Honors Communication Arts and Social
Studies(scroll down for 8th grade social
studies)
Teacher: Mrs. Gapinski
Room:
304 WELCOME BACK!
September
2009
Mrs. Gapinski's Mission
Statement:
- With vision, it is my intent to
seek and develop inventive ways to meet the over-all needs of a
diverse student community which will promote and develop the habits
necessary for the student to become a critical thinker and a
successful life- learner.
HONORS CLASS SYLLABUS:
Grades:
Grades
will be base on mastery of the material which involves meeting the
learning targets.
95-100=A
90-94.99=A-
86-89.99=B+
83-85.99=B
80-82.99=B-
77-79.99=C+
74-76.99=C
73.99-0=i*
* An (i) in the gradebook means that the student has not shown
mastery of the material; however, the opportunity to attain mastery
of the content material is available until the end of the quarter
in which it was taught.
Subject Content:Communication Arts
Grammar/syntax-application
Writing skills-practice and develop skills for various writing
formats
Thinking Rhetorically (pathos, ethos & logos)
Active reading-previewing, annotating & highlighting
Journal writing
research strategies-technology/text
Poetry/literary analysis
Socratic seminar/debate
- student-lead lessons/ oral presentations (College
Board Communication/Speaking standards) S2.2-1.6 Analyzes internal
variables to plan, participate in, reflect on, evaluate, and modify
group discussion processes to achieve group goals.
- MLA format
Literature:
Classics
- 1.Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek
Myths
- 2.Oedipus,Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and
Antigone
- 3.The Odyssey
Contemporary Issues
1. Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Bothing But the Truth
Creativity
1.Frankenstein
2.Invitation to the Game
3.The Crystal Cave
4.
Siddhartha
Conflict and Crisis
1. The Red Badge of Courage
2. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3. Of
Mice and Men
Honors Social Studies Overview:
Required GLEs
History 4.1.2 Understands how the following themes and developments
help to define eras in world history.
1. World- Global Expansion and Encounter (1450-1750)
2.World-Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)
3. World-International Conflicts (1870-Present)
4.World-Emergence and Development of New Nations (1900-Present)
5.World-challenges to democracy and Human Rights (1945-Present)
In ninth grade, students apply their deeper understanding of social
studies concepts on a global scale. RCW 28A. 230.095
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Feel free to contact me anytime.
Sharrie Gapinski
email: sgapinski@bethelsd.org
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Reguired
GLEs:
Geography 3.1.2 Understands and analyzes physical and cultural
characteristics of places and regions in the United States from the
past or in the present.
College Board Communication/Speaking Standards S2.2-1.6 Analyzes
internal variables, such as prior knowledge, experiences...to plan,
participate in, reflect on, evaluate, and modify group discussion
processes to achieve group goals.
8th grade Social Studies:
In eighth grade, students develop a new, more abstract level of
understanding of social studies concepts. The context for
developing this understanding is U.S. history and government,
1776-1900.
1. Framing of the
Constitution, Reconstruction, and Industrialization
2.politics,society, culture, and economy in the United States
to deepen understanding in civics, geography, and
economics
RCW 28A.230.095
Please check Swift annoucement page for supply list for
this class. Refer to honors grading scale and mastery policy
for this class.
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