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[GRADE 7]
[GRADE 8]
[GRADE 9]
GRADE 7
SOCIAL STUDIES
Lands and peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere
Prehistoric peoples
Greek and Roman civilizations
The Middle Ages
The Dark Ages
Renaissance and Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Age of Reason (Enlightenment)
Industrial Age
Yesterday and today around the world:
Middle East, Far East, continental Europe, Scandinavia, British Isles, Soviet Union, Mediterranean, Africa
World trade and resources
Contemporary problems and issues
Parliamentary procedure
Current events
Environment
World geography
Advanced map and globe skills
SCIENCE
Scientific classification
The cell
Heredity and genetics
Effects of weather and climate
Properties and uses of water
Atmosphere
Air pressure
Rocks, soil, and minerals
Ecology and environment
Conservation
Heat and temperature
Laws of motion
Energy
Scientific method
Laboratory techniques and safety
Use of the microscope
Science and Creation
Insects and other arthropods
LANGUAGE ARTS
Literature:
Improving reading skills
Literary terms
Novels, short stories, plays
Myths, legends, ballads
Types of poetry
Biography and autobiography
Planning and producing dramatizations
Speech activities
Listening skills
Refining dictionary skills
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Frost, Dickinson, Kipling, Bunyan, Alcott, Luther, Dickens, Defoe
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry:
Vocabulary lessons
Eight poems memorized
Spelling
Grammar:
Capitalization rules
Punctuation rules
Kinds of sentences and diagramming
Sentence structure
Parts of Speech
Person, number, and gender of nouns and pronouns
Punctuation of conversation
Clauses and phrases
Compound sentences
Composition:
Summaries
Book reports
Research paper
Writing style
Writing descriptions, reports, journals, and letters
Note taking and outlining
Extending reference skills: atlases, directories, encyclopedias, magazines
Library organization
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Good grooming and posture
Dental health
Healthy habits and life styles
Exercise and fitness
Effects of stimulants and narcotics
Functions of the body
Circulation and respiration
Germ theory
Sexually transmitted diseases
Toxins and antitoxins
Antibiotics
Immunization
Chemotherapy
Genetic disorders
Personal and public safety
Accident prevention
Personality development
MATHEMATICS
Fractions and decimals
Prime and composite numbers
Square root and powers
Negative numbers
Order of operations
Absolute value
Inequalities
Numeration
Properties of nonnative integers
Rational numbers and fractions
Ratio, proportion, percent
Finite, infinite, and empty sets
Basic geometry concepts and terms
Development and use of formulas
Perimeter, circumference, area
Metric and customary measurement
Reading and constructing graphs
Measures of central tendency: mean, mode, median, range
Elementary business mathematics
Personal finances
Introduction to algebra
Time zones, latitude, and longitude
Introduction to plane and solid geometry
BIBLE
Hymns
Memory verses
Study series: Exodus, Life of Christ
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GRADE 8
GRADE 8
SOCIAL STUDIES
Our Old World backgrounds
Exploration and discovery
Age of industry
Rise of big government
World at war
Growth and development of the U.S.: Colonial life; Struggle for independence; U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights; Westward movement; Civil war; Reconstruction; U.S. as a world power
Meaning of democracy
Our American culture
U.S. political system
U.S. economic system
U.S. government
Current events
State history for 3 weeks
U.S. geography
Advanced map and globe skills
SCIENCE
Scientific method
Scientific nomenclature
Scientific measurement
Ecology and environment
Conservation
Birds: Efficiency in Motion
Science vs. Evolution
Composition of earth
Ocean, atmosphere
Weather
Water and its uses
Weathering and erosion
Recycling of resources
Magnetism and electricity
Heat and light
Forces in liquids and gases
Wave, mechanical, electrical and nuclear energy
The earth’s movement
Newton’s three laws of motion
Machines
The atom
Periodic table of elements
Compounds and mixtures
Chemical changes
Astronomy
The universe and Milky Way
Space and space travel
LANGUAGE ARTS
Literature:
Independent reading
Literal, inferential and evaluative reading skills
Literary terms
Novel, short story, narrative poetry
Nonfiction
Biographies of great Americans
American poets and story tellers
Creative dramatics
Listening and speech activities
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Stuart, Whittier, Longfellow, Rawlings, Burns, Browning, Hawthorne, Sandburg
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry:
Vocabulary lessons
Eleven poems memorized
Advanced dictionary work
Extended vocabulary
Figures of speech
Spelling
Grammar:
Infinitive, participle, gerund, predicate nominative, predicate adjective, direct and indirect object
