CurriculumFrameworks

Charboneau Learning Center

of The Literacy Project

15 Bank Row, Suite D

Greenfield, MA 01301

413-774-3935

Class Activities

Curriculum Background

Curriculum Outline

Student Conference Form MS Word Version Monthly Score Sheet and Accomplishments Word Doc) Math Demonstration Documents

Class Evaluation Form Basic Evaluation Form  Active Learning Class Evaluation

Monthly Word Bank and Sentence Structure Activity 

Reading Journal Instructions

Portfolio Guide

Portfolio Item Description Form

Thematic Units Global Climate Change Discovering the Ice Ages Early Evidence of the Ice Ages (including attempts to explain the causes of glacial cycles) The Age of the Earth Eons – the largest division of geological time Expressing Large Numbers (Rounding and Scientific Notation) Phanerozoic Hand (Arithmetic Mean) Overview of the Palaeozoic Era Components of the Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide and Climate Atmospheric Science (Advance Organizer, Study Guide and Synonyms) Heating the Atmosphere (Budget, Study Guide, and Synonyms) Isotopes, Elements, Atomic Numbers and Masses Source: Chem For Kids- Isotopes The above reading needs to somewhat modified. It incorrectly claims that Carbon 14 decays into Carbon 12 when it actually decays up into Nitrogen 14. Source: Colorado Physics- Isotopes Isotope Review Sheet Radioactive Decay of Unstable Isotopes Radio Carbon Dating Graphs Tell a Story (Abstract Climate Graphs) Ancient Iraq Industrial Revolution Percents and Graphs (US Immigration) – Word Doc Percent of World Manufacturing 1870 and 1913 – Excel doc Industrial Revolution Timeline – Word doc Business Cycle Graph – Word doc Sentence Combining – Effect of Civil War on US Industry – Word doc Working with Percents Triangle Fire Notes – Word doc Laws of Thermodynamics – Word doc The Triangle Fire, The Progressive Movement and the New Deal – Word doc (Cloze) Sentence Decombining – The Garment Industry – Word doc The Business Cycle – Thanks to Jeff Ward – Word doc Prosperity and Depression – Word doc BestWorks Older Youth (Foodservice & Hospitality) Biographical Poems Body Systems Words and Word Usage Writing Revision Checklists DNA and Protein Synthesis RNA and Protein Synthesis (crossword) Transcription Translation Free Speech Free Speech and the Supreme Court Perilous Times (Free Speech in Wartime) Alien & Sedition Acts (Cloze) Alien and Sedition Acts (Crossword) First Two American Political Parties (background) Alien & Sedition Acts (Sentence Combining) Alien & Sedition Acts/Federalist Period Quiz (Partial Answer Key) CIVIL WAR Compromises and Conflicts Over Slavery (Timeline) States Rights TIMELINE Civil War Review (Cloze) Civil War Review (Crossword) Civil War Events Identification John C. Calhoun – An Aggressive Defense of Slavery Ex-Parte Merryman Ex-Parte Milligan History of Scientific Thought Atoms and Subatomic Parts (Structure inside Structure) Atom Basics Periodic Table (First 18 Elements) Reading a Periodic Table (xword) The Atom – A History of a Scientific Concept A Key to reading some Periodic Tables Atoms Bond According to Certain Rules (Word Doc) Atomic Sentence Combining Energy Electricity Facts (Sierra Pacific Power Company) Electromagnetic Radiation (Spectrum Discoveries) Krystall’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Organic Compounds (Structure inside Structure) The Cell (Structure inside Structure) The Manual for Older New Computer Users The US Constitution US History through Landmark Supreme Court Cases Violence

Other Resources College Placement Test Resources Charboneau Video Collection Political Continuum Reading Notes Form (Word doc) Conceptions of Justice Figurative Language (Billy Stoneking) Order and Organization Activity Transition Words and Phrases Teaching Math Through Technology (Stupid Spreadsheet Tricks) Arithmetic Placement Assessment Practice in Basic Math Operations: Description Spreadsheet Practice with Addition (Whole Numbers) Practice with Subtraction (Whole Numbers) Minute Multiplication Multiplication Practice Practice with Division Converting Fractions-Decimals-Percents (Downloadable Spreadsheet) Proportion Activity Rounding Math Demonstration Document Tracking for Glencoe/McGraw Hill Essential Skills for Life Series Sentence Combining: Description Enlightened Sentence Combining Word Version Twentieth Century Plus Combining Word Version Sentence De-Combining (Sentence Extraction) Poetry GED Items Success Pyramid (Job readiness and Resumes) Thinking about Words (crossword puzzle) Master Words (crossword puzzle) Master Word-Part Practice Poverty, Politics and Responsibility (article and crossword puzzle) Rule Changes since the 1960’s and Links to United for a Fair Economy Modernity (The “Rationalization” of Everyday Life) The Nervous System (crossword) Agriculture and Civilization Characteristics of Mesopotamian Civilization Epic of Gilgamesh (summary) Interactive Crossword Puzzles (Must have Java installed) Protein Synthesis Overview Resources on Other Websites Graphing Lessons Reading Profiles, Processes, and Assessment Math in the Movies Massachusetts Studies Project Graphic & Fine Arts Resources Kristall’s Educational Website