks

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Stage 1 Desired Results

What students will know, do, and understand

____________________________________________________________ Delaware Content Standards

Geography Standard Three 9-12a: Students will understand the processes, which result in distinctive cultures, economic activity, and settlement form in particular locations across the world.
Big Idea(s) Reform Immigration and Migration Economic Development

Unit Enduring Understanding(s)

Economic activities often produce regional patterns of land use. Reform movements affect society and culture.

Unit Essential Questions(s)

How did key economic developments and reform bring important changes to the United States?

Knowledge and Skills Students will know

Sectional divisions over economic issues and slavery gradually weakened nationalism. Reform movements brought improvements in American society. Expansion of the United States led to conflict.

Students will be able to

Analyze primary source documents to make inferences about economic activity. Interpret maps and geo-graphics to gather information about resources and economic activity. Identify the cause and effect that the Supreme Court ruling had on federalism. Make generalizations about immigration and migration. Compare and contrast immigration of the mid-nineteenth century to immigration today. Interpreting visuals to investigate societal problems.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence

Evidence that will be collected to determine whether or not Desired Results are achieved

___________________________________________________________________ Suggested Performance/Transfer Task(s) Summative Assessment

Standardized Test Practice Directions: Write your answer for each statement or question on the answer sheet provided for you. Choose the letter of the word or expression that best completes the statement or answers the question. Part I- Multiple Choice 1. James Monroes presidency was called the era of good feelings because it was characterized by ___________________. A. a new spirit of isolationism B. economic growth and feelings of nationalism C. territorial growth and feelings of sectionalism

D. major victories in wars with foreign powers 2. The Missouri Compromise resolved a dispute over______________. A. the spread of slavery into new states B. European colonization in the Americas C. Increasing immigration and urban reform D. the border between U.S. and Spanish territory 3. How did President Andrew Jacksons policies affect Native Americans? A. created an independent Cherokee state. B. increased civil rights for Native Americans C. increased the available land for Native Americans D. forced most Native Americans out of the Southeast 4. What region of the United States was most affected by the Industrial Revolution? A. North B. South C. Northwest D. Southwest 5. Improvements in transportation in the early 1800s_______________. A. included canals and steamboats B. included canals and automobiles C. included steamboats and electric trains D. included automobiles and electric trolleys 6. What crop came to define the Souths economy in the early to mid1800s? A. rice B. cotton C. tobacco D. sugar cane 7. A religious movement that swept the United States during the early 1800s is known as the A. utopian movement B. temperance movement C. Second Great Awakening

D. Transcendentalist movement

8. A major transcendentalist who wrote about the principle of civil disobedience was___________________. A. Dorothea Dix B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Horace Mann D. Henry David Thoreau 9. During what year did Irish immigration to the United States peak? Irish Immigration To The United States 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 Total A. 1849 B. 1850 C. 1851 D. 1852 10.The abolition movement formed to ___________________. A. end slavery in the United States. B. improve American public education. C. gain suffrage for all American women. 44,821 51,752 105,536 112,934 159,389 164,004 221,253 159,548 162,649 101,606 49,627 1,333,128

Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970

D. improve the conditions of American prisons.

11.The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it was the nations first___________________________. A. abolitionist convention B. labor rights convention C. womens rights convention D. immigrants rights convention 12.What social issue is William Lloyd Garrison referring to in the following passage?

I will be as harsh as the truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation. No! No!...I am in earnestI will not equivocate--- and I will not excuse--- I will not retreat a single inch--- and I will be heard. ~ The Liberator, 1831, William Lloyd Garrison

13.In the early to mid- 1800s many Americans believed in manifest destiny, the idea that Americans__________________________. A. were destined to be the worlds greatest people. B. Had the right to spread across the entire continent C. Were destined to advance democracy and freedom D. Had an obligation to advance capitalism worldwide 14.What event led to mass migration to California in 1849? A. the California gold rush B. the Mexican-American War C. creation of the Pony Express D. creation of the California Trail 15.What country used the mission system as a method for settling California and Texas? A. Spain B. France C. Great Britain D. United States

