Our Course of Study

Our full curriculum is presented in my books. Any resource you may find unavailable, an alternative is recommended in my books. I also describe in detail how to construct your own study guides there as well.

8th Grade Overview
Language Arts	Grammar and Style of the Sentence, Comparing and Contrasting styles of writing, Roberts Rules of Writing & Poetry, Persuasive writing (project planning),Reading: Literature, Periodicals & Current Events	Some of the resources we used Roberts Rules Of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know by Robert Masello Getting Started in Project Management (Getting Started In.....) by Paula Martin, Karen Tate Writing without Teachers by Peter Elbow, Writing Well (9th Edition) by Donald Hall. Literature Reading (Abbreviated Booklist) Total number on booklist: 7 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger The Clan of the Cave Bear (Bookcassette(r) Edition) by Jean M. Auel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club) by Carson McCullers

Geography, World Culture, Social Studies, World History, US History	U.S. History: World War II and Politics surrouning this war, All the People the 20th Century. World History: Elizabethan England, Industrial Revolution. Social Studies: Geography of Asia, Philosophy - Mind and Machines: Can Machines think? (From the MIT Open Courseware)	A Concise History of the American Republic: Single Volume by Samuel Eliot Morison. A History of US: Book 10: All the People 1945-2001 (History of Us) Volume 10 from the se: A History of US (10 Vol. Set)by Joy Hakim WWI Video List (Abbreviated) The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) A&E Video Winston Churchill A&E Video McArthur PBS Video Biography - Dwight Eisenhower (A&E DVD Archives) A&E Video The Industrial Revolution (World History) by James A. Corrick Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings by David Chalmers Elements of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind by Tim Crane.
Science & Technology	Physical Sciences: Robotics Summer Camp, First Lego League Robotics Competition, Computer Science, Life Sciences Biology: Introduction to Biology (from the MIT Open Courseware), Healthy Living,	Building a PC for Dummies, Fourth Edition by Mark L. Chambers Biological Science (2nd Edition) by Scott Freeman Genetic Testimony: A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling by Charlotte Spencer The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Miguel Ruiz
Mathematics	Algebra I	Elementary Algebra by Harold R. Jacobs
Art/Art History	Art History for Young People, History of Classical Music, Live Theater Arts	History of Art for Young People (Trade Version) (5th Edition) - by by Anthony F. Janson Bach, Beethoven and the Boys - Tenth Anniversary Edition!: Music History As It Ought To Be Taughtby David W. Barber, Dave Donald If It Ain't Baroque: More Music History As It Ought To Be Taught by David W. Barber, Dave Donald Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Foreign Language	Latin I Honors	Wheelock's Latin, 6e by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur , A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's 6th Edition by Dale A. Grote Collins Latin Concise Dictionary (Harpercollins Concise Dictionaries) Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition and Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd Revised Edition, 2 Volume Set by Paul T. Comeau, Pronunciation and Reading of Classical Latin (The Living Voice of Greek and Latin)[sound recording] Daitz, Stephen G
Physical Education	Snow Skiing, Racquetball classes, TaeKwonDo, Kayaking, Golf and cycling.