English/Language Arts: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.22, 6.23, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28, 6.29, 6.30, 6.31, 6.33, 6.34, 6.52, 6.53, 6.54, 6.55, 6.56, 6.60, 6.61, 6.62, 6.63, 6.64, 6.65, 6.136, 6.155, 6.157, 6.160National Standards:
Mathematics: 6.30 6.32 6.33 6.41 6.42 6.46
Social Studies: 6.2, 6.45
Language Arts:
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
5. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
7. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Mathematics:
1. Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process
5. Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of geometry
Technology:
1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs
6. Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology
Art Connections:
1. Understands connections among the various art forms and other disciplines
Authors:
Frances Brookhart
Mary Beth Hunt
Kim Love
Ravenswood Middle School
Jackson County, West Virginia