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EIGHTH GRADE
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Language
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Grammar |
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Capitalization
rules Punctuation
rules Kinds
of sentences and diagramming Eight
parts of speech and their uses Diagramming
eight parts of speech Sentence
structure
Composition Manuscript
form The
writing process The
library Summaries Book
reports Paragraphs
Descriptions |
Research paper Writing
style
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry Vocabulary
lessons Weekly
spelling lessons
Literature Reading for enjoyment stories
and poems by such authors As Stuart, Whittier, Longfellow, Frost, Browning,
Hawthorne, Sandburg |
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History |
A New World to Explore The
First English Colonies New
Colonies Life
in Colonial America Preparation
for Independence Home
of the Brave Land
of the Free From
the Appalachians to the Rockies The
Jacksonian Era The
Blessings of Technology The
Second Great Awakening and Its Impact Education
and Culture The
Promise of the West |
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The Civil War and Reconstruction The
Age of Industry The
Gilded Age Growing
into Greatness Into
the Twentieth Century The
Rise of Big Government A
World at War Time
for Freedom and Responsibility Troubled
Times for America Which
Way, America? Western
Hemisphere Geography Current
events Nation,
state, and local government |
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Science
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Consider
the Heavens
Man
and the Universe Solid
Matter in Motion Fluids in Motion
Heat Molecules in Motion
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Birds: Efficiency in Motion
Science
versus Evolution Magnets
and Magnetism Electrons and Electricity
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Health |
Physical Fitness: The Active Life
Good
Nutrition: Eating for Energy Disease:
Today’s Battle against it |
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Arithmetic
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Pre-Algebra Maintaining skills in fundamental
operations (see grades 4-7) Principles of mathematics English and Metric measures Basic algebraic concepts Signed numbers Powers and roots Like and unlike terms Multiplying and dividing
monomials Problem-solving strategies Word problems solved algebraically Reading and constructing
graphs Graphical scale drawings
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Statistics
and probability Business
math Earning
income Banking Stocks
and bonds Insurance Basic
plane and solid geometric concepts Properties
of geometric figures Constructing
geometric figures Perimeter,
area surface area, and volume Sine,
cosine, tangent Pythagorean
rule Scientific
notation
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Bible
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Religions
of the World Life
of Christ Applying
Christian principles to everyday life |
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