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.
Chemistry, Energy and Energy Transfer, Forces, Motion & Fields make up the Chemistry and Physics Science Curriculum for the 8th Grade.
Chemistry includes: Scientific Method, Properties of Matter, Atoms & Molecules, States of Matter, Chemical Reactions, and Chemical Processes.
Energy and Energy Transfer includes: Kinetic & Potential Energy, Changes in Energy and Temperature & Heat.
Forces, Motion, & Fields include: Gravity & Friction, Newton’s Laws, Magnetism & Electricity, and Electromagnetism.
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.