EnglishCurriculum expectations will be embedded in each month's focus.
Term 1 September Characteristics of Non-Fiction Texts Reading Strategies: Predict / Question / Make Connections Paragraphs (writing) Current Events linked to Media TUSC (Totally Unbelievable Speaking Club) October Reading Strategies: Visualize / Infer / Summarize Writing Process (Intro of 6 + 1 writing traits) Descriptive Writing & Strong Paragraphs Grammar Media Literacy (form) TUSC Scrabble November Reading Strategies: Synthesize / Evaluate / Monitor Act of Remembrance (reading/writing) Voice/Point of View (reading/writing) Figurative Language (writing) Media Literacy (Editorial Cartoons/Opinion) Current Events TUSC Scrabble December Current Events Genres (reading) Sentence Variety (writing) Dialogue (writing) Media Literacy (producing a media text - radio show) TUSC Scrabble |
Math/Curriculum expectations will be met with each unit of study.
Term 1 September Computation Review Order of Operations Multiples/Factors Powers/Exponents Squares/Square Roots Problem Solving Process/Strategies October Fractions Decimal Operations Practical Problem Solving November Ratios, Rates & Percent Measurement: Area Data Management Problem Solving Strategies December Data Management Patterns and Relationships Problem Solving Strategies January Patterns and Relationships Algebra - Variables, Expressions, & Equations Problem Solving February Variables, Expressions, & Equations 2-D Geometry Problem Solving March Integers Problem Solving April 3-D Geometry Surface Area & Volume Problem Solving May Probablility Problem Solving June Grade 7 Recap Culiminating Project |