Career and Technical Education

Dive into the digital world. Students will experience a variety of computer programs in this 9 week course. After a brief keyboarding review students will learn how to navigate in both a Microsoft Office and Google environment. Students will create digital presentations while learning basic formatting and design skills. Students will also produce a variety of multimedia products using video, audio and graphic design. The course concludes with project presentations.

Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication.

Use various input technologies to enter and manipulate information appropriately.

Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies

Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

Communicate in a clear, complete, concise, correct, and courteous manner on personal and professional levels.

Use multimedia software to create media rich projects.

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Career and Technical Education

Spark your inner entrepreneur and learn to design your own mock social media business. Students will explore a variety of business programs while learning the business basics necessary to start a social media business. By the end of the course, students will understand and apply the business design process, the role of digital citizenship, and the importance of both self and business branding.

Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication.

Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

Use multimedia software to create media rich projects.

Cultivate and manage personal digital identity and reputation and develop awareness of actions in the digital world.

Engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

Develop a business plan.

Evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources.

Utilize information and technology tools to conduct business effectively and efficiently.

Know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

Apply basic social communication skills in personal and professional situations.

Contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

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Career and Technical Education

Immerse yourself in entrepreneurship. Together, the class will develop, design and run a class business. Students will learn, experience and apply the necessary skills for success as an entrepreneur. Students will understand basic business terminology, create advertisements using a variety of multimedia tools, apply basic marketing concepts, engage in the production/manufacturing/selling process, and understand the role business ethics play in successful businesses. Students will lead each other with an entrepreneurial spirit, gaining financial responsibility from the businesses they create and operate within the school. Now is the time to LAUNCH your creativity!

Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

Use multimedia software to create media rich projects.

Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

Communicate in a clear, complete, concise, correct, and courteous manner on personal and professional levels.

Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

Analyze the elements of the marketing mix, their interrelationships, and how they are used in the marketing process.

Analyze customer groups and develop a plan to identify, reach, and keep customers in a specific target market.

Develop a business plan

Analyze financial data influenced by internal and external factors in order to make short-term and long-term decisions.

Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Career and Technical Education

This exploratory course for Sixth Grade students is designed to introduce students to the subject of Family and Consumer Sciences. Students will develop introductory food preparation skills while preparing simple recipes. Essential skills are focused on kitchen safety and sanitation, lab procedures, and measuring techniques. Construction of a creative sewing project exposes students to small sewing equipment, sewing machine parts and functions, sewing safety, and sewing terminology. All of the course activities will emphasize teamwork in an interactive environment.

Demonstrate ability to use technology for fashion, apparel, and textile design.

Demonstrate basic skills for production alteration, repair, and recycling of textiles, fashion, and apparel.

Analyze conditions and practices that promote safe food handling.

Analyze safety and sanitation practices.

Evaluate the effect of nutrition on health, wellness and performance.

Demonstrate ability to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious, aesthetically pleasing food and food product.

Apply communication skills in school, community, and workplace settings.

Demonstrate teamwork skills in school, community, and workplace settings.

Apply time management, organizational, and process skills to prioritize task and achieve goals.

Create an environment that encourages and respects the ideas, perspectives, and contributions of all group members.

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Career and Technical Education

Life Skills I will explore food preparation techniques and the science behind the recipe. Essential skills include kitchen safety and sanitation, measuring techniques, cooking terminology, kitchen equipment, and reading a recipe. Discovering how ingredients interact to impact the final product will enhance cooking lab experiences. A sewing project that reflects personal interest and ability will be completed. Hand and machine sewing will be explored during construction of the project. As part of the sewing unit, students will learn to select and care for clothing. Interior Design will be explored through a hands on project, incorporating the basic elements of design.

Demonstrate basic skills for production, alteration, repair and recycling of textiles, fashion and apparel.

Demonstrate ability to use technology for fashion, apparel, and textile design.

Apply consumer skills to providing and maintaining clothing.

Analyze safety and sanitation practices.

Analyze conditions and practices that promote safe food handling.

Analyze foodborne illness factors, including causes, potentially hazardous foods, and methods of prevention.

Demonstrate ability to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious, aesthetically pleasing food and food products.

Analyze decisions about providing safe and nutritious food for individuals and families.

Evaluate the effect of nutrition on health, wellness and performance.

Demonstrate teamwork skills in school, community and workplace settings.

Apply time management, organizational, and process skills to prioritize tasks and achieve goals.

Arrange furniture placement with reference to principles of design, traffic flow, activity, and existing architectural features.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Life Skills I will explore food preparation techniques and the science behind the recipe. Essential skills include kitchen safety and sanitation, measuring techniques, cooking terminology, kitchen equipment, and reading a recipe. Discovering how ingredients interact to impact the final product will enhance cooking lab experiences. A sewing project that reflects personal interest and ability will be completed. Hand and machine sewing will be explored during construction of the project. As part of the sewing unit, students will learn to select and care for clothing. Interior Design will be explored through a hands on project, incorporating the basic elements of design.

Demonstrate basic skills for production, alteration, repair and recycling of textiles, fashion and apparel.

Apply consumer skills to providing and maintaining clothing.

Analyze food safety and sanitation practices.

Analyze conditions and practices that promote safe food handling.

Analyze foodborne illness factors, including causes, potentially hazardous foods, and methods of prevention.

Demonstrate ability to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious, aesthetically pleasing food and food product.

Analyze decisions about providing safe and nutritious food for individuals and families.

Evaluate the effect of nutrition on health, wellness and performance.

Apply time management, organizational, and process skills to prioritize tasks and achieve goals.

Apply communication skills in school, community and workplace settings.

Arrange furniture placement with reference to principles of design, traffic flow, activity, and existing architectural features.

Demonstrate graphic communication skills (CAD, PowerPoint, sketching).

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Career and Technical Education

This course is an extension of Life Skills, in which students are expected to apply the 7th grade Life Skills 1 (prerequisite) curriculum in order to improve their skills in food preparation and sewing.Food Safety is emphasized and recipes will be more complex. Life Skills 2 integrates a variety of curricular areas such as math, science, health and artistic design. As part of the sewing unit, students will complete an intermediate project to further develop their sewing skills. A child development unit will introduce how children birth to 5 years, learn through play.

Apply consumer skills to providing and maintaining clothing.

Demonstrate ability to use technology for fashion, apparel, and textile design.

Demonstrate basic skills for production, alteration, repair and recycling of textiles, fashion, and apparel.

Analyze conditions and practices that promote safe food handling.

Demonstrate ability to select, store, prepare, and serve nutritious, aesthetically pleasing food and food products.

Analyze decisions about providing safe and nutritious food for individuals and families.

Apply communication skills in school, community, and workplace settings.

Demonstrate teamwork skills in school, community and workplace settings.

Explore assessment tools and methods to observe and interpret children’s growth and development and apply to assess growth and development across the lifespan.

Implement learning activities in all curriculum areas that meet the developmental needs of learners.

Analyze potential career choices to determine the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and opportunities associated with each career.

Manage money effectively by developing financial goals and budgets.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

This is a hands-on activity class, which provides an opportunity for students to explore design concepts and problem-solving strategies as they create, construct, and build projects. This course will include the safe, proper use of various hand tools and machines as well as the correct procedures and measurements for the fabrication and completion of products.

Demonstrate safe and proper use of equipment and materials.

Correctly operate and utilize hand tools in product completion.

Fabricate a project using hand tools in an appropriate fashion to cut, shape, sand, finish, assemble, and fasten.

Correctly measure objects within specific tolerances.

Identify the different types of units.

Identify the different types of measuring tools.

Make measurements with accuracy.

Identify the different types of materials from given samples.

Compare and contrast the physical properties of various materials used in the lab.

Select and use the most appropriate materials, tools, and procedures to construct various products.

LaSalle Springs Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

In this course, students will explore various aspects of STEM. Students will learn the basics of 3D modeling and printing, use the design process to collaboratively solve problems through fun projects, and be introduced to computer programming through game design. This course provides a preview of future STEM opportunities available in 7th and 8th grade.

