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8th Grade

Language Arts, Literature and History

 

Language Arts

     To acquire the necessary skills in English Language Arts, students will:

  • write personal narratives, short stories, biographies, and persuasive essays using the writing process.

  • use correct grammar and spelling conventions.

  • understand plot, character develpment, story structure and symbolism.

 

 

Eighth Grade English

 

We begin with Reconstruction in our Social Studies program and we end with present day.  The 8th grade course is divided into nine Key Ideas.  The first seven begin with Reconstruction and run to the end of World War II.  The last three Key Ideas examine different themes in United States and New York State history from the post-War period up to the present day—A Changing Society, Word War I and the Roaring 20s, Foreign Policy, and Demographic Change.

Primary sources are central for understanding historical thinking and viewpoints history and historical point of view.  We read President Lincoln’s own words, the writings of the founding fathers themselves and the Constitution, interviews with Steve Jobs, and Ted Talks by individuals with their own “take” on things that matter to them.

A document-based question (DBQ), also known as data-based question, is an essay or series of short-answer questions that is constructed by students using one's own knowledge combined with support from several sources.

Communication is very important in 8th grade, both verbal and written communication—expository, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive.  Our students practice public speaking and learn to defend their own ideas and opinions.

Math is very sophisticated at this point.  Practicing and reviewing personal math skills is a must for “math fluency” and “flexibility of mathematical reasoning”.  

Science includes everything they learned from the early grades.  All that knowledge comes together as they dissect a cow’s eye, a pig’s heart and a sheep’s brain.

 

 

8th grade Hebew

 

The 8th grade goes much more in depth with Rashi to learn the method of Talmudic thinking to develop power of reasoning. This helps '

"ALL" students relate to the ideas learned to himself to help stimulate personal growth.

8th grade has intergraded Hebrew vocabulary words and Hebrew language building skills, To help prepare them for high school. 

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