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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.2985 - Sixth grade: Common Core Standards for English language arts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Common Core Standards for English
				language arts developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative for the
				sixth grade are hereby adopted by reference as those standards existed on June
				2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards for English language arts for the
				sixth grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core State Standards
				Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the sixth grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for English language arts offered in public schools.
3. For the 2011-2012 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the sixth grade in English language arts
				must be designed so that by the completion of the sixth grade, pupils meet the
				standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.299 - Sixth grade: Information literacy

Current through June 11, 2024
By the end of the 6th grade, and continuing through the 12th
				  grade, pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous
				  grades to be information literate. Instruction in the 6th grade, regardless of
				  whether it takes place in the library or the classroom, must be designed so
				  that pupils meet the following standards for information literacy by the
				  completion of the 6th grade and continuing through the completion of the 12th
				  grade:
1. For the areas of
				understanding the process of obtaining information in such a manner as to
				access information efficiently and effectively, evaluate information critically
				and competently, and use information accurately and creatively, a pupil must
				demonstrate the ability to:
(a) Recognize the
				need for information by:
(1) Giving examples
				of situations in which additional information beyond the pupil's own knowledge
				is needed to resolve an information problem or question;
(2) Determining whether additional
				information beyond the pupil's own knowledge is needed to resolve an
				information problem or question; and
(3) Assessing whether a range of information
				problems or questions can be resolved based on the pupil's own knowledge or
				whether additional information is required.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.302 - Sixth grade: Common Core Standards for mathematics

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Common Core Standards for mathematics developed by the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative for the sixth grade are hereby adopted by reference as
				those standards existed on June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards in
				mathematics for the sixth grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core
				State Standards Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the sixth grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for mathematics offered in public schools.
3. For the 2013-2014 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the sixth grade in mathematics must be
				designed so that by the completion of the sixth grade, pupils meet the
				standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012; A by R019-11, 5-30-2012, eff.
				  7-1-2013
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.304 - Sixth grade: Dance theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance
				  theory and practice in sixth grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new dance by
				conceiving and developing dance, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize dance and
				ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Develop choreography using a variety of
				stimuli; and
(2) Identify movements
				using vocabulary commonly used in the field of dance when creating
				choreography.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.306 - Sixth grade: Media arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in media
				  arts in sixth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new works of media art by
				conceiving and developing media art, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to practice methods
				commonly used to generate media art to develop various goals and
				solutions.
(b) Organize and develop
				artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
				evaluate ideas, plans, prototypes, processes for production and to illustrate
				intent.
(c) Refine, complete and
				present works of media art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Create media content and combine
				components to construct purposeful productions of media art; and
(2) Alter components of media art to create
				intentional effects and appeal to different audiences.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.308 - Sixth grade: Music theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in music
				  theory and practice in sixth grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new music by
				conceiving and developing music, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize musical ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to generate an AB or ABA
				rhythmic form that conveys expressive intent.
(b) Organize and develop musical ideas and
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Construct personal musical ideas or
				compositions with AB or ABA rhythmic form; and
(2) Use iconic notation, standard notation or
				recording technology to document simple rhythmic phrases and harmonic ideas
				created by the pupil.
(c) Refine, complete and present musical
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Apply a rubric to evaluate his or her
				musical work;
(2) Make revisions to
				musical work based on a rubric and feedback and describe the reasons for those
				revisions; and
(3) Present a final
				version of a personal composition.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.311 - Sixth grade: Theater

