Reading and Language Arts

I Can…

• Identify verb moods such as indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjective.
• Demonstrate the relationship between words to find meaning.
• Recognize the difference between explicitly stated and inferred information. 
• Use verbs in active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjective mood.
• Recognize the difference between inference and what is explicitly stated.
• Identify use of ellipsis.
• Identify structural elements of two or more texts.
• Compare and contrast themes in modern fiction to myth/traditional story/religious work.
• Identify verbals such as gerunds and participles.
• Present claims and findings emphasizing salient points with well-chosen details.
• Determine how to introduce claims and acknowledge alternate or opposing claims.
• Write an argument to support claims with clear, logical reasons, and relevant evidence.
• Develop a topic using definitions, concrete details, quotations, examples, and other information.
• Write informative/ explanatory texts to explain concepts and information.
• Conduct short research projects that draw on several sources. 

Religion                           

I Can…

• Create, compose, and articulate spontaneous prayer to deepen one’s relationship with God.
• Can conduct a personal examination of  conscience.
• Relate emerging self-knowledge to the ways in which God relates to us theologically, morally, and through our spiritual sensibilities.
• Articulate and describe positive and negative examples of the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. 

Math

I  Can…

• Write, solve, graph, and comprehend real-world situations involving linear functions. 
• Graph and understand various functions such as absolute value, exponential, and square root. 
• Solve and graph systems of two linear equations with two variables.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and factor polynomials.
• Explain the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions.
• Solve how the quadratic function works and how to manipulate its graph.
• Analyze data and work with basic probability such as permutations and combinations.

Science

I Can…

• Model how molecules form based on the patterns in the periodic table.
• Construct and defend argument on gravitational forces using data collected.
• Develop the historical perspective of the atomic and molecular theory. 
• Conduct an experiment and collect data to support the law of conservation of thermal energy.
• Explain that waves have wavelength,  frequency, and amplitude. 
• Describe Newton’s Law of Gravitation. 
• Compare and contrast basic chemical reactions.

Social Studies

I Can…

• Demonstrate ways in which a citizen may participate in public policy debates.
• Identify the economic roles of institutions.
• Analyze the cause and effect relationship of different events over time.
• Research the political values of freedom. Democracy, equality, and justice as embodied in important documents.
• Critically analyze current events in the United States and the World.
• Explain the role and impact of civil actions.
• Describe the role and effects of international organizations and political alliances throughout the World.