Eighth grade students study the industrial revolution, modern history, and anatomy, integrating complex academic subjects with artistic and practical activities to prepare for their transition to high school.
Language & Literature
- Short story studies
- Creative writing
- Study of poetic forms and devices
- Study of short stories
- Continued work with grammar and verb tenses
- Essay writing including the five paragraph essay
- Non-fiction writing
- Reading selected class readers
History
- United States history: 1850s – 2010
- Revolutions in history
Mathematics
- Simplifying expressions
- Writing and solving linear equations
- Graphing linear equations on a coordinate plane
- Writing, solving, and graphing linear inequalities
- Rational expressions and square roots
- Writing, solving, and graphing quadratic equations
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Geometry: platonic solids
Science
- Anatomy
- Physics
- Organic chemistry
- Meteorology
Geography
- Geography of Asia & Antarctica
- Political geography
Specialty Subjects
- Spanish: vocabulary, past and future tenses, grammar, culture
- Handwork: advanced sewing machine skills, garment construction
- Visual Arts: drawing, art elective option
- Music: choir, string orchestra
- Movement: competitive games, cooperative activities, and small-sided games involving manipulative skill development and team play, further development of skills needed for formal sports (soccer, basketball, volleyball, football), combination games, sportsmanship, warm-up and fitness; participation on the school soccer, volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, and flag football teams.
- Community Class: monthly community service; forming a respectful classroom, feelings and empathy, communication styles, handling conflict, teamwork and collaboration, identity and differences, bias and stereotypes, forms of bullying and cyberbullying, responsible Internet usage.
- Technology: journalism, typing, digital art and movie making, electronics/coding, internet safety
- Woodwork
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