Remedial Reading 8 Technology Education Work and Family Studies Course Descriptions English 8 Effective oral and written communication is the goal of English study. Through the writing process students learn and practice composing and editing skills, while learning specific grammatical structures as well as the rules of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage.
Students write in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Oral communications are practiced through group discussions and informal and formal oral presentations and activities. Literature study and analysis are introduced through the reading of various genre. This course covers subjects such as the governmental process, politics, economics, career education, consumerism, the law, and current events. A thorough review of United States history is incorporated. In addition, units in percent, geometry, probability, statistics, order of operations, square root, and other algebraic concepts are included in the curriculum.