BIBLE
- understand the necessity of acknowledging Jesus Christ as Savior
- understand a Bible passage in its context and make valid references
- recognize the unifying theme of Mark’s gospel in historical context
- know the background material for all of Paul’s letters
- recognize the unique emphasis of each gospel’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion
- understand the significance of Christ’s suffering and death
- discover how Jesus fulfilled the old covenant
- review the difference between the old and new covenants
- comprehend the cost of discipleship in the framework of God’s transforming grace
- recognize distinctive features of the gospel of John
- identify the purpose and main theme of John
- comprehend the history of the early church from Pentecost to Paul’s missionary journeys
- become aware of past/present day missionaries
MEMORY WORK
a wide variety of Old and New Testament scriptures are assigned weekly
LANGUAGE ARTS
- view language in its entirety as a gift from God requiring careful stewardship
- understand the unity and diversity of the various components of English (writing, literature, grammar, vocabulary, and speech) in the goal of effective communication
- appreciate different literary genres (short story, poetry, nonfiction, drama, novels)
- critique literature through scriptural principles and teachings
- demonstrate oral reading ability
- read a minimum of 2,000 pages of non-text novels for personal enjoyment
- read the novels, The Outsiders and Romeo and Juliet
- prepare occasional reports on the out-of-class reading
- comprehend content vocabulary, and expand vocabulary usage and knowledge
- understand and use basic spelling rules
- demonstrate and use knowledge of the writing process throughout various writings
- understand and apply the six writing traits in a variety of formal written assignments (personal narrative, expository, persuasive, and comparison/contrast essays, along with poems, short stories, speeches, and letters)
- perfect writing for differing audiences (teachers, classmates, parents, principals, and community figures)
- apply research skills to a major research report, using research tools at school and in the community
- use reference materials frequently, effectively and correctly
- expand written vocabulary
- identify the parts of speech and use them correctly in writing
- demonstrate knowledge of sentence structure
- continue to experience speaking in front of audiences for different purposes (to inform, to persuade)
NOVEL
- The Outsiders
- Romeo and Juliet
ALGEBRA
- find solution sets of open sentences
- solve word problems
- use the distributive property to simplify expressions
- solve first-degree equations with one variable
- simplify expressions with exponents
- multiply a polynomial by a polynomial
- factor polynomials completely
- solve quadratic equations
- add and subtract algebraic fractions
- solve equations in two variables over given domains
- graph linear equations in two variables
- apply algebraic concepts to real world
- solve systems of linear equations
- use the slope-intercept form of a linear equation
- understand what a function is and how to find its values
- graph a quadratic function
- determine the solution sets of inequalities and systems of inequalities and graph results
- simplify radical expressions
- solve equations involving radicals
- convert from one particular unit of measurement to another
- use the distributive property for mental math computations
SOCIAL STUDIES
- understand God’s sovereignty through the study of history
- understand how American historical events apply to us
- examine our constitution and understand the government it established
- identify reasons immigrants came to America and examine the major groups of immigrants and processes of immigration over time
- discuss the leisure activities, literature, art, music, styles, and culture of the 20th century
- understand factors involved in the United States’ emergence as a world power around the turn of the century
- describe how the progressive era produced significant reforms in American business and government
- explain the causes of W.W.I and U.S. involvement
- describe the major attributes of W.W.I including Wilson’s 14 points and the major provisions of the Versailles Treaty
- describe characteristics of life in the 1920s
- identify major attributes of the Great Depression
- understand the causes of W.W.II including the reasons for and outcomes of U.S. involvement
- study major historical events from the 1950s to 1990s
- complete a power point presentation of W.W.II
WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY
- examine Washington State geology, exploration, and settlement, and major historical events in Washington State history
- complete map work showing Washington State Indian reservations, missions and forts, regions, and counties geographical features
- study Whidbey Island
SCIENCE
*on a rotation schedule with 7th grade
- understand science as the study of God’s creation
- understand weathering and erosion
- understand and use graphs to display and interpret data
- understand volcanoes and earthquakes
- understand water systems
- understand types, properties, and uses of minerals
- understand types of rocks and the rock cycle
- understand the structure of the earth
- understand meteorology and its basic concepts
- understand basic concepts of astronomy
- understand the environment and its parts, how humans can affect it, and how we can do positive actions to save the environment