Kinds of sentences, their parts and diagramming
Functions of sentence elements and sentence structure
Capitalization rules
Punctuation rules
Composition:
Manuscript form
Summaries
Book reports
Paragraphs Descriptions
Writing simple business letters
Report writing skills (library and research paper)
Outline
Improving skills in using basic reference materials and writing style
Inductive and deductive reasoning
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Grooming
Functions of the body
The body’s utilization of food
Types and functions of food
Environmental hazards
Community sanitation and health
Health care services
Sexually transmitted diseases
Accident prevention, safety, and first aid
Mental hygiene
MATHEMATICS
Maintaining skills in fundamental operations
Factoring and products
Sets and simple sentences
Numeration systems
Using fractions and decimals
Ratio proportion, and percent
Equalities and inequalities
Introduction to algebra
Simple formulas and equations
Graphing equations
Powers and roots of rational numbers
Polynomials
Metric and nonmetric geometry
Perimeter, area, surface area, and volume
Pythagorean Theorem
Sine, cosine, and tangent
Scientific notation
Scale drawing
Right-triangle trigonometry
Customary and metric measurement
Permutations
Probability statistics and statistical terms
Mathematics of insurance, banking, and taxes
Introduction to business math
Earning income
Stocks and bonds
BIBLE
Hymns
Memory verses
Study Series: Journeys of Paul, Joshua, Judges
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GRADE 9
SOCIAL STUDIES
Basic human communities
Community, state, and national government
Political parties and elections
Voting process
Comparative cultures and religions
Immigration and Citizenship
Ethnic studies
Urban studies
Women in our history
Conservation, including human conservation
Resource management
Elementary economics
Labor and management
Taxation
Foundations of American democracy
American free enterprise system
Communism in today’s world
U.S. Constitution
Congress: the legislative branch
Legislative process
Powers of congress
President: the executive branch
Federal courts: the judicial branch
Parliamentary procedure
Rights and responsibilities of good citizenship
United Nations
World geography
Advanced map and globe skills
SCIENCE
Earth’s history
Earth science
Ecology and environment
Weather and climate (Meteorology)
Oceanography
Air and air pressure
Air masses and fronts
Water and its uses
Geology: earthquakes and volcanoes, rocks and minerals, interpreting the fossil record
Erosion
Air and water pollution
Heats and fuels
Electricity and electronics
Electrostatics and Magnetism
Solar and nuclear energy
Nature and uses of light
Simple and complex machines
Motion and Inertia
Waves and sound
Atomic structure
Chemistry of matter
Molecular theory
Nature and use of chemicals
Metals and plastics
Space and astronomy
Space travel Nature and causes of disease
LANGUAGE ARTS
Literature:
Evaluation material for accuracy
Reading the newspaper
Analyzing propaganda
Advertising
Drama and film
Analyzing poetry
Dramatic poetry
Using poetry anthologies
Novel and short story
Folklore and myths
Structure of a play
Parable and allegory
Interpretation of literature
Listening skills
Effective discussion techniques and questioning skills
Preparing a speech
Public speaking and debate
Classics on the following themes: truth and wisdom, courage, humility, justice, temperance, beauty, joy and peace, faith and hope, love, and time and eternity
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Whittier, Bryant, Tennyson, Hale, Keats, Milton, Thurber, Rossetti
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry:
Eleven poems memorized
The unabridged dictionary
Vocabulary
Foreign words used in English
Grammar:
Capitalization, punctuation rules
Kinds of sentences and diagramming
Sentence structure
Composition:
Manuscript form
Précis
Book reports Paragraphs Exposition
Fundamentals of composition
Report writing (library and research paper)
Outlining
Improving writing style
Extended reference skills
Special indexes
MATHEMATICS
General mathematics: Ratio and proportion; Calculators; Basic concepts of statistics; Mathematical vocabulary; Direct and indirect measurement; Banks and banking; Investment; Budgeting; Insurance; Taxation; Graphs and tables; Informal geometry; Elementary algebra; Customary and metric measurement.
Algebra I: Absolute value; Sets and their relationships; Properties of polynomial forms; Equations; Signed numbers; Fundamental operations; Equations of the first degree; Ratio, proportion, and variation; Relations and functions; Special products and factoring; Fractions and fractional equations, Square roots, Radicals, Quadratic equations, Elements of probability.
BIBLE
Hymns
Memory verses
Study series: Kings of Israel: United Kingdom, Israel’s Divided Kingdom
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