Describe and/or analyze moments within a problem-solving process where persistence, iteration, and the positive role of failure played an important role in gaining understanding about a problem or unexpected observation.

Apply an iterative process to solve a problem or create an opportunity that can be justified.

Create a physical model or prototype.

Construct a computer-generated solid model.

Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation and review of programs.

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Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Seventh Grade Computer Science 1: App and Game Development

Computer Science is a growing, high-demand field. In this course, students will be introduced to a variety of core programming skills. Using a collaborative design process, students will apply these programming skills to create their own apps and games.

Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.

Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation and review of programs

Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.

Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.

Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.

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Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Seventh Grade Investigating Materials Processing (LSMS Only)

This is a hands-on activity class, in which students apply the safe, proper use of additional or advanced hand tools and machines to design and analyze the necessary procedures to complete a fabricated product. Increasing emphasis on accuracy and precision will be implemented in tool use and measurement techniques.

Demonstrate safe and proper use of equipment and materials.

Operate and utilize power tools and equipment correctly and safely in product completion.

Fabricate a project using hand tools in an appropriate fashion to cut, shape, sand, finish, assemble and fasten.

Fabricate a project using power tools in an appropriate fashion (eg. hand drill, saber saw, drill press, disc sander, scroll saw, finish sander, and router).

Utilize global measurement systems to measure within specific tolerances.

Assess physical properties to select the most appropriate materials to fabricate various products.

Develop a system of procedures to construct final products within given parameters and specifications.

Demonstrate teamwork by working collaboratively with groups of other students.

Select, employ and design appropriate production processes as needed in addressing technological problems.

Select and use appropriate machines, tools, processes, and materials to construct workable structures within guidelines given.

LaSalle Springs Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Automation and robotics is changing the way the world works. In this course, students will follow the design process as they create solutions to solve problems using robotics and automation. Throughout this course, students will be working collaboratively to build mechanisms and program motors and sensors to create automated systems.

Describe and/or analyze moments within a problem-solving process where persistence, iteration, and the positive role of failure played an important role in gaining understanding about a problem or unexpected observation.

Apply an iterative process to solve a problem or create an opportunity that can be justified.

Create a physical model or prototype.

Use the characteristics of a specific mechanism to evaluate its purpose and applications.

Apply knowledge of mechanisms to solve a unique problem for speed, torque, force, or type of motion.

Design, build, wire, and program both open and closed loop systems.

Troubleshoot a malfunctioning system using a methodical approach.

Use motors and sensors appropriately to solve robotic problems.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Eighth Grade Computer Science 1: App and Game Development

Computer science is a growing, high-demand field. In this course, students will be introduced to a variety of core programming skills. Using a collaborative design process, students will apply these programming skills to create their own apps and games.

Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.

Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation and review of programs

Document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.

Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.

Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals.

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Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

Computer science contributes to the development of essential life skills. In this course, students will continue to further develop their programming knowledge by exploring digital tools such as Scratch, Python, Circuit Playgrounds, and Raspberry Pi. Let’s go beyond basic coding as we innovate games, predict the future, utilize motion sensors and cameras, and become a coding ninja!

Although not required, it is highly recommended to have had successful completion of Seventh Grade Computer Science: Apps and Game Development 1.

Design and Implement algorithms with flow charts and/or pseudocode to show solutions to complex problems.

Design and develop combinations of control structures, nested loops, and compound conditionals.

Design projects that combine hardware and software to collect and exchange data.

Utilize the Design Process to develop a systematic troubleshooting routine to identify the problem, research solutions and fix problems with computing devices, components, and software.

Use feedback from team members and users to refine solutions to meet user needs.

Create clearly named variables to store and manipulate information.

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Career and Technical Education

Industrial and Engineering Technology

This is a hands-on activity class, which provides students an opportunity to create, construct and build projects. This course will include the safe, proper use of various tools and machines, wood identification and purchasing, design concepts, problem solving, as well as the correct procedures and measurements for the fabrication and completion of products. Students will use hand and power tools to complete designed products.

Demonstrate safe and proper use of equipment and materials.

Demonstrate teamwork by working cooperatively with groups of other students to establish and achieve common goals.

Evaluate the most appropriate tools and/or machinery necessary to carry out product designs.

Fabricate a project using hand tools in an appropriate fashion to cut, shape, sand, finish, assemble, and fasten.

Fabricate a project, using power tools, in an appropriate fashion (e.g. hand drill, saber saw, drill press, disc sander, scroll saw, finish sander)

Gather, analyze, organize and interpret data using technology.

Determine appropriate measurement systems and tools.

Project final cost and durability of products based on materials used in construction.

Prepare mechanical drawings for product dimensional analyses.

Solve real-life problems by designing and processing materials to construct dimensional projects.

LaSalle Springs Middle School

Career and Technical Education

Students will follow the design process as they create a physical model/prototype to address a need or want in society. Through this process, students will learn how to use 3D software for modeling and 3D printing. Students will learn and apply measurement and dimensioning skills to replicate objects and then create original prototypes.

Apply an iterative process to solve a problem or create an opportunity that can be justified.

Describe and/or analyze moments within a problem-solving process where persistence, iteration, and the positive role of failure played an important role in gaining understanding about a problem or unexpected observation.

Measure and present values appropriate to standards of accuracy and precision.

Sketch and/or interpret perspective, isometric, and multiview drawings with adequate attention to standards and critical annotations.

Construct a computer-generated solid model.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Wildwood Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School

Engage in a hands on experience where you’ll experiment with a variety of art materials that may include drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital media, and more. Be free to take risks in art making, explore new art processes, and discover creative ways to express your interest in art.

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified needs of diverse users.

Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

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Be a unique and innovative thinker! Explore and find solutions to create original designs that connect your big ideas to real world experiences. Design processes may include use of technology, drafting, mixed media, choice-based methods, and more. Leave class as an empathetic, divergent thinker who takes risks and is ready for the creative economy.

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art

Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

Design or redesign objects, places, or systems that meet the identified needs of diverse users..

Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

Interpret art by distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant contextual information and analyzing subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.

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Explore new opportunities to develop your creativity by experimenting with a variety of art materials that may include drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital media, and more. Be free to take risks while working with others to explore new art processes and discover creative ways to express your interest in art. Both beginning and experienced artists will be challenged in this course through a personalized learning approach that honors the connection between personal context and our world.

Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.

Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

Interpret art by analyzing art-making approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Compare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.

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Think outside the box and work with others to communicate new ideas. Collaborate to create original designs that connect your big ideas to real world experiences. Design processes may include use of technology, drafting, mixed media, choice-based methods, and more. Leave class able to judge positive design messages and know how to use your strengths as a tool for your work, Both beginning and experienced designers will be challenged in this course through a personalized learning approach.

Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.

Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

Interpret art by analyzing art-making approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Compare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.

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Students will create original, two- and three-dimensional art based upon observation, landscape, still life, the human figure, and contemporary visual culture.They will learn and use drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture techniques to experiment with realistic and abstract art.Students will be inspired by realistic and abstract art.They will analyze and critique artworks, discuss aesthetic issues, and understand how design is related to history and culture.

Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of the present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.

Select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.

Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.

Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.

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Art Fundamentals is for students who are interested in creating visual art or wish to pursue a career in visual arts. Students will create original artwork in realistic, abstract, and non-objective styles. Inspired by observation and imagination, they will express themselves through the themes of still life, landscape and portrait. They will learn about and use drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media techniques to create two- and three-dimensional artworks. Students will analyze and critique artworks, discuss aesthetic issues, and understand how art is related to history and culture.

This class prepares students for success in, and is a prerequisite for, Level 1 high school visual arts courses: Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.

A grade of "C" or better in Art Fundamentals is required to continue on to these level 1 courses.

Demonstrate portrait proportions.

Demonstrate the illusion of depth (perspective, overlapping, placement, size, proportion, details).

Demonstrate the illusion of form (value/shading).

Use the color wheel and mix colors.

Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of art and principles of design.

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Influence others and be a design trend setter! Use your passions to create original designs that connect big ideas to real world experiences. Design processes may include use of technology, drafting, mixed media, choice-based methods, and more. Leave class able to evaluate, redesign, present your work, and contribute to our contemporary design world. Both beginning and experienced designers will be challenged in this course through a personalized learning approach.

Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of the present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.

Select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.

Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.

Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.

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Beginning Band is a student’s entry into the Rockwood Band Program. A student interested in playing in a school band should start in the 6th grade. Students who do not take beginning band must demonstrate their competency in an audition for the instructor to participate in band following the 6th grade year. This course is designed for students interested in beginning level instruction on flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone/euphonium, tuba, and percussion instruments (orchestra bells, xylophone, snare drum, bass drum, and other percussion accessory instruments); optionally oboe, bassoon, and French horn. Students will receive instruction on tone production, music reading skills, basic music theory, and instrument care. Attendance at all performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.

Produce characteristic sound exhibiting tone, timbre, breathing, and posture.

Perform grade level .5-1 band literature within various styles in public settings with others.

Sight-read grade level appropriate band literature in various styles alone and with others.

Demonstrate technical proficiency on their instrument as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, articulations, key signatures, time signatures, tempo, precision, and scales/scale patterns.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing, and style.

Apply concepts in independent practice skills.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Infer connections between the arts or non-arts related disciplines (science, language arts, physical education/health, etc.) to the performance of band literature.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practices using Concert B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and F, and rhythms learned in class.

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The training provided in Fifth Grade Orchestra continues in this course. Students receive instruction in music reading skills, tone production, and right/left hand techniques. Students will be exposed to both large and small ensemble performances. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichment opportunities including private instruction and honors orchestras. Attendance at all concert performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Attendance Procedure for Secondary Music Programs. Students must provide their own instrument and supplies. A limited number of instruments are available for students based on financial need.

Fifth Grade Orchestra or evidence of equivalent training satisfactory to the instructor

Demonstrates correct placement of the left hand.

Performs bowing techniques.

Applies concepts in independent practice.

Displays ensemble skills.

Identifies and performs music notation.

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Mixed Choir is a full year performance course designed to introduce fundamentals of music and the skills required for effective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and perform level-appropriate two-part choral literature. Attendance at all performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document. The voicings for this choir are two-part and include Soprano and Alto. Baritone voicing may be utilized in Mixed Choir, as appropriate.

Students may be asked to audition for placement in correct ensemble

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression, such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Treble Choir is a full-year performance course designed to introduce fundamentals of music and the skills required for effective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and perform level-appropriate two-part choral literature. Attendance at all performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document. The voicings for this choir are Soprano and Alto.

Students may be asked to audition for placement in correct ensemble

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

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Cadet Band is a student’s second year of instruction in the Rockwood Band Program. Students who do not take beginning band must demonstrate their competency in an audition for the instructor to participate in band during 7th grade year. This course is designed for students interested in continuing their music education on an instrument with a focus on technical development and music literacy. Attendance at all performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.

Successful beginning band experience and/or permission of the Band Instructor.

Produce characteristic sound exhibiting tone, timbre, breathing, and posture.

Perform grade level 1-2 band literature within various styles in public settings with others.

Sight-read grade level appropriate band literature in various styles alone and with others.

Demonstrate technical proficiency on their instrument as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, articulations, key signatures, time signatures, tempo, precision, and scales/scale patterns.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing, and style.

Apply concepts in independent practice skills.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Infer connections between the arts or non-arts related disciplines (science, language arts, physical education/health, etc.) to the performance of band literature.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practices using Concert B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and F, and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

The training provided in Sixth Grade Intermediate Orchestra continues in this course. Students continue to receive instruction in music reading skills, tone production, and right/left hand techniques. The fundamentals of performance within an orchestral ensemble will be developed. Students are prepared for the demands of more advanced orchestra and varied literature. Students will be exposed to both large and small ensemble performances. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichment opportunities including private instruction and honors orchestras. Attendance at all concert performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Attendance Procedure for Secondary Music Programs. Students must provide their own instrument and supplies. A limited number of instruments are available for students based on financial need.

Beginning Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra or evidence of equivalent training satisfactory to the instructor.

Attendance at all performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Attendance Procedure for Secondary Music Programs.

Students must provide their own instrument, book, and supplies.

Demonstrates correct placement of the left hand.

Performs bowing techniques.

Applies concepts in independent practice.

Displays ensemble skills.

Matches and manipulates pitch and maintains a steady pulse.

Identifies and performs music notation.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Mixed Choir is a full year performance course designed to reinforce fundamentals of music and the skills required for effective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and perform level-appropriate two- and three-part choral literature. Attendance at all scheduled performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated in the Rockwood School District Concert performance Expectations document. The voicings for Mixed Choir are Soprano, Alto and Baritone.

Enrollment requirement - successful 6th grade choral experience and/or vocal music instructor approval.

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression, such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Treble Choir is a full-year performance coursedesigned to reinforce fundamentals of music and the skills required foreffective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and performlevel-appropriate two- and three-part choral literature. Attendance at allscheduled performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated inthe Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.The voicings for this choir are Soprano, Second Soprano and Alto.

Enrollment requirement - Successful 6th grade choral experience and/or vocal music instructor approval.

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Concert Band is a student’s third year of instruction in the Rockwood Band Program. Students who do not take beginning or cadet band must demonstrate their competency in an audition for the instructor to participate in band during 8th grade year. This course is designed for students interested in continuing their music education on an instrument with a focus on ensemble skills or development and independent musicianship. Attendance at all performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.

Successful Cadet Band experience and/or recommendation of the Band Instructor.

Students must provide their own instrument, book, and supplies. However, assistance is available for families in need.

Attendance at all performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.

Produce characteristic sound exhibiting tone, timbre, breathing, and posture.

Perform grade level 1-3 band literature within various styles in public settings with others.

Sight-read grade level appropriate band literature in various styles alone and with others.

Demonstrate technical proficiency on their instrument as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, articulations, key signatures, time signatures, tempo, precision, and scales/scale patterns.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing, and style.

Apply concepts in independent practice skills.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Infer connections between the arts or non-arts related disciplines (science, language arts, physical education/health, etc.) to the performance of band literature.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practices using Concert B-flat, C, D, E-flat, and F, and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

The training provided in Seventh Grade Cadet Orchestra continues in this course. Students continue to receive instruction in music reading skills, tone production, and right/left hand techniques. The fundamentals of performance within an orchestral ensemble will be developed. Students are prepared for the demands of more advanced orchestra and varied literature. Students will be exposed to both large and small ensemble performances. Students are encouraged to participate in enrichment opportunities including private instruction and honors orchestras. Attendance at all concert performances is required and part of the class grade as covered in the Rockwood School District Attendance Procedure for Secondary Music Programs. Students must provide their own instrument and supplies. A limited number of instruments are available for students based on financial need

Cadet Orchestra or evidence of equivalent training satisfactory to the instructor.

Demonstrates correct placement of the left hand.

Performs bowing techniques.

Applies concepts in independent practice.

Displays ensemble skills.

Matches and manipulates pitch and maintains a steady pulse.

Identifies and performs music notation.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Mixed Choir is a full-year performance course designed to reinforce fundamentals of music and the skills required for effective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and perform level-appropriate two-, three- and four-part choral literature. In this class, students are prepared for the demands of the literature performed at the high school level. Attendance at all scheduled performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document. The voicings for this choir are Soprano, Alto, optional Tenor and Baritone.

Successful Seventh Grade choral experience and/or vocal music instructor approval.

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Treble Choir is a full-year performance course designed to reinforce fundamentals of music and the skills required for effective ensemble singing. Students will rehearse and perform level-appropriate two-, three- and four-part choral literature. In this class, students are prepared for the demands of the literature performed at the high school level.The voicings for this choir are Soprano, Second Soprano, Alto and optional Second Alto.

Successful Seventh Grade choral experience and/or vocal music instructor approval.

Attendance at all scheduled performances is required and a part of the class grade as stated in the Rockwood School District Concert Performance Expectations document.

Demonstrate vocal performance techniques as it relates to posture,breathing, vocal production,tone, diction,articulation.

