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Grade 8
VCS Grade 8 Curriculum Map
| ELA | Science | Math | Social Studies | Integrated Units | |
| First Trimester | *Fall Writing Prompt *Narrative *Author Study *Veteran Interview *Independent Unit *IXL *Newsela Lucy Calkins Units of Study ELA Common Core | *Physical Science *Engineering Design *Chemistry PBIS Next Generation Science Standards | *Grade 8 Program: Holt McDougal Mathematics *IXL *Accelerated placement options: Algebra 1: Glencoe Geometry: McDougall | *Civics *Current Events *Jr Scholastic Mag *Geography | *Cole Land Transportation Museum Visit |
| Second Trimester | *Night *To Be a Slave *Research Paper *Intertextuality Piece *Letters about Literature contest *Narrative *IXL *Newsela Lucy Calkins Units of Study ELA Common Core | *Physical Science *Engineering Design *Energy PBIS StemScopes Next Generation Science Standards | *Grade 8 Program: Holt McDougal Mathematics *IXL *Accelerated placement options: Algebra 1: Glencoe Geometry: McDougall | *U.S. History (Civil War to Present) *Current Events *Jr Scholastic Mag | *Geography Bee *Spelling Bee *Math Counts *Robotics Competition (Regional & State) |
| Third Trimester | *To Kill a Mockingbird *Short Story Unit *Story Critique *Book Blog *Small Group Novels *Poetry *Informative Essay *Speech contest *IXL *Newsela Lucy Calkins Units of Study ELA Common Core | *Physical Science *Engineering Design *Force and Interactions PBIS StemScopes Next Generation Science Standards | *Grade 8 Program: Holt McDougal Mathematics *IXL *Accelerated placement options: Algebra 1: Glencoe Geometry: McDougall | *U.S. History Cont'd. (Civil War to Present) *Current Events *Jr Scholastic Mag | *Grade 8 Trip |