Grades 6 - 8
World Languages
- Italian | Grade 6
- Italian 1A | Grade 7
- Italian 1 | Grade 8
- Italian 2
- Spanish | Grade 7
- World Language | Grade 8
Italian | Grade 6
Italian 1A | Grade 7
Quarter 1
- Greetings and Alphabet
- Likes and Dislikes
- School
- Sports
- Numbers 1-100
- Gender of Nouns
- Definite Articles
Quarter 2
- Family
- Telling Time (hour and half hour)
- Adjectives
- Verbs: essere and avere
- Animals
- Colors
- Indefinite articles
- Plural of Nouns
Quarter 3
- Present tense of -are/ere Verbs
- Musical Instruments
- Verb: fare
- Nationalities, Countries, and Languages
- Telling Time
- Interrogatives
- Pronouns
Quarter 4
- Means of Transportation
- Present tense of -ire verbs
- Verb: andare
- Places in Town
- Telling Time" "at what time" (alle)
- Food, Drinks, and Meals
Italian 1 | Grade 8
Quarter 1
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Personal Identification
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Family Life
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House and Home
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Education
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Review of Present Tense (regular & irregular verbs)
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Verb dovere
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Possessive Adjectives
Quarter 2
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Education
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Community and Neighborhood
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Location & Prepositions
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Meals, Food, and Drink
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Shopping
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Demonstrative Adjectives
Quarter 3
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Health and Welfare
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Physical Environment
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Geography of Italy
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Earning a Living
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Past Tense of Verbs with avere & essere
Quarter 4
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Earning a Living
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Leisure
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Public and Private Services
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Travel and Modes of Transportation
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Level I Review
Italian 2
Quarter 1
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Greetings and salutations
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Numbers 1–1,000,000
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Days, months, and seasons
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Definite and indefinite articles
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Singular and plural nouns
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Irregular verbs: avere, essere, stare, fare, andare, dare
Quarter 2
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Describing people and objects using adjectives and colors
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Discuss classes
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Talk about wants, needs, and physical states
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Present tense of regular verbs
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Simple prepositions
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Family and possessive pronouns
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Describing home
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Compound prepositions
Quarter 3
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Using sapere vs conoscere
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Irregular verbs: scegliere, dire, salire, uscire, venire
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Discuss seasons and weather
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Discuss leisure activities
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Talk about what you can do, have to do, and want to do
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Daily routines and reflexive verbs
Quarter 4
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Discussing places and locations in town
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Clothing and demonstrative adjectives
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Talking about past events using the passato prossimo
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Discuss music, theater, and cinema
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Talk about holidays, traditions, and celebrations
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Review for final exam
Spanish | Grade 7
Quarter 1
Getting To Know You
- Classroom expressions
- The Spanish alphabet
- Greetings in Spanish
- Expressing feelings in Spanish
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Formal and informal address: tú and usted
Quarter 2
Talking About School
- School supplies
- Nouns: masculine and feminine
- Definite and indefinite articles
- Colors
- Numbers 20-110
- Telling time
- School classes
- Shopping for school supplies
Talking About Family
- Family Members
- Talking about our families
Quarter 3
Talking About Family (continued)
- Subject pronouns
- Conjugating ser
- Adjectives
- Hair and eye color
Past Time Activities
- Present tense conjugations: -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
- Tener and querer conjugations
Weather, Seasons, and Dates
- Weather
- Seasons
- Months of the year
Quarter 4
Weather, Seasons, and Dates (continued)
- Days of the week
- Places and towns
- The verb ir
- Contractions: al
Places in Town
- Giving directions
- Contractions: al, del
- Estar and ir review
- Review shopping
- Final Exam Review
World Language | Grade 8
Quarter 1
Review Chapters 1-6 & Chapter 7
Chapters 1-6
- Ch. 1: ¡Mucho gusto!
- Ch. 2: ¡Organízate!
- Ch. 3: Nuevas clases, nuevos amigos
- Ch. 4: ¿Qué haces esta tarde?
- Ch. 5: El ritmo de la vida
- Ch. 6: Entre familia
Ch. 7: ¿Qué te gustaría hacer?
- talk on the telephone
- extend and accept invitations
- make plans
- talk about getting ready
- turn down an invitation and explain why
Quarter 2
Chapters 8-9
Ch. 8: A comer
- talk about meals and food
- comment on food
- make polite requests
- order dinner in a restaurant
- ask for and pay the bill in a restaurant
Ch. 9: ¡Vamos de compras!