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in theater
				  in sixth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new theatrical work by
				conceiving and developing theatrical work, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize theatrical
				ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify solutions to staging challenges
				in a theatrical work;
(2) Identify
				solutions to design challenges in a theatrical work; and
(3) Develop a scripted or improvised
				character when given a set of circumstances.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.313 - Sixth grade: Visual arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual
				  arts in sixth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new visual art by conceiving
				and developing visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by
				evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
				Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the
				ability of the pupil to:
(1) Collaborate with
				others to generate ideas for creating visual art; and
(2) Conduct relevant exploration and inquiry
				to inspire the creation of visual art.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.322 - Seventh grade: Common Core Standards for English language arts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Common Core Standards for English
				language arts developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative for the
				seventh grade are hereby adopted by reference as those standards existed on
				June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards for English language arts for
				the seventh grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the seventh grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for English language arts offered in public schools.
3. For the 2011-2012 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the seventh grade in English language
				arts must be designed so that by the completion of the seventh grade, pupils
				meet the standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.324 - Seventh grade: Common Core Standards for mathematics

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Common Core Standards for mathematics developed by the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative for the seventh grade are hereby adopted by reference as
				those standards existed on June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards in
				mathematics for the seventh grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common
				Core State Standards Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the seventh grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for mathematics offered in public schools.
3. For the 2013-2014 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the seventh grade in mathematics must be
				designed so that by the completion of the seventh grade, pupils meet the
				standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012; A by R019-11, 5-30-2012, eff.
				  7-1-2013
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.326 - Seventh grade: Dance theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance
				  theory and practice in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new dance by
				conceiving and developing dance, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize dance and
				ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Expand vocabulary concerning movement by
				comparing a variety of stimuli; and
(2) Identify movements using vocabulary
				commonly used in the field of dance when describing artistic intent while
				creating of choreography.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.328 - Seventh grade: Media arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in media
				  arts in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet
				  the following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new works of media art by
				conceiving and developing media art, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to use creative processes
				to generate ideas and solutions concerning media art.
(b) Organize and develop artistic ideas and
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to design and evaluate ideas,
				plans, prototypes, processes for production and intent.
(c) Refine, complete and present works of
				media art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Create media content and combine
				components to construct purposeful productions of media art; and
(2) Analyze and refine works of media art by
				emphasizing expressive elements and understand the audience, purpose and place
				of a work of media art.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.332 - Seventh grade: Music theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in music
				  theory and practice in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new music by
				conceiving and developing music, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize musical ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to generate an AB or ABA
				rhythmic form that conveys expressive intent.
(b) Organize and develop musical ideas and
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Construct personal musical ideas or
				compositions with AB or ABA rhythmic form; and
(2) Use iconic notation, standard notation or
				recording technology to document simple rhythmic phrases and harmonic ideas
				created by the pupil.
(c) Refine, complete and present musical
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Apply a rubric to evaluate his or her
				musical work;
(2) Make revisions to
				musical work based on a rubric and feedback and describe the reasons for those
				revisions; and
(3) Present a final
				version of a personal composition in a manner that conveys expressive
				intent.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.334 - Seventh grade: Theater

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in theater
				  in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new theatrical work by
				conceiving and developing theatrical work, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize theatrical
				ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify multiple perspectives and
				solutions to staging challenges in a theatrical work;
(2) Explain solutions to design challenges in
				a theatrical work; and
(3) Describe
				the inner thoughts and objectives of a scripted or improvised character in a
				theatrical work.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.336 - Seventh grade: Visual arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual
				  arts in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet
				  the following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new visual art by conceiving
				and developing visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by
				evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
				Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the
				ability of the pupil to:
(1) Overcome creative
				blocks using recommended or self-generated methods; and
(2) Develop criteria to assist in creating
				visual art to achieve an identified purpose.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.372 - Sixth through eighth grades: Social studies

