8th grade curriculum -suggestions needed

["D. Marger" <marger@RURALIFE.NET>]

 we are changing from a 9-12 school  to a 7-12 for the fall - it has been a
long time since I worked  with  7th & 8th graders - our middle school is
being eliminated with 6th going back to elem - they also eliminated a
librarian

skills had previously been integrated  but the principal  decided  that the
8th grade needs a library  class - I'll have students 1 day of the 6 day
cycle all year for a graded class - I know this stinks  but it is non -
negotiatable  - If flexibility isn't an option -I'd prefer a class for grade
7 since that is the first year in the building

I plan an orientation lesson  to the OPAC for grade 7-8-9 - plus information
about locally available databases that  are on our network

A pre-test may be good idea - will  talk  to the former MS librarian who now
has  pre K- 6 in 3 buildings

I know some of the 8th grade teachers will work with me and  the library
period can be used for students to do research for their classes - this
should help  since I'm also teaching research classes for grade 10 and have
a homeroom making flexible scheduling  of the library more difficult.    Two
other  teachers have  classes scheduled in the library since we don't have
space elsewhere.

what I need are some  rubrics or assessment sheets that can be used  for the
grading part- previously I've graded works cited pages and various items but
the grade was integrated into the subject grade

Since there is currently no curriculum for this course - I'm open to
suggestions  from  anyone who teaches  fixed schedule classes at this level

I need to make the make the best of a less than ideal situation.



D. Marger
Line Mt. H.S.
Herndon, PA
marger@ruralife.net

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