Junior High
GRADE 7 & GRADE 8
Religion
Language Arts
Literature-Based Texts
Mathematics
Social Studies/History
Science
Health/Safety/P.E.
Art/Drama
Music

Religion

Lives of the Saints (7) 

·  St. Alphonsus Liguori-Redemptorist

·  St. Angela Merici-Ursuline Order

·  St. Augustine-Augustinians

·  St. Benedict-Benedictines

·  St. Clare-Order of the Poor Clares

·  St. Francis of Assisi-Franciscans

·  St. Ignatius Loyola-Society of Jesus

·  St. John Baptiste de la Salle-Christian Brothers

·  St. John Bosco- Salesians

·  St. Paul of the Cross - Passionists

·  St. Phillip Neri - Congregation of the Oratory

Lives of the Saints (8) 

·  St. Agnes

·  St. Anthony de Padua

·  St. Cecilia

·  St. Gemma Galgani

·  St. George

·  St. Gregory the Great

·  St. Jude

·  St. Peter Canisius 

·  St. Rita

·  St. Robert Bellermine

·  St. Thomas More

·  St. Thomas Beckett 

Language Arts
Reading

Reading (7) 

·  Recognize folk literature, legends, and myths

·  Recognize author's purpose, point of view, and opinion

·  Improve reading skills

·  Literary terms

Reading (8) 

·  Describe plot, setting, characters, and moods

·  Choose appropriate meaning of words

·  Independent reading

·  Literal, inferential, and evaluative reading skills

·  Extended vocabulary

·  Inductive and deductive reasoning

Study Skills

Study Skills (7) 

·  Extending reference skills:

·  Atlases, directories, encyclopedias, magazines

·  Library organization

Study Skills (8) 

·  Use all parts of a book

·  Visual aids

·  Chapter headings and sub-headings

·  Italics

·  Color coding

·  Marginal and footnotes

·  Jacket summaries

·  Appendices

Grammar

Grammar (7) 

·  Use punctuation and capitalization appropriately

·  Commas around appositives

·  Commas to set off name of person

·  Commas to separate quotations of direct address

·  Commas to set off dependent clauses

·  Commas to set off independent clauses with direct objects

·  Parentheses

·  Omit run-on sentences, sentence fragments, non agreement between subject and verb, faulty tense changes 

·  Person, number and gender of nouns and pronouns

·  Clauses and phrases

·  Compound sentences 

·  Know formal parts of speech; i.e. diagram sentences
     Subject/predicate 
     Simple and perfect verb tenses 
     Transitive and intransitive verbs 
     Regular and irregular verbs 

·  Classification of adjectives: Descriptive, Possessive, Proper

·  Articles as adjectives

·  Predicate adjectives

·  Possessive pronouns as modifiers

·  Adjective and adverbial clauses

·  Prepositional phrases

·  Conjunctions

·  Interjections

Grammar (8) 

·  Know Greek and Latin prefixes and roots 

·  Kinds of sentences and their parts 

·  Functions of sentence elements 

·  Identify and correctly use verb tenses 
     Past 
     Present 
     Past perfect 
     Future perfect 

·  Identify and correctly use 
     Infinitive 
     Participle 
     Gerund 
     Dictate nominative 
     Predicate adjective 
     Direct object 
     Indirect object 

Handwriting

Handwriting (7) 

·  Cursive handwriting 

Handwriting (8) 

·  Increasingly legible cursive handwriting 

Spelling

Spelling (7) 

·  Refining dictionary skills 

·  Complex spelling

Spelling (8) 

·  Complex spelling 

·  Advanced dictionary skills

Speaking

Speaking (7) 

·  Use formal and informal language appropriately 

Speaking (8) 

·  Participate in group discussions 

·  Figures of speech 

Composition

Composition (7) 

