Welcome to the Middle School Page!
While this page is still a work-in-progress, there are several helpful resources and links for teachers’ use in implementing the Core State Standards. Here’s a short description of each:
- Core State Standards with “I Can” Statements for Grades 7 – 12: Lists reading, writing, speaking & listening, and language standards with associated “I Can” statements in order from seventh to twelfth grades.
- Middle School Units At-a-Glance by Strand & UNIT and by Strand & STANDARD : Teachers can see where each standard is covered throughout the school year as illustrated by these spreadsheets, grades 7th through 9th.
- Grades 7, 8, and 9 Thematic Units: Each unit plan features “focus standards” – specific standards to be emphasized and associated “I Can” statements. Enduring understanding statements and essential questions are also included.
- Unit Resource Pages: Because learning is enhanced when taught within a context, these pages provide resources that can support topical frameworks for the units. (Go to HOMEPAGE to read rationale.)
Units At-A-Glance by Strand and Unit
Units At-A-Glance by Strand and Standard
7th Grade JSD Curriculum Units
- Unit 1: Characters with Character
- Unit 2: Perseverance
- Unit 3: Determination in Life and in Literature
- Unit 4: Survival in the Wild
- Unit 5: Science or Fiction
- Unit 6: Literature Reflects Life; Making Sense of Our World
7th Grade Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 1 Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 2 Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 3 Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 4 Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 5 Resources
- 7th Grade – Unit 6 Resources
8th Grade JSD Curriculum Maps Units
- Unit 1: Urban settings in America – “It happened in the City”
- Unit 2: Rural Setting in North America – “It Happened in the Country”
- Unit 3: Looking Back on America
- Unit 4: Authors and Artists
- Unit 5: Dramatically Speaking
- Unit 6: The Road Not Taken
8th Grade Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 1 Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 2 Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 3 Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 4 Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 5 Resources
- 8th Grade – Unit 6 Resources
9th Grade JSD Curriculum Units
- Unit 1: Literary Elements and the Short Story
- Unit 2: The Novel – Honor
- Unit 3: Poetry – Beauty
- Unit 4: Drama – Fate
- Unit 5: Epic Poetry – Heroism
- Unit 6: Literary Nonfiction – Reflection (The Memoir, The Essay, and The Speech)
9th Grade Resources