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Syllabus Trimester 3

March 15 - June 12, 2010

Bell Schedule
Mr. Curry teaches Language Arts & Social Studies Core (Grade 7 Periods 1-2)
and Grade 8 Periods 5-6) plus a single period of 7th Grade Study Skills (Period 4)

Regular Schedule
Homeroom     7:55-8:05
1st Period      8:08-9:01
2nd Period     9:04-9:57
Break             9:57-10:10
3rd Period    10:13-11:06
4th Period    11:09-12:02
1st Lunch   12:02-12:33
5th Period    12:05- 1:29
2nd Lunch 12:58-1:29
6th Period     1:32- 2:26

Minimum Day Schedule (Every Thursday)

Homeroom    None
1st Period      7:55-8:36
2nd Period    8:39-9:20
Break             9:20-9:33
3rd Period    9:36-10:17
4th Period    10:20-11:01
1st Lunch 11:01-11:32
5th Period    11:04-12:16
2nd Lunch 11:45-12:16
6th Period     12:19-1:00

	LA/SS 7	Study Skills 7	LA/SS 8
March 15-19 Week 26	Week 26 Assignments Grade 7 LA: ❑ Spelling Lesson 27 ❑ Lit 357-369 Mason Dixon Memories and Buddies Bare Their Affection Read, Questions, on-line Quiz SS: Ch 6 ASSESSMENT	Class Procedures Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities	Week 26 Assignments Grade 8 LA: ❑Spelling Lesson 27 ❑Poetry Class Study Valentine for Ernest Mann and Paul Revere's Ride SS: Ch 7 ASSESSMENT UNIT 4 PREVIEW
March 22-26 Week 27	Week 27 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ SPELL LESSON 28 ❑ Poetry Group Jigsaw and Presentation Lit pages 382-402 ❑ Rewrite autobiographical essay (from last month) on word processor SS: Ch 7 Renaissance 384-400 /NTG 113-123	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 27 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑Spelling Lesson 28 ❑Poetry Class Study The Cremation of Sam McGee , Beowulf and Casey at the Bat Lit 422-436 ❑ HOLT HANDBOOK Pages ____ on compound and complex sentences SS: Chapter 8 The Northeast: building Industry Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
March 29-April 2 Week 28	Week 28 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ Spell 28 ❑ King Arthur: Sword in the Stone 414-430 ❑ Read Check/Test Practice 432-436 SS: Ch 7 Renaissance Art 7.3 408-413 NTG 124-128 Ch 7 Assessment and Ch 7 Test	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 28 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 9 The South Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
Spring Break April 5-9
April 12-16 Week 29	Week 29 Assignments Weekly7 LA ❑ Spell Lesson 30: Clipped Words ❑ Merlin & the Dragons 438-449 p 449 #1-10 ❑ Start Class Novel SS: Chapter 8 The Reformation ❑ 8.1 422-424 NTG 129-134 ❑ 8.2 430-434 NTG 135-139	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 29 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 30: Clipped Words ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 10- The Age of Jackson Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
April 19-23 Week 30	Week 30 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 32: More Greek Parts ❑ Sir Gawain... 451-460 #1-5 ❑ He's No King 463-465 p 465 #1-3 & Test Pract. ❑ Class Novel SS: ❑ 8.3 COUNTER REFORMATION 435-441 ❑ NTG 140-144 Quiz ❑ Chapter 8 Assessment and Test	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 30 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 32: More Greek Parts ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 11 Manifest Destiny Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
April 26-30 Week 31	Week 31 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 33: Multi-Syllable Words ❑ Ch 6 Review/Assessment 467-476 /Test ❑ Novel SS: ❑ Ch 9 JIGSAW MesoAmerica ❑	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 31 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 33: Multi-Syllable Words ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 12 Road to Civil War Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
May 3-7 Week 32 CST Tests	Week 32 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ No Spelling ❑ Reading for Life 482-483 / 484-489 ❑ State Testing ❑ Read Novel SS: ❑ Ch 10 10.1 New World QUICK VIEW ❑	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 32 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ No Spelling ❑ State Testing ❑ SS: CST Social Studies test covering standards from grades 6-8 Chapter 12 Road to Civil War (continued) Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
May 10-14 Week 33	Week 33 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ Spell 34: More Latin Roots ❑ Read 490-494 Do 494 Read Ck #1-4/Test Practice ❑ Read 495-504 Do Read Ck p 504 /Test Practice SS: ❑ 10.2 Trade/Empire 493-499 NTG 167-171 ❑ 10.3 Global Exchange 502-504 NTG 174-176 ❑ Chapter 10 Assessment and Test	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 33 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ Spell 34: More Latin Roots ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 13 The Civil War Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
May 17-21 Week 34	Week 34 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 35: Noun Suffixes (Last Spelling Unit) ❑ NOVEL ❑ SS: ❑ Ch 11.1 Scientific Revolution 514-523 ❑ NTG 177-183 ❑ Ch 11.2 Ideas of Enlightenment 524-530 ❑ NTG 184-188	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 34 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ Spell Lesson 35: Noun Suffixes (Last Spelling Unit) ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 13 The Civil War (continued) Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
May 24-28 Week 35	Week 35 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ No Spelling ❑ NOVEL ❑ SS: ❑ Ch 11.3 Politics 531-541 NTG 189-194 ❑ CH 11 ASSESSMENT & TEST	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 35 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ No Spelling ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 14 Reconstruction Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
June 1- 4 Week 36	Week 36 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ ❑ ❑ SS: ❑ Review for Year End Test ❑ Cumulative Project	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 36 Assignments Weekly 8 LA: ❑ ❑ ❑ SS: Chapter 15 US 1877-1918 Compressed Group Jigsaw: Study, Presentation, Review, Assessment
June 7-11 Week 37	Week 37 Assignments Weekly7 LA: ❑ ❑ ❑ SS: ❑ ❑	Study Time Remedial Assistance Enrichment Activities 7th Grade Writing Prep	Week 37 Assignments Weekly 8 LA:❑ ❑ ❑ SS: Year end closure and Review Final exam on major concepts