Sight-read grade level appropriate choral literature in various styles alone and with others.

Interpret and perform music using expression such as dynamics, phrasing and style.

Demonstrate technical proficiency as it relates to rhythm, note accuracy, key signatures, time signatures and tempo.

Distinguish between quality and non-quality performances, identifying the elements of music to justify a response through listening and self-assessment.

Compose and notate melodies applying ensemble terminology and standard notation practice using pitches and rhythms learned in class.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Through activities involving movement, improv, storytelling, voice, and performance, students will learn the basics of theatre and acting. Using their imaginations to make artistic choices, students will develop strategies to collaborate, memorize and problem solve. Evaluations are based primarily on performances/projects.

Perform a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Use physical and vocal choices to create meaning in a drama/theatre work.

Evaluate drama/theatre work based on performance criteria.

Propose design ideas and create innovative solutions to design and technical problems that arise in a drama/theatre work.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Through activities involving movement, improv, script writing, scene work, filmmaking, voice, and performance, students will learn to develop their knowledge of theatre and acting. Using their imaginations to make artistic choices, students will develop strategies to collaborate, memorize, empathize and problem solve. Evaluations are based primarily on performances/projects.

Perform a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Develop effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and self-review.

Use supporting evidence and criteria to evaluate drama/theatre work.

Integrate technical elements into a drama/theatre work.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Through activities involving movement, improv, script writing, scene work, filmmaking, voice, and performance, students will develop their knowledge of theatre and acting. Using their imaginations to make artistic choices, students will develop strategies to collaborate, memorize, empathize and problem solve. Evaluations are based primarily on performances/projects.

Perform a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Develop effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and self-review.

Use supporting evidence and criteria to evaluate drama/theatre work.

Integrate technical elements are integrated into a drama/theatre work.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

This course is for students who have successfully completed Theatre Arts Workshop. Through activities involving movement, improv, script writing, filmmaking, technical design, scene work, voice, and performance, students will expand their knowledge of theatre and acting. Using their imaginations to make artistic choices, students will develop strategies to collaborate, memorize, empathize and problem solve. Evaluations are based primarily on performances/projects.

Seventh Grade Theatre Arts Workshop or Teacher Approval.

Perform a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Revise and implement effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theater work through repetition and self-review.

Record personal and peer reactions to artistic choices in a drama/theatre work and interpret how the use of personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs can be used to discuss drama/theatre work.

Choose a variety of technical or artistic elements that can be applied to a drama/theatre work.

Crestview Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Wildwood Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School

Sixth Grade English Language Arts will build a community of readers and writers through the reading and writing workshop. As students read a variety of texts, the will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to become independent and informed readers able to comprehend increasingly more complex material. Writing skills will be developed to independently employ the writing process in creating multi-page pieces in a variety of genres. Time is also spent developing media literacy, research, and evaluative skills for information gathering. Students are expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Reading and 5th Grade Writing.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text, cite evidence of its development; summarize the text. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, stanza, or image contributes to meaning.

Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Identify an author’s argument in a text and distinguish claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository and argumentative techniques.

Organization and content: Introduce the topic, maintain a clear focus throughout the text, and provide a conclusion that follows from the text.

Use transitions to clarify relationships, connect ideas and claims, and signal time shifts.

Follow the rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Speak clearly, audibly, and to the point, using conventions of language as appropriate to task, purpose, and audience when presenting, including appropriate volume.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Sixth Grade Challenge English Language Arts will build a community of readers and writers through the reading and writing workshop. As students read a variety of texts, the will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to become independent and informed readers able to comprehend increasingly more complex material. Writing skills will be developed to independently employ the writing process in creating multi-page pieces in a variety of genres. Time is also spent developing media literacy, research, and evaluative skills for information gathering. Students are expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 6th grade level.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Reading and 5th Grade Writing.

Students who have been successful in this course typically read independently at a 7th grade level or higher.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text, cite evidence of its development; summarize the text. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, stanza, or image contributes to meaning.

Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Identify an author’s argument in a text and distinguish claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository and argumentative techniques.

Organization and content: Introduce the topic, maintain a clear focus throughout the text, and provide a conclusion that follows from the text.

Use transitions to clarify relationships, connect ideas and claims, and signal time shifts.

Follow the rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Speak clearly, audibly, and to the point, using conventions of language as appropriate to task, purpose, and audience when presenting, including appropriate volume.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Sixth Grade Compacted Challenge English Language Arts is scheduled in conjunction with Academic Stretch. This course meets on alternating school days and is ONLY offered to students identified for Rockwood's Gifted Program. It will build a community of readers and writers through the reading and writing workshop. As they read a variety of texts, students will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to become independent and informed readers able to comprehend increasingly more complex material. Writing skills will be developed to independently employ the writing process in creating multi-page pieces in a variety of genres. Time will be spent developing media literacy, research, and evaluative skills for information gathering. Students are expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 6th grade level and instruction moves at an accelerated pace.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Reading and the 5th Grade Writing.

Enrollment is limited to students who have been identified for the Rockwood Gifted program.

Students who have been successful in this course are typically able to read independently at 7th grade reading level or higher.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text, cite evidence of its development; summarize the text. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, stanza, or image contributes to meaning.

Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes and how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Identify an author’s argument in a text and distinguish claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository and argumentative techniques.

Organization and content: Introduce the topic, maintain a clear focus throughout the text, and provide a conclusion that follows from the text.

Use transitions to clarify relationships, connect ideas and claims, and signal time shifts.

Follow the rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Speak clearly, audibly, and to the point, using conventions of language as appropriate to task, purpose, and audience when presenting, including appropriate volume.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Academic Stretch is the middle school component of the Rockwood Gifted Program. This component is offered in grades six through eight for students who meet district criteria for the gifted program. Academic Stretch is offered in conjunction with Compacted Challenge Language Arts and enables students to engage in interdisciplinary, thematic studies that focus on real-world issues and challenges. These challenges involve advanced-level content and open-ended investigations within the broad areas of change, survival and the nature of systems. Forensics, inventions, natural disasters and the stock market are examples of specific units that are studied. All units in this program are designed to promote active student engagement in learning and developing skills in critical and creative thinking, information processing, problem-solving, communication and leadership. Time management strategies, current events, literature, high-end technology, community resources and service projects are also incorporated into the Academic Stretch curriculum, as are skills and concepts taught in Compacted Challenge Language Arts classes.

Identified Gifted students who meet Board of Education approved criteria.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Seventh Grade English Language Arts will continue to develop reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. As students read a variety of texts, they will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Students will use the writing process in order to create multi-page pieces in a variety of genres including fiction, argument, information, and analysis. Media literacy skills will be developed as students conduct research and use their evaluative for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities.

Successful completion of Sixth Grade English Language Arts, Sixth Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Sixth Grade Compacted English Language Arts.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s). Summarize text distinct from personal opinions. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a text's organization or overall structure contributes to meaning.

Analyze how an author develops his/her point of view or purpose and distinguishes it from those of others.

Analyze how specific word choices contribute to meaning and tone.

Analyze how the setting, characters, and plot of a text affect each other and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question; gather relevant sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Plan and deliver appropriate presentations based on the task, audience, and purpose including multimedia components in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize significant points.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Seventh Grade Challenge English Language Arts will continue to develop reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. As students read a variety of texts, they will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Students will use the writing process in order to create multi-page pieces in a variety of genres including fiction, argument, information, and analysis. Medial literacy skills will be developed as students conduct research and use their evaluative for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 7th grade level.

Successful completion of Sixth Grade English Language Arts, Sixth Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Sixth Grade Compacted English Language Arts.

Students who have been successful in this course typically read independently at an 8th grade level or higher.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text . Summarize the text distinct from personal opinions. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a text's organization or overall structure contributes to meaning.

Analyze how an author develops his/her point of view or purpose and distinguishes it from those of others.

Analyze how specific word choices contribute to meaning and tone.

