STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Apply the conventions of Edited American English (I)

 II.     Compose an expository essay presenting an opinion or explanation. (II)

 III.    Comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information about social studies concepts and issues in national and global contexts. (III)

 IV.     Comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information about life, earth, and physical sciences. (IV)

 V.      Demonstrate comprehension, application, analysis, and synthesis in reading. (V)

 VI.     Apply theory and reasoning skills to mathematics. (VI)

 VII.    Expand vocabulary in social studies, sciences, language arts, and mathematics. (VII)

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Conventions of Edited American English (EAE)

         A.      Organization

         B.      Sentence structure

         C.      Usage

         D.      Mechanics

         E.      Business, instructional, and informational documents

 II.     250 word expository essay

         A.      Plan, draft, revise, and edit

         B.      Main point

         C.      Supporting details from personal observation and experience

         D.      Logical organization

         E.      Grammatical conventions

         F.      Sentence structure

         G.      Mechanics

 III.    Social studies

         A.      US history

         B.      World history

         C.      Geography

         D.      Civics and government

         E.      Economics

         F.      Text documents

         G.      Historical documents

         H.      Graphics

 IV.     Science

         A.      Fundamental concepts

         B.      Graphics

         C.      Problem solving

 V.      Reading

         A.      Fiction

         B.      Non-fiction

 VI.     Mathematics

         A.      Mathematical operations with and without a calculator

         B.      Measurement and geometry

         C.      Data analysis, statistics and probability

         D.      Algebra, functions, and patterns

 VII.    Vocabulary in social studies, sciences, language arts, and mathematics.