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offers an academic focus based on the team concept. Students are placed
on a team for the four core classes which provides curriculum
integration and close supervision for all students and their needs. High
academic standards and student expectations are the basis of our quality
education program. We work to create diligent, enthusiastic learners who
enjoy the educational process.
The focus in 8th grade Language Arts is on literature appreciation and comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, writing, independent reading, reading fluency, and listening/ speaking/viewing skills.
Pre Algebra is the course
of study for most 8th graders. The following units are taught in this
course: estimation, add/subtract/multiply/divide decimals,
percents, and fractions, exponentiation, word problems, standard and
metric measurement, simple and multi-step equations, using formulas,
Algebraic expression, volume, polygons, lines, angles, graphing, right
triangles, graphing, and ratio/proportion.
The following units are taught in 8th grade Science: time, plate tectonics, tectonic processes, physical processes, climate, astronomy, water, and fossil fuels.
The following units
are taught in 8th grade Social Studies: Review of the
French/Indian War, Review of the Revolutionary War, Independence and
evolution of Government, Articles of Confederation, The Constitution,
The Bill of Rights, Decimation/resettlement of Native Americans,
Expansion of U.S. Appalachians to Mississippi, Mississippi to Rockies,
immigration, Rockies to the Pacific, Mexican War and Manifest Destiny,
Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Abolition/Civil
Rights, Civil War and Reconstruction, Indian Wars, Spanish/American War,
Progressive movement and reform of big business, and Social reforms of
the early 20th century. Accelerated students are placed in a class
that looks at the curriculum in more depth and at a higher expectation
standard.
Special Education:
Those who are reading below grade level are required to take this class. Students are placed in this reading class based on their ISAT reading scores. In this class, students work on the following objectives: word meaning, literary comprehension, interpretive comprehension, evaluative comprehension, and fluency.
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