·  Writing descriptions, journals, and letters 

·  Write for a variety of purposes and audiences 

·  Take notes from written text and oral presentation 

·  Outlines 

·  Produce well-formed sentences with variety 

·  Substitute specific words for general words 

·  Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and syntax 

·  Take responsibility for managing time to complete a written report 

·  Plan and write a research paper 

Composition (8) 

·  Avoid cliches and trite expressions 

·  Proofread with clarity of language, appropriate word choice, and effective sentences 

·  Use appropriate technical vocabulary for a specific topic 

·  Write a short novel 

·  Write simple business letters 

·  Report writing skills 

Latin

Latin (7) 

·  First year Latin studies - see text 

Latin (8) 

·  First year Latin studies - if not done in 7th Grade 

Literature-Based Texts

Literature-Based Texts  (7) 

·  Short stories 

·  Journals, diaries, letters 

·  Lyric and narrative poems 

·  Novels 

·  Weekly News Magazines 

·  Historical documents 

·  Plays 

·  Myths, legends, ballads 

·  Biographies and autobiographies 
(samples) 

·  D'Aulaire-Greek Myths 

·  de Wohl-St. Helen and the True Cross 

·  Carroll-Christ the King, Lord of History(pp.52&ff.) 

·  Evslin-Dolphin Rider 

·  George-Julie and the Wolves 

·  Gottlieb-The Adventures of Ulysses 

·  London-The Call of the Wild 

·  Paterson-Jacob, Have I Loved 

·  Rawlings-The Yearling 
Poetry

·  Shakespeare 
    -The Tempest - Act V, i, 22-71 
    -Hamlet - Act I, iii, 22-116 
    -Julius Caesar - Act III, ii, 37-71 
    -Henry V - Act IV, iii, 1-81; Act IV, i, 224-281 

Literature-Based Texts  (8) 

·  Novel 

·  Short story 

·  Narrative poetry 

·  Nonfiction 

·  Newspapers 

·  Biographies and autobiographies 
(samples) 

·  Austen-Pride and Prejudice 

·  Beebe-St. Dominic and the Rosary 

·  Cather-Death Comes for the Archbishop 

·  Chesterton-Father Brown Series 

·  Church-The Crusaders 

·  Dana-Two Years Before the Mast 

·  de Wohl-Life of St. Joan 

·  Doyle-The Hound of the Baskervilles 

·  Godden-The Kitchen Madonna 

·  Grey-Riders of the Purple Sage 

·  Hallam-The War of the Roses 

·  Herriot-All Creatures Great and Small 

·  Homan-Francis and Clare, Saints of Assisi 

·  Hope-Prisoner of Zenda 

·  Hubbard-The Blue Gonfalon 

·  Hubbard-St. Louis and the Last Crusade 

·  Lamb-Ghengis Kahn and the Mongol Horde 

·  Larnen&Lomask-St.Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars 

·  Lewis-The Chronicles of Narnia 

·  Lewis-The Space Trilogy 

·  MaCaulay-Castle 

·  MaCaulay-Cathedral 

·  Paulsen-Hatchet 

·  Peck-A Day No Pigs Would Die 

·  Pyle-Otto of the Silver Hand 

·  Pyle-Men of Iron 

·  Nixon-The Stalker 

·  Nixon-The Other Side of Dark 

·  Roper-The Life of Thomas More 

·  Schaeffer-Shane 

·  Scott-Ivanhoe 

·  Steinbeck-The Listener 

·  Tolkein-The Hobbit 

·  Tolkein-The Lord of the Rings 

·  Verne-Around the World in Eighty Days 

·  Verne-Journey to the Center of the Earth 

·  Verne-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 

·  Willard-Augustin Comes to Kent 
Poetry

·  Horatius-Macaulay 

·  On First Looking into Chapman's Homer-Keats 

·  The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls-Tennyson 

·  Lochnivar-Scott 

·  Shakespeare 
    -Macbeth: Act V, v, 1-36 
    -The Merchant of Venice: Act IV, i, 178-224 
    -The Merchant of Venice: Ave V, i, 33-77 
    -Sonnets: XVIII, XIX, XXX, XXXVI, CXVI, CXXXVIII 

