COMMUNITY 4

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Ms. Hensley (Science & Math): elizabeth_hensley@dpsnc.net (919) 323-5708

Ms. Hunter (Humanities): elizabeth_hunter@dpsnc.net (919) 698-3663

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Community Newsletter / BoletĂ­n de la comunidad

August 12, 2021


Academic Overview

Theme: Foundations

Humanities:

  • Foundations of historical thinking, including corroboration, context, sourcing, and close reading

  • World History

  • 7th ELA: close reading and text analysis of multiple genres; writing informational / explanatory texts

  • 8th ELA: close reading and text analysis of multiple genres; writing narratives

Humanities Anchor Text:

  • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Science:

  • Foundations of matter: elements, compounds, mixtures (their characteristics and properties)

  • Earth history, evolution, geology, hydrology

  • Pathogens, biotechnology, and general ecology

7th Math:

  • Foundations of number theory, operations, and integers

  • Algebraic reasoning, collaboration, applications of math in daily life

  • Ratios, proportions, percents, scalar quantities, statistics

8th Math:

  • Foundations of number theory and mathematical operations

  • Algebraic reasoning, collaboration and applications of math in daily life

  • Translation of: values to lines, lines to equations, equations to graphing

Work Plans