Analyze how the setting, characters, and plot of a text affect each other and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question; gather relevant sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Plan and deliver appropriate presentations based on the task, audience, and purpose including multimedia components in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize significant points.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Seventh Grade Compacted Challenge English Language Arts

Seventh Grade Compacted Challenge English Language Arts is scheduled in conjunction with Academic Stretch. This course meets on alternating school days and is ONLY offered to students identified for Rockwood's Gifted Program. It will continue to develop reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. As students read a variety of texts, they will use their metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. Students will use the writing process in order to create multi-page pieces in a variety of genres including fiction, argument, information, and analysis. Media literacy skills will be developed as students conduct, research, and use their evaluative skills for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 7th grade level and instruction moves at an accelerated pace.

Successful completion of Sixth Grade English Language Arts, Sixth Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Sixth Grade Compacted Challenge English Language Arts.

Enrollment is limited to students who have been identified for the Rockwood Gifted program.

Students who have been successful in this course typically read independently at an 8th grade level or higher.

Draw conclusions, make inferences, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s). Summarize the text distinct from personal opinions. Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.

Analyze how a text's organization or overall structure contributes to meaning.

Analyze how an author develops his/her point of view or purpose and distinguishes it from those of others.

Analyze how specific word choices contribute to meaning and tone.

Analyze how the setting, characters, and plot of a text affect each other and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question; gather relevant sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system.

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Plan and deliver appropriate presentations based on the task, audience, and purpose including multimedia components in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize significant points.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Academic Stretch is the middle school component of the Rockwood Gifted Program. This component is offered in grades six through eight for students who meet district criteria for the gifted program. Academic Stretch is offered in conjunction with Compacted Challenge Language Arts and enables students to engage in interdisciplinary, thematic studies that focus on real-world issues and challenges. These challenges involve advanced-level content and open-ended investigations within the broad areas of change, survival and the nature of systems. Forensics, inventions, natural disasters and the stock market are examples of specific units that are studied. All units in this program are designed to promote active student engagement in learning and developing skills in critical and creative thinking, information processing, problem-solving, communication and leadership. Time management strategies, current events, literature, high-end technology, community resources and service projects are also incorporated into the Academic Stretch curriculum, as are skills and concepts taught in Compacted Challenge Language Arts classes.

Identified Gifted students who meet Board of Education approved criteria.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Eighth Grade English Language Arts will include reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational. Students will focus on reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. They will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. The writing process will be used regularly in order to create blended/multi-genre pieces with an emphasis on the writer's craft and perspective. In addition, media literacy, research, and evaluative skills will be practiced for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities.

Successful completion of Seventh Grade English Language Arts, Seventh Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Seventh Grade Compacted English Language Arts.

Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how an author's choice concerning a text's form or overall structure contributes to meaning

Analyze how literary devices are used to develop setting, reveal character, advance the plot, and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question (including a self-generated question); gather relevant, credible sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Review, revise, and edit writing with consideration for the task, purpose, and audience.

Delineate a speaker’s argument and claims, evaluating reasoning and sufficiency of evidence in order to pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence.

Acknowledge new information expressed by others including those presented in diverse media and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of evidence presented.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Eighth Grade Challenge English Language Arts will include reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational. Students will focus on reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. They will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. The writing process will be used regularly in order to create blended/multi-genre pieces with an emphasis on the writer's craft and perspective. In addition, media literacy, research, and evaluative skills will be practiced for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 8th grade level.

Successful completion of Seventh Grade English Language Arts, Seventh Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Seventh Grade Compacted English Language Arts.

Students who have been successful in this course typically read independently at an 9th grade level or higher.

Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how an author's choice concerning a text's form or overall structure contributes to meaning

Analyze how literary devices are used to develop setting, reveal character, advance the plot, and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question (including a self-generated question); gather relevant, credible sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Review, revise, and edit writing with consideration for the task, purpose, and audience.

Delineate a speaker’s argument and claims, evaluating reasoning and sufficiency of evidence in order to pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence.

Acknowledge new information expressed by others including those presented in diverse media and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of evidence presented.

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Eighth Grade Compacted Challenge English Language Arts is scheduled in conjunction with Academic Stretch. This course meets on alternating school days and is ONLY offered to students identified for Rockwood's Gifted Program. It will include reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational. Students will focus on reading, writing, information literacy, and listening and speaking skills. They will use metacognitive and active reading strategies to comprehend increasingly more complex material, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. The writing process will be used regularly in order to create blended/multi-genre pieces with an emphasis on the writer's craft and perspective. In addition, media literacy, research, and evaluative skills will be practiced for information gathering. Students are also expected to participate in formal and informal speaking and discussion opportunities. This course requires students to work toward reading and writing expectations beyond the 8th grade level. This course moves at an accelerated pace.

Successful completion of Seventh Grade English Language Arts, Seventh Grade Challenge English Language Arts, or Seventh Grade Compacted English Language Arts.

Enrollment is limited to students who have been identified for the Rockwood Gifted program.

Students who have been successful in this course typically read independently at an 9th grade level or higher.

Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyze how an author's choice concerning a text's form or overall structure contributes to meaning

Analyze how literary devices are used to develop setting, reveal character, advance the plot, and contribute to meaning.

Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently. Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Conduct research to answer a question (including a self-generated question); gather relevant, credible sources, print and digital; integrate information using a standard citation system

Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; develop writing with narrative, expository, and argumentative techniques.

Review, revise, and edit writing with consideration for the task, purpose, and audience.

Delineate a speaker’s argument and claims, evaluating reasoning and sufficiency of evidence in order to pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence.

Acknowledge new information expressed by others including those presented in diverse media and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of evidence presented.

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Academic Stretch is the middle school component of the Rockwood Gifted Program. This component is offered in grades six through eight for students who meet district criteria for the gifted program. Academic Stretch is offered in conjunction with Compacted Language Arts and enables students to engage in interdisciplinary, thematic studies that focus on real-world issues and challenges. These challenges involve advanced-level content and open-ended investigations within the broad areas of change, survival and the nature of systems. Forensics, inventions, natural disasters and the stock market are examples of specific units that are studied. All units in this program are designed to promote active student engagement in learning and developing skills in critical and creative thinking, information processing, problem-solving, communication and leadership. Time management strategies, current events, literature, high-end technology, community resources and service projects are also incorporated into the Academic Stretch curriculum, as are skills and concepts taught in Compacted Challenge Language Arts classes. Literature, current events, high-end technology, community resources, time management skills and community service are also incorporated into the Academic Stretch curriculum.

Identified Gifted students who meet Board of Education approved criteria.

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The Library Media program will introduce students to the navigation of and access to current library digital and print resources while teaching library and information skills. The program will establish a foundation for life-long reading and learning.

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Math 6 provides the foundation for middle school mathematics. Instruction will focus on six critical areas: (1) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the system of rational numbers to include negative numbers; (2) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (3) writing and evaluating algebraic expressions; (4) writing and solving one-step equation and inequalities; (5) developing understanding of relationships among shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume and (6) developing understanding of statistical thinking by analyzing and displaying data distributions.

Completion of 5th Grade Math.

Find common factors and multiples.

Compute and interpret quotients of positive fractions.

Solve problems involving ratios and rates.

Extend prior knowledge to generate equivalent representations of rational numbers between fractions, decimals and percentages.

Describe the difference between an expression and an equation.

Create and evaluate expressions involving variables and whole number exponents.

Identify and generate equivalent algebraic expressions using mathematical properties. i.e. commutative, associative, distributive.

Use substitution to determine where a given number in a specified set makes a one‐variable equation or inequality true.

Write and solve equations using variables to represent quantities and understand the meaning of the variable in the context of the situation.

Solve one‐step linear equations in one variable involving non-negative rational numbers.

Find the area of polygons by composing or decomposing the shapes into rectangles or triangles.

Solve problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the Cartesian coordinate plane.

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Integrated Math 6/7 is an accelerated course that merges Math 6 and part of Math 7 skills and concepts. Instruction will focus on eight critical areas: (1) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the system of rational numbers to include negative numbers; (2) develop an understanding of absolute value to solve problems involving integers; (3) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (4) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (5) writing and evaluating algebraic expressions; (6) writing and solving one-step inequalities and multi-step equations; (7) developing understanding of relationships among shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume and (8) developing understanding of statistical thinking by analyzing and displaying data distributions.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Math.

