Presenting: 20092010 Course Options

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Presenting 2009-2010
Course Options
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Typical 8th Grade Schedule

• English
• Math
• Science
• History
• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

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Typical 7th Grade Schedule

• English
• Math
• Science
• History
• Elective (PE)
• Elective
• Elective

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Group One Electives Year-long Courses
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Introductory Intermediate Advanced
35 Fee
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Intro Intermediate Advanced
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Must rent or buy instrument
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• Boys
• Intermediate Girls
• Advanced Girls

Fees
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Physical Education
22 Fee
Two years are required
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Athletics
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Athletic Seasons

• Girls
• Volleyball
• Basketball

• Boys
• Football
• Basketball

Go Team!
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Reading Adolescent Lit
For students who enjoy reading are avg. to
above avg. readers.
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Reading Improvement
Students who did not meet minimum standards on
the TAKS will be scheduled into this course.
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Math Improvement
Students who did not meet minimum standards on
the TAKS will be scheduled into this course.
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EXPLORATORY LANGUAGE

• INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH, FRENCH, JAPANESE,
  GERMAN, SIGN LANGUAGE
• BASIC VOCABULARY
• LEARN CULTURE AND
• CUSTOMS

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Office Aide

• Requirements
• Application
• Satisfactory conduct
• Minimum C average in each class
• Satisfactory attendance

Year long or semester
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Group Two Electives
Semester Courses Must choose two to equal 1 unit
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Skills For Living
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Skills for Adolescence

• Communication skills
• Self confidence
• Goal setting
• Personal skills

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Crafts
25 Fee
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Presenting High School Credit
Classes
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Texas GraduationRequirements
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Recommended Plan

• 4 Eng/ 4 Math/ 4 Science
• 3.5 Social Studies/ .5 Eco
• 2 For. Lang/ 1.5 P.E./ .5 Health
• 1 Tech/1 Fine Arts/ .5 Speech
• 3.5 Electives
• Total 26 credits

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Foreign Language

• Spanish 1A or French 1A
• Prerequisite 80 avg. in L.A. 6
• Daily review and practice
• Spanish or French the next year

• Spanish 1B or French 1B
• Prerequisite Spanish or French I
• Recommended 80 avg.

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Foreign Language

• Spanish 1 or French 1
• Prerequisite L.A. 7th 90 Reg / 85 PreAP or
  PreAP/GT
• Daily review and practice
• Spanish II or French II the next year at the High
  School

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Spanish for Native Speakers

• Full year 2 High school credits
• 8th graders
• Complete Spanish 1 in the fall and Spanish 2 in
  the spring
• Must be able to speak, read, and write Spanish
• Must take a placement test
• Write it in on your course sheet if interested

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Desktop Publishing

• Year long 1 credit
• Proficient in word processing, presentation
  software, internet use
• Creative use of technology in other courses
• Project based
• Meets High School technology graduation
  requirement
• 10 fee

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Health is a 1 semester H.S. credit class required
for graduation. (1/2 credit)
H E A L T H
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Communication Applications

• 1 semester H.S. credit class (1/2 credit)
• Required for graduation.

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Keyboarding

• 1 sem. H.S. credit class (1/2 credit)
• prerequisite for some H.S. tech. classes.
• 3 fee

Grade 7 and 8
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Career Connections

• 1 semester
• H.S. credit course
• ½ credit

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• H.S. courses taken
• at intermediate level
• Curriculum same as high school course
• Final grade recorded on H.S. transcript grade
  earned not averaged in with G.P.A.
• Final exam is given.
• Attendance is critical.

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Preference Sheets Due
6th January 23 7th January 16
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Parent Meeting

• 6th/7th grade parent meeting
• Tuesday, January 13
• 700pm in the cafeteria

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