GRADE 8
CURRICULUM
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CURRICULUM
TOPICS
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Social Studies
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The Impact of
Industrialisation
Nation-State Development
Italy's Place in Europe & the World
World War I & II: ideology, rivalry, crisis,
and transformation
Global Issues Today
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Geography
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Regional Changes &
Connections
Causes & effects of change over time
Impact of human activity
Cultural & geographic diffusion (Italian and
English)
Globalization, adaptation, regional
characteristics & geopolitical areas
Socio-economic distribution
Geographic & Human Issues (Italian and
English)
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Earth &
Space
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Astronomy and the Solar
System (Italian and English)
Classification and Description of Rocks
(Italian)
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Physical
science
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Light and Sound
(English)
Electricity and Magnetism ( Italian and
English)
Simple Machines (Italian)
Liquids and Velocity/Heat and Temperature
(Italian)
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Life Science
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Evolution & Diversity of
Life ( English )
Principles of Heredity, Genetics and Disease
(English and Italian)
Nervous and Endocrine System
(Italian)
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Health
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Smoking, Alcohol, &
Drugs
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Civics and life
skills
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World as a Global Community
(Italian and English)
European Community (Italian)
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Language
arts/genres
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Narrative, descriptive,
expository, persuasive, creative/expressive
(English)
Fiction, short stories, novels, internal
monologues, poetry, investigations, persuasive,
documentaries (Italian)
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- Language Arts
Curriculum
Art
Curriculum
Music Curriculum
Libri di testo
del programma italiano
Programma
di italiano per la terza media
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- GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMME 2006-7
(PDF
version)
Mr. ROBIN GILBODY
email: gilbody@ambrit-rome.com
Parent meeting schedule time: Mondays 2.30-3.15
- READING:
- Selected stories and poems from
Anthology Adventures Books 2 and 3. Windmill Book of
very short stories.
- FRIENDSHIP AND ADVERSITY
Main Text: FACE - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
Extended Reading: Of Mice and Men &endash; J.
Steinbeck
- MAN AND SOCIETY
Main Text: ANIMAL FARM - GEORGE ORWELL
- NATURE IN MODERN and ROMANTIC
POETRY
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
THE LIVES AND POEMS OF ROMANTIC POETS IN ITALY.
- PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
- JOHN KEATS
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*Day Trip to the Keats-Shelley Memorial House
- LOVE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE &endash; WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
- WRITING:
Journals, personal narratives,
persuasive, expository and analytical essays,
script-writing, poems, grammar and vocabulary
enrichment.
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- SPEAKING AND
LISTENING:
Literature Circles, Class
Discussions, Oral Presentations and drama.
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- LIBRARY:
Students are expected to select
library books for independent reading throughout the
year. Library reading is monitored and encouraged
through individual conferences and literature
circles.
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- HOMEWORK:
30 minutes reading and writing
every evening
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- ASSESSMENT:
Progress Reports, Mid Term
Report cards Rubrics, self-evaluation,
peer evaluation, teacher/student generated
comprehension grammar and vocabulary tests, portfolio,
showcase portfolio and student-led
conferences.
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- TEACHING AIMS:
- develop reading,
writing, speaking and listening skills
- develop a critical understanding and
appreciation of literature
- encourage a creative and original response to
literature
- develop personal reading and writing
goals
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