Instructional Insight
SISD Middle School Core Content Newsletter
Week of December 10th - 14th, 2018
Instructional Insight Newsletter
TEKS Standards
Every curriculum unit for our core content subject areas are based on our Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or TEKS that the State of Texas requires all schools to teach students. These standards outline the major focus of our lessons and activities. The link below will take you to the Lead4Ward website that has all of the content standards for each one of our core content classes by grade level.
http://www.lead4ward.com/resources
6th Grade Math
6th Grade Math- Students will begin reviewing for their semester exams. The semester exam will be comprehensive and cover everything that students have learned since August. Be on the lookout for review sheets and be sure to have students study their interactive notebook. The following link shows the TEKS that will be on the exam. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18PuwugHPV4TcGwNQiyVzTFjyJUOry-KtOQDeB7SPgyg/edit?usp=sharing
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/540
6th Grade ELA
TEKS - 6.6(A), 6.8(A), Fig. 19 DEF
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/explain-influence-setting-plot-development-literary-textfiction
6th Grade Science
Parent and Student Resource - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E05OTcRL8piLze4sfT3WOGkLz5kUd_Ai
6th Grade World Cultures
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/worldcultures-unit-4.html

7th Grade Math
7th Grade Math- Students will begin reviewing for their semester exams. Students will receive review sheets to prepare and practice for the semester exam. The following link provides information about the final exam. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wm5SEFbIqnBnUU70SQDw1hxfgoTTqW3yLsq735hiRNE/edit?usp=sharing
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/632
7th Grade ELA
7th Grade ELA - 7th Grade ELA Students will be preparing for their Mock Writing STAAR exam, Tuesday, December 11th. After the Mock Writing STAAR exam, students will review reading strategies and unit concepts in preparation for their semester exam, DCA #2.
TEKS - 7.14A,7.14B,7.14C,7.17A
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/revising-effective-introductions-and-conclusions-english-i-writing?binder_id=115971
7th Grade Science
7th Grade - Students will be working on the Integumentary System and Reproductive System. Students will also utilize various resources to review for the upcoming semester exam, DCA #2.
TEKS - 7.12B
Parent and Student Resource - https://sites.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/cevms7thscience/body-systems?authuser=0
7th Grade Texas History (U.S. History Unit)
7th Grade - Students will be engaged in activities that focus on the Early Republic of the United States of America and the Age of Jackson. Students will focus on George Washington's presidency and how it set the foundation for the country. Students will also focus on the first 7 presidents of the united states and the foreign and domestic issues that shaped the nation. Students will review in preparation for their semester exam, DCA #2.
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/us-history-unit-5.html

8th Grade Math
8th Grade Math- 8th Grade Students will begin reviewing for their final exams. Students will receive review sheets as a tool to study. The following link provides information about the final exam. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1De7Y2C4Paf6rdE8F7T83ZMhX8nYUFvMo93xDze6sprw/edit?usp=sharing
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/588
Algebra - Students will focus on representing real-world data using scatterplots and making predictions using equations of trend lines. Afterwards, students will begin their final exam review. Students will receive review sheets for the test. The following link provides information about the final exam. https://docs.google.com/document/d/19kf_BEGHzxQmXM0meCZQUJJLh4R5vG-Obpo4sQxWvH0/edit?usp=sharing
TEKS - A.4a, A.4b, A.4c
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/Algebra1/COURSE_TEXT_RESOURCE/U06_L1_T1_text_final.html
8th Grade ELA
8th Grade ELA - Students will connect media study to expository texts and reflect their understanding in a literary response. Students will review reading strategies and unit concepts to help them prepare for their semester exam, DCA#2.
TEKS - 8.13B, 8.13D, 8.14C,8.14E, 8.17D. 8.19iii, 9.19v, 8.20ii; 8.FIG19A
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/revise-your-writing?binder_id=92086
Pick an essay and analyze the persuasive elements, what audience was the target of the persuasion, and what specific issues are emphasized.
8th Grade Science
8th Grade - Students will continue working on unit concepts pertaining to Weather. Students will also utilize various resources to review for the upcoming semester exam, DCA #2.
TEKS - 8.10 A,B,C
Parent and Student Resource - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1A940dauABrJGPSC2F2me9N-5w4qZn2-q
8th Grade U.S. History
8th Grade - Students will be engaged in activities that focus on the Early Republic of the United States of America. Students will focus on George Washington's presidency and how it set the foundation for the country. Students will also focus on the first 6 presidents of the united states and the foreign and domestic issues that shaped the nation. Students will review and prepare for their semester exam, DCA #2.
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/us-history-unit-5.html