2021-2022 MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE SELECTION GUIDE - Cumberland County Schools

2021-2022 MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE SELECTION GUIDE

Table of Contents Middle School Course Requirements .1 Course Selection Guide .2 Focus . 2 Rationale. 2 Career Exploration Platform .3 What are the benefits? . 3 How do I get started? . 3 World Language Pathways .4 Sequence into High School . 4 Pathway # 1 . 4 Pathway # 2 . 4 Pathway # 3 . 5 Pathway # 4 . 5 Pathway # 5 . 5 Sixth Grade Requirements .6 Required Core Courses . 6 Year-Long Courses . 6 English/Language Arts (ELA) . 6 Mathematics . 6 6th Grade Accelerated/Compacted Math Course . 6 Social Studies . 6 Science . 6 Semester-Long Course. 6 Health and Physical Education. 6 Nine Weeks Rotation Exploratory Elective Courses . 7 Wheel- 9-Week Electives. 7 Exploring Drama . 7 Exploring Music . 7 Exploring World Language . 7 Exploring Visual Arts . 7 Differentiated Study . 7 Elective Course Offerings . 7 Semester-Long Electives . 7 Exploring Middle School World Language. 7 Global Connections . 7 Semester or Year-Long Electives . 8 Chorus . 8 Creative Drama . 8 Year-Long Electives. 8 Beginning Band Brass . 8 Beginning Band Woodwinds . 8 Beginning Band Percussion . 8 Beginning Orchestra . 8 Intermediate Orchestra. 8 Mandarin Chinese as Language Arts I Part I . 8 Middle School World Language and Culture Chinese Language and Culture . 9 i Middle School Course Selection Guide, 2021-2022

Middle School World Language and Culture Spanish Language and Culture . 9 Spanish as Language Arts I Part I . 9 Spanish for Native Speakers I Part I . 9 Seventh Grade Requirements . 10 Required Core Courses .10 Year-Long Courses .10 English/Language Arts (ELA) .10 Mathematics .10 7th Grade Accelerated/Compacted Math Course .10 Social Studies .10 Science .10 Semester-Long Course.11 Health and Physical Education.11 Elective Course Offerings .11 Semester Long Electives .11 Creative Drama .11 Creative Writing.11 Exploring Dance .11 Exploring Music .11 Exploring Visual Arts .11 Exploring World Language and Culture II.11 Global Connections .11 Differentiated Study .11 Elective Course Offerings .12 Year-Long Electives.12 Advanced Orchestra .12 Beginning Band Brass .12 Beginning Band Woodwinds .12 Beginning Band Percussion .12 Intermediate Band .12 Chorus .12 Arabic I Part I .12 French I Part I .13 Mandarin Chinese I Part I .13 Mandarin Chinese as Language Arts Literacy I Part II .13 Middle School World Language and Culture Chinese Language and Culture .13 Middle School World Language and Culture Spanish Language and Culture .13 Spanish I Part I.14 Spanish for Native Speakers I .14 Spanish for Native Speakers I Part II .14 Spanish as Language Arts I Part II .14 Eighth Grade Requirements . 15 Required Core Courses .15 Year-Long Courses .15 English/Language Arts (ELA) .15 8th Grade Mathematics .15 NC Math I .15 Social Studies .15 Science .16 Semester-Long Course.16 Health and Physical Education.16 Elective Course Offerings .16 Semester-Long Electives .16 ii Middle School Course Selection Guide, 2021-2022

Creative Drama .16 Creative Writing.16 Exploring Music .16 Exploring Visual Arts .16 Global Connection .16 Differentiated Study .16 Year-Long Electives.16 Advanced Band .16 Chorus .17 Creative Drama .17 Exploring Dance .17 Jazz Ensemble .17 String Ensemble .17 Arabic I Part II.17 Arabic I (HS Credit) .17 French I Part II.18 French I (HS Credit).18 Mandarin Chinese I Part II .18 Mandarin Chinese as Language Arts II .18 Mandarin Chinese I (HS Credit) .19 Mandarin Chinese as Language Arts II .19 Spanish I Part II .19 Spanish I (HS Credit) .19 Spanish as Language Arts II .19 Spanish for Native Speakers I HS .20 Spanish for Native Speakers II HS.20 Journalism .20 Library Science .20 Peer Helping .20 Differentiated Study .20 Career and Technical Education Electives . 21 General Information.21 Agriculture Science .21 Computer Science Discoveries .21 Computer Skills and Applications .21 Exploring Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship .22 Exploring Career Decisions .22 Exploring Healthcare .22 Family and Consumer Sciences.22 PLTW Gateway to Technology .23 Technology Education .23 Academically and Intellectually Gifted. 24 General Information.24 AIG Cluster Reading/Communication Skills Classes - 6th, 7th & 8th Grades .24 Accelerated/Compacted Mathematics – 6th Grade .24 Accelerated/Compacted Mathematics – 7th Grade .

The primary focus of the middle school is to promote academic achievement, personal development, and group citizenship in an environment conducive to teaching for learning for all students. The middle school curriculum must meet the obligation of being both unique and transitional. During the middle school years, young adolescent