Freshmen Focus Academy cross-curricular overview
The 9th Grade Students will begin their Focus Academy studies with a full cross-curricular learning environment. Students will be immersed in lessons that bring History, Literature, and Technology together. In this cohort, students will deepen their understanding of the individual course standards, 21st Century skills, and our Extra Value Standards of Leadership, Communication, and Technology. This unique and exclusive curriculum provides a depth of knowledge that bridges the gaps between History, English, and Information Technology. Check out our syllabus and our Unit overviews located below for more information.
| academic_learning_style_inventory.pdf |
Unit 1: The great War through the short story
Throughout this unit, students in the Freshmen Focus Academy will discover the causes and consequences of "The Great War" (World War 1). Through this intentionally designed learning model, students will ascertain the elements of literature through short stories, and then be able to connect it to historical content. During this Unit students will understand how to better communicate and use these skills to prove their understanding of the standards. Below you will see the standards from each of the three courses during this Unit.
US History
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English
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ITF
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Documents/assessments for Unit 1
History
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English
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| ww1_propaganda_poster_choices_.docx |
| the_war_at_home_ww1.pptx |
| us_entry_and_war_at_home_quiz.docx |
| propaganda_competition.docx |
| end_of_ww1.pptx |
| ww1_project_choice_board_project.docx |
| ww1_project_choice_board_rubric.docx |
| post_ww1_troubles.pptx |
| post_war_troubles_part_2.pptx |
unit 2: aftermath and ascension
After World War 1, two super powers went in different directions. The United States of America, now a world power, saw a decade of spectacular prosperity and wealth. The market economy took off and allowed for a financial boom. Meanwhile, Russia had some other ideas. How does this dichotomy change the world? How does it relate to today? Students will dive into this in our second unit in the Burke Focus Freshmen Academy. Below, you will see the Standards we cover across all three of our courses.
History
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english
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ITF
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Documents/Assessments for Unit 2
History
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English
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unit 3: All Good things...
After the boom of the 1920s, the United States hit one of the lowest points in its history. As the nation slipped into the Great Depression, people clung to whatever they could to get themselves through these difficult and desolate times. In this unit, students will look at the reasons behind the Depression and the individual stories of survival and triumph of ordinary people. They will be asked to empathize with another person's situation in order to better understand it. Here are the standards covered in this unit.
history
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english
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itf
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Documents/Assessments for unit 3
history
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unit 4: leadership versus deception
After an extended depression the United States finds itself brought into another World War, with Germany again on the other side. This unit looks at the events leading to the war, the atrocities that took place during it, and the catastrophic way it ended. An ending that shaped the world for decades to come. Students will analyze the war itself, while beginning to understand the meaning behind words and why leaders choose specific ones. They will be asked to begin to mold their own leadership through their own message and voice. Below you will find the multiple standards included in this unit in the Burke Focus Freshmen Academy.
History
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English
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ITF
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Documents/Assessments for Unit 4
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| post_ww2.pptx |
| occupied_germany.docx |
History 2
| the_cold_war_begins_2.pptx |
| map_of_israel_labels.docx |
| israel_map.pdf |
| truman_years.pptx |
| cold_war_at_home.pptx |
| korean_war_notes.pptx |
| cold_war_quiz.docx |
| 1950s_suburban_life__4_.ppt |
| 50s_brochure.docx |
| 50’s_music_video_assessment.docx |
| 50s_rock_songs.docx |
| jfk_1.ppt |
| kennedy_assassination.ppt |
| early_civil_rights.pptx |
| civil_rights_beginnings.pptx |
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English 2
| sonnet_practice_poems.pdf |
| writing_a_sonnet_graphic_org.pdf |
| elizabethan_england_and_intro_to_rnj.pptx |
| shakespearean_insults_vocab_prologue.docx |
| shakespeare_and_his_time.ppt |
| romeo_and_juliet__with_line_numbers_.pdf |
| rj_act_1_summaries_and_citations.docx |
| rj_study_guide_and_line_citations_honors.docx |
| rj_act_1_summaries_n_soundtracks.docx |
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| rj_act_2_summaries_and_citations.docx |
| romeo_and_juliet_line_memorization_assessment.docx |
| romeo_and_juliet_line_memorization_lines.docx |
| rj_act_3_summaries_and_citations.docx |
| romeo_and_juliet_meme_design_assessment.docx |
| archeologist_activity.docx |
| rj_act_4_summaries_and_citations_copy.docx |
| rj_act_5_summaries_and_citations.docx |
| romeo_and_juliet_final_exam.doc |
| victorian_period.ppt |
| victorian_era_research_presentation.docx |
| vocabulary_for_jnh_story_of_the_door.docx |
| jekyll_and_hyde.pdf |
| chapter_2_vocabulary_jnh.docx |
| dr_jekyll_was_quite_at_ease_vocab.docx |
| chapter_4_–_the_carew_murder_case_vocabulary.docx |
| chapter_5_jnh_vocabulary.docx |
| jekyll_and_hyde_drawing_assessment.docx |
| chapter_5_jnh_vocabulary.docx |
| chapter_6_the_remarkable_case_of_dr.docx |
| chapter_7_incident_at_the_window_vocab_and_study_guide.docx |
| chapter_8_the_last_night_vocabulary.docx |
| freud_keynote.pptx |
| jekyll_and_hyde_project_3.docx |
| jekyll_and_hyde_transformation_project_2.docx |
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