Instructional Insight
Null Middle School Core Content Newsletter
November 4th - 8th , 2019
Focused Tutorials
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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/resourcesTUTORIALS
- Mondays - Social Studies
- Tuesdays - Math
- Wednesdays - Science
- Thursdays - English Language Arts
Students can come to tutorials to get extra assistance in concepts from class or make-up assignments they may have missed or need to retake.
6th Grade Math
6th Grade Math - Students will engage in curriculum content associated equations and inequalities.
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/536
6th Grade ELA
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.teksguide.org/teks/ela68c/overview
6th Grade Science
Parent and Student Resource - http://sharps6thgradescience.weebly.com/unit-10-thermal-energy-transfer.html
6th Grade World Cultures
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/worldcultures-unit-3.html
7th Grade Math
7th Grade Math - Students will engage in curriculum content associated with constant rate of change
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/631
7th Grade ELA
7th Grade ELA - This week in 7th grade ELA, the students will focus on elements of drama. Students will learn how to use specific strategies to analyze this genre.
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.teksguide.org/teks/ela78c/overview
7th Grade Science
7th Grade - Students will analyze the effects of weathering, erosion, and deposition on the environment in ecoregions of Texas.
Parent and Student Resource - https://sites.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/cevms7thscience/ecosystems
7th Grade Texas History (U.S. History Unit)
7th Grade - Students will learn and engage in curriculum concepts related to the Texas Revolution.
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/tx-history-unit-5.html
8th Grade Math
8th Grade Math - Students will be engaged in unit concepts related to:
- Linear Relationships: Tables, Graphs, Equations, Descriptions
- Unit 3 Exam (11/8) & Review: Linear Relationships, Mean Absolute Deviation, Proportional vs. Nonproportional Relationships, Functions, Direct Variation, Scatterplots
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.math4texas.org/Page/607
8th Grade Algebra - Students will be engaged in unit concepts related to:
- Graphing Linear Functions and identifying the key features (y-intercept, slope, x-intercept or zeros)
- Graphing Linear Inequalities
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/determining-domain-and-range-linear-functions
8th Grade ELA
8th Grade ELA - This week in 8th grade ELA, the students will focus on elements of drama. Students will learn how to use specific strategies to analyze this genre.
Parent and Student Resource - https://www.teksguide.org/teks/ela88c/overview
8th Grade Science
8th Grade - Students will continue learning about the lunar cycle.
Parent and Student Resource - http://velascience.weebly.com/earth.html
8th Grade U.S. History
8th Grade - Students will focus on curriculum content associated with the Creation of Government and U.S. Constitution
Parent and Student Resource - https://bartonhistory.weebly.com/us-history-unit-4.html
Raechel Broussard, MPA - Dean of Instruction
Email: RaechelBroussard@sheldonisd.com
Website: www.sheldonisd.com
Phone: 281-436-2800
Twitter: @educatorgoals