16.In which of the following conflicts did William Travis and Sam Houston play important roles? A. the Mexican Cession B. the Texas Revolution C. the Spanish-American War D. the Mexican-American War 17.During the Mexican- American War, the uprising that created the Republic of California was____________________________. A. El Brazito B. the Bear Flag Revolt C. the Battle of Sacramento D. the Battle of San Pasqual 18.What large territory did the United States acquire after the MexicanAmerican War? A. Mexican Cession B. Republic of Texas C. Republic of California D. Territory of New Mexico Part II Constructed Response Writing Prompt The North and the South developed different ways of life and economies during the period between 1815 and 1860. Recall what you have learned about each region during the unit. Then write a five-paragraph essay in which you compare and contrast economic developments in the two regions during this period. Writing Rubric for CCSS History/Social Studies http://www.doe.k12.de.us/commoncore/contentareas/files/Gr68_Content_Info_Exp.pdf

Suggested Performance/Transfer Task(s) Authentic Assessment Planning for how students will indicate learning and understanding of the concepts in the unit. How will the teacher assess the learning? Provide a culminating activity that students will do with the units concepts and skills. ~ Max and Julia Thompsons Learning Focused,2009 Essential Question

How did key economic developments and reform bring important changes to the United States?
Prior Knowledge Now that you have learned how economic development and reform can bring about change, you are ready to exhibit the important changes that happened to the United States. A number of private investors are reluctant to fund a railroad project, however some government officials dont think that every project rejected by private investors should be on the fast track for government subsidy. You and other United States government officials must find an alternative funding source for private investors to fund a railroad project and present a proposal to a group of private investors. Have students work in small groups to develop two proposals and create a presentation. Two government officials draft proposal A and the other two government officials draft proposal B. Once your draft is completed, compare your findings and make adjustments to both proposals. Next decide funding, how budget sources will be allocated, and what subcommittees will oversee these budget sources that will be included in your proposal. Prepare to present your proposal to an audience of your peers. Present in the form of a twopage written document and use media technology (i.e., Powerpoint, Prezi, etc.). Be sure to include: A brief summary of the problem being addressed Purpose of Proposal Solution to the Problem Rationale of Proposal -Describe compromise of your solution Impact of Proposal -Identify funding resources and spending categories -Create visual aids (i.e. charts and graphs)

Problem

Role/Perspective

Product/Performance

Criteria for Exemplar

Scoring Rubric

Scoring Category Your proposal provides: Summary of Problem Score Point 3

The student clearly defines the problem and states how they plan to solve the problem. Provides research and reports that support their plan. The student clearly presents thoughtful development of the purpose that offers indepth insight. Provides a brief statement of what the proposal would accomplish. The student clearly describes what federal laws exist and how your proposal is necessary to provide private investors with alternative funding for the railroad project and/or explains no law exist and the problem this causes for private investors.

Score Point 2
The student defines the problem and states how they plan to solve the problem. Provides some research and reports that support their plan.

Score Point 1
The student does not clearly define the problem and state how they plan to solve the problem. Provides minimal research and reports that support their plan. The student presents satisfactory development of the purpose. Provides a statement of what the proposal would accomplish, however the statement is somewhat unclear. The student provides a simplistic description of what federal laws exist and how your proposal is necessary to provide private investors with alternative funding for the railroad project and/or explains no law exist and the problem this causes for private investors. The student describes the rationale of the their proposal , however does not discuss why conflicts occur, nor explain why compromise is an important part of the developing a proposal for the railroad project. The student does not provide details that explain how many economic decisions are politically motivated and inaccurately describes the impact that the proposal will have on economic development.

Address Purpose of Proposal

The student presents a well- developed purpose that offers some insight. Provides a brief statement of what the proposal would accomplish. The student gives a brief description of what federal laws exist and how your proposal is necessary to provide private investors with alternative funding for the railroad project and/or explains no law exist and the problem this causes for private investors.

Solution to the Problem

Rationale
The student describes in detail the rationale of the their proposal and discusses why conflicts occur, and explains why compromise is an important part of the developing a proposal for the railroad project. The student explains how many economic decisions are politically motivated and describes the impact that the proposal will have on economic development. The student vaguely describes the rationale of the their proposal and discusses why conflicts occur, and explains why compromise is an important part of the developing a proposal for the railroad project. The student addresses how many economic decisions are politically motivated and adequately describes the impact that the proposal will have on economic development.

Impact of Proposal
The student provides a logical and wellstructured developed argument that focuses on the major points of the problem. Strengths of the proposal are clearly illustrated using visual media technology and objectively discussed. The student provides a logical developed argument that focuses on the major points of the problem. Strengths of the proposal are illustrated using visual media technology and objectively discussed.

