THEME: RITES OF PASSAGE

Performance Tasks:

• Write a Personal Narrative
• Present a Nonfiction Narrative
• Write a Nonfiction Narrative

Genre/Text Elements:

• Realistic Fiction - Character, Conflict, Resolution
• Adventure Story - Character, Conflict
• Lyric Poetry - Poetic Structure
• Epic Poetry - Epic Heros
• Blogs - Language and Tone
• Realistic Fiction - Settings, Values, Beliefs
• Other Options: Memoir, News Article, Short Story, Reflective Essay

THEME: WHAT MATTERS

Performance Tasks:

• Write an Editorial
• Deliver an Argument

Genre/Text Elements:

• Realistic Short Story - Theme
• Argumentative Esage - Characteristics and Structure of Argument
• Opinion Pieces - Chracteristics and Structure of Argument
• Fantasy (Traditional and Fairy Tale) - Linear and Nonlinear Plot Development
• Fantasy (Modern Retelling) - Linear and Nonlinear Plot Development
• Persuasive Speech - Characteristics of Arguments (Emotional Appeals)
• Advice Column - Purpose, Audience, Tone
• Other Options: Lyric Poetry, Memoir, Realistic Short Story, Biography, Nonfiction Narrative

THEME: LEARNING FROM HISTORY

Performance Tasks:

• Write 2 Informational Essays
• Present an Oral Report

Genre/Text Elements:

• Informational Text
• Drama - Dramatic Speeches and Structure
• Diary - Author's Purpose and Message
• Speech - Rhetorical Devices
• Media: Graphic Novel
• Other Options: Television, Transcript, Informational Article, Historical Article, News Article, Autobiography

THEME: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

Performance Tasks:

• Write a Formal Research Paper
• Give and Follow Oral Instructions

Genre/Text Elements:

• Science Fiction - Character, Conflic, Resolution
• Science Feature - Characteristics and Structures
• Memoir - Author's Purpose and Message
• Reference Materials
• Other Options: Argument, Blog, Informational Essay

Calculator Skills

Mean Absolute Deviation

Classifying Real Numbers

Scientific Notation

Linear Relationships

Functions

Equations and Inequalities

Angle Relationships

Pythagorean Theorem

Volume

Surface Area

Transformations

ScatterPlots and Trend Lines

Financial Literacy

STAAR Blitz

High School Preparation

Nature of Science
8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Matter and Energy
8.5 A, B, C, D, E

Force and Motion
8.6 A, B, C

Force, Motion and Energy
8.6 A, B, C

Earth and Space
8.7 A, B, C

Earth and Space
8.8 A, B, C

Earth and Space
8.8 A, B, C

Each and Space
8.9 A, B, C

Earth and Space
8.10 A, B, C

Organisms and Envionments
8.11 A,B,C

STAAR Blitz  (all TEKS)