Eighth Grade

Eighth grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading, writing and language arts. By the end of eighth grade language arts, students should:

Develop age appropriate writing skills
Accurately apply punctuation, grammar, and syntax skills
Develop complex grade appropriate vocabulary
Read with fluency while applying comprehension strategies
Eighth grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of eighth grade math, students should:

Accurately apply ratio, proportion, and percent
Have a solid understanding of algebraic principles
Understand beginning concepts of geometry
Be able to apply data and statistics to everyday situations