October-November Newsletter
8th Grade 2017-2018
Intercession is right around the corner!
Meet your 8th Grade Team!
Mrs. Gifford - 8th Grade Math
Ms. Bogart - 8th Grade Language and Literature
Mrs. Ackerman - 8th Grade Science
Current Units of Inquiry
Language and Literature
Key Concept: Connections
Related Concepts: Intertextuality and Purpose
Global Context Exploration: Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and ethical judgment; consciousness and mind
Statement of Inquiry: Authors from different times, places, and cultures use stories to explore universal qualities of the human experience.
Summative Assessment: Under Construction!
Science
Key Concept: Systems
Related Concepts: Evidence and Models
Global Context Exploration: Systems, models, methods; products, processes and solutions
Statement of Inquiry: Evidence of the universe leads to the discovery of natural systems and the creation of models and technical innovations.
Summative Assessment: Students will take an objective assessment to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of astronomy and students will create a scale model of the solar system and reflect on the model
Individuals and Societies
Key Concept:
Related Concepts: Equity and Power
Global Context Exploration: Democracy, politics, government and civil society
Statement of Inquiry: Communities consider equity of power when developing government and civil society.
Summative Assessment: Under Construction!
Math - Level 3
Key Concept: Form
Related Concepts: Simplification and Space
Global Context Exploration: Transformations manipulate forms within space and can be used to enhance efficiency and simplification.
Statement of Inquiry: Manipulating form and design can be limited by space and adjusted for simplification and efficiency.
Summative Assessment: Students will create a city plan using rigid transformations on a coordinate grid
Algebra
Key Concept: Time, Place and Space
Related Concepts: Measurement, Change
Global Context Exploration: How humans adapt environments to their needs
Statement of Inquiry: People change and adapt environments to fit their needs within the limits of time, place and space.
Summative Assessment: Students will calculate average rate of change of a piece wise function, identify transformations of a function, identify constant rates of change, fit a function to data, interpret slope
Design
Key Concept: Development
Related Concepts: Resources and Sustainability
Global Context Exploration: Metacognition and abstract thinking
Statement of Inquiry: The design cycle promotes abstract thinking to develop and evaluate sustainable resources.
Summative Assessment: Students will use the design cycle to create tower out of available resources.
Language Acquisition
Key Concept: Creativity
Related Concepts: Audience, Purpose, and Message
Global Context Exploration: Human impact on the environment; Consumption, conservation, natural resources and public goods
Statement of Inquiry: Globalization and sustainability has caused people to be creative in their ways to protect the environment.
Summative Assessment: Students will create a product that promotes a community service project of their choice
Physical and Health Education
Key Concept: Communication
Related Concepts: Interaction
Global Context Exploration: Identities and relationships
Statement of Inquiry: For a team to function effectively, all team members must communicate efficiently and clearly.
Summative Assessment: Under Construction!
Drama
Key Concept: Change
Related Concepts: Presentation and Visual Culture
Global Context Exploration: Human capability and development; social entrepreneurs
Statement of Inquiry: Social entrepreneurs use visual culture to develop presentation.
Summative Assessment: Under Construction!
Instrumental Music
Visual Art
Summative Assessment: Students will be demonstrating their learning about color theory through a series of different art projects throughout the unit.
Corwin International Magnet School
Email: corwin@pueblocityschools.us
Website: cims.pueblocityschools.us
Location: 1500 Lakeview Avenue, Pueblo, CO, United States
Phone: 7195497400