2. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MINI-PASS A Program For Middle School Students

3. MINI-PASS Designed To Help Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 Who Require Remediation and Credits in Basic Subjects

4. MINI-PASS COURSES Each Course Represents One Semester

5. MINI-PASS CURRICULUM Subjects Reading Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Number of Courses 6 4 Total = 24 Courses

6. Reading 6A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Introduction to Story Elements Reading Skills & the Novel Working With Story Elements Constructing Meanings Critical Reading

7. Reading 6B Unit12345Description Reading Skills Reading Skills & the Novel Critical Reading Tall Tales Poetry & Short Stories

8. Reading 7A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Introduction to Story Elements Reading Skills & the Novel Working with Story Elements Freedom for the People – Constructing Meanings Martin Luther King, Jr. – Critical Reading

9. Reading 7B Units12345Descriptions Reading Skills Reading Skills & the Novel Critical Reading Fables Poetry & Short Stories

10. Reading 8A Units12345Descriptions Introduction to Story Elements Reading Skills Working With Story Elements & the Novel Constructing Meanings Critical Reading

11. Reading 8B Units678910Descriptions Reading Skills Reading Skills & the Novel Critical Reading Myths Poetry & Short Stories

12. Language Arts 6A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Helen Keller, Capitalization & Punctuation Spelling, Compounds & Contractions Parts of Speech Daily Thoughts & Journals Birds, Synonyms, Antonyms & Homonyms

13. Language Arts 6B Units 6 7 8 9 10 Descriptions Baseball, Capitalization, Punctuation Spelling - Word Endings &Plurals Parts of Speech Writing - Diary Dictionary Skills and Multiple Work Meanings

14. Language Arts 7A Units12345Descriptions Secret Code - Capitalization/Punctuation Continuous Spelling Skills – Prefixes/Suffixes Continuous Parts of Speech Continuous Writing Internment Camps – Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Analogies

15. Language Arts 7B Units678910 Descriptions Alex Haley – Capitalization/Punctuation Continuous Spelling Skills –Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms Continuous Parts of Speech Continuous Writing Dinosaurs – Prefixes/Suffixes

16. Language Arts 8A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Punctuation, Capitalization Spelling, Prefixes, Suffixes Parts of Speech Writing & Journals Synonyms & Antonyms

17. Language Arts 8B Units678910 Descriptions Application of Capitalization, Puntcuation, Synonyms Antonyms, Homonyms Parts of Speech Continues Writing, Journals Word Meanings, Fact, Opinion

18. Mathematics 6A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Addition and Subtraction - Whole Numbers Multiplication and Division Addition and Subtraction - Decimals Multiplication and Division - Decimals Math Operations - Exponents, Factoring, Multiples and Composites

19. Mathematics 6B Units678910 Descriptions Whole Numbers and Decimals Fractions - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - Adding and Subtracting Basic Geometry Terms Ratio, Proportion and Percent

20. Mathematics 7A Units12345Descriptions Whole Numbers Decimals Fractions: Multiplying & Dividing Fractions: Adding & Subtracting Math Operations

21. Math 7B Units678910Descriptions Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division Ratios, Proportions & Percent Geometric Forms MeasurementIntegers

22. Mathematics 8A Units12345 Descriptions Whole Numbers Decimals Fractions - Multiplication and Division Fractions - Addition and Subtraction Math Operations

23. Mathematics 8B Units678910 Descriptions Application of Whole Numbers and Fractions Ratio, Proportion, and Percent Geometry Perimeters, Areas, Volumes Integers

24. Life Science 7A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Investigation and Classification Cells and Life Processes The Protist Kingdom Plants Animals Without Backbones Units 1 2 3 4 5

25. Life Science 7B Units678910 Descriptions Invertebrates Vs. Vertebrates Measuring Life Processes Health Concepts Adaptations Ecology, Experiments and Research

26. EARTH SCIENCE 8A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Lab Procedures, Techniques and Measurement Plate Tectonics Geologic Time Classifying Matter Rocks and Minerals

27. Earth Science 8B Units 6 7 8 9 10 Descriptions Natural Resources Water on Earth Atmosphere and Weather Earth, Moon, and Space Exploration Our Solar System and the Universe

28. Texas History and Geography 7A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions Texas, Its Land and Early People Spanish Texas Texas as Part of Mexico The Texas Revolution The Republic of Texas

29. Texas History & Geography 7B Units678910 Descriptions Geography and Personal Histories Early Statehood War and Reconstruction The Emergence of Modern Texas Modern Texas

30. American History 8A Units 1 2 3 4 5 Descriptions The United States Today Exploration and Early Settlement The New Colonies British Policy and Revolutionary War The Constitution

31. American History 8B Units678910 Descriptions Constitutional Amendments - Through War of 1812 Jacksonian Period Westward Expansion - Through 1860 Civil War To Reconstruction Reconstruction Through the Gilded Age

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