South Carolina Calvert Academy Eighth Grade Virtual School

What Your Child Will Learn in Eighth Grade

Preview the lesson manuals, tests, and activity pages:

Reading

Building reading comprehension through poetry reading, speeches, sonnets, plays, and award-winning novels; reading a mix of classic, contemporary, and multicultural literature

Spelling & Vocabulary

Completing spelling and vocabulary lessons drawn from other subject areas

The Growing Vocabulary

Composition

Writing in various styles — descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and explanatory; building research skills; taking notes; outlining; proofreading; editing; writing letters

Geography

Reviewing geographic themes in the historical context of the United States; chronological evaluation of the spatial growth of the United States between 1500 and the present includes land acquisitions, wars, economic expansion, immigration, and settlement patterns; historical demographic patterns, climatic issues, and landform constraints as the United States developed into a leader of the 21st century.

Nystrom Atlas of United States History

Grammar

Reviewing and using parts of speech; diagramming noun, adverb, and adjective clauses; studying gerunds, infinitives, and participles; grammar and usage; building paragraphs and varied sentences

Elements of Language

Mathematics

Featuring Calvert Math. Pre-algebra; reviewing problem-solving skills, geometry; scientific notation; 2-step algebraic equations, inequalities; constructions; vertical/adjacent angles; tangent; sine; cosine; absolute value; rational/irrational numbers; inequalities; compound and open number sentences; geometry; surface area; volume; coordinate graphing functions; fractions, exponents, ratios and proportions; polygons and transformations; data and statistics; algebraic relationships, linear functions

Science

Learning about energy; Earth science; astronomy; sound and light; the environment

Technology

Application lessons, activities, and online interactive learning tool integrated with curriculum: continuing application of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software; basics of HTML; desktop publishing. Internet activities integrated with Grammar and Science text.