The student does not provide a clear logical and well-structured developed argument that focuses on the major points of the problem. Strengths of the proposal are incomplete and not clearly illustrated using visual media technology and objectively discussed.

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection

The Checks for Understanding at the end of each instructional strategy should be used as formative assessments. Students must do the summarizing themselves for the learner to construct meaning. Research shows that getting students cognitively active with processing information yields significant learning effect size.

Stage 3 Learning Plan

(Design learning activities to align with Stage 1 and Stage 2 expectations)

___________________________________________________________________ Lesson One Essential Question To what extent, did nationalism give way to sectionalism as the two sections disagreed over issues such as slavery, economic policy, and the issue of states rights? Delaware State Standards Addressed Civics Standard Two 9-12a Civics Standard Three 9-12 a

Instructional Strategies Activating strategies are powerful tools that teachers use to engage students at the beginning of a lesson by activating prior knowledge or providing an experience that will support information to be learned. Activating Strategy Brainstorming *Using this strategy, provides background knowledge to students that may have limited or no prior
knowledge

As a whole class have students brainstorm what they already know about slavery, economic policy, and states rights. Let students think of as many ideas as possible. Try to limit conversation and judgment about individual ideas. Include all ideas, even if they are off topic. Adaptations of brainstorming: After brainstorming, have students categorize ideas Post brainstorming lists and revise as the lesson goes on. During brainstorming, assign categories and labels. Encourage students to think of as many different categories as possible. Use web to help connect the categories and ideas to the topic. Post different categories or subtopics around the room and have students move to each and add what they know. You may want to use different colors for different groups or pairs.

Introduce Lesson The teacher tells students that in this lesson they will learn about the challenges that faced the young nation, actions of the Supreme Court that helped define the country, and about the increasingly divisive issue of slavery. Strategy 1: Gathering Information Think/Pair/Share Using a web graphic organizer, have each student generate a list of traits that they associate with the people of young United States. How would they describe these Americans? Would they use the terms like aggressive, young, eager, and energetic, or would they use terms like soft-spoken, traditional, and dedicated to peaceful negotiation? Once students have generated their lists, students should pair with another student to discuss their list. The class will then debrief giving students time to share their character trait list of young America. From the individual lists, generate one class list and ask students to think aloud about key events that match the character traits listed.

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Check for Understanding- Journal Reflection v Based on what you know, how would you describe the impact that the character traits and attitudes of young American citizens had on the emerging national identity? Rubric 2- This response gives a valid and accurate description of the impact that the character traits and attitudes of young American citizens had on the emerging national identity. 1- This response gives an invalid description and accurate description of the impact that the character traits and attitudes of young American citizens had on the emerging national identity. Setting the Stage: Background Information Between 1803 and 1815, a series of wars fought by or against France under the French emperor, Napoleon, had seriously threatened the monarchies of Europe. Soon after Napoleons defeat in 1815, the major European powers, including Great Britain and Russia, formed a loose alliance known as the Concert of Europe. Their goals were to keep balance of power in Europe and to repress revolutionary ideas. At the same time, revolutions were breaking out in South America, as colonies declared their independence from Spain. Although the United States declared neutrality, it supplied the rebels with ships and supplies. In 1822, President James Monroe was the first to give diplomatic recognition to the new nations. But both Great Britain and the United States were worried that France would send troops to reconquer Spains colonies. John Quincy Adams, Monroes secretary of state, was an experienced diplomat who had been living abroad since he was a teenager. He was worried about territorial threats from other European nations. Russia, for example claimed much of the Pacific Coast of North America. Adams wanted to stand up to the monarchs of Europe. He declared that the American continents are no longer subjects for any new European colonial establishments. He also said that the United States should act on its own, instead of following like a rowboat in the wake of a British man-of-war. Those brave words led to the statements made in the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Americas off limits to European colonization.

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Strategy Two: Extending and Refining Menu Strategy This menu strategy is designed to give students some choice in how they demonstrate their understanding of the content. The directions for using the menu strategy can be modified based on your needs and expectations. Students might choose one of the four options if all of the options provide information you need to assess their learning and answer the essential question.
Choose one of the following tasks to answer the Essential Question: Mastery Task Use a Fact-Reason graphic organizer to write down key facts from the placards about the following topics: A New American Culture Nationalism Influences Domestic Policy Nationalism Guides Foreign Policy The Missouri Compromise Interpersonal Tasks Read the Supreme Court case Gibbons vs. Ogden and the American System. Conduct research to learn more about this case, the opinions of the justices, and the effect of the case on American law and policy. Use the information from their research to conduct a debate on Gibbons vs. Ogden. Using the constructing support graphic organizer, write a position statement, three reasons for your position and six facts that support your reason. At the conclusion of the debate, you should write a newspaper article on ways that Gibbons vs.Ogden might contribute to a successful program of national improvements in the area of roads and canals.

