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2022-2023 School Year

6th Grade Novel Study: Bud Not Buddy 

Current Lesson: Unit 1, Lesson 11
7th Grade Autobiography Study: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Current Lesson: Unit 2, Lesson 1
8th Grade Memoir Study: A Mighty Long Way

​Current Lesson: Unit 2, Lesson 1
6th Grade Religion
Current Chapter/Study

Ch. 5: The Patriarchs: God Chooses a People
7th Grade Religion
​Current Chapter/Study
  • Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Nonviolence

Next Chapter:
Ch. 11: Jesus, the Bread of Life
7th Grade STEM/STEAM
Current Project: Snowy Mountains
  • First, students selected colored squares of tissue paper and dyed white paper colors of a sky (their choice to resemble which time of day) by painting over them with water.
  • Next, we'll use crayon resist to create snow on another white paper, use watercolor to paint mountains and shadows, and black permanent marker to make bare trees. 
  • Finally they'll layer the winter scene on top of their colored sky.
  • Project found at Primary Art. 

6th Grade Schedule 2022-2023

Year Long Learning Plan

6th Grade ELA Layout

Module 1: Close Reading and Writing to Learn

Myths: Not Just Long Ago
-The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Module 2: Working with Evidence

Rules to Live By
-Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

​Module 3: Understanding Perspectives

Sustaining the Oceans- 
Flush by Carl Hiassen

7th Grade ELA Layout

Module 1: Close Reading and Writing to Learn

Journeys and Survival -
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Module 3: Understanding Perspectives

Slavery: The People Could Fly - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

​Module 4: Research, Decision Making, and Forming Positions

Water is Life - The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman
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8th Grade ELA layout

Module 1: Close Reading and Writing to Learn

Finding Home: Refugees
Inside Out & Back Again​ by Thanhha Lai

Module 2: Working with Evidence

Taking a Stand
A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls

​Module 4: Research, Decision Making, and Forming Positions

Sustainability of World's Food Supply - The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat by Michael Pollan

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Late Work Policy

  • Remember to put your first and last name on all your work. Submitted work without a name will not be counted. 
  • Late Work Policies
    • ​Turn in all work when it's due for full credit!
    • 1 day late = 10% off
    • 2-7 days late = 30% off
    • Late work will not be accepted more than a week after it's due. Possible exceptions will be discussed on a case-by-case basis due to health concerns or family emergencies. 
6th Religion
Curriculum: Sadlier "We Believe" - We Are God's People

​Unit 1: Forming the Covenant
Unit 2: Building the Covenant Nation
Unit 3: The Commandments Help Us to Love Others
Unit 4: We Are Called to Holiness