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8th Grade Parent Night - Welcome to Georgia Studies!

Join us for an informative evening about the Georgia Studies curriculum, including Geography, Economics, Government, and History. Discover our focus on enhancing skills like writing, reading, and critical thinking, with helpful websites provided. Learn about the English language requirements for 8th graders, math topics such as data analysis, probability, numbers and operations, algebra, and geometry, as well as the science curriculum covering physical science concepts.

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8th Grade Parent Night - Welcome to Georgia Studies!

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  1. 8th Grade Parent Night Welcometo…

  2. Georgia Studies • Chuck Jones • Heather Burch • Mandy Braswell

  3. GEORGIA STUDIES Curriculum is broken into four major parts. • Geography • Economics • Government • History We work to improve a variety of skills. • Writing • Reading • Critical Thinking

  4. GEORGIA STUDIES Helpful Websites: www.classzone.com www.georgiaencyclopedia.org http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu

  5. Language Arts • Julia Hodges • Mandy Braswell • Kim Robertson • Jordan Brown - Collaborative

  6. GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS FOR 8th GRADERS? • Students will… • read 25 books or one million words. (In and out of class.) • acquire new vocabulary and use it correctly. • demonstrate understanding and control of the rules of the English language. • participate in student-to teacher, student-to-student, & group verbal interactions.

  7. use research and technology to support writing. • produce writing that establishes an organizational structure, sets a context, engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.

  8. demonstrate comprehension and show evidence of a responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. • listen to and view various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas.

  9. 8th Grade Math • Sherry Bowie • Leigh Blackburn • Jennifer Davis • Shelley Burnham -Collaborative

  10. Data Analysis & Probability • Set theory Collect, graph, and interpret data Venn Diagrams • Probability Tree diagrams Simple and compound events Experimental and theoretical probability

  11. Numbers & Operations • Square Roots • Rational Numbers • Exponents • Scientific Notation

  12. Algebra • Expressions • Equations • Inequalities • Relations • Functions • Graphing

  13. Geometry • Parallel Lines cut by transversals • Perpendicular Lines • Congruence • Pythagorean Theorem • Right Triangles

  14. Homework

  15. Notebook Organization

  16. Tests • Study Daily • Retakes?

  17. Science • Leigh Blackburn • Sherry Aglietti • Peggy Collins

  18. Physical Science ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • This year we will be studying… • Physical and chemical changes of matter • Properties of motion and force • Electricity • Magnetism • Light • Sound

  19. Important Science Information: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Grading Policy… • Homework = 10% • Classwork = 40% • Assessment = 45% • Exam = 5% • New textbooks with interactive workbooks

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