Example of Graphic Organizer: Fact- Reason Write Key Facts From Reading Explain Why Important To You

Once you have gathered your facts, choose one topic and prepare a lesson. Understanding Task Read the quote by Alexis de Tocqueville called America a land of wonders. Now look at the painting A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountain by Thomas Cole. Write a letter that explains the relationship between the Cole painting and de Tocquevilles comments. Self- Expressive Task Create a cartoon or comic strip that illustrates how American culture resembled the culture described by Alexis de Tocqueville.

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Check for Understanding Journal Reflection Write a paragraph explaining why Alexis de Tocquivilles description of American does or does not describe Americans today. Give details that support your position.
Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with details that support the position. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation that lacks details that support the position.

Strategy Three: Application Problem-Cause-Effect-Solution Paper Divide the class in half. One group prepares arguments supporting the admission of Missouri as a free state, and the other half as a slave state. Have volunteers from each group use their groups arguments to conduct a classroom debate on the admission of Missouri to the Union as a slave or free state. Then have each student write a one page problem-solution paper about the Missouri Compromise explaining why it is important to maintain a balance of power. Have students consider the following questions in their papers: Was the Missouri Compromise a long or short -term solution? What aspects of the Missouri Compromise might be unsatisfactory to some people? Writing Format: A critical problem for__________is This a problem because In addition This problem resulted from several causes. First NextFinally Several important effects have been attributed to the problem of _____. On the positive side, one sees Some of the negative consequences are.. ______ (the problem) could be solved/ resolved in a number of ways. For example,.. This would help solve the problem because Another way to solve the problem is This solution seems plausible because A final solution

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Strategy Four: Summarizing/Closure 3-2-1 Strategy Choose a summarizing strategy that encourages students to be cognitively active in summarizing for themselves what was important, what they have learned, and why it is important. Students must do the summarizing strategies themselves for the learner to construct meaning. At the end of each lesson (class), have students write 3 examples of content, 2 examples of how the content is used and 1 reason why the content is important. Lesson Two Essential Question How did certain issues divide Americans over time?

Delaware State Standards Addressed

Civics Standard Two 9-12a Civics Standard Three 9-12 a

Activating Strategy Show a short video clip of President Obamas 1st inaugural reception to hook students and as a way to activate prior knowledge. Introduce Lesson The Age of Jackson and explain that many issues divided American during the 1820s. Jacksons fame and popularity as a military hero contributed to his success in elections and during his presidency. Strategy One: Gathering Information Give One! Get One! Have the students list as many words as they can think of that relate to democracy on their own paper. Limit the time for this to two minutes. Have students walk around the room meeting with each other. Students need to give one of their words to each student they meet with. The word should be new to their peer, and they cant provide a new word, the students should create a new one together. Have students continue meeting with each other until students have about seven new words. Working in pairs, have students compile their lists into two categories. Students may use resources to assist them in defining the words

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and coming up with their categories. Discard the words that do not fit into the categories. Have the pairs make a graffiti board by choosing one of the categories they created and make a poster that displays the category and the words that belong in that category. Students may use/draw pictures to illustrate their words. Make sure students sign their names, and then put the posters on bulletin boards. Check for Understanding- Journal Reflection Suppose you could run for president, what would you do that would define your role in the oval office? Rubric
2- This response gives a valid explanation with examples of what you would do to define your presidency. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation with no examples of what you would do to define your presidency.

Setting the Stage: Background Information Andrew Jackson won the presidency in 1828 as the candidate of the common man. Rough-hewn voters in the West and South, especially thought of him as one of their own. So when the new president threw open the doors of the White House to anyone who wanted to attend his inaugural reception in 1829, thousands showed up to get a glimpse of their heroand of the White House. An estimated 20,000 well-wishers pushed and shoved their way into the White House staterooms. They trampled the carpets with muddy boots and climbed on the upholstered sofas and chairs. They broke china, smashed glassware, and bloodied more than a few noses. Finally, harried servants brought tubs of punch, ice cream, and lemonade outside, as people climbed through open windows to escape the riotous scene. The new president himself fled to the safety of a hotel. Jacksons opponents denounced the day as the reign of King Mob. One of Jacksons colleagues, however, was more forgiving. He called it a proud day for the people.

