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2026-2027 WISD Year-At-A-Glance 8th Grade
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Monthly School CalendarUnit WeekLocal & State AssessmentInstructional Resources
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Unit 1: ExplorationWeek 1
8/12 - 8/14
Beginning 1st 6 weeks		Click Link to Access:
Waco ISD 2026- 2027 Instructional Calendar
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Week 2
8/17 - 8/21		Click Link to Access:
Waco ISD 2026-2027 Assessment Calendar
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Unit 2: ColonizationWeek 3
8/24 - 8/28		Click Link to Access:
Waco ISD Curriculum Website
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Week 4
8/31 - 9/4
Click Link to Access:
Pacing Guide
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Unit 3: American RevolutionWeek 5
9/7 - 9/11
Student/Staff Holiday		 BOY Testing Window
9/1-9/18		Click Link to Access:
Exit Tickets
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Week 6
9/14 - 9/18
End 1st 6 Weeks		Click Link to Access:
Lesson Internalization
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Week 7
9/21 - 9/25
Beginning 2nd 6 weeks		Click Link to Access:
Internalization Example
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Unit 4: ConstitutionWeek 8
9/28 - 10/2
Professional Development Day
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Week 9
10/5 - 10/9		Quarter Check #1Click Link to Access:
Professional Development Resources
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10/12 - 10/16
Student Staff Holiday
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Unit 4: ConstitutionWeek 10
10/19 - 10/23
Click Link to Access:
LRE Resources
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Week 11
10/26 - 10/30
Professional Development Day
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Week 12
11/2 - 11/6
End 2nd 6 weeks
Click Link to Access: Lead4Ward TEKS
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Unit 5: Early RepublicWeek 13
11/9 - 11/13
Beginning 3rd 6 weeks		Click Link to Access: Quartercheck Blueprints
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Week 14
11/16 - 11/20
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11/23 - 11/27
Thanksgiving Break
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Unit 5: Early RepublicWeek 15
11/30 - 12/4
Campus Day
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Week 16
12/7 - 12/11
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Week 17
12/14 - 12/18
End 3rd 6 Weeks
Early Release		Quarter Check #2
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12/21 - 1/1
Winter Break
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Unit 6: Age of JacksonWeek 18
1/4 - 1/8
Teacher Work Day
Beginning 4th 6 weeks
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Week 19
1/11 - 1/15
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Unit 7: Industrial Revolution --> Unit 8: Westward ExpansionWeek 20
1/18 - 1/22
Student/Staff Holiday
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Week 21
1/25 - 1/29
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Unit 8: Westward ExpansionWeek 22
2/1 - 2/5
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Unit 9: ReformsWeek 23
2/8 - 2/12
Professional Development Day
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Week 24
2/15 - 2/19
End of 4th 6 Weeks
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Week 25
2/22 - 2/26
Begining of 5th 6 weeks		Quarter Check 3
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Unit 10: SectionalismWeek 26
3/1 - 3/5
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3/8 - 3/12
Spring Break
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Unit 11: Civil WarWeek 27
3/15 - 3/19
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Unit 12: ReconstructionWeek 28
3/22 - 3/26
Student/Staff Holiday
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Week 29
3/29 - 4/2

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STAAR PrepWeek 30
4/5 - 4/9
3-8 RLA STAAR, English I EOC (4/6)
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Week 31
4/12 - 4/16
End 5th 6 weeks		8th Social Studies STAAR,
8th Science STAAR (4/15)
TCA 5 Units 7, 8, 9
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Week 32
4/19 - 4/23
Beginning 6th 6 weeks		6-8 Math & Algebra 1 STAAR (4/20)
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5 Themes of GeographyWeek 33
4/26 - 4/30
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Week 34
5/3 - 5/7		EOY Testing Window
5/3-5/14
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Week 35
5/10 - 5/14
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Week 36
5/17 - 5/21
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Week 37
5/24 - 5/28
End 6th 6 weeks
Early Release