7th
Grade Places 3rd at the 2007 UIL contest.
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Mathematics Events
Number Sense
Individuals are called upon every day to use their ability to make quick mental calculations to make decisions. The development of such abilities should be an integral part of the math curriculum.
Mrs. Sierra
General Math
Students begin taking math in elementary school and continue taking it in high school. Learning to complete math problems quickly is a valuable skill in all facets of life including engineering, accounting, complete a tax return and even grocery shopping.
Mrs. Edgington
Calculator Applications challenges students mathematic skills and also their calculator skills. 6th, 7th, and 8th graders have the same tests. You can have a negative score for not answered or wrong answers. A school must have three contestants to participate as a team.
Mrs. Bhattacharjee
Art/Art History
The art contest involves the study of 40 paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. and from Texas art galleries and museums. Students learn to recognize and identify various works of art and the artists who created them. As part of their study, they will demonstrate a basic understanding of art history and interpret ideas and moods in original art works.
Mrs. Anderson
Ready Writing
Texas has put a great emphasis on writing skills at all levels of school and all levels of state-wide testing. Ready writing builds upon those skills and helps students refine their writing abilities. In particular, this contest helps them to learn to write clearly and correctly a paper that is interesting and original.
Mrs. Mondroski
Dictionary Skills
Thorough knowledge of the dictionary is a way to increase a student's ability to find the information that is needed for classwork as well as everyday living. The subject matter of all tests is taken from Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary and the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Contestants may use other dictionaries in the contest, but the contest matter will be found in both Webster's dictionaries.
Mrs. Mondroski
Impromptu Speaking
Impromptu speaking provides opportunities for students to evaluate speeches given by others; to explore the use of the voice and body in speaking situations; to examine the different purposes for speaking; to organize ideas; to prepare and deliver various speeches; and to develop self-confidence.
Mrs. Allen
Listening Skills
The listening contest is designed to help students recognize the importance of effective listening skills and to identify problems they may have in listening effectively as well as to provide a challenging format to test the improvement of their listening abilities. The contest encourages students to develop the foundation skills they will need throughout their lives, both in and out of the classroom.
Mrs. Potts
Maps, Graphs and Charts
The maps, graphs & charts contest is designed to help students learn to obtain information from a variety of maps, graphs and charts including world maps, pie charts, bar charts and local area maps. Tests will include previously published maps as well as charts, graphs and maps the students will never have seen before. The objective test will measure skills such as using a reference book to locate information, making comparisons, estimating and approximating, using scale and interpreting legends and keys.
Mr. Standlee
Modern Oratory
In modern oratory, the contestant will select one of the topics, determine the critical issues in the topic, and acknowledge both pro and con points citing support discovered in their research. Students will choose a side to defend and support that side with additional evidence.
Mrs. Allen
Oral Reading
Reading a text out loud serves four purposes: to analyze the text as a literary critic, to grow and to develop as a performer, to communicate a message to an audience and to perform an artistic creation. All of these apply to the oral reading competition which should be an extension of the classroom literary and language arts activities in poetry, short stories and childrens' fiction.
Mrs. Hoffman
Science I and II (7th and 8th grade only)
Emphasis for the science contest will be placed on knowledge of scientific fact, understanding of scientific principles and the ability to think through scientific problems. The contest is designed to test not only memory but the ability to think critically about science and scientific concepts.
Mrs. Broaddus
Spelling
The spelling contest is designed to expose students to a wide variety of vocabulary words. It is not a contest of memorization. For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words.
Mrs. Hembling
The Social Studies content helps students strengthen their understanding of history, government systems, economics, citizenship, and culture. The test is forty questions with a thirty minute time limit. All materials for the test are adopted from textbooks. The test format is structured so that twenty percent is taken from sixth grade TEKS, fifty percent from seventh grade, and thirty percent from eighth grade.
Mrs. Rodrigue
Music Memory is only for 6th graders. Students are given a list of songs to memorize. They have to memorize what the songs sound like and the names of the songs.
Mrs. Rickaway
