Middle School Core Curriculum Plan

Curriculum

English Language Arts

Writing:

    • 6 + 1 Traits of Writing
    • Writing narratives, descriptive essays and stories, compare/ contrast pieces
    • Grammar
    • Vocabulary development (Word Roots and Currents in Literature)
    • Analogies

Literature Analysis:

    • Short stories
    • Novel studies (Fiction/ Nonfiction)
    • Poetry

Speech and Presentation Skills

Listening Skills and Notetaking

Math

Math is highly individualized. In general, students progress as follows:

  • Mastery of arithmetic fundamentals
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Algebra
  • Geometry

Science and History

  Science History
Year A Physical Science U.S. History
Even Years -Chemistry -Civil War to Modern Times
  -Forces and Energy -The Story of US (book based)
  -Machines -D.C. Trip in the Spring
     
  Science History
Year B Life Science World History
Odd Years -Cell Structure -Big History Project (OER)
  -Genetics -From the Big Bang to the Present
  -Living Systems -Analysis of sources
  -Evolution -Contextualization

Enrichment

Personal Development

    • Mindfulness
    • Service Projects
    • Micro economies
    • Values and Leadership Instruction
    • Field Studies

Foreign Language (4 hours a week)

Lifetime PE

Computer

Art

Music