Instructional Insight
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Teacher of the Week
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Tutorials
Monday - ELA
Tuesday - Science
Wednesday - Math
Thursday - Social Studies
Activity buses are available to transport students.
6th Grade
6th Grade
Students will;
- demonstrate knowledge of literary genres such as realistic fiction, adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, humor, and myths
- identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpos
7th Grade
7th Grade ELA
- make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
- discuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text
- analyze how characters' qualities influence events and resolution of the conflict
- analyze plot elements, including the use of foreshadowing and suspense, to advance the plot
8th Grade
describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self‐ selected texts
analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict
6th Grade
Parent/Student Resources
https://www.math4texas.org/Page/531
Spanish: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/es/sumar-y-restar/restar-en-la-recta-numerica/1/
7th Grade
Parent/Student Resources
https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7/probability-of-simple-events
https://www.math4texas.org/Page/624
8th Grade
Parent/Student Resources
https://www.math4texas.org/Page/599
Algebra I
Parent/Student Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSisDky2CbU
6th Grade
Students will recognize that a limited number of the many known elements comprise the largest portion of solid Earth, living matter, oceans, and the atmosphere.
Parent/Student Resources
https://sites.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/mrs-squires-website/home/tutorials
7th Grade
Students will describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem.
Parent/Student Resources
http://stolpscience.weebly.com/biodiversity.html
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIH4NUsZdtmGEiboLMc45dT5cPTaNZk-
Spanish:
8th Grade
Students will model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons.
Parent/Student Resources
https://quizlet.com/278804694/science-teks-87a-earth-rotation-day-and-night-seasons-flash-cards/
https://app.educationgalaxy.com/practice/practicetest.aspx?topicId=18443
Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w32mHTy8G4s
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rotacion+y+revolucion+de+la+tierra6th Grade
The student will;
- identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions;
- explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions;
- identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions;
- identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions.
- answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?
- compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, charts;
- create and interpret regional sketch thematic maps, graphs, and charts depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries
7th Grade
- identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People;
- locate and compare places of importance in Texas in terms of physical and human characteristics such as major cities, waterways, natural and historic landmarks, political and cultural regions, and local points of interest
- identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and explain the positive and negative consequences of the modifications
8th Grade
Students will;
- identify reasons for English, Spanish, and French exploration and colonization of North America
- explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period
- analyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States
- analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States
- identify racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration
Dean of Instruction
Email: misshunadavis@sheldonisd.com
Website: sheldonisd.com
Location: 8530 C E King Parkway, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-727-4300