Course Descriptions 2024-25 - Grade 8
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
English 8 #38811R In English 8, students articulate ideas, analyze literary and informational texts, synthesize information, study vocabulary and write argumentative, expository and narrative pieces. Students further develop reading fluency and comprehension with a continued emphasis on reading strategies and literary studies. In this all-inclusive full-year language arts class that is aligned to the Arkansas ELA standards, students examine connections among reading, writing, grammar study and research as they hone comprehension and communication skills. Advanced English 8 #38811P Advanced English 8 is a full-year course designed to provide a challenging curriculum that is aligned to the Arkansas ELA standards. At the advanced level, students move at an accelerated pace and grapple with literary analysis of more complex texts. Students also complete collaborative and independent writing tasks and project assignments that allow for critical thinking and foster the communication skills needed. Reading Lab #388130 Students who are identified through Response to Intervention as needing additional support in literacy will be scheduled into this course to provide additional instruction in reading comprehension and composition skills while completing the 8th grade English curriculum.
MATHEMATICS
Math 8 #38831R Math 8 is a full-year course designed to prepare students for Algebra I. The focus of Math 8 instruction will include: formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations; grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships; analyzing two- and three-dimensional space and figures using distance, angle, similarity and congruence, and understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem. Math Lab #388320 Math Lab supports the 8th grade math curriculum while also filling foundational gaps in student understanding. Smaller class sizes allow students more teacher contact time and allows teachers to incorporate a variety of teaching strategies. Students who are minimally proficient or below proficient on the MAP assessment and/or identified through Response to Intervention may be placed in this course. Pre-AP Algebra I (1.0 High School Credit) #430301 Pre-AP Algebra I is a full-year, rigorous course designed to prepare students for high school Advanced and AP math courses. This course embeds the College Board Pre-AP Algebra I course with one-half of the Grade 8 Arkansas Mathematics Standards. The first half of Grade 8 math standards were taught in Advanced Math 7. “Pre-AP Algebra 1 course is designed to deepen students' understanding of linear relationships by emphasizing patterns of change, multiple representations of functions and equations, modeling real-world scenarios with functions and methods for finding and representing solutions of equations and inequalities” (College Board). Pre-AP Algebra I is a high school credit course. The grade will be calculated into the student’s high school GPA and will be included on the student’s high school transcript. Students who successfully complete this advanced course are on the path to take accelerated high school coursework in mathematics (such as AP Calculus and/or AP Statistics).
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