Mathematics

Mathematics (7) 

·  Multiplying using decimals 

·  Divide using decimals 

·  Understand and use exponents of positive numbers 

·  Determine the greatest common factor 

·  Determine the least common multiple 

·  Calculate square roots 

·  Basic geometry concepts and terms 

·  Know the names of specific types of angles 

·  Find perimeters, circumference, and areas of 
     Rectangle 
     Triangle 
     Parallelograms 
     Circle 

·  Bisect angles 

·  Prime and composite numbers 

·  Order of operations 

·  Absolute value 

·  Inequalities 

·  Numeration 

·  Properties of non-negative integers 

·  Rational numbers and fractions 

·  Ratio, proportion, and percentages 

·  Finite, infinite, and empty sets 

·  Development and use of formulas 

·  Metric and customary measurement 

·  Reading and constructing graphs 

·  Measures of central tendency: 
     Mean, mode, median, range 

·  Elementary business mathematics 

Mathematics (8) 

·  Use and convert fractions, decimals, percentages 

·  Order numbers with exponents 

·  Write mathematical sentences with multiple operations 

·  Work with negative numbers 

·  Know the rules of associative and distributive property (algebra) 

·  Draw to scale 

·  Calculate the volume of solid shapes 
     Cubes 
     Cylinders 
     Cones 
     Pyramids 

·  Use the Pythagorean theorem for finding lengths of sides of triangles 

·  Find the surface area of solids 

·  Do simple statistics 
     Range 
     Mean 
     Mode 
     Median 

·  Maintaining skills in fundamental operations 

·  Factoring and products 

·  Sets 

·  Numeration systems 

·  Ratio, proportion, percent 

·  Equalities and inequalities 

·  Simple formulas and equations 

·  Graphing an equation 

·  Powers and roots of rational numbers 

·  Polynomials 

·  Metric and non-metric geometry 

·  Right-triangle trigonometry 

·  Customary and metric measurement 

·  Permutations 

·  Probability statistics and statistical terms 

·  Mathematics of insurance, banking, and taxes 

Social Studies/History

Social Studies (7) 

·  The changing world 

·  Lands and peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere 

·  Prehistoric peoples 

·  World trade and resources 

·  Contemporary problems and issues 

·  Environment 

·  Parliamentary procedure 

·  Current events 

Social Studies (8) 

·  The changing world 

·  Lands and peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere 

·  Prehistoric peoples 

·  World trade and resources 

·  Contemporary problems and issues 

·  Environment 

·  Parliamentary procedure 

·  Current events 

 

 

Medieval History (8) 

·  Germanic Tribes 

·  The Dark Ages 

·  The Middle Ages 

·  The Byzantine Empire - Constantine, Justinian, The Empress Theodora 

·  The Rise of Christianity 

·  Charles the Great 

·  Charlemagne 

·  The Holy Roman Empire 

·  Feudalism 

·  Chivalry 

·  William the Conqueror 

·  The Battle of Hastings 

·  Henry II 

·  Thomas Becket 

·  Eleanor of Aquitaine 

·  The Magna Carta 

·  Parliament 

·  The Hundred Years War 

·  Joan of Arc 

·  The Black Death 

·  The Crusades 

 

World History (7) 

·  Bible History: Genesis, Exodus 

·  Greek History 
     The Geography of Greece 
     Ancient Greece as the Mediterranean Crossroads 
     The Greek City-States 
     Greek Government 
     Monarchy, Aristocracy, Democracy 
     Greeks, Persians, and the Battle at Marathon 
     Leonidas and the Courage of Sparta 
     Themistocles and the Athenian Navy 
     The Battle of Plataea 
     Greek Colonization 
     Philip of Macedon 
     Alexander the Great 
     Greek gods and goddesses 
     The structure on the Acropolis - The Parthenon 
     Greek "capitals" 
          Doric 
          Ionic 
          Corinthian 
     Homer's Iliad and Odyssey 
     Herodotus 
     Hippocrates 
     Euclid 
     Socrates and Aristotle 
     Greek Theater 
     The Olympic Games 
     The Home Life of the Greeks 

