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8th Grade Curriculum Guide

Reading

Literary Terms:

  • Irony

  • Flashbacks

  • Foreshadowing

  • Allusion

  • Figures of Speech

  • Symbolism

  • Poetry 


Elements of Fictions:

  • Plot

  • Setting

  • Theme

  • Point of view

  • Conflict

  • Climax

  • Characterization

  • Tone

  • Mode

  • Dictation


Word Study:

  • Vocabulary

  • Latin


Novel Studies:

  • Including:

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Macbeth 

  • Prince Caspian

  • A Christmas Carol


Language Arts

Nonfiction essays:

  • Narrative

  • Persuasive 

  • Report of Information

  • Autobiographical

  • Poetry


Formal Research Project:

  • Form a hypothesis

  • Organizing an outline

  • Integrating quotations from sources

  • Preparing a bibliography

  • Science Fair and speech


Grammar:

  • Parts of Speech:

  • Appositives

  • Participles

Math / Algebra

Equation Solving:

  • Write and graph equations

  • Write and graph inequalities

  • Solve system of equations and inequalities

  • Solve and graph quadratic equations

  • Solve and graph radical equations


Rational Expressions:

  • Understand operations of rational expressions

  • Solve rational equations


Exponents:

  • Simplify exponential expressions

  • Graph exponential equation


Polynomials:

  • Multiply polynomial expressions

  • Simplify and factor polynomials

History

The Civil War:

  • Causes

  • Conflicts-pre and post Civil War

  • Consequences

  • Reconstruction


The Progressive Era:

  • Reform in education

  • Revolutionizing society through philosophy


America’s Rise to World Power:

  • Imperialism

  • Expansionism


World War I and World War II:

  • Causes

  • Conflicts

  • Consequences

  • Impacts


Jazz Era:

  • Post war society

  • Rise of materialism


The Great Depression and the New Deal:

  • Analysis FDR polices

  • Life during the depression



The Cold War:

  • Communism versus freedom

  • NATO and Warsaw Pact



Civil Rights Era:

  • Kennedy and Johnson administrations

  • Struggle for civil rights

Science

Chemistry:

  • Matter and change

  • Atomic structure

  • Periodic table

  • Energy

  • Energy transfer

  • Chemical bonds and reactions

  • Chemistry of food

  • Respiration


Biology:

  • Cell division

  • Genetics


Physics:

  • Thermal heat

  • Energy


Experimentation:

  • Laboratory techniques

  • Scientific method

  • Analysis of data

  • Standard of deviation

  • Science fair project

  • Rhetorical skill sets to present scientific ideas

Theology

Church History:

  • Apostolic fathers

  • Fathers of the Church

  • Ecumenical Councils


Nature of the Church:

  • Mary-Mother of the Church

  • Communion of Saints

  • Saints in our history

  • Apologetics

  • Reformation and counter reformation

  • Separated brethren

  • Law and conscience

  • Prayer

  • Saints Fair


Prayers

  • The Nicene Creed

Enrichment

Spanish:

Reading and Comprehension:

  • Conversation

  • Spanish countries and capitals


Writing and Grammar:

  • Past tense

  • Verb conjugations

  • Writing paragraphs in Spanish


Prayers in Spanish

Music:

  • Elements of music

  • Classical music

  • Vocal music

  • Opera and musical theater

  • Latin Hymns


Visual Arts:

  • Art history

  • Painting since WWII

  • Photography

  • Architecture since the Industrial Revolution


Physical Education:

  • Fitness

  • Sportsmanship

  • Rules and skill practice for team sports


Technology:

  • Microsoft Excel

  • PPT

  • Microsoft Word

  • Discerning websites

  • Research and Reference websites

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