LANGUAGE ARTS:
THEME 1: COURAGE
THEME 2: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
THEME 3: GROWING UP
THEME 4: DISCOVERING ANCIENT CULTURES
THEME 5: DOERS AND DREAMERS
THEME 6: NEW FRONTIERS: OCEANS AND SPACE
ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS: ACQUISITION OF VOCABULARY, READING PROCESS, READING APPLICATIONS, WRITING PROCESSES, WRITING APPLICATIONS, WRITING CONVENTIONS, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATION: ORAL AND VISUAL
SOCIAL STUDIES: REGIONS OF THE WORLD
REGION 1: CANADA (NORTH AMERICA)
REGION 2: MEXICO
REGION 3: LATIN AMERICA (CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA)
REGION 4: MIDDLE EAST
REGION 5: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
REGION 6: ASIA (CHINA, JAPAN, INDIA)
REGION 7: AUSTRAILIA
ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS: HISTORY, PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT, CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS AND METHODS
GUIDELINES
1. Homework Folder: Graded assignments will be placed in each folder. Folders will be passed out every other Friday and should be returned on Monday with a parent signature. Parents should check the homework folder and review the assignments with their child.
2. Agenda: Each student is required to write down their assignments daily. Assignments are written on each teacher's board daily. Students return to homeroom at the end of each day and receive a stamp from their teacher if their assignments are written in their agenda.
3. Homework: Homework is expected to be turned in on time. If homework is late, it will receive a 50%. Late homework is better than no homework which will receive a 0%.
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