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Curriculum

 

General overview of GB curriculum... Maybe a link to teacher pages...

7th Grade Curriculum Map for the Year: 2008–2009

Month Reading Writing Social Studies Interact Unit Visual &
Performing Arts		 Field Trips
September   Summaries All About Me
World Geography
Fall of Rome		   Start year-long timelines project  
October Anna of Byzantium Narratives Rise of Islam Into Islam Mosaics  
November African Folktales   Africa   African Art, Storytelling  
December The Master Puppeteer Japanese Poetry Japan Warlords of Japan Puppet making, puppet shows San Francisco: Asian Art Museum
January The Single Shard; Persuassive essays Medieval China   Paper making, wood block printing  
February     Native cultures of Central & South America Maya Pottery, basket weaving  
March     Geography & the Spanish Invasion of the Americas Amigos    
April Viking mythology Research reports Medieval Europe Vikings Celtic art Adventure trip to Guatemala or South America
May Crispin, Cross of Lead Sonnets Christendom Illuminated manuscripts, Shakespeare play  
June     The Renaissance and Reformation Galileo 1633 or Renaissance Traveling theater  

Other Themes Within Our Curriculum:

Community:  What makes a comunity? What are the needs of our community?