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Welcome to Mrs. Welcome to Mrs. Dukes’ RoomDukes’ Room
2014-20152014-2015
About Me ~ ProfessionallyAbout Me ~ Professionally
Education• BA Anthropology WSU• MA Anthropology MSU• Education Licensure Program UD
Experience• Education Director Fort Ancient • Program Instructor Sunwatch and
Carillon Park• Substitute Teacher (long/short
term) Oakwood, Centerville, Bellbrook, West Carrollton and MVCTC.
• Head 10&under swim coach for the Dayton Raiders
About Me ~ PersonallyAbout Me ~ Personally
Early Years• Attended St. Matthew in Gahanna, Ohio• Attended New Albany High School in New Albany, Ohio• Competitive swimmer high school and club (State
Qualifier and Top 16 Honors)• NHS • Active member of Girl Scouts (Gold Award)
Growing Up Years• Competed for WSU in swimming• Coached Boys High School Swimming in MI• Got married to my first sweetheart.• Coach Varsity Swimming for West Carrollton High School• Travel • Attend Pow-Wows with my singing husband
Homework PolicyHomework Policy
I cannot grade what I do not have!
•There is no grade penalty for submitting late homework, HOWEVER four (4) missing assignments will result in a detention.
•A missing assignment in my class receives a note home.
•Missing assignments are tracked among all subjects.
•There is no reset, missing assignments will accumulate throughout the year.
•Papers and Projects will have a separate “On Time” component that is all or nothing.
66thth Grade Religion Grade Religion
• The division of the Bible into the Old Testament and the New Testament
• Recounting the story of the birth of Jesus
• Finding Scripture references by book, chapter and verse
• Defining peace
• Defining prejudice and discrimination
• The importance of prayer in a relationship with God
• Prayer as a response to an awareness of God’s initiative of love and goodness
• How to pray the Rosary
• Reciting the Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love, and the Apostles’ Creed
55thth Grade Language Arts Grade Language Arts
Reading•Quoting text•Vocabulary: Context clues•Compare/Contrast•POV, Theme, Setting, diction, plot sequence•Genres
Language Arts•Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes•Parts of speech•Prepositions (phrases)•Figurative language•Idioms, adages, proverbs, parables
Writing•Narratives (dialogue)•Letters•Writing Process•5 Paragraph essay•Research Paper
55thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies
Focus: Founding and growth of the US
History: Early Native Americans, exploration thru American Revolution.
Geography: Map Skills, Canada, Central and South America
Government: Rights/duties of citizens/government
Economics: Interdependence; competition for resources
Social Justice: World Peace; human rights
77thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies
Focus: Development of the US from Constitution to 1900
History: US Constitution through Spanish American War; connect to world
events
Geography: Expansion of the US; Mexico and modern Europe
Government: US and other types of governments
Economics: Trade/transportation; stock market; economic systems
Social Justice: Economic Justice
88thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies
Focus: US 1900 to present; US in modern world
History: Post-Reconstruction to modern times
Geography: Modern Asia, especially in relation to 20th century and current events.
Government: Development of US government; other world government systems.
Economics: US and global economies
Social Justice: Relation of Church/state; Social Justice