Current through June 11, 2024
By the beginning of the sixth grade, pupils must know and be
				  able to do everything required in the previous grades for social studies
				  offered in public schools. Instruction in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
				  in social studies must be designed so that pupils meet the following
				  performance standards by the completion of the eighth grade:
1. For the area of social studies
				disciplinary skills:
(a) Construct compelling
				questions based upon disciplinary concepts.
(b) Evaluate various answers to the
				compelling questions constructed pursuant to paragraph (a) within and across
				disciplines.
(c) Generate
				supporting questions that will lead to inquiry and research on compelling
				issues within a discipline in order to answer a compelling question generated
				pursuant to paragraph (a).
(d)
				Gather relevant information from multiple texts and evaluate the sourcing,
				context and corroboration of the texts with close reading and disciplinary
				skills.
(e) Identify multiple media
				sources when investigating current issues and evaluate the credibility and
				reliability of each such source.
(f) Using varied source material, strong
				evidence and clear reasoning, develop an argument based on substantive
				claims.
(g) Examine different
				arguments and identify the strengths and limitations of each
				argument.
(h) Construct organized
				explanations of relevant concepts for various audiences and purposes using
				evidence and reasoning.
(i)
				Participate in rigorous academic discussions that emphasize multiple viewpoints
				in which claims and evidence are acknowledged and critiqued.
(j) Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain
				the challenges that persons have faced in the past or are facing currently and
				the opportunities such persons have created in addressing local, regional and
				global problems at various times and in various places.
(k) Apply a range of deliberative and
				democratic procedures to make decisions and take action regarding important
				contemporary roles.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.381 - Sixth through eighth grades: Health

Current through June 11, 2024
Instruction in sixth grade, seventh grade and eighth grade in
				  health must be designed so that pupils meet the following performance standards
				  by the completion of the eighth grade:
1. Comprehend concepts related to the
				promotion of health and the prevention of disease to enhance health, as
				demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Analyze the relationship between
				behaviors concerning the health of a person and personal health;
(b) Identify the behaviors of a person that
				affect the function and development of the systems of the human body,
				including, without limitation, the human reproductive system in accordance with
				NRS
				389.036;
(c) Explain the interrelationships between
				the physical, emotional, intellectual and social health in
				adolescence;
(d) Define personal
				boundaries and clear personal limits for the pupil;
(e) Respect the personal boundaries and clear
				personal limits of other persons;
(f) Describe how age, gender, physical
				activity, lifestyle and heredity affect the nutrient needs of a
				person;
(g) Analyze the use of a
				substance that is beneficial to a person and the use of a substance that is
				harmful to a person;
(h) Develop a
				plan for personal safety to reduce or prevent injuries;
(i) Examine the likelihood that a person will
				suffer a serious injury or illness if the person engages in behaviors that
				increase the risk of such an injury or illness;
(j) Describe how behaviors of a person,
				pathogens, heredity and other factors relate to the prevention of illnesses and
				diseases;
(k) Discuss how the
				behaviors concerning the health of a person affect that person's risk of
				contracting an illness or a disease;
(l) Identify the applicable laws and
				regulations which protect community health; and
(m) Apply the actions a person may take to
				contribute to the enhancement of the environment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.386 - Eighth grade: Physical education

Current through June 11, 2024
By the end of the eighth grade, pupils must know and be able
				  to do everything required in the previous grades for courses in physical
				  education offered in public schools. Instruction in sixth grade, seventh grade
				  and eighth grade in physical education must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following performance standards by the completion of the eighth grade:
1. Demonstrate competency in the motor
				skills, patterns of movement and safety practices needed to perform a variety
				of physical activities, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Apply locomotor and nonlocomotor
				movements while participating in physical activities;
(b) Demonstrate manipulative skills in a
				variety of environments and under several different conditions;
(c) Execute moderately difficult and complex
				motor skills and patterns of movement while participating in physical
				activities; and
(d) Demonstrate
				safe practices while participating in physical activities.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.3905 - Eighth grade: Technology and computers

Current through June 11, 2024
By the beginning of the eighth grade, pupils must know and be
				  able to do everything required in the previous grades for computer education
				  and technology, including, without limitation, computer science and
				  computational thinking, offered in public schools. Instruction in sixth grade,
				  seventh grade and eighth grade in computer education and technology, including,
				  without limitation, computer science and computational thinking, must be
				  designed so that pupils meet the following performance standards by the
				  completion of the eighth grade:
1. For
				the areas of creativity and innovation, demonstrate creative thinking, build
				knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology, as
				demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Independently apply prior knowledge to
				develop new ideas, products or processes using digital tools;
(b) Create an original work in a digital
				format to demonstrate personal or group expression;
(c) Use digital models and simulations to
				answer questions or solve problems; and
(d) Use technology to track trends, predict
				possibilities, and make and justify predictions using evidence, experiments and
				collaboration.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.391 - Eighth grade: Introduction to technology (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, 1-26-90, eff. 9-1-93; A 5-27-92-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.444; R by
				  R041-18AP,
				  eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				  385.080,
				  385.114,
				  389.021,
				  389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.395 - Seventh and eighth grades: Required courses where subjects taught by different teachers

