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Today’s Date: 19th April 2024
Daily Assignments will begin on September 3rd for the 2013/2014 school year.
The following is a preview of: Eighth Grade
Grade Level – If you are not on the correct grade level, please contact us.
Help – Read the help section to familiarize yourself with the system
Course Pages – We recommend visiting each of the Course pages. These are located on the right hand side of this page under “My Courses.”
School Supplies – We recommend getting the following
- Lined paper appropriate for your grade level
- Pens and pencils
- Colored pencils
- Crayons and markers (grades K-6)
- Paint supplies such as watercolors, acrylics, brushes, small canvases
- Drawing Paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Protractor (grades 7-12)
- Construction Paper
- Printer paper
- Word processor such as Microsoft Word
- Slide Presentation software such as Power Point
- Email account, network, or online storage/file system for sharing work between student and parent/teacher
- A drawing program such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, GIMP, or FireAlpaca
This Years Curriculum
Palomar K12 curriculum for Eighth Graders is a packed day of reading, writing, thinking, and strategizing. Below is an outline of the curriculum.
Reading/Literature 8
- Determine the theme or central idea of a text and how it conveys particular details
- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of a text
- Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds and how characters respond or change as the plot changes
- Analyze how a particular part of a text fits into the overall structure
- Compare and contrast a text verses an audio, video, or other media
- Read and comprehend various texts for grade level
Language Arts 8
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- Write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information using charts, tables, graphics, and multimedia
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences and events using descriptive details and well-structured sequences
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the style is appropriate to task
- Use technology, to produce and publish writing and collaborate with others
- Conduct short research projects, and gather information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility of sources, and quote from the sources
- Draw evidence from literary sources to support analysis, reflection, and research
- Grade level spelling words
Math 8 (Algebra 1)
- Properties of exponents to rational exponents
- Use properties of rational and irrational numbers
- Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of modeling
- Algebra expressions and equations
- Define, evaluate, analyze and compare functions
- Statistics and probability
- Constructing viable arguments: use simple aspects of logical arguments
History/Social Studies 8
- Growth and conflict in the United States
- From constitution to World War I with emphasis on America’s role in the war
- Events prior to the founding the nation that relate to the creation of the Constitution
- Political principles underlying the Constitution
- Foundation of the American political system and how citizens participate in it
- U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic
- The different paths of American people in the North East, the South, and the West from 1800 to mid 1800s and the challenges they faced
- Causes, key events, and consequences of the Civil War
- Character and consequences of the Reconstruction period
- How the industrial revolution transformed the American economy
Science 8
- Focus on physical science of motion, forces, and the structure of matter
- Earth in the Solar System and the study of stars and galaxies
- Understanding of chemical reactions
- Chemistry of living systems, and how they underlie biological systems
- Investigate by asking questions and conducting experiments
Visual and Performing Arts 8
- Dance
- Music
- Art
- Theater
Physical Education 8
- Calisthenics