Junior High: Seventh and Eighth Grade Series: BACK TO SCHOOL // SEVENTH/EIGHTH GRADE

Curriculums vary from school district to school district. However,here are some concepts your student could be tackling this schoolyear:

LANGUAGE ARTS

In poetry, analyze hyperbole, personification, alliteration,assonance and onomatopoeia.

Analyze the literary devices of irony, metaphor, simile, symbolismand parody.

In drama, analyze conflict, suspense, characterization,soliloquies and asides.

Refine writing. Use action verbs, sensory details, colorfulmodifiers. Edit sentence fragments, misplaced modifiers, spellingand punctuation.

MATH

Write and solve algebraic equations.

Use a protractor to draw angles. Measure angles.

Solve geometry problems using perimeter, circumference and area.

Find the volumes of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

SCIENCE

Design and conduct a major project based on the scientific method.

Understand basic concepts of the reproduction of cells, plants andanimals.

Explore genetics--genes, chromosomes and traits.

Understand the characteristics of atoms in solids, liquids andgases.

Describe different forms of energy--light, heat, chemical,nuclear, mechanical and electrical.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Discuss how U.S. Constitutional amendments reflect changingattitudes.

Contrast powers and rights in the Illinois and U.S. Constitutions.

Explain the roles of supply and demand, competition, labor,organized unions, management and the government in the U.S. economy.

Use research from primary and secondary sources. For example, youmight cite letters home from U.S. soldiers serving in France duringWorld War I or a Confederate newspaper editorial on Lincoln'sEmancipation Proclamation.

Source: Chicago Public School Reading and Social Studies AcademicStandards & Frameworks; Palatine-based District 15 Math and ScienceLearner Statements.