Current through June 11, 2024
The following courses of study are required for the seventh
				  and eighth grades where the subjects offered by the school are taught by
				  different teachers:
1.
				Mathematics.
2. Science.
3. Social studies, which must include
				instruction in at least three of the following areas by completion of the
				eighth grade:
(a) Civics.
(b) Economics.
(c) The history of Nevada.
(d) The history of the United
				States.
(e) The geography of the
				world.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.402 - Eighth grade: Common Core Standards for English language arts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Common Core Standards for English
				language arts developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative for the
				eighth grade are hereby adopted by reference as those standards existed on June
				2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards for English language arts for the
				eighth grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core State Standards
				Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the eighth grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for English language arts offered in public schools.
3. For the 2011-2012 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the eighth grade in English language
				arts must be designed so that by the completion of the eighth grade, pupils
				meet the standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.407 - Eighth grade: Common Core Standards for mathematics

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Common Core Standards for mathematics developed by the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative for the eighth grade are hereby adopted by reference as
				those standards existed on June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards in
				mathematics for the eighth grade may be obtained at no cost from the Common
				Core State Standards Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of the eighth grade,
				pupils must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades
				for mathematics offered in public schools.
3. For the 2013-2014 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in the eighth grade in mathematics must be
				designed so that by the completion of the eighth grade, pupils meet the
				standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, eff. 5-30-2012; A by R019-11, 5-30-2012, eff.
				  7-1-2013
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.4075 - Eighth grade: Dance theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in dance
				  theory and practice in eighth grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new dance by
				conceiving and developing dance, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize dance and
				ideas relating to dance, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Develop content for an original dance;
				and
(2) Identify personal
				preferences to create and communicate an original dance.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.408 - Eighth grade: Media arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in media
				  arts in eighth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new works of media art by
				conceiving and developing media art, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to use innovative
				processes to generate ideas and solutions concerning media art.
(b) Organize and develop artistic ideas and
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to critique ideas, plans,
				prototypes, processes for production and intent.
(c) Refine, complete and present works of
				media art, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Use processes for producing media art to
				integrate content and stylistic conventions to construct purposeful productions
				of media art; and
(2) Analyze and
				refine works of media art by emphasizing expressive elements and understand the
				audience, purpose and place of a work of media art.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.4085 - Eighth grade: Music theory and practice

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in music
				  theory and practice in eighth grade, such instruction must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following standards of performance by the completion of the
				  course:
1. Creation of new music by
				conceiving and developing music, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize musical ideas
				and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to generate rhythmic and
				harmonic phrases in an expanded form that convey expressive intent.
(b) Organize and develop musical ideas and
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Construct personal musical ideas for
				arrangements, songs and other compositions that demonstrate tension and
				release, unity, variety and balance and convey expressive intent; and
(2) Use iconic notation, standard notation or
				recording technology to document simple rhythmic phrases and harmonic ideas
				created by the pupil.
(c) Refine, complete and present musical
				work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Apply a rubric to evaluate his or her
				musical work;
(2) Make revisions to
				musical work based on a rubric and feedback and describe the reasons for those
				revisions; and
(3) Present a final
				version of a personal composition in a manner that conveys expressive
				intent.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.409 - Eighth grade: Theater