- discuss gift suggestions
- ask for and give directions downtown
- comment on clothes
- make comparisons
- express preferences
- ask about prices and pay for something
Quarter 3
Chapters 10-11
Ch. 10: Celebraciones
- talk about what you’re doing right now
- ask for and give an opinion
- ask for help and respond to requests
- tell a friend what to do
- talk about past events
Ch. 11: Para vivir bien
- make suggestions and express feelings
- talk about moods and physical condition
- say what you did
- talk about where you went and when
Quarter 4
Chapter 12 and Review all chapters
Ch. 12: las vacaciones ideales
- talk about what you do and like to do every day
- make future plans
- discuss what you would like to do on vacation
- say where you went and what you did on vacation
Review all chapters (1-12)
- Vocabulary terms/spelling
- conjugating regular/irregular verbs
- present vs. past tense
Let’s dance!
- learn how to dance salsa, merengue, bachata
English Language Arts
Reading | Grade 6
Quarter 1
Getting Back Into Independent Reading
Book Selection, Character, Theme
Character Study Unit
Anchor Text: Because of Mr. Terupt
Plot line
Character Traits (STAR)
Setting
Theme & Motifs
Mood | Tone
Imagery
Quarter 3
Social Issues Book Clubs Unit
Possible Texts: Out of My Mind, Mango Shaped Space
Text Connections
Conflict/Solution
Poetry Unit
Imagery
Theme
Quarter 2
Tapping the Power of Nonfiction
Determining Central Ideas
Summarizing
Building Vocabulary
Research Skills
Quarter 4
Fantasy Fiction Unit
Anchor Text: Percy Jackson
Figurative Language
Text Connections
Imagery
Ties to Social Studies Ancient Greece
English | Grade 6
Quarter 1
Paragraphs
Short responses
Launch Writer’s Workshop
Personal Narrative (start)
Sentence structure, fragments, writing for information
Paragraphs Short Responses (RACE)
Quarter 3
Argumentative writing
Enhanced short responses
Creative writing/poetry
Identifying and using figurative language, creative expression
Literary essay (thematic)
Argumentative essay
Creative Writing/Poetry
Quarter 2
Personal Narrative
Literary Essay (character)
Literary essay (thematic)
Descriptive writing, sequencing, identifying and analyzing character traits and motivations
Identifying theme and main idea
Personal Narrative Literacy Essay (character)
Literacy essay (thematic)
Quarter 4
Research Unit
Reading for information, finding, gathering, organizing and synthesizing information in a written piece
Research Project
English | Grade 7
Quarter 1
Launch Reader’s Workshop model
Text: Short Stories
Skill: making text connections, identify and describe story elements, compare and contrast elements in short stories, citing text evidence
Literary Focus: Story Elements
Story Elements Test
RACE Constructive Response
Quarter 3
Theme: Courage
Anchor Text: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Book Club
Skill: Determining theme,theme analysis, finding common themes among genres
Literary Focus: Theme
Novel Test, Informational Research
Argumentative Speech
Quarter 2
Theme: Survival
Anchor Text: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Book Club
Skill: using techniques to analyze characters, identifying character traits, creating theories
Literary Focus: Characterization
Novel Test
Literary Analysis Essay
Quarter 4
Literary Focus: Theme
Theme: Identity
Anchor Text: Restart by Gordon Korman
Poetry Unit
Skill: Perspective, figurative language, identifying and applying poetry elements, poetry analysis and interpretation
Literary Focus: Point of View
Novel Test
Self Portrait Anthology
English | Grade 8
Quarter 1
Writing Unit: Investigative Journalism/ Newscast
Skills: Research, Organization, grammar, voice/tone
Reading Unit: The Outsiders
Skills: Character, conflict and theme analysis
Published Newscast, Thematic Essay
Quarter 3
Reading Unit: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Anchor Text
Skills: Perspective and historical accuracy
Reading Unit: Book Clubs for The Boys in the Striped Pajamas
Spiraled Skills: Perspective and historical accuracy
Research Unit: Culminating Project- researching a historical time period
Novel Exam; Writing About Reading on Historical Accuracy Culminating Project
Quarter 2
Reading Unit: Book Clubs for Anchor text The Outsiders
Spiraled Skills: Character, conflict, theme, engage in discussion
Writing Unit: Creative Writing Short Story
Thematic Essay, Published Short Story
Quarter 4
Reading Unit: To Kill a Mockingbird
Spiraled Skills for Year: Character, conflict, theme, perspective, historical accuracy