·  Roman History 
     Patricians and Plebeians 
     The Roman Republic 
     The Roman Senate 
     The Laws of the Twelve Tables 
     Carthage 
     The Punic Wars 
     Hannibal and the Crossing of the Alps 
     The Battle of Cannae 
     The Third Punic War at Zama 
     The Gracchi Brothers 
     Julius Caesar 
     The Gallic Wars 
     Pompey 
     Octavian and Marc Antony 
     Roman gods and goddesses 
     The Roman Home Life 
     Cicero 
     Education and Greek Slaves 
     The Roman Circus 
     Gladiators 
     The Roman Baths 
     Arches, Domes, and Barrel Vaults 
          The Pantheon 
          The Forum and the Colosseum 
     The Aqueducts and Roads of Rome 
     The Latin Language 
     Tacitus 
     Virgil and Horace 

·  World History - Timeline (8) 

·  529-St. Benedict establishes monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy 

·  529-Emperor Justinian issues Codex Justinianus 

·  550-King Arthur reigns in England 

·  598-Pope Gregory I(the Great) sends Augustine to England 

·  622-Mohammed makes "hejira" to Medina 

·  732-Charles the Hammer stops the Moslem advance at Tours 

·  800-Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III 

·  886-Alfred the Great drives the Danes from Wessex 

·  1066-Duke William of Normandy conquers Saxon England 

·  1099-First Crusade takes Jerusalem 

·  1146-Louis VII & Conrad III "take the cross" - Second Crusade 

·  1187-Saladin recaptures Jerusalem 

·  1192-Richard the Lion-Heart and Saladin make truce to end the Third Crusade 

·  1204-Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 

·  1206-Temujin takes his title of Genghis Kahn - "Lord of the Earth" 

·  1208-St. Francis founds the Franciscan friars 

·  1215-Magna Carta signed by King John 

·  1270-St. Louis (King Louis IX) dies on crusade 

·  1272-St. Thomas Aquinas completes Summa Theologiae 

·  1295-Marco Polo returns to Venice from China and the court of Kublai Kahn 

·  1321-Dante write the Divine Comedy 

·  1346-Battle of Crecy-Edward III and his longbows victory 

·  1348-The Black Death devastates Europe 

·  1415-Henry V of England wins battle of Agincourt in Normandy 

·  1429-Joan of Arc relieves Orleans 

·  1453-Fall of Constantinople 

·  1453-End of Hundred Years war between England & France 

·  1492-Columbus discovers the New World 

 

 

American History (8) 

·  Growth and development of the U.S. 
     Colonial life 
     Revolution and independence 
     U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights 
     Westward movement 
     Civil War 
     Reconstruction 

·  U.S. as a world power 

·  Meaning of Democracy 

·  U.S. political system 

·  U.S. economic system 

·  U.S. government 

 

World geography (7) 

·  Advanced map and globe skills 

Geography (8) 

·  Mapping Ancient Europe 

·  U.S. Geography 

·  Advanced map and globe skills 

Science

National Standards (Grades 5-8) 

