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HORIZONS PROGRAM

HORIZONS PROGRAM. A Remarkable Middle School in the Making !. Working to Meet the Needs of Our Gifted Students In a Middle School Setting. Horizons Course in a Content Area.

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HORIZONS PROGRAM

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  1. HORIZONS PROGRAM

  2. A Remarkable Middle Schoolin the Making !

  3. Working to Meet the Needs of Our Gifted Students In a Middle School Setting

  4. Horizons Course in a Content Area This model takes the standard curriculum as defined by the Georgia Performance Standards and compacts, accelerates, and enriches that curriculum. These classes are taught by a Gifted certified teacher.

  5. 6th Grade • Content Course in Horizons Language Arts • Reading • Writing • Grammar • Participate in a school or county sponsored contest. • Reflections, Honoring our Heroes, Young Authors, Oratorical contest, Technology Fair , etc.

  6. Sample Unit Planfor the novelThe Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963By: Christopher Paul CurtisA four-six week independent novel studySTUDENTS COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES EACH WEEK:*Read assigned chapters for homework*Complete high level comprehension questions *Complete Literature Circle role sheet and participate in Literature Circle discussion * Participate in a focused lesson on a different element of literature each week(atmosphere/mood, character, dialogue)

  7. In addition, the students also complete a variety of activities depending on the novel. • explore the setting of the novel: 1960’s (clothing, hairstyles, cars, toys, Civil Rights Movement) through viewing of video clips • write a paragraph with direct examples and quotes supporting one of the themes of the novel • read a parallel short story and create a comparison/contrast Venn diagram

  8. 7th and 8th Grade • Horizons Courses in Language Arts, Science, and/or Social Studies • Homework for advanced courses average about 1 hour per course per night.

  9. Three Year Horizons ProgramAt A Glance • 3 Years of Advanced Language Arts • 2 Years of Advanced Content Study in Science and/or Social Studies ----------------------------------------------------- • Could have 3 Years of Advanced Math if Recommended *Math is not a Horizons course.

  10. The Schedule • Six classes for approximately one hour periods and one 30 minute advisement class: • 1st Period – Language Arts from 9:00 – 10:00 • 2nd Period – Math from 10:05 – 11:05 • 3rd Period – Science from 11:10 – 12:15 • 4th Period – Social Studies from 12:20 – 1:50 (includes 25 minute lunch) • 5th Period – PRIDE from 1:55 – 2:25 • 6th Period – Connections from 2:30 – 3:20 • 7th Period – Connections from 3:25 – 4:15

  11. Dare To Be Remarkable!

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