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8th Grade Parent Night. Welcome to …. Georgia Studies. Chuck Jones Heather Burch Mandy Braswell. G EORGIA S TUDIES Curriculum is broken into four major parts. Geography Economics Government History We work to improve a variety of skills. Writing
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8th Grade Parent Night Welcometo…
Georgia Studies • Chuck Jones • Heather Burch • Mandy Braswell
GEORGIA STUDIES Curriculum is broken into four major parts. • Geography • Economics • Government • History We work to improve a variety of skills. • Writing • Reading • Critical Thinking
GEORGIA STUDIES Helpful Websites: www.classzone.com www.georgiaencyclopedia.org http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu
Language Arts • Julia Hodges • Mandy Braswell • Kim Robertson • Jordan Brown - Collaborative
GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS FOR 8th GRADERS? • Students will… • read 25 books or one million words. (In and out of class.) • acquire new vocabulary and use it correctly. • demonstrate understanding and control of the rules of the English language. • participate in student-to teacher, student-to-student, & group verbal interactions.
use research and technology to support writing. • produce writing that establishes an organizational structure, sets a context, engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.
demonstrate comprehension and show evidence of a responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. • listen to and view various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas.
8th Grade Math • Sherry Bowie • Leigh Blackburn • Jennifer Davis • Shelley Burnham -Collaborative
Data Analysis & Probability • Set theory Collect, graph, and interpret data Venn Diagrams • Probability Tree diagrams Simple and compound events Experimental and theoretical probability
Numbers & Operations • Square Roots • Rational Numbers • Exponents • Scientific Notation
Algebra • Expressions • Equations • Inequalities • Relations • Functions • Graphing
Geometry • Parallel Lines cut by transversals • Perpendicular Lines • Congruence • Pythagorean Theorem • Right Triangles
Tests • Study Daily • Retakes?
Science • Leigh Blackburn • Sherry Aglietti • Peggy Collins
Physical Science ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • This year we will be studying… • Physical and chemical changes of matter • Properties of motion and force • Electricity • Magnetism • Light • Sound
Important Science Information: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Grading Policy… • Homework = 10% • Classwork = 40% • Assessment = 45% • Exam = 5% • New textbooks with interactive workbooks