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Course Title: 8th Grade Science and Health
Instructor: Annie Forman
Course Description:
This class explores topics in Science including: Physical Science, Earth Science, Biology and Health.
Major Projects:
Fall: Science Inquiry Performance Task; Winter: Natural Selection Research Project Spring: Personal Ecological Impact Analysis
Scope & Sequence By Term:
| Key Concepts/Standards by Term |
| T1 - Newton's 3rd Law, Disease Prevention, Motion, Force, Direction, Electromagnetic Forces, Gravity, Force Fields, Kinetic and Potential Energy, Energy Transfer |
| T2 -Waves, Digital vs. Analog Systems, Fossil Record, Evolutionary History and Relationships, Natural Selection, Adaption, Artificial Selection, Health and Human Services |
| T3 -Interpersonal Communication, Solar System, Decision Making Skills, Patterns of the Moon, Practicial Health Enhancing Behaviors, Personal, Family and Community Health |
Course Title: Comparative Literature
Instructor: Annie Forman
Course Description:
This class is designed to provide an opportunity to engage in narrative, through speaking, watching, reading, writing and listening. Students will read novels, watch film, listen to podcasts, and read articles that are centered around ten relevant class themes including: race, class, nature, corruption, regret and more. We will also be visiting assisted living groups, and kindergarten groups in order to engage in some cross-generational literary analysis.
Major Projects:
Literacy Study with assisted living groups and Kindergarten, visits to Seaside Public Library, Production of bi-weekly pre-recorded broadcast for KMUN Astoria.
Scope & Sequence By Term:
This is a single-term class. Students will be enrolled for one term only.
| Key Concepts/Standards |
| 1. Analyze elements of a story |
| 2. Plot analysis and discussion |
| 3. Compare and contrast |
| 4. Analyze point of view |
| 5. Narrative writing |
| 6. Stylistic writing |
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