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in theater
				  in eighth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new theatrical work by
				conceiving and developing theatrical work, alone and with others, which must be
				determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize theatrical
				ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify multiple perspectives and
				solutions to staging challenges in a theatrical work;
(2) Explain solutions to design challenges in
				a theatrical work; and
(3) Develop
				the inner thoughts and objectives of a scripted or improvised character in a
				theatrical work.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.4095 - Eighth grade: Visual arts

Current through June 11, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in visual
				  arts in eighth grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
				  following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new visual art by conceiving
				and developing visual art, alone and with others, which must be determined by
				evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
				Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work, as demonstrated by the
				ability of the pupil to:
(1) Document the
				early stages of the creative process using traditional or new media;
				and
(2) Investigate an aspect of
				modern life using a contemporary practice in the field of art and
				design.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Instruction: Sixth Through Eighth Grades › Section 389.411 - Eighth grade: Science

Current through June 11, 2024
By the beginning of the sixth grade, pupils must know and be
				  able to do everything required in the previous grades for science offered in
				  public schools. Instruction in the sixth , seventh and eighth grades in science
				  must be designed so that pupils meet the following performance standards by the
				  completion of the eighth grade:
1. For
				the area of physical science, understand:
(a)
				Matter and its interactions, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Develop models to demonstrate the atomic
				composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
(2) Analyze and interpret data on the
				properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine
				if a chemical reaction has occurred.
(3) Gather and analyze information to describe that synthetic mate
				rials are derived from natural resources and impact society.
(4) Develop a model that demonstrates
				predictions and changes in the particle motion, temperature and state of a pure
				substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
(5) Develop and use a model to demonstrate
				that the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and that
				mass is therefore conserved.
(6)
				Undertake a design project to construct, test and modify a device that either
				releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.432 - Foreign language: Instruction in kindergarten (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-97, eff. 12-10-97-Substituted in revision for
				  NAC 389.241; R by
				  
				  R063-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.434 - Foreign language: Instruction through third grade (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-97, eff. 12-10-97; A by R164-99,
				  2-16-2000-Substituted in revision for NAC 389.291; R by
				  
				  R063-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.436 - Foreign language: Instruction through fifth grade (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-97, eff. 12-10-97; A by R164-99,
				  2-16-2000-Substituted in revision for NAC 389.2945; R by
				  
				  R063-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.438 - Foreign language: Instruction in middle school or junior high school through ninth grade (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-97, eff. 12-10-97; A by R164-99,
				  2-16-2000-Substituted in revision for NAC 389.447; R by
				  
				  R063-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.443 - The arts: Instruction in sixth through eighth grades

Current through June 11, 2024
Each pupil who elects to take a class in the arts in the
				  sixth, seventh or eighth grade must know and be able to do everything required
				  in the previous grades for the elected course of study that is offered in the
				  public elementary schools. Instruction in the arts in the sixth, seventh or
				  eighth grade must be designed so that pupils meet the following standards of
				  performance by the completion of the eighth grade:
1. For the area of music:
(a) Sing a varied repertoire of music alone
				and with others as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to sing:
(1) With expression, technical accuracy, good
				breath control and correct intonation, articulation and rhythm throughout the
				singing ranges of the pupil while singing alone and with others;
(2) In small and large ensembles while
				following a conductor; and
(3) A
				repertoire in two and three parts, with and without accompaniment, maintaining
				the pupil's own part.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Elective Courses of Study › Section 389.443 - The arts: Instruction in sixth through eighth grades (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
R by
				  R043-18A,
				  eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
				  385.080,
				  385.114 and
				  389.021
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › PREKINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL › Requirements for Promotion to High School › Section 389.445 - Required units of credit; pupils with disabilities; pupils who transfer between schools; recognition of certain programs of homeschool study

