EIGHTH GRADE


​Language Arts 

Grammar
  • 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 and outlines
  • Summaries, book reports, and paragraphs
  • Descriptions
  • The library and research paper
  • Improving the writing style
  • The writing process
Literature
  • Reading for enjoyment and learning: plot, character, setting, themes, and drama
  • Short stories, biographies & essays
  • Nonfiction, Poetry, American Folk tradition
  • Novels (such authors as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry, Edgar Allen Poe, and many more.


​History "The American Nation"

  • The Road to Civil War
  • Torn by War
  • Rebuilding the Nation 
  • The Frontier West
  • The Rise of Industry
  • A Diverse Nation
  • Progressives and Reformers
  • Expanding Overseas
  • World War I
  • The Jazz Age
  • World War II
  • The Fifties
  • A Time of Turmoil
  • New Direction
  • Toward a New Century


​Science: Earth Science

  • Earth’s Motions
  • Glory of the Stars
  • The Sun
  • The Nine Planets
  • Asteroids, Comets, & Meteors
  • The Moon
  • Exploration of Space
  • Intro. to Meteorology
  • Water of the Atmosphere
  • Weather prediction
  • Intro. to Geology
  • Minerals & Ores
  • Rocks & Fossils
  • Mountains & High Hills
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes
  • Oceans & Seas
  • Glaciers: Power of Ice
  • Ground Water System
  • Movement in the Atmosphere
  • Science, Faith, & Reason


​Algebra I

The Algebra I course is a 3-semester course that re-enforces all of the skills learned in Pre-Algebra with a strong emphasis on solving linear equations and graphing. Students will also write linear equations, solve systems of linear equations and inequalities and study properties of exponents. The course ends with operations with polynomials, quadratic equations, data analysis, and probability.


​Bible

Route 66
Travel through the Bible – A fast-moving Bible survey with personal application. Students visit all 66 books from Genesis to Revelation, from creation to the cross to the consummation of time. Perhaps for the first time, students will grasp the breadth and unity of Scripture through this creative study.


​TECHNOLOGY

During the first half of the year, the students will be taught graphics-based computer science curriculum taught in Python provided by Carnegie Mellon University. The course is entirely browser-based, including an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that students use to create and run their programs. Using the IDE, students can write their code, watch their drawings appear on screen, and run autograder to save.
                                                     During the second half, the students will prepare for the production of the MCA Yearbook by learning to use the publication application. They will learn to plan, take pictures, organize and edit the MCA Yearbook. 


​Spanish II

  • Verbs
  • Past - Present - Future
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Recipes - ingredients
  • Learning about Latin America
  • Building Sentences
  • Vocabulary

Art

Music

Physical Education