Eighth Grade Curriculum

Religion
Books/Resources

  • Our Life in the Church (Faith and Life Series)
  • The Holy Bible
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Catholic Catechism (Fr. John Hardon)
  • Selected encyclicals

    Scope and Sequence

  • Sacraments
  • Respect life/prayer
  • Holy days of obligation
  • Christian in the world
  • Church authority
  • Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
  • The Last Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell


    Literature
    Books/Resources

  • Book of Virtue - William Bennett
  • Classics/Novels
  • Worldly Wise Book 5 (Educators Publishing Service)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Oral presentation skills
  • Comprehension skills
  • Interpretation of text
  • Literature appreciation
  • Vocabulary

    Writing/Grammar/Composition
    Books/Resources

  • Voyages in English (Loyola Press)
  • Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Grammar review: parts of speech
  • Sentence/paragraph construction
  • Reports (oral/written)
  • Quotes/paraphrase
  • Short stories

    Mathematics
    Books/Resources

  • Algebra (Saxon)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Geometric shapes
  • Sets, terms, powers
  • Properties
  • Graphing
  • Polynomials
  • Algebraic terms
  • Square roots
  • Proofs

    Science
    Books/Resources

  • Physical Science
  • Prentice Hall
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Mixtures/elements
  • Compounds
  • Phases of matter
  • Chemical symbols, formulas
  • Periodic table
  • Newton's Laws of Motion
  • Heat/energy
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Sound/light

    Social Studies
    Books/Resources

  • The World (Scott Foresman)
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Geographic tools and skills
  • Spatial organization
  • Earth and the solar system
  • Climate and weather
  • Landforms/forces
  • Earth's ecosystem
  • Geography and politics

    Art
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom art supplies

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Perceptual awareness
  • Artistic heritage
  • Art appreciation

    Music
    Books/Resources

  • Musical instruments

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Perceptual awareness
  • Historical and cultural music
  • Music appreciation

    Latin
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Building vocabulary
  • Cultural appreciation
  • Reading