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				4, a pupil must earn at least the following units of credit during the seventh
				and eighth grades for promotion to high school:
(a) One and one-half units of credit in
				English with a passing grade;
(b)
				One and one-half units of credit in mathematics with a passing grade;
(c) One unit of credit in science with a
				passing grade; and
(d) One unit of
				credit in social studies with a passing grade.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.450 - Prescribed courses of study for graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the courses of study required in chapter 389
				  of NRS, the State Board of Education prescribes the following courses of study
				  for graduation from a public high school:
1. Arts and humanities, or career and
				technical education;
2. Health
				education;
3. English;
4. Mathematics, which may include the
				following courses of study:
(a) Basic
				mathematics;
(b) Mathematics for
				everyday living;
(c)
				Prealgebra;
(d) Algebra
				I;
(e) Geometry;
(f) Algebra II;
(g) Trigonometry;
(h) Analytic geometry;
(i) Precalculus;
(j) Calculus; and
(k) Probability and statistics;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.452 - Arts and humanities

Current through June 11, 2024
The required course of study in arts and humanities may be
				  one of the following:
1. Visual
				arts.
2. Music.
3. Theater.
4. World language.
5. Other courses which are submitted to and
				approved by the State Board of Education, which may include the following:
(a) American literature.
(b) Mythology.
(c) The novel.
(d) Shakespearean literature.
(e) The short story.
(f) Modern literature.
(g) English literature.
(h) World literature.
(i) Creative writing.
(j) The history of humans.
(k) Psychology.
(l) Creative thinking.
(m) Humanities.
(n) Sociology.
(o) Cultural anthropology.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.455 - Health

Current through June 11, 2024
Instruction in high school in health must be designed so that
				  pupils meet the following performance standards by the completion of high
				  school:
1. Comprehend concepts related
				to the promotion of health and the prevention of disease to enhance health, as
				demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Evaluate the effect of family history,
				health choices and level of stress on the health of a person;
(b) Formulate a strategy for personal health
				that includes the use of self-reflection to achieve overall wellness;
(c) Apply knowledge of food and nutrient
				needs when making decisions regarding food choices and meal plans;
(d) Apply knowledge of physical activity and
				health to develop a plan for daily activity;
(e) Analyze the physiological, psychological
				and social effects of the use and abuse of a substance;
(f) Examine ways to reduce or prevent
				injuries and violence;
(g) Analyze
				the potential for injury, illness or death which results from a person engaging
				in behavior that increases health risks;
(h) Evaluate the effects of advances in
				research and medicine on the prevention and control of illnesses and
				diseases;
(i) Analyze the influence
				of the environment on the health of a person and the health of the
				community;
(j) Develop personal
				boundaries and clear personal limits for the pupil;
(k) Respect the boundaries and clear personal
				limits of other persons; and
(l)
				Explain the role of consumers in preventing the spread of illness and
				disease.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.4612 - Common Core Standards for English language arts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Common Core Standards for English language arts developed by the Common Core
				State Standards Initiative for high school are hereby adopted by reference as
				those standards existed on June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core Standards
				for English language arts may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of high school, pupils
				must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades for
				English language arts.
3. For the
				2012-2013 school year and each school year thereafter, instruction in high
				school in English language arts must be designed so that by the completion of
				high school, pupils meet the standards adopted pursuant to subsection
				1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R019-11, 5-30-2012, eff. 7-1-2012
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187,
					 389.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.4645 - Common Core State Standards for mathematics

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Common Core State Standards for mathematics developed by the Common Core State
				Standards Initiative for high school are hereby adopted by reference as those
				standards existed on June 2, 2010. A copy of the Common Core State Standards
				for mathematics may be obtained at no cost from the Common Core State Standards
				Initiative on the Internet at
http://www.corestandards.org
.
2. By the beginning of high school, pupils
				must know and be able to do everything required in the previous grades for
				courses in mathematics offered in public schools.
3. For the 2014-2015 school year and each
				school year thereafter, instruction in mathematics in high school must be
				designed so that by the completion of high school, pupils meet the standards
				adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R083-14,
				  eff. 8/10/2015
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.0187
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Required Courses of Study › Section 389.465 - Mathematics: Generally (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 4-1-92; A by R076-99, 11-4-99; R by
				  R083-14,
				  eff. 8/10/2015
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.0185,
					 389.019,
					 389.520