Successful completion of the summer online Ramp Up to Math 6/7 is recommended for some students before enrolling.

Completion of the summer online Ramp Up to Math 6/7 is also recommended for some students.

Compute and interpret quotients of positive fractions. a. Solve problems involving division of fractions by fractions.

Locate a rational number as a point on the number line.

Understand that the absolute value of a rational number is its distance from 0 on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real‐world situation.

Solve problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the Cartesian coordinate plane.

Understand a ratio as a comparison of two quantities and represent these comparisons.

Understand the concept of unit rate associated with a ratio, and describe the meaning of unit rate.

Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Create and evaluate expressions involving variables and whole number exponents.

Identify and generate equivalent algebraic expressions using mathematical properties. i.e. commutative, associative, distributive.

Apply properties of operations to simplify and to factor linear algebraic expressions with rational coefficients.

Understand how to use equivalent expressions to clarify quantities in a problem.

Write and solve equations using variables to represent quantities and understand the meaning of the variable in the context of the situation.

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Math 7 builds on the skills and concepts developed in Math 6. Instructional time will focus on six critical areas: (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (2) develop an understanding of absolute value to solve problems involving integers; (3) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; (4) working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving scale drawings, area, surface area, and volume; (5) drawing inferences about populations based on samples and (6) developing an understanding of simple probability models and using them to make predictions.

Completion of 7th Grade Math.

Apply and extend previous understanding of numbers to add and subtract rational numbers.

Apply and extend previous understanding of numbers to multiply and divide rational numbers.

Solve problems involving the four arithmetic operations with rational numbers.

Apply properties of operations to simplify and to factor linear algebraic expressions with rational coefficients

Understand how to use equivalent expressions to clarify quantities in a problem.

Write and/or solve linear equations in one variable

Use angle properties to write and solve equations for an unknown angle.

Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Solve problems involving scale drawings of real objects and geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing the drawing at a different scale.

Solve problems involving ratios, percentages, and proportional relationships.

Use data from multiple samples to draw inferences about a population and investigate variability in estimates of the characteristic of interest.

Investigate the relationship between theoretical and experimental probabilities for simple events.

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Integrated Math 7/8 is an accelerated course that merges Math 8 and part of Math 7 skills and concepts. Instructional time will focus on nine critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving scale drawings, area, surface area, and volume; (4) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem; (5) solving problems involving scale drawings and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; (6) drawing inferences about populations based on samples; (7) developing an understanding of simple probability models and using them to make predictions; (8) extending the number system to include irrational numbers and (9) develop an understanding of exponential properties to simplify expressions.

Successful completion of Math 6/7.

Students who completed Math 6 may enroll in this course after successful completion of the summer online Ramp Up to Math 7/8 course.

Write and/or solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable.

Understand that two-dimensional figures are congruent if a series of rigid transformations can be performed to map the pre-image to the image.

Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.

Understand that two-dimensional figures can be similar if a series of transformation (rotations, reflections, translations and dilations) can be performed to map the pre-image to the image.

Use angle properties to write and solve equations for an unknown angle.

Explore angle relationships and establish informal arguments.

Investigate concepts of square and cube roots.

Use models to demonstrate a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.

Understand the relationship between area, surface area and volume.

Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Apply concepts of slope and y-intercept to graphs, equations, and proportional relationships.

Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent expressions.

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Math 8 is designed to provide a foundation for the development of skills necessary for Algebra I. Instructional time will focus on five critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning about equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem; (4) extending the number system to include irrational numbers and (5) develop an understanding of exponential properties to simplify expressions and apply them to scientific notation.

Completion of 7th Grade Math.

Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable.

Understand that two-dimensional figures are congruent if a series of rigid transformations can be performed to map the pre-image to the image.

Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinate

Understand that two-dimensional figures can be similar if a series of transformation (rotations, reflections, translations and dilations) can be performed to map the pre-image to the image.

Estimate the value and compare the size of irrational numbers and approximate their locations on a number line.

Investigate concepts of square and cube roots.

Use models to demonstrate a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.

Apply concepts of slope and y-intercept to graphs, equations, and proportional relationships.

Compare characteristics of two functions each represented in different ways.

Investigate the difference between linear and nonlinear functions.

Use functions to model linear relationships between quantities.

Understand the patterns of association in bivariate categorical data displayed in a two-way table.

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Algebra 1 engages students in the critical thinking and problem-solving skillsrequired for future success in high school mathematics. Students practicetransferringconcrete mathematical knowledge to more abstract algebraic generalizations.Technology will be used throughout the course as students explore and make sense of problems in real-world contexts.

Successful completion of Math 8

Compare the properties of two functions.

Use function notation to evaluate functions for inputs in their domains, and interpret statements that use function notation in terms of a context.

Explain how each step taken when solving an equation or inequality in one variable creates an equivalent equation or inequality that has the same solution(s) as the original.

Explain how the meaning of rational exponents extends from the properties of integer exponents.

Solve problems involving quadratic equations.

Choose and produce equivalent forms of a quadratic expression or equations to reveal and explain properties.

Create and graph linear, quadratic and exponential equations in two variables.

Solve problems involving quadratic equations.

Write arithmetic and geometric sequences in recursive and explicit forms, and use them to model situations, and translate between the two forms.

Distinguish between situations that can be modeled with linear or exponential functions.

Translate between equivalent forms of a function to reveal and explain properties of the function and interpret these in terms of a context.

Solve a system of linear equations algebraically and/or graphically.

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Honors Geometry is a rigorous, proof-based course designed to develop spatial concepts and insight into geometric relationships. Complex algebraic principles such as systems of equations, factoring and solving quadratic equations are consistently applied to geometric problems. This course prepares students for the rigor of Honors Algebra 2.

Successful completion of Algebra 1.

A grade of "B" or better in Algebra 1 is recommended.

Prove theorems and solve problems about triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons.

Prove triangle congruence criteria based on analyses of rigid motions and formal constructions.

Apply similarity in right triangles to understand right triangle trigonometry and the Pythagorean Theorem.

Investigate and solve real-world problems involving area and volume.

Prove basic theorems about circles and derive the equation of a circle.

Compute and interpret theoretical and experimental probabilities.

Derive and apply various advanced geometric theorems.

Write inverse and contrapositive statements for conditionals and determine the truth value for these statements.

Solve problems involving relationships between parts of a right triangle when an altitude is drawn from the right angle.

Use indirect proofs to prove theorems.

Derive and identify the relationships between segments created by chords, secants, and tangents in circles to find segment lengths.

Understand radians and use radian measure to find the arc length and area of a sector.

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Physical Education and Health

Physical Education/Health in the 6th grade will provide students the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of fundamental movement skills while participating in various games, team and individual/lifetime sports, as well as team building activities.Primary focus will be on skill development and application in games. Character education traits will be incorporated throughout the class.Physical fitness will be emphasized through the teaching of the principles of health and skill-related fitness.Health topics will be integrated throughout the course and will include nutrition, an overview of body systems, the endocrine system, diseases, personal hygiene, and tobacco use and abuse.

Define, develop, and demonstrate sport and activity skills in a variety of team, individual, and lifetime sports.

Acquire and apply the personal fitness and wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Develop and demonstrate responsible safety and social skills while participating in a variety of physical activity settings.

Demonstrate various dance forms and activities and understand the benefits as a lifetime activity.

Acquire and apply wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Understand the six essential nutrients, identify the parts of a food label, and interpret how the media affects body image.

Examine and analyze the effects of risk behaviors on a healthy lifestyle.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

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Physical Education and Health

Physical Education/Health in the 7th Grade will provide students the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of fundamental movement skills while participating in various games, team and individual/lifetime sports, as well as team building activities.Primary focus will be on skill development and application in team sports.Character education traits will be incorporated throughout the class. Physical fitness will be emphasized through the teaching of the principles of health and skill-related fitness.Health topics will be integrated throughout the course and will include nutrition, the cardio-respiratory system, the reproductive system, first aid and personal safety, and alcohol use and abuse, inhalants and other illegal drug use and abuse.

