AISD 2012-2013 High School Short Cycle Assessment Calendar

SUGGESTEDTESTINGWINDOWAISD 2012-2013 High School Short Cycle Assessment CalendarGRADINGPERIODTEST UNIT NAME ITEMS AVG TIME(MIN)English I10/1-10/9 1 st TEST1 Analysis of Literary Text: Fiction and Poetry 15-20 60-9012/12-12/20 3 rd TEST1 Analysis of Literary Text: Poetry and Literary Non-Fiction 15-20 60-905/28-6/5 6 th TEST1 Analysis of Informational/Persuasive/Procedural Text 15-20 60-90English II10/1-10/9 1 st TEST1 Analysis of Fiction and Informational Text 15-20 60-9012/12-12/20 3 rd TEST1 Analysis of Fiction/Persuasive Text 15-20 60-905/28-6/5 6 th TEST1 Analysis of Persuasive/Procedural Text 15-20 60-90English III10/1-10/9 1 st TEST1 Analysis of Literary Text: Fiction and Drama 15-20 60-9012/12-12/20 3 rd TEST1 Analysis of Literary Text: Literary Non-Fiction/Fiction 15-20 60-905/28-6/5 6 th TEST1 Analysis of Expository/Literary Non-Fiction 15-20 60-90Algebra I9/11-9/21 1 st TEST1 Patterns in Multiple Representations 6-8 2010/3-10/12 1 st TEST2 Functional Relationships 8-10 3010/29-11/9 2 nd TEST1* Multiple Representations; Writing and Solving Equations and Inequalities 8-10 3012/6-12/14 3 rd TEST1 Characteristics of Linear Functions 8-10 301/28-2/4 4 th TEST1 Systems of Linear Equations 6-8 202/26-3/6 5 th TEST1*Properties of Exponents and Binomial Products; Factoring and 6-8 20Applications4/15-4/23 5 th TEST2** Quadratic Functions; Quadratic Equations and Solutions 8-10 304/24-5/1 6 th TEST1** Exponential Functions; Inverse Variation 6-8 20Geometry9/25-10/3 1 st TEST1 Classification/Structure; Reasoning 8-10 3010/9-10/19 2 nd TEST1 Lines: Intersecting, Parallel and Perpendicular 8-10 3010/29-11/6 2 nd TEST2 Properties of Triangles 8-10 3011/13-11/20 3 rd TEST1 Triangle Congruence 8-10 3012/6-12/14 3 rd TEST2 Polygon Properties 8-10 301/17-1/25 4 th TEST1 Similar Figures 8-10 302/13-2/21 4 th TEST2 Right Triangles 8-10 302/28-3/8 5 th TEST1* Area 6-8 203/27-4/5 5 th TEST2** Geometry of Three-Dimensional Objects 8-10 304/25-5/3 6 th TEST1** Circles; Transformations 8-10 30Algebra II9/25-10/5 1 st TEST1 Beyond Linear Functions; Variations of Linear Functions 8-10 3010/17-10/26 2 nd TEST1 Solving Systems of Equations and Inequalities 8-10 3010/30-11/6 2 nd TEST2* Quadratic Transformations 6-8 2011/20-11/30 3 rd TEST1 Solving Quadratic Equations & Inequalities 6-8 2012/6-12/14 3 rd TEST2 Square Root Functions 6-8 202/1-2/12 4 th TEST1Solving Square Root Equations & Inequalities; Exponential Functions & 8-10 30Transformations2/28-3/8 5 th TEST1*Logarithmic Functions and Using Logarithms to Solve Exponential 8-10 30Equations & Inequalities4/17-4/25 5 th TEST2** Rational Functions; Conics 8-12 30Biology9/14 – 9/20 1 st TEST1 Life and the Nature of Biological Science 8-12 20 - 3010/5 – 10/11 1 st TEST2 Ecology, Part I 10-14 30 – 4010/30 – 11/5 2 nd TEST1 Introduction to the Cell + Cell Membrane and Transport 12-16 30 – 4012/5 – 12/11 3 rd TEST1 Cellular Energy + Cell Reproduction and Differentiation 12-16 30 – 401/22 – 1/28 4 th TEST1 Biotechnology + The Central Dogma 10-14 30 – 402/6 – 2/12 4 th TEST2 Mechanisms of Genetics 8-12 20 – 302/22 – 2/28 4 th TEST3 Evidence Supporting Evolution 8-12 20 – 303/28 – 4/4 5 th TEST1** Mechanisms of Evolution + Classification 12-16 30 – 404/12 – 4/18 5 th TEST2** Ecology, Part II 8-12 20 - 30Continued on Next PageAssociate Superintendents will provide direction on whether SCAs are mandatory or voluntary. February 5, 2013*SCA overlaps Benchmark window or falls on the last week of school.** TEKS assessed on these SCAs were not tested on MoY II.

