Eighth Grade Curriculum

List of 8 items.

• Language Arts

  • Literature-based program using American novels, the short story, fiction, and non-fiction
  • Contextual Vocabulary
  • Extensive grammar review: parts of speech, clauses, phrases, and types of sentences
  • Composition: emphasis on persuasive writing
  • Vocabulary Workshop
  • Research Project

• Mathematics: Algebra I

   

  • Integers and rational numbers
  • Inequalities
  • Exponents and polynomials
  • Graphs and linear equations
  • Inequalities and absolute values
  • Rational expressions and equations
  • Radical expressions and equations
  • Relations and functions
  • Quadratic equations

• Science: Integrated Physics and Chemistry

  Integrated Chemistry + Physics (McGraw Hill) - science curriculum
  Chemistry

  • Matter, kinetic theory, forces in fluids, gas laws
  • Classification of matter, properties, and changes
  • Atomic Theory: Bohr Model and electron configuration
  • Periodic Table
  • Chemical bonds and formulas
  • Chemical reactions
  • Law of Conservation of Mass: Moles and Molar Mass
  • Solutions and solubility
  • Acids, bases, salts and pH

  
  Physics

  • Standards of Measure, Measurements and Graphing 
  • Scientific Method
  • Kinematics: velocity, momentum, and acceleration
  • Newton's Law of Motion
  • Methods of heat transfer
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Waves, sound, and light

• Social Studies Curriculum: American History, Part 2

  United States History: Civil War to the Present (Holt McDougal)
  

  • 1877 through 20th Century
  • Texas History integrated into the U.S history units
  • Geography
  • Map Skills
  • Field Trip to Washington D.C.

• Spanish

  
  

  • Navigando 1  - Spanish curriculum, high school Spanish I (year 3 of high school Spanish 1 curriculum)
  • More complex structures Introduction of new tenses and grammar concepts
  • Emphasis on oral proficiency and communication skills
  • Cultures of Spain and Latin America

• Religion

  All 8th graders take one semester of Religion
  

  • Study of Christianity
  • Study of World Religions

• Physical Education

  • Team Athletics - Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf
  • Track and Field
  • Cooperative Activities 
  • Physical fitness - mile run

• Technology

  • Keyboarding
  • Google Apps 
  • Digital citizenship