·  Systems, order, and organization

·  Evidence, models, and explanation

·  Constancy, change, and measurement

·  Evolution and equilibrium

·  Form and function

·  Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

·  Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations

·  Design and conduct a scientific investigation

·  Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data

·  Develop descriptions, explanations,predictions, and models using evidence

·  Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations

·  Recognize and analyze alternative  explanations and predictions

·  Communicate scientific procedures and explanations

·  Use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry

·  Understanding about scientific inquiry

·  Understandings about scientific inquiry
Physical Science

·  Properties and changes of properties in matter

·  Motions and forces

·  Transfer of energy
Life Science

·  Structure and function in living systems

·  Reproduction and heredity

·  Regulation and behavior

·  Populations and ecosystems

·  Diversity and adaptation of organisms

·  Earth and Space Science

·  Structure of the earth system

·  Earth’s history

·  Earth in the solar system

·  Science and Technology

·  Abilities of technological design

·  Identify appropriate problems for technological design

·  Design a solution or product

·  Implement a proposed design

·  Evaluate completed technological designs or products

·  Communicate the process of technological design

·  Understandings about science and technology

·  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Personal health

·  Population, resources, and environments

·  Natural hazards

·  Risks and benefits
Science and technology in society

·  History and Nature of Science

·  Science as a human endeavor

·  Nature of science

·  History of science

Life Science

Life Science (7) 

·  Heredity and genetics 

·  Creation vs. Evolution 

·  Scientific classification 

·  Plant growth and metabolism 

·  Protozoa, bacteria, virus 

·  Animal reproduction and development 

·  The cell 

·  Ecology and the Environment 

Life Science (8) 

·  Heredity and Genetics 

·  Creation vs. Evolution 

·  Plant growth and metabolism 

·  Protozoa, bacteria, virus 

·  Animal reproduction 

·  Scientific method 

·  Scientific nomenclature 

·  Scientific measurement 

·  Ecology and environment 

·  Conservation 

·  Oceans 

Physical Science

Physical Science (7) 

·  Energy 

·  Heat and temperature 

·  Seasons 

·  Effects of weather and climate 

·  Atmosphere 

·  Air pressure 

·  Conservation 

·  Geology-rocks, soils, minerals 

·  Oceanography 

·  Properties and uses of water 

·  Atom and molecules 

·  Chemical compounds 

·  Radioactivity 

·  Fusion and fission 

·  Complex machines 

·  Work, power, energy 

·  Electric currents 

·  Sound 

·  Laws of motion - beginning physics 

·  Scientific method 

·  Laboratory techniques and safety 

Physical Science (8) 

·  Composition of the Earth 

·  Air and atmosphere 

·  Weather 

·  Water and its uses 

·  Recycling of resources 

·  Weathering and erosion 

·  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 the Milky Way 

·  Space and space travel 

Health/Safety/P.E.
Health/Safety

Health / Safety (7) 

·  Heart, lung, circulatory disorders 

·  Reproductive process 

·  Dental health 

·  Healthy habits and life styles 

·  Effects of stimulants and narcotics 

·  Functions of the body 

·  Germ theory 

·  Sexually transmitted diseases 

·  Toxins and antitoxins 

·  Antibiotics 

·  Immunization 

·  Chemotherapy 

·  Genetic disorders 

·  Personal and public safety 

·  Accident prevention 

·  Personality development 

Health / Safety (8) 

·  Human life cycle 

·  Sexually transmitted diseases 

·  Functions of the body 

·  Types and functions of foods 

·  Home safety 

·  Accident prevention, safety, and first aid 

·  Mental hygiene 

·  Grooming 

·  Environmental hazards 

·  Community health and sanitation 

·  Health care services 

P.E.

P.E. (7) 

·  Rhythm and dance 

·  Ethnic dancing 

·  Physical conditioning 

·  Sports and gymnastics 

P.E. (8) 

·  Rhythm and dance 

·  Physical conditioning 

·  Sports and gymnastics 

·  Aerobic exercise 

Art/Drama
Art

Visual Art (7) 

·  Using a variety of media 

Visual Art (8) 

·  Using a variety of media 

Drama

Drama (7) 

·  Play writing 

·  Improvisation 

·  Dramatic presentations 

Drama (8) 

·  Improvisation 

·  Dramatic presentations 

·  Creative dramatics 

Music

Music (7) 

·  Continued development of music theory 

·  Beginning music history 

·  Singing in three-parts 

·  Playing musical instruments 

Music (8) 

·  Music theory 

·  Beginning counterpoint 

·  Ethnic music 

·  Singing in four parts 

·  Playing musical instruments 

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