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Strategy Two: Extending and Refining Provide each student with a piece of blank unlined paper. Model how to fold and set up their paper. Students will use the foldable for structured notes about the Indian Removal Act. I Identify an issue D Decide your position E Examine the reasons A Argue with facts

As you provide your students with a brief lecture (no more than 15-20 minutes) about the Indian Removal Act, guide students as they use the foldable to take structured notes about the issues surrounding the Indian Removal Act, underlying reasons for this legislation, and facts that will support their position. Check for Understanding Journal Reflection How did the Cherokee adopt aspects of European and American culture? Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with details and accurate facts.
1- This response gives an invalid explanation with minimal details and inaccurate facts.

Strategy Three: Application Differentiated Assignment Students will research the life and contributions of a historical figure such as; Alexis de Tocqueville, Noah Webster, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Adams- Onis Treaty, Andrew Jackson, John Calhoun, Henry Clay, John Marshall, George, Caitlin, or Davy Crockett. Alone or with a partner, students select a person or two people who made a significant contribution during the rise of nationalism and Andrew Jacksons presidency. Students should prepare to present as the historical figure to deliver a presentation in another classroom. During the presentation, the character should appear in correct dress, with appropriate language, gestures, and actions as that person. Presentation should include the following: 1. A brief review of the persons life (when and where the person lived and interesting personal details)

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2. An explanation of the persons major contributions 3. A demonstration or hands- on activity that would help students better understand those contributions. 4. An explanation of why this person is significant and should be recognized 5. Use of high quality visuals and audience participation throughout. Additional Strategies for Differentiation: 6. Demonstrate the presentation of a famous person to the class. 7. Provide a list of examples to choose from 8. Allow students to work in groups or pairs. 9. Require only some of the four expected criteria for success. 10.Provide dress and props for students. Become a Historical Figure: Performers Checklist Questions to Consider Have I given interesting information about the persons life? Have I explained the persons major contributions? Did I lead the class in a hands-on activity that students can do to better understand his/her contributions? Have I explained why this person is famous? Does my presentation have pictures or items that represent the persons life? Have I made sure my presentation is based on fact? Materials: Character Dress List of facts Props Scheduled Appearances Yes Needs Work No

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Becoming a Historical Figure: Scoring Rubric Famous Person Criteria Purpose 4 points each The details are clear and accurate. 3 points each Several details are clear but may be inaccurate. Makes eye contact most of the time and speaks clearly. 2 points each Minimal details are given 1 point each

No details are given.

Presentation

Makes eye contact, speaks clearly and concisely.

Does not make eye contact very often and speaks clearly and concisely most of the time. Gives two or three concrete examples, answers some questions correctly in the personal of the historical figure.

Does not make eye contact and does not speak clearly or concisely

Support

Gives good examples, answers questions correctly in the persona of the historical figure.

Gives several concrete examples, answers most questions correctly in the persona of the historical figure.

Gives little or not examples, answers questions incorrectly in the persona of the historical figure.

Summarizing Strategy/Closure The important thing about the (students can either write about the Rise of Nationalism or the Age of Jackson)________________________________. It is _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. It is _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. It is _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. But the important things about__________ is________________________.

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Lesson Three Essential Question(s) Why was the national bank a source of controversy? How would the question of nullification and secession affect the nation?

Delaware State Standards

Civics Standard Two 9-12a Civics Standard Three 9-12 a

Activating Strategy Anticipation Guides provide an effective way to activate background knowledge before reading or introducing a new concept/skill to students. Identify five or more major concepts to be learned in the materials. Keep the following guidelines in mind when writing the Anticipation Guide statements: Think about what your students already know about the topic or concept, paying particular attention to common misconceptions. Write statements, which reflect large segments of texts rather than specific details. That will force students to read and synthesize the information rather than simply skim to find the answers. Make sure you create both true and false statements. Use word statements to provoke critical thinking.

Display or handout the Anticipation Guide and have students complete it prior to reading (viewing, listening). Have students read the selection and then revisit the Anticipation Guide to see if they have changed their minds. Ask students to return to their small groups and develop a consensus about the answers. Remind them to provide evidence to convince others. Discuss the reading as a whole class using the Anticipation Guide, and then have students write in their journals about how their beliefs have changed.

