8th Grade

Tests and Quizzes
Grammar Quiz Unit 3 - 12/13 (3.8-3.11)
Vocabulary Quiz LOTF Part 2 12/16

Week of 12/05-12/09
ELA
-Read Chapter 3 & RTN by Thursday (Lord of the Flies)
-Finish Lord of the Flies Paragraphs due tomorrow
Religion
Science - See Google Classroom

Click a tab on the left to read about the different curricular areas at the eighth grade level. We follow the Archdiocesen guidelines that can be found on the Archdiocese of Philadephia website at http://www.aopcatholicschools.org/elementary-schools/curriculum/

8th grade English builds upon grammar and writing skills learned in previous years in preparation for our students’ transition into high school. Vocabulary is taught throughout the year, utilizing the vocabulary workbook and words from reading selections. Various literary genres and devices are explored, building on the material learned in 7th grade. Novels may include sections from Red Badge of Courage, Romeo and Juliet, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451.

Eighth grade uses the Sadlier-Oxford Foundations of Algebra textbook and workbook. Instructional time will focus on four critical areas: (1) interpreting expressions, inequalities, and equations to solve problems; (2) understanding the different types of rational and irrational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing and using ratio and statistics; and (4) factoring binomials and trinomials.

Eighth grade uses the Sadlier We Believe series to continue our journey with faith. The emphasis this year will be on the history of the Church. The students get more in-depth with history along with getting closer to their faith. We will study the Church during the Early Christians, Middle Ages, and explore how the people who came before us shaped the Church. We will also focus on how we can strengthen and expand upon our relationship with God through growing our knowledge.

In eighth grade social studies the curriculum is based on American history between the Civil War and Great Depression eras. Students will look at how Westward Expansion and the conflict over slavery led to the secession of the southern states, the quest for reconstruction after the Civil War, the emergence of modern cities, and the rise into imperialism.