Define, develop, and demonstrate sport and activity skills in a variety of team, individual, and lifetime sports.

Acquire and apply the personal fitness and wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Develop and demonstrate responsible safety and social skills while participating in a variety of physical activity settings.

Demonstrate various dance forms and activities and understand the benefits as a lifetime activity.

Acquire and apply wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Understanding the negative effects different substances have on overall health and wellness.

Demonstrate the refusal skills needed to avoid unhealthy behaviors.

Examine and analyze the effects of risk behaviors on a healthy lifestyle.

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Physical Education and Health

Physical Education/Health in the 8th Grade will provide students the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of fundamental movement skills while participating in various games, team and individual/lifetime sports, as well as team building activities.Primary focus will be on skill development and application in individual/lifetime sports.Character education traits will be incorporated throughout the class.Physical fitness will be emphasized through the teaching of the principles of health and skill-related fitness.Health topics will be integrated throughout the course and will include nutrition, the muscular-skeletal system, sexual abstinence, stress management, conflict resolutions and violence prevention, and illegal drug use and abuse.

Define, develop, and demonstrate sport and activity skills in a variety of team, individual, and lifetime sports.

Acquire and apply the personal fitness and wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Develop and demonstrate responsible safety and social skills while participating in a variety of physical activity settings.

Demonstrate various dance forms and activities and understand the benefits as a lifetime activity.

Acquire and apply wellness skills associated with a healthy active lifestyle.

Understanding the negative effects different substances have on overall health and wellness.

Demonstrate the refusal skills needed to avoid unhealthy behaviors.

Examine and analyze the effects of risk behaviors on a healthy lifestyle.

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Life Science is a study of how organisms live, grow, and respond to their environment. Unit 1: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems; Students will be able to explain how organisms interact with other organisms in the physical environment to obtain matter and energy. Unit 2: Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems; Students will construct scientific explanations about the role of photosynthesis in the transfer of energy and cycling of matter and how these processes relate to growth and survival of organisms as well as their interactions with other living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Unit 3: Structure, Function, and Information Processes; Students will construct scientific explanations about the role of photosynthesis in the transfer of energy and cycling of matter and how these processes relate to growth and survival of organisms as well as their interactions with other living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Unit 4: Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms; Students will use engineering practices and models to begin to develop an understanding of inheritance and variation of traits. Unit 5: Natural Selection and Adaptations; Students will formulate answers how genetic variation among organisms in a species affects survival and reproduction and how the environment influences genetic traits in populations over multiple generations.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Science.

Investigate scientific questions and solve engineering problems using the science and engineering practices, appropriate safety guidelines, tools, and lab techniques.

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

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Life Science is a study of how organisms live, grow, and respond to their environment. Students will be able to explain how organisms interact with other organisms in their physical environment to obtain matter and energy. Students will learn to construct scientific explanations about the role of photosynthesis in the transfer of energy and cycling of matter, and how these processes relate to growth and survival of organisms as well as their interactions with other living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Students will also use engineering practices and models to begin to develop an understanding of inheritance and variation of traits. They will also formulate answers as to how genetic variation among organisms in a species affects survival/reproduction and how environmental factors can influence genetic traits over time.

Successful completion of 5th Grade Science.

Students will be expected to work more independently, with increased rigor, and be able to analyze more complex multidimensional information as well as apply advanced math, literacy and technological skills.

Investigate scientific questions and solve engineering problems using the science and engineering practices, appropriate safety guidelines, tools, and lab techniques.

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

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Earth and Space Science is the study of the processes that operate on Earth and the Earth's place in the solar system and the galaxy.Students will explore weather and climate patterns and interactions that drive changes over multiple time scales.Students will investigatethe processes that drive Earth’s conditions in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere and the change of the planet over time by studying fossils and platetectonics.Students will then look at the big picture by studyingEarth’s place in the Universe and its grand scale in both space and time.Human impact will be embedded throughoutthe course to explore society’s interaction with the planet.

Successful completion of 6th Grade Challenge Life Science or 6th Grade Life Science.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

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Earth and Space Science is the study of the processes that operate on Earth and the Earth's place in the solar system and the galaxy. Students will explore weather and climate patterns and interactions that drive changes over multiple time scales. Students will investigate the processes that drive Earth’s conditions in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere and the change of the planet over time by studying fossils and plate tectonics. Students will then look at the big picture by studying Earth’s place in the Universe and its grand scale in both space and time. Human impact will be embedded throughout the course to explore society’s interaction with the planet. Students will be expected to work more independently, with increased rigor, and be able to analyze more complex multidimensional information as well as apply advanced math, literacy and technological skills.

Successful completion of 6th Grade Challenge Life Science or 6th Grade Life Science.

Students will be expected to work more independently, with increased rigor, and be able to analyze more complex multidimensional information as well as apply advanced math, literacy and technological skills.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

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8th grade Science is a guided inquiry-based study of physics and chemistry. Students will analyze the properties of changes in matter, forms of energy, and interactions of forces.Students will inquire about how forces affect the position and motion of an object by exploring Newton's Laws of motion and how machines affect the work done.Students will investigate various forms of energy as well as exploring the properties of matter, atomic theory, development of the periodic table, conservation of matter, and kinetic theory.The guided exploration of the scientific and engineering practices through hands-on learning is embedded in all units of study.

Successful completion of 7th Grade Challenge Earth and Space Science or 7th Grade Earth and Space Science.

Investigate scientific questions and solve engineering problems using the science and engineering practices, appropriate safety guidelines, tools, and lab techniques.

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

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Challenge Physical Science is a rigorous inquiry-based study of physical science. Students will analyze the properties of changes in matter, forms of energy, and interactions of forces. Students will inquire about how forces affect the position and motion of an object by exploring Newton’s Laws of motion and how machines affect the work done.Students will analyze various forms of energy as well as evaluate the properties of matter, atoms, the periodic table, conservation of matter, and kinetic theory of matter.Students will be expected to work more independently, with increased rigor, and be able to analyze more complex multidimensional information as well as apply advanced math, literacy and technological skills.Students will be required to solve numerical problems based upon algebraic equations within each unit of study. Complete intensive reading and writing assignments, and in-depth individual collaborative projects utilizing research, graphical analysis, inquiry,analysis, and synthesis.

Successful completion of 7th Grade Challenge Earth and Space Science or 7th Grade Earth and Space Science.

Students will be expected to work more independently, with increased rigor, and be able to analyze more complex multidimensional information as well as apply advanced math, literacy and technological skills.

Successful completion of Math 7/8 and 7th Grade Challenge Language Arts is strongly recommended.

Investigate scientific questions and solve engineering problems using the science and engineering practices, appropriate safety guidelines, tools, and lab techniques.

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

World History students will explore the ancient world from Pre-History through the Middle Ages. Students will develop social science inquiry skills including questioning, gathering and using evidence, developing claims, and constructing arguments and explanations. Using these skills, students will learn to analyze significant historical developments and their connection to our world today. Students will build a strong understanding of the relationship between humans and their environment, the development of government systems, and the effect of trade and economic decisions on societies.

Completion of 5th Grade Social Studies.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements.

Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.

Explain why standards of living increase as productivity improves.

Explain the benefits and the costs of trade policies to individuals, businesses, and society.

Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions, and changes in their environmental characteristics.

Analyze the combinations of cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from other places.

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.

Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.

Identify evidence that draws information from multiple sources to support claims, noting evidentiary limitations.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Challenge World History students will explore the ancient world from Pre-History through the Middle Ages. Students will develop and independently apply social science inquiry skills including questioning, gathering and using evidence, developing claims, and constructing arguments and explanations. Using these skills, students will analyze significant historical developments and issues, and critique their connection to our world today. Students will analyze issues, problems and solutions related to humans and their environment, government systems, and the effect of trade on economic decision-making.

Completion of 5th Grade Social Studies.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements.

Explain how economic decisions affect the wellbeing of individuals, businesses, and society.

Explain why standards of living increase as productivity improves.

Explain the benefits and the costs of trade policies to individuals, businesses, and society.

Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions, and changes in their environmental characteristics.

