COMMUNITY 4
Contact Information
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
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