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Religion
Describe the attributes of God
Cite examples of ways we demonstrate stewardship
Explain how Jesus’ Paschal Mystery is central to the Catholic Church
Recognize the definition of infallibility
Imitate Jesus by the way we live, love and serve others
Describe how the Holy Spirit guides the Church and its leaders throughout history
Explain the marks, models and images of the Church and how the liturgy has evolved over time
Review the mission of the Church
Name and cite important events in Church councils from Jerusalem through Vatican II including major historical events in Church history
List the precepts of the Church
Know how the Church was founded
Introduce the hierarchical structure of the Church
Differentiate between the Eastern and Western rites of the Church and the schism that caused it
Learn the Church’s contributions and challenges during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Describe the process of Canonization
Describe the growth and challenges of the Church around the world especially in the United States
Recognize Pentecost as “the birth of the Church” through the Church in modern times
List and describe the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit and the corporal and spiritual works of mercy
State ways to deepen the action of grace in our life through prayer, sacraments and service
Explain that we are called by God through the Church to live a moral life with God, ourselves and our neighbors
List and discuss the four moral virtues – prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance
Explain how Mary and the other Saints continue to serve as models for Christian living in today’s world
Explain how Mary and the other Saints continue to serve as models for Christian living in today’s world
Science
Know that scientific knowledge is subject to modification as new information challenges prevailing theories
Extend and refine use of scientific process to develop and test hypotheses
Extend and refine the use of accurate records, openness, and replication of experiments
Extend and refine knowledge of the scientific method: variables, procedures, testing, solutions
Understand the importance of looking for patterns in nature
Know that scientific ethics demand that scientists must not knowingly subject others to risks
Present a science experiment using scientific methods
Manipulate and use scientific tools: balance, graduated cylinder, meter stick
Use and apply the metric system
Organize information in the form of data tables and graphs
Understand that weight is the result of gravitational pull on an object
Understand that weight will vary with the location of the mass in the universe and that mass is constant
Know the difference between heat and temperature
Know that relative changes of movement of atoms are the result of the increase or decrease in temperature
Understand that changes in energy cause phase changes
Know that physical changes do not result in new substances
Know that chemical changes result in new substances with different physical properties
Know physical and chemical changes that occur in nature
Know how to use clues to determine whether a change is chemical or physical: color, form
Determine the relationship between mass and volume of an assortment of common objects
Know that charged particles and objects will attract or repel each other
Language Arts
Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently with appropriate pacing, intonation and expression
Explore the origin and historical development of words and usage patterns
Analyze and apply figurative language techniques to create and comprehend meaning
Use words and images orally that best express intended messages
Refine and apply previously learned pre-reading knowledge and skills with increasingly complex reading texts and assignments
Identify ways an author’s perspective or point of view affects a text and can distinguish fact from misinformation or propaganda
Identify an author’s purpose and relates it to specific statements from the text
Distinguish between logical/illogical and ethical/unethical statements in a text based on the teachings of the Catholic Church
Compare the original text to a student-created summary to determine whether the summary accurately captures the message of the original text
Gather, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources using graphic organizers, outlines, notes and summaries
Compare and contrast elements within or across texts and time periods
Identify universal and reoccurring themes in various types of literature
Differentiate between major and minor conflicts and their resolutions in a variety of texts
Analyze and describe the author’s word choice, use of symbolism and/or figurative language in fiction or nonfiction to contribute to the mood or meaning of a text or poem
Explain ways that culture and time period influence a literary work
Identify and explain how foreshadowing and flashbacks contribute to the development in text
Identify how tone is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence-line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition and rhyme
Determine and articulate the relationship between the purposes and characteristics of different forms of poetry Identify the structural elements of the plot the plot’s development and the way in which conflicts are (or are not) addressed and resolved
Analyze the motivations of to the development of the plot
Relate how a text may elicit a variety of valid responses
Social Studies
Compare and contrast primary and secondary accounts of selected historical events
Use various map forms and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, to report information about the United States Analyze ways current issues affect political, social, and economic systems in the United States
Explain ways the social, political, and economic divisions of the United States have changed over time
Identify his/her representatives at the national level, explains ways to contact government representatives and why it is
Explain the rise of totalitarianism during the 1920s and 1930s and resulting U. S. foreign policy
Explain the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on U. S. entry into World War II
List the Allies and Axis powers, major combatants and theaters of the war, and significant events of World War II
Describe the Allied partition of Germany and its ramifications until the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989
Contrast U.S. efforts at stabilization of Europe and Japan after World War II
Explain that scarcity of resources requires choices on various levels
Explain a variety of factors to consider when making wise consumer decisions
Analyze the impact of economic decisions in the United States
Explain how economic specialization generally affects costs, amount of goods and services produced, and interdependence
Explain various kinds of specialized institutions that exist in market economics
Justify the reasons for U. S. intervention and eventual escalation of the conflict in Vietnam and the effects on American political and social life