Grade 6 to Grade 8 Language

This course develops the student’s communication skills, especially through writing, with emphasis on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The student’s reading, reasoning, and comprehension skills are developed by utilizing varied high-quality literary and informational texts and reading materials. The course also enhances the student’s use and knowledge of language skills.

Grade 6 to Grade 8 Mathematic

In this course, instructional time will focus on three critical areas: (1) formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; (2) grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; (3) analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity, and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.

Grade 6 to Grade 8 Science

This course is designed to build connections that link technology and societal impacts to topics such as properties and changes of properties of matter, motions and forces, energy transfer, structure and function in living systems, and the structure of the Earth and space systems. Throughout the teaching process, inquiry, safety skills, the scientific method process, measuring, use of scientific equipment, current events, environmental, and hands-on activities should be emphasized.