Welcome to Mrs. Bopp's class page!

Below you will find a course syllabus for each of the IEP classes I teach.

   Health for Life

First Semester

September - What is Health?, Your Senses

October - Your Muscles, Your Bones and Skeleton, The Nervous System

November - The Circulatory System, The Respiratory System, The Digestive System

December - The Excretory System, The Reproductive System, Your Brain and Behavior

January - Prepare for Finals

Second Semester

January - Your Emotions, Mental Illness

February - Development and Maturity, The Environment, Accidents and First Aid

March - Your Appearance, Nutrition, Alcohol and Tobacco

April - More on Drugs, Sexuality, Stress

May - Learn to Communicate, A Healthy Community

June - Prepare for Finals

Basic Reading

First Semester

Unit 1 -  Conflict  & Moments of Truth - learn about myths, learn about the narrator, identify clues about a character

Unit 2 - Challenges  &  Heroes - learn about a folktale, identify first-person point of view, learn about the setting of a story, understand personification

Unit 3 - Experience  &  Enjoying Nature - identify similies in a poem, imagery in a haiku, identify plot of a story, identify metaphors

Unit 4 - Good Deeds  &  Friendships - identify the hero of a story, learn about myths, recognize a fable

Second Semester

Unit 5 - Growing Up  &  Generations - understand character motivation, learn how authors use dialogue in a poem, understand the use of a flashback in a story, identify imagery in poetry

Unit 6 - Relationships  &  Choices - learn about use of dialogue in a story, learn how conflict is used in a story, understand the use of foreshadowing in a story

Unit 7 - Imagine  &  Suspense - learn to draw conclusions, learn about personification, learn about making predictions

***We will continually work on spelling throughout the year.  Each student will have a weekly spelling assignment based on his/her individual level of instruction

 Basic English

First Semester

First Quarter deals primarily with basic writing skills including parts of speech, punctuation, etc.

Second Quarter involves reading fictional literature while encouraging students to write more complex paragraphs and essays.

Second Semester

Third Quarter emphasizes writing for different audiences.  Units covered include combining and expanding sentences, writing business and personal letters, and creating short stories.

Fourth Quarter covers reference materials (using a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, charts, etc.), a unit on poetry, and ends with a classic short story.

Life Skills Math

First Semester

September - Covering Your Expenses

October - Making and Changing Your Budget  &  Your Salary

November - Your Take-Home Pay  &  Choosing a Bank

December - Using a Checking Account  &  Finding a Place to Live

Second Semester

January - Furnishing an Apartment

February - Choosing and Buying Groceries  &  Eating for Good Health

March - Deciding What You Need  &  Getting the Best Buy

April - Buying a Vehicle  &  Maintaining a Vehicle

May - Budgeting for Recreation  &  Planning a Trip

June - Prepare for Finals

   Personal Management

This class is based on the students' needs as they relate to the transition page of the IEP.

Topics addressed include:

                      Friendship-Making Skills

                      Self-advocacy Skills

                      Daily Living Skills

                      Money Management Skills

                      Recreation and Leisure