Analyze the combinations of cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from other places.

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.

Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.

Identify evidence that draws information from multiple sources to support claims, noting evidentiary limitations.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

The World Geography course focuses on the human and physical characteristics of the world, with emphasis on the relationships between humans and their world and the impact on the establishment and development of societies. The course is organized by the regions of North America, Latin/South America, Southwest Asia, Africa, Asia and Europe. Units include the concepts of government, climate, economics, and culture. Students will develop and apply social studies inquiry skills of questioning, gathering and analyzing sources of evidence, communicating information and taking informed action. Students will develop skills for analyzing a variety of data and text, and social studies writing including arguments. This new understanding of our world will prepare students for our global society and their role as active citizens.

Successful completion of 6th Grade Challenge World History or World History.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people’s lives.

Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.

Explain why standards of living increase as productivity improves.

Analyze the combinations of cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from other places.

Analyze how relationships between humans and environments extend or contract spatial patterns of settlement and movement.

Analyze the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world.

Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.

Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

The Challenge World Geography course focuses on the human and physical characteristics of the world, with emphasis on the relationships between humans and their world, and the impact on the establishment and development of societies. The course is organized by the regions of North America, Latin/South America, Southwest Asia, Africa, Asia and Europe. Units include the concepts of government, climate, economics, and culture. Students will develop and independently apply social studies inquiry skills of questioning, gathering and analyzing sources of evidence, communicating information and taking informed action as they analyze issues, evaluate problems and critique solutions. Students will develop skills for analyzing a variety of complex data and text, and social studies writing including arguments. This new understanding of our world will prepare students for our global society and their role as active citizens.

Successful completion of 6th Grade Challenge World History or World History.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people’s lives.

Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.

Explain why standards of living increase as productivity improves.

Analyze the combinations of cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from other places.

Analyze how relationships between humans and environments extend or contract spatial patterns of settlement and movement.

Analyze the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world.

Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.

Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

United States History examines the early origins and history of the United States from exploration through Reconstruction. By utilizing a variety of primary and secondary sources, students will develop and apply social science inquiry and process skills to understand historical and contemporary issues, solve problems, make educated decisions and take informed action. Students will demonstrate their understanding by developing social studies writing skills and will be able to effectively communicate the results of their learning. This new understanding of our nation's history will prepare students to be informed and engaged citizens.

Successful completion of 7th Grade Challenge World History or World History.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Analyze ideas and principles contained in the founding documents of the United States, and explain how they influence the social and political system.

Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.

Explain how changes in supply and demand cause changes in prices and quantities of goods and services, labor, credit, and foreign currencies.

Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.

Analyze multiple factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras.

Explain multiples causes and effects of events and developments in the past.

Identify evidence that draws information from multiple sources to support claims, noting evidentiary limitations.

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.

Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments.

Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Challenge United States History examines the early origins and history of the United States from exploration through Reconstruction. Students will engage in an in-depth analysis of critical historical documents and artifacts in order to build an understanding of the development of our nation, including our government. By utilizing a variety of primary and secondary sources, students will develop and apply social science inquiry and process skills to understand historical and contemporary issues, solve problems, make educated decisions and take informed action. Students will demonstrate their understanding by developing social studies writing skills and effectively communicating the results of their learning. This new understanding of our nation's history will prepare students to be informed and engaged citizens.

Successful completion of 7th Grade Challenge World Geography or World Geography.

Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.

Analyze ideas and principles contained in the founding documents of the United States, and explain how they influence the social and political system.

Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.

Explain how changes in supply and demand cause changes in prices and quantities of goods and services, labor, credit, and foreign currencies.

Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.

Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.

Analyze multiple factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras.

Explain multiples causes and effects of events and developments in the past.

Identify evidence that draws information from multiple sources to support claims, noting evidentiary limitations.

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.

Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments.

Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

6th Grade Spanish is a quarter-long exploratory course designed to expose students to basic vocabulary on a variety of topics including, but not limited to: greetings/introductions, numbers, colors, body parts, animals, and food. Cultural topics students may explore are: holidays, traditions, history, art, and where German is spoken in the world.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

6th Grade French is a quarter-long exploratory course designed to expose students to basic vocabulary on a variety of topics including, but not limited to: greetings/introductions, numbers, colors, body parts, animals, and food. Cultural topics students may explore are: holidays, traditions, history, art, and where French is spoken in the world.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

6th Grade German is a quarter-long exploratory course designed to expose students to basic vocabulary on a variety of topics including, but not limited to: greetings/introductions, numbers, colors, body parts, animals, and food. Cultural topics students may explore are: holidays, traditions, history, art, and where German is spoken in the world.

Rockwood South Middle School

Seventh Grade Spanish 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 1st semester of the Spanish 1 high school course. Seventh Grade Spanish 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to Spanish culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of Spanish texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the Spanish-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in Spanish. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the Spanish speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Seventh Grade Spanish 1 is the equivalent of the first half of the high school Spanish 1 course. Students will complete the second half of the high school Spanish 1 course, Eighth Grade Spanish 1, in 8th grade.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Seventh Grade French 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 1st semester of the French 1 high school course. Seventh Grade French 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to French culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of French texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the French-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in French. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the French-speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Seventh Grade French 1 is the equivalent of the first half of the high school French 1 course. Students will complete the second half of the high school French 1 course, Eighth Grade French 1, in 8th grade.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Seventh Grade German 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 1st semester of the German 1 high school course. Seventh Grade German 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to German culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of German texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the German-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in German. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the Spanish speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Seventh Grade German 1 is the equivalent of the first half of the high school German 1 course. Students will complete the second half of the high school German 1 course, Eighth Grade German 1, in 8th grade.

This course is only available at Rockwood South Middle School.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Rockwood South Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Eighth Grade Spanish 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 2nd semester of the Spanish 1 high school course. Eighth Grade Spanish 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to Spanish culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of Spanish texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the Spanish-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in Spanish. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the Spanish speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Completion of Seventh Grade Spanish 1.

Eighth Grade Spanish 1 is the equivalent of the second half of the high school Spanish 1 course.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Eighth Grade French 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 2nd semester of the French 1 high school course. Eighth Grade French 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to French culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of French texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the French-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in French. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the French-speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Completion of Seventh Grade French 1.

Eighth Grade French 1 is the equivalent of the second half of the high school French 1 course.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Crestview Middle School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood Valley Middle School, Rockwood South Middle School, Wildwood Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

Eighth Grade German 1 is a year-long class equivalent to the 2nd semester of the German 1 high school course. Eighth Grade German 1 is centered around thematic units to give students exposure to German culture, language and grammar through a variety of activities. Students will read, listen and watch a variety of German texts, audio selections, and programs related to food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the German-speaking world. They will learn to initiate, participate in, and sustain short conversations on a variety topics in German. Written and spoken presentations will be a regular part of the learning experience. Throughout the year, students will develop an understanding of how cultural perspectives influence cultural practices and products as they research and study food, family, travel, daily routines, entertainment and life in the German-speaking word. They will also develop the habits and strategies of a successful language learner

Completion of Seventh Grade German 1.

This course is only available at Rockwood South Middle School.

Eighth Grade German 1 is the equivalent of the second half of the high school German 1 course.

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics.

Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, and viewers.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.

Rockwood South Middle School

Traditional Seated, Online - Off Campus, Online - On Campus

The ESOL program focuses on understanding of social and academic language to promote competency in school and community settings through individualized instruction and support. Students acquire the needed social language skills to engage in our school community. An important objective is to guide students to improve academic language so they learn and grow toward competency in Rockwood curricular areas. Note the following description of the ESOL program: •Instruction is provided in students' home schools. •Instructional models include one-on-one, small group, or assistance within the regular classroom instruction. •Social language instruction is emphasized with the concurrent development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through authentic student-centered materials •Academic language instruction is a strong focus of the program. •Computer technology is an educational component. •Instruction in U.S. cultural literacy is provided. •Support of students' home cultures through comparison of cultures within the instructional framework, including district-wide celebrations, school-based multicultural festivals, and educational outreach to individual classrooms is emphasized.