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Gifted & Talented Social Studies and ELA Curriculum Overview for Parents

Join us for an informative night designed to introduce parents to the Gifted and Talented (GT) Social Studies and Pre-AP ELA programs. Our curriculum emphasizes increased rigor, project-based learning, and cross-curricular connections, including engaging units on geography, cultural diffusion, and global interactions. Learn about our teaching methods, grading scales, and ways to support your child’s academic journey. If you have questions, feel free to write them on a sticky note; responses will be compiled and sent via email. Together, let’s empower our students to think critically and explore the world of culture.

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Gifted & Talented Social Studies and ELA Curriculum Overview for Parents

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  1. SCIS Curriculum Night Gifted and Talented Social Studies and ELA

  2. Introductions • Cyndi Anderson • GT Social Studies • cynthia_anderson@lovejoyisd.net • Claudia Love • GT Pre-AP ELA • claudia_love@lovejoyisd.net

  3. Questions? If you have questions, please write them on a sticky note, and place them on the “Questions” paper. Answers will be compiled and sent out by email.

  4. What is GT? • Increased rigor • Use of the Depth and Complexity Icons • Compacting • Project Based Learning • Cross curriculum

  5. Touring the World of Culture in a Year • Unit 1: • - Thinking Like a Geographer • Unit 2: • - Cultural Diffusion (Foundations of Western Civilization) • Unit 3 : • - Cultural Relationships (Middle East) • Unit 4 & 5: • - Cultures in Transition (Latin America & Africa) • Unit 6: • - Global Interactions (Asia & Europe) • Unit 7: • - Human Rights (Europe)

  6. Experiences of a World Cultures Traveler • Elmoland – Creation of Government • Museum Walks • Public Service Announcement Projects • Timeless Gifts Historical Essay • Google Earth Tours • South America Travel Agents • Building a Nation Simulation • Candy Bar Economics

  7. A Day in the Life • Jumping into Culture (Bell Ringers, Instructions, etc) • Introduce New Concepts • Efficient Note Taking • Slideshows, videos, reading passages • Application of Learning • Socratic Seminars • Group Activity • Individual Assignments • Building Positive Relationships • Academic Discussion • Teamwork • Injection of Fun

  8. When the travel is extended… • Unfinished work • Reviews for Tests • Based on individual need • Projects with announced due dates 20 – 30 minutes per night

  9. Grading Grading --Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%. --Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests. --Grades will be posted weekly on Power School. --Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points. --Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.

  10. What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA? • Pre-AP classes raise the bar for students by asking them to reflect not only on the “What?” of language studies, but also on the “So what?” • Students not only examine plot, setting, and characters, but they also connect the author’s purposeful use of language with attitude, effect, and universal meaning. • They read not only for plot but also for structure and theme.

  11. What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA? • Students write reflectively, thinking in writing about the meaning of the words, actions, and events they encounter both in literature and in life. • They write argumentatively, structuring evidence in persuasive, logical ways. • Using their own life experiences, they write stories that reflect their deepest concerns and ideas. • They write to explain, to analyze, and to understand.

  12. A Day in the Life • Reading/Writing Workshop (Pre-AP mini-lessons, practice, reading strategies, writing process, journal writing, individual and small group work, paired reading, book clubs, choice reads)

  13. A Day in the Life • LAVA • Stems • Vocabulary • Spelling • Context clues • Language of the Discipline (Syntax) • Vocabulary of language usage • Using sentence structures intentionally and for effect

  14. Homework & Grading Homework --Reading --Writing --Blogging --Studying Grading --Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%. --Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests. --Grades will be posted weekly on Power School. --Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points. --Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.

  15. Thank you for coming!

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