Word analysis, fluency, and vocabulary development
Reading comprehension
Literary response and analysis
Writing organization and focus
Research
Evaluation and revision
Write narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive texts from 500-700 words
Punctuation, grammar, parts of speech, and sentence structure
Use correct conventions in speaking and writing
Listening and speaking strategies
Responses to oral presentations
Analyzing persuasive speaking techniques
Presentation and speech techniques
Mathematics
Ability to compute with large and small numbers, integers, decimals, fractions, and percents
Solve basic problems with mixed numbers and irregular fractions
Use and compute variables
Plot and interpret results
Use distributive property in equations and expressions with variables
Identify and graph ordered pairs
Solve problems with linear functions and integer values: writing and graphing
Compute volume and area
Identify, describe, and classify properties of plane and solid geometric figures
Mean, median, and mode
Single variable data in graphs
Compare sets of data using fractions and percentages
Identify and write ordered pairs
Analyze how to approach problems
Use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions
Science
Elements and combinations account for varied types of matter in the world
Understand that during chemical reactions the atoms in the reactants rearrange to form products with different properties
Understand that matter is made from atoms, which may combine to form molecules
Understand that metals have properties in common, such as high electrical and thermal conductivity
Understand that each element is made of one kind of atom and that elements are organized in the periodic table by their properties
Understand that scientists have developed instruments that cab create discrete images of atoms and molecules
Understand differences in chemical and physical properties are used to separate mixtures and identify compounds
Understand the different properties in solids, liquids, and gases
Understand living organisms and most materials are composed of just a few elements
Understand the common properties of salt, etc
Understand that plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waster disposal, and transport of materials
Understand many multi
cellular organisms have specialized structures to support transport of materials
Understand how blood circulates through the heart chambers, lungs, and body
Understand the sequential steps of digestion, and the role of the teeth, mouth, esophagus, stomach, and digestive tract
Understand the role of the kidney in removing cellular waste from blood and converting it into urine
Understand how sugar, water, and minerals are transported in vascular plant
Understand plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to build molecules of sugar and release energy
Understand plant and animal cells break down sugar to obtain energy
Water on Earth moves between oceans and land through the process of evaporation and condensation
Understand most of Earth's water is present as salt water in the oceans
Understand when liquid evaporates, it turns into water vapor in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a solid if cooled below the freezing point
Understand water vapor in the air moves from one place to another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow
Understand that the amount of fresh water located in rivers, lakes, underground sources, and glaciers are limited and that the availability can be extended by recycling and decreasing the us of water
Understand the origin of water used by their local communities
Understand that the sun heats the Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in weather patterns
Understand the influences that the ocean has on the weather and the role of the water cycle
Understand the causes and effects of different types of severe weather
Know how to use weather maps
Understand that the Earth's atmosphere exerts a pressure that decreases with distance above Earth's surface
Understand that the solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the sun in predictable paths
Understand the sun, an average star, is the largest body in the solar system
Understand that the solar system includes the planets, sun, moons, and smaller objects such as asteroids and comets
Understand the path of a planet around the sun is due to the gravitational attraction between the sun and the planet
Social Studies
Understand and describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River
Trace the routes of early explorers and describe the early explorations of the Americas
Understand and describe the cooperation and conflict that existed among the Native Americans, Indian nations, and the colonizers and settlers
Understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved during the colonial era
Understand the impact of slavery on the history of this nation
Understand and explain the causes of the American Revolution
Understand the course and consequences of the American Revolution
Describe the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the Constitution's significance as the foundation of the American republic
Understand and trace the colonization, immigration, and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800's
Learn the location and capitals of the current 50 states
Islamic Studies
Part 1: Hadith Gabriel (a)
Centering Studies on 3 main focuses:
Islam ~ > Actions ~> 5 Pillars ~ > Fiqh
Iman ~ > Beliefs ~ > Articles of Faith ~ > Aqeedah
