EIGHTH GRADE AT CERRITOS CAMPUS

8th Grade Literature and Writing Program:
The study of literature is important because it helps students develop critical thinking, reading comprehension, and writing skills while improving analytical abilities to ensure a successful academic future. Reading and studying literature from different time periods improves students?cultural literacy that, in turn, broadens their worldviews and perspectives. These classes will be taught using an interdisciplinary approach. Because many of the works and authors we cover are already in the high school and college curriculum, gaining an understanding of them as well as their historical time frame, will give students an academic advantage that their peers will not have. Furthermore, becoming familiar with several of these literary pieces will greatly benefit students?taking New SAT, SAT Subject Tests or other AP exams.
Textbook
Poetry Packet

8th Grade Vocabulary & Grammar
Vocabulary and Grammar classes include vocabulary and grammar skill building exercises that are designed to help students build profound vocabulary and grammar skills by learning challenging vocabulary words and by learning grammar rules and structures step by step. Students' writing skills become more sophisticated by utilizing the vocabulary and grammar skills learned in this class and applying these skills to their writing.
Textbook
Advancing Vocabulary Skills
Middle School Handbook C

8th Grade Math Program – Algebra
This is a first course in algebra and includes a study of basic operations on real numbers, polynomials, fractions, linear equations and systems, functions, inequalities, rational and irrational numbers, graphing, quadratic equations, and the solution of word problems. This course provides the student an opportunity to develop reasoning and deductive skills by applying them to the understanding of the basic structure of algebra. This course in algebra is designed to acquaint the student with the precise language of algebra, comprehension of the real number system, and techniques for problem solving.
Textbook
Algebra Book Rental

8th Grade Book Club
Book Club at CCA is designed to help students develop better reading habits as well as enhance their love of reading. Through discussing the stories, analyzing the characters and plot, studying vocabulary in context, and doing various activities related to story themes, reading becomes an enjoyable aspect of students?lives.
Textbooks will vary weekly.