8 Students will explore, read, and write in a wide variety of types of literature including novels, short stories, poetry, drama, and non-fiction. This course is an extension of Math 7 and is designed to prepare students for success in Algebra I. Students will continue to review previous topics with an emphasis on the underlying skills and concepts of algebra and geometry. Students will continue to discover and communicate mathematics through the use of hands-on investigations, cooperative learning, technology, and manipulatives. This course includes operations with directed numbers, open sentences, variables, polynomials, factoring quadratics, graphing, equation systems, and other topics. This class is a year-long core enrichment course which meets daily and students receive one elective credit for participation.
Membership is by audition only and placement by the instructor is required.
This class is a year-long core enrichment course which meets daily and students receive one elective credit for participation. Membership is by audition only and placement by the instructor is required. This class is a year-long core enrichment course which meets daily and students receive one elective credit for participation. Out of class performances are a required part of this course and include concerts, contests and festivals. Placement by the instructor is required.