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In order to support other subject areas, sixth-grade social studies will incorporate reading, writing, and mathematics into our daily activities.

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7.RV.3.2 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a nonfiction text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Academic vocabulary ties into several of the ELA standards that were “borderline” for our school last year.  The 7th grade S.S. dept. has chosen this as our focus for our student-centered challenge to improve.

Over the next couple weeks, we will be meeting with our English dept. And brainstorming ideas to improve student performance in these areas in a fun, meaningful and effective way.

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Our student centered challenge is to utilize NWEA/ILearn Checkpoint data to determine areas in ELA needing intervention and our attention during advisory in the pursuit of increasing success for our students, especially on ILEARN.

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8th Grade Social Studies students will increase reading comprehension skills through the use of historical text and textbook readings. We will target 8.RN.2.1 and 8.RV.3.2. Data will be collected with the use of Buzz assignments across the 8th grade classes.

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Students will connect real world situations with proportional relationships, unit rate, and slope.

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We celebrate mistakes, classify errors, and examine problems to find misconceptions and mistakes.

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Our student centered challenge is to align curriculum vocabulary standards with ELA writing standards. Increase student understanding of key career linked terms and support writing standards through critical responses.

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8.RV.2.1 Use context to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.

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7.RC.1: Analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences through citing several pieces of textual evidence.

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Students struggle with Music Theory Concepts. ( ex. Note Reading, Rhythm Reading, Solfege) Work on understanding of Music Theory Concepts and applying them in performances and Sight Reading.

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Reading Comprehension and Real-World application in Math. Furthermore, reading the context of a word problem, understanding what the problem is asking and searching through the problem (what do you notice/wonder?). Create a unified language and strategy within 8th grade, then ultimately vertically.

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Students will demonstrate thoughtful analysis of literature and nonfiction reading passages, draw their own thoughtful inferences, and support them with relevant textual evidence.

(based on standards 6.RL.2.1 and 6.RN.2.1)

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Students need to apply essential vocabulary, critical thinking, and scientific reasoning to connect concepts with real-world applications and enhance their problem-solving abilities

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Students need targeted support to strengthen their understanding of key math concepts, ensuring they meet and exceed borderline standards.

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Our student centered challenge is to check for continuous understanding. To do this, it must be in real-time using assessments to measure student learning. Best practice would be to check understanding multiple times throughout the unit. We want to see if there is anything we can cut out, build upon, or further challenge our students on. This can also help us identify common misconceptions, or areas of strength. This type of checking for understanding will allow us and the students to know if the skill or content was mastered.

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Students need to engage with an aligned curriculum and integrated standards to enhance their problem-solving skills and ensure consistent progress across subjects.

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How will we increase student engagement during group and individual work time?

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6th Grade ELA

Students will demonstrate thoughtful analysis of literature and nonfiction reading passages, draw their own thoughtful inferences, and support them with relevant textual evidence.