SUGGESTEDTESTINGWINDOWAISD 2012-2013 High School Short Cycle Assessment CalendarGRADINGPERIODTEST UNIT NAME ITEMS AVG TIME(MIN)IPC9/20 – 9/26 1 st TEST1 Describing Motion 6-10 15 - 2510/5 – 10/11 1 st TEST2 Explaining Motion: Forces, Part I 6-10 15 - 2510/19 – 10/25 2 nd TEST1 Explaining Motion: Forces, Part II 8-12 20 - 3011/9 – 11/15 2 nd TEST2 Energy 8-12 20 - 3011/28 – 12/4 3 rd TEST1 Magnetism and Electric Energy 8-12 20 - 3012/12 – 12/18 3 rd TEST2 Energy and Waves 6-10 15 - 251/24 – 1/30 4 th TEST1 Thermal Energy and Energy Resources 8-12 20 - 302/14 -2/21 4 th TEST2 Properties of Matter 8-12 20 - 303/5 – 3/18 5 th TEST1 The Periodic Table 6-10 15 - 204/12 – 4/18 5 th TEST2 Reactions + Solutions 8-12 20 - 305/15 – 5/21 6 th TEST1 Chemistry Applications 8-12 20 - 30Chemistry9/17 – 9/21 1 st TEST1 Matter 8-12 20 - 3010/5 – 10/11 1 st TEST2 Atomic Theory 8-12 20 - 3010/23 – 10/29 2 nd TEST1 Periodic Table 8-12 20 - 3011/15 – 11/26 3 rd TEST1 Ions and Ionic Bonds + Metallic Bonds 8-12 20 - 3012/5 – 12/11 3 rd TEST2 Covalent Bonds 8-12 20 - 301/18 – 1/25 4 th TEST1 Intro to Reactions and Moles + Chemical Quantities 8-12 20 - 302/7 – 2/13 4 th TEST2 Solutions 10-15 30 - 402/27 – 3/5 5 th TEST1 Acids/Bases and Redox + Thermochemistry 8-13 20 - 304/4 – 4/10 5 th TEST2** Thermochemistry + Gas Laws 10-15 30 - 404/12 – 4/18 5 th TEST3** Nuclear Chemistry 8-12 20 - 30Physics9/19 – 9/25 1 st TEST1 One-Dimensional Motion 6-10 15 - 2510/5 – 10/11 1 st TEST2 Two-Dimensional Motion (Relative Motion and Projectile Motion) 6-10 15 - 2510/25 – 10/31 2 nd TEST1 Forces 6-10 15 - 2511/15 – 11/26 3 rd TEST1 Circular Motion/Gravity 8-12 20 - 3012/12 – 12/18 3 rd TEST2 Work and Energy + Momentum and Impulse 8-12 20 - 301/30 – 2/5 4 th TEST1 Electromagnetism 8-13 20 - 302/15 – 2/22 4 th TEST2 Waves and Sound 8-12 20 - 303/26 – 4/2 5 th TEST1** Light and Optics + Thermodynamics 10-14 30 - 404/12 – 4/18 5 th TEST2** Nuclear 8-12 20 - 30World Geography10/1 – 10/5 1 st TEST1Foundations of Geography: Examining Case Studies of the United States,Canada, Oceania, and Antarctica / Celebrate Freedom Week15-20 3010/22 – 10/26 2 nd TEST1 Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean 15-20 3012/11 – 12/14 3 rd TEST1 Europe / Russia and the Republics 15-20 302/11 – 2/15 4 th TEST1 Sub-Saharan Africa / North Africa and Southwest Asia 15-20 304/15 – 4/19 5 th TEST1** South Asia / East Asia 15-20 304/29 – 5/3 6 th TEST1** Maritime Southeast Asia 7-10 20-25World History10/1 – 10/5 1 st TEST1 Rise of Civilizations / Classical Civilizations / Celebrate Freedom Week 15-20 3010/22 – 10/26 2 nd TEST1 Islam / Middle Ages 15-20 3012/10 – 12/14 3 rd TEST1Asian, African, and American Civilizations Prior to Age of Exploration /Age of Exploration and a Changing Europe15-20 302/11 – 2/15 4 th TEST1Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment / Spread of Enlightenment IdeasLeads to Revolution15-20304/15 – 4/19 5 th TEST1** Imperialism / World War I / World War II / Cold War 15-20 304/29 – 5/3 6 th TEST1** From Imperialism to Independence Movements 10-15 20-25United States History10/1 – 10/5 1st TEST1Civil War & Reconstruction / Westward Expansion / Gilded Age /Celebrate Freedom Week15-20 3010/22 – 10/26 2 nd TEST1 Progressive Era / Imperialism 10-15 20-2512/10 – 12/14 3 rd TEST1 1920s / Great Depression and New Deal 15-20 302/11 – 2/15 4 th TEST1 World War II / The Cold War and the 1950s 15-20 304/15 – 4/19 5 th TEST1** Politics of Protest:1960s / Vietnam War / Early American History Review 15-20 305/23 – 5/29 6 th TEST1 Life in the 1970s to the Present 15-20 30Associate Superintendents will provide direction on whether SCAs are mandatory or voluntary. February 5, 2013*SCA overlaps Benchmark window or falls on the last week of school.** TEKS assessed on these SCAs were not tested on MoY II.