Maize Virtual Preparatory School Eighth Grade
What Your Child Will Learn in Eighth Grade
Preview the lesson manuals, tests, and activity pages:
- Core Lesson Manual
- Grammar/Composition/Spelling Lesson Manual (includes Tests and Activities)
- Core Activity Pages
- History and Geography Workbook
- Tests
- Learning Strategies
Reading
Building reading comprehension through poetry reading, speeches, sonnets, plays, and award-winning novels; reading a mix of classic, contemporary, and multicultural literature
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- The Pearl
- Reflections: An Anthology
- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Spelling & Vocabulary
Completing spelling and vocabulary lessons drawn from other subject areas
Composition
Writing in various styles — descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and explanatory; building research skills; taking notes; outlining; proofreading; editing; writing letters
Geography
Reviewing geographic themes in the historical context of the United States; chronological evaluation of the spatial growth of the United States between 1500 and the present includes land acquisitions, wars, economic expansion, immigration, and settlement patterns; historical demographic patterns, climatic issues, and landform constraints as the United States developed into a leader of the 21st century.
Grammar
Reviewing and using parts of speech; diagramming noun, adverb, and adjective clauses; studying gerunds, infinitives, and participles; grammar and usage; building paragraphs and varied sentences
Mathematics
Featuring Calvert Math. Pre-algebra; reviewing problem-solving skills, geometry; scientific notation; 2-step algebraic equations, inequalities; constructions; vertical/adjacent angles; tangent; sine; cosine; absolute value; rational/irrational numbers; inequalities; compound and open number sentences; geometry; surface area; volume; coordinate graphing functions; fractions, exponents, ratios and proportions; polygons and transformations; data and statistics; algebraic relationships, linear functions
Science
Learning about chemistry; energy; electricity; sound and light
- Chemical Building Blocks
- Chemical Interactions
- Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Sound and Light
- Electricity and Magnetism
Technology
Application lessons, activities, and online interactive learning tool integrated with curriculum: continuing application of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software; basics of HTML; desktop publishing. Internet activities integrated with Grammar and Science text.
Poetry
Understanding elements of poetry; narrative poetry; imagery; blank verse; reading, interpreting, and memorizing selections
History
Studying U.S. history from discovery to modern America; building the nation; U.S. role in world events; charts, maps, and illustrations
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