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Introduce Lesson Under the Indian Removal Act, Jackson made the decision to relocate the five Native American Nations even some viewed it as a harsh punishment. After 16, 000 Cherokee were forced to leave their homes, Jackson continued making decisions that had a direct impact on the economic development of young America. The Battle over the National Bank was a hotly contested issue of Jacksons presidency.

Strategy One: Gathering Information Concept of Definition Map To help students visualize the components of the term controversy, use a Concept of Definition Map. The map includes three relationships essential to a rich definition: What is it? (Category) What is it like? (Properties/Characteristics) What are some examples? (Illustrations)

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Model the concept using a familiar concept. Once students have completed the Concept of Definition Map, ask them to write a Student Friendly Explanation using the information on the map. Next, as part of a pre-reading discussion, ask students to brainstorm what they already know using the Concept of Definition Map. After students read, have them work in pairs to fill in additional information and make corrections as necessary. Students then present their maps for discussion. Check for Understanding- Journal Reflection Why did Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?
Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with details that support the point of view of Andrew Jackson. 1- This response gives an invalid explanation that lacks details that support the point of view of Andrew Jackson.

Strategy Two: Extending and Refining Analyzing Perspectives Students complete an Analyzing Perspectives graphic organizer for the issue Nullification Crisis. Students select among the following perspectives: Andrew Jackson, Robert Hayne, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun and Henry Clay. Then have students role play the various participants appearing on a talk show to share their perspective of the Nullification Crisis. Check for Understanding How would the question of nullification and secession affect the nation? Rubric 2- This response gives a valid explanation with details and accurate facts.
1- This response gives an invalid explanation with minimal details and inaccurate facts.

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Strategy Three: Application Document Based Question (DBQ)- Shorter Version Provide a visual of the following writing prompt: Many great names in American history are closely connected with an idea or an event- George Washington and the Revolution, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Martin Luther King and Civil Rights. Andrew Jacksons name is tied very closely to democracy, but is it historically fair and accurate to do so? Students read the background essay that provides an overview of Jacksons life and the political climate of the day. Have students quickly skim the 11 documents to get a sense of what they are about. Make sure each student has a clear definition of democracy written down before they analyze the documents. Each student should read the documents slowly. Modeling how to closely read each document. Have students use a Document Analysis Sheet to record: a. What or who is the source? b. What is the issue being discussed? (The Bank, Indian Removal, etc.) c. Summarize in your own words the main argument or idea being presented in each document. Next,have students clarify the different issues addressed by the 11 documents. They then must make a judgement as to how democratic Jackson was on each issue. Make sure students compare his actions to their original definition of democracy. Encourage students to make a final judgement of Jackson. Explain to the class that they should consider the following questions: Did he move the country towards democracy? Is it reasonable to argue that in some areas he did and in others he did not? Is it even possible that some of his actions may have been both democratic and undemocratic? Resource: The DBQ Project Document Based Questions in American History, 2008

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Summarizing Strategy/Closure Use the acrostic (National Identity) to create detailed statements that answer the Essential Question(s): Why was the national bank a source of controversy? How would the question of nullification and secession affect the nation? N A T I O N A L I D E N T I T Y

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Additional Teacher Resources:

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/edu/highschool2.html

Video Resources Indian Removal Cherokee Nation Appeals to the Supreme Court Nullification, Part 1 Nullification, Part 2

Primary Sources: Cherokee Alphabet Cherokee Phoenix Cherokee Phoenix on Farming Methods Cherokee Phoenix Introduction Chief John Ross Constitution of the Cherokee Nation Jackson's Message to Congress on Indian Removal Jackson's Proclamation on Nullification John Marshall's Decision on Worcester v. Georgia Letter from Chief John Ross Sequoyah South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
Design Principles for Unit Development
International Education the ability to appreciate the richness of our own cultural heritage and that of other cultures in order to provide cross-cultural communicative competence. Universal Design for Learning the ability to provide multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement to give learners various ways to acquire and demonstrate knowledge. 21st Century Learning the ability to use skills, resources, and tools to meet the demands of the global community and tomorrows workplace. (1) Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge, (2) Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge, (3) Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society, (4) Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.(AASL, 2007)

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Technology Integration
The ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information Analyze, access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information in a variety of forms and media Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others

Content Connections
Content Standards integrated within instructional strategies

Civics Standard Two 9-12a Civics Standard Three 9-12 a History Standard Two 9-12b Economics Standard One 9-12a

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