Curriculum Area

Brief description of material to be covered on a weekly basis, assessment information that suggests the need for compacting.

Procedures

Description of activities that will be used to guarantee proficiency in curricular area.

Enrichment Activities

Description of activities offered to provide enrichment learning experiences in the curricular area.

 

  • Student will take pretest that correlates with the weekly unit of study each Monday.
  • Mastery at 93% (A) or higher is required to obtain eligibility to compacting activities.
  • Student is responsible for completing textbook pages that align with the current unit of study.

  • Mastery of 93% or higher on pretest
  • Completion of textbook pages that align with current unit
  • Teacher approval of textbook pages with an 84% (B) or higher mastery.

Student is to choose 2-3 of the following projects for completion by week’s end.

  • Use 20 words in as few sentences as possible
  • Crossword puzzle using 26 spelling words
  • Learn 20 spelling words in a foreign language
  • Create a greeting card message using 15 weekly spelling words
  • Write an advertisement using 15 weekly spelling words
  • Write a story using 20 of the weekly spelling words
  • Use a thesaurus to find the synonyms/antonyms of 20 spelling words
  • Design a mystery picture using 8-10 spelling words
  • Design a picture dictionary using 20 spelling words
  • Word scramble using 26 spelling words
  • Design a comic strip using 20 spelling words