TAKS SUCCESS

TAKS SUPPORT PLAN

2007-2008

Grade Level	Targeted TAKS Obejective	Focus TEKS
7th Grade Reading	Context Clues and Word Recognition	ELA/Reading 6.A, 6.C, 9.A
	Summary	ELA/Reading 1.D
	Cause/Effect	ELA/Reading 12.1
	Main Idea	ELA.Reading 1.C, 10.F

7th Grade Math	Probability and Statistics	Math 7.11A -B
	Number Operations and Quantitative Reasoning	Math 7.1 B

Reading

1. An SAT word, part of speech, defintion, and sentence with correct usage are put on the TV screen daily. The teachers are incorporating this into their daily lessons i.e. word wall, word journals, etc (ELA/Reading 6.A, 6.C, 9.A)

2. What's important and what's not? This is a mini unit that will teach students to look for the main ideas and relevant details from a cause-effect text

( "Gorillas in Crisis"). Students will work in cooperative groups and use fishbone maps to help write out the main ideas and details. The students will also have two websites bookmarked on the library computers that they will have to get information from to write main ideas and details on their fishbone map. The final result will be a summary of the article using the main ideas that the students have written. (ELA/Reading 1.D, 12.1, 1.C, 10.F )

Math

1. The students will study ratios, percents, and graphing in this unit. The librarian will go through the information search process in order to gather data for analysis and representation. The students will then brainstorm surveys that can be conducted around the school, such as students preferring pizza over hamburgers, favorite ice cream flavors, teachers' favorite television shows,etc. The students will decide on three different survey questions and then conduct their surveys. After the data is gathered the students will analyze and create two different kinds of graphs showing this information. The students will use the library ibooks and Mac computers to create their graphs. Each student must also write a summary of the experience and to turn in with their graphs.