Academics

LITERATURE

• Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
• Use a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, and evaluate text.
• Analyze the structure of fiction texts; determine central ideas or themes and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas; analyze the use of literary devices.
• Read informational texts to acquire new information and to respond to the needs and demands of society; preparing students for high school and beyond.
• Read a variety of genres closely to determine what the texts say explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text to build an understanding of the many dimensions of the human experience.
• Define and appropriately apply content-related vocabulary words to enrich comprehension and communication skills; clarify the meaning of unknown words by using context clues.
• Assess how the author's point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
• Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches authors take.
• Evaluate electronic information sources and make decisions about the accuracy and relevance of such information; become responsible digital citizens.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the personal choices and moral consequences in literature and apply these to their own life; read to learn more about his/her relationship with God, their faith and traditions.

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• Communicate orally using Standard English. 
• Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric. 
• Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally. 
• Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaboration with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. 
• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 
• Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. 
• Listen with courtesy and reverence and participate actively during liturgy and prayer time. 

GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS

• Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when speaking or writing. 
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization and punctuation when writing. 
• Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. 
• Apply spelling skills across the curriculum. 

MATH

• Understand the place value system, including decimals 
• Explore numbers less than zero 
• Perform multi-digit arithmetic with whole numbers and decimals to the hundredths 
• Solve problems involving the four operations, including decimals to the hundredths 
• Extend understanding of factors and multiples
• Solve problems involving adding and subtracting fractions 
• Extend understanding to solve problems involving multiplying and dividing fractions
• Analyze patterns and graph ordered pairs 
• Extend understanding of measurement units to convert units 
• Solve problems involving conversion of units ꞏ
• Solve problems involving the volume of 3- dimensional figures 
• Solve problems involving time and money 
• Generate, represent, and interpret data 
• Extend understanding of angle measurement to solve problems 
• Classify 2 dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties 
• Graph points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane 

RELIGION

• Students will grow in their understanding of the Triune God. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of God the Father. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of God the Son. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of the Holy Spirit. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of the Church. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of participation in the  liturgical life of the Church. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of participation in life‐ long faith formation. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of Church life at  parish, Diocesan and universal levels. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of the rights of all  people and their responsibilities toward others. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of the preferential  option for the poor and vulnerable. 
• Students will in their understanding of the dignity of the work and the rights of others. 
• Students will grow in their understanding of the importance of  care for God’s creation. 

English Language Arts (ELA)

• Analyze themes, characters, and plot in diverse literary genres
• Evaluate arguments and claims in nonfiction texts
• Craft structured essays and short responses using clear reasoning and evidence
• Expand vocabulary and grammar through reading and writing
• Engage in collaborative discussions and debates
• Strengthen research skills with emphasis on citing sources and evaluating credibility
• Create multimedia presentations and projects

Math

• Rational numbers: identify, compare, add, subtract, multiply and divide. 
• Solve multi-step equations.
• Solve real life problems using numerical expressions and equations.
• Use variables to represent quantities in real world problems.
• Construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems

• Analyze proportional relationships.
• Solve real world problems with proportional relationships; tax, tip, interest, percent increase/decrease, percent error.
• Use formulas to solve problems with geometric figures.
• Angle measurement and relationships.
• Circumference/perimeter and apply it to real world problems.
• Area and volume of two and three dimensional shapes.
• Draw geometric shapes and solve problems relating to scale.
• Investigate, represent, use and evaluate probability: theoretical and experimental.

Social Studies (U.S. History: Beginnings to Civil War

• Explore the foundations of American democracy and the impact of Enlightenment ideas
• Study early Native American societies and the effects of European colonization
• Understand the causes and effects of the American Revolution
• Analyze the creation and structure of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
• Examine the early republic, including major presidents, policies, and conflicts
• Investigate the causes of westward expansion and its impact on Native peoples
• Understand the growing tensions over slavery and states’ rights leading up to the Civil War

English Language Arts (ELA)

• Study literature and nonfiction focused on themes of identity, justice, and American experience
• Analyze author’s purpose, tone, and literary devices
• Write argumentative, expository, and narrative pieces with strong organization and voice
• Improve grammar, mechanics, and revision techniques
• Conduct in-depth research projects with annotated bibliographies and source evaluation
• Engage in Socratic seminars and structured discussions
• Prepare for high school writing and reading expectations

 Pre-Algebra

• Number classification - natural,whole, integer, rational, irrational and real
• Compare size of real numbers, understand perfect squares and estimating square roots of irrational numbers
• Solve multi-step linear equations
• Graph and compare relationships: calculate slope, graph a line in slope-intercept form, find the x and y intercepts
• Know and apply the properties of integers and exponents
• Exponents: product, quotient and power rule, zero and negative exponents
• Perform properties of numbers expressed in scientific notation
• Interpret and compare functions: input, output, function rule
• Use functions to model relationships between 2 quantities
• Solve linear equations by graphing, substitution or elimination
• Surface area and volume of cylinders, cones and spheres 
• Apply the Pythagorean Theorem
• Understand congruence and describe the effects of reflections, dilations, rotations and translations on two dimensional figures in the coordinate plane
• Angle and parallel line relationships and transversals
• Construct scatter plots given bivariate data.Functions: domain, range, relations vs. functions

Social Studies (U.S. History: Reconstruction to Modern America)

• Examine the Reconstruction Era and its challenges for newly freed African Americans
• Understand the impact of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration in the late 1800s
• Study major social reform movements including women's suffrage, labor rights, and civil rights
• Analyze U.S. involvement in major conflicts including WWI, WWII, and the Cold War
• Explore the Civil Rights Movement and ongoing struggles for equality and justice
• Investigate how American society and government have changed over time
• Draw connections between past events and current issues in the U.S. and globally
• Use historical inquiry, primary sources, and project-based learning to deepen understanding