Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study | Page 19

EIGHTH GRADE COURSES Typical Course of Study Social Studies • American History • Earliest Americans (Beginnings-1500) • Explorers (1400-1750) • English colonies (1605-1774) • American Revolution (17741783) • Forming a new government (1777-1791) • Citizenship and the Constitution (1787-Present) • Launching the Nation (17891800) • The Jefferson Era (1800-1815) • A New National Identity (1812-1830) • The Age of Jackson (18281840) • Expanding West (1800-1855) • The Nation Expands (17901860) • A Divided Nation (1848-1860) • Civil War (1861-1865) • Reconstruction (1865-1877) • Semester Elective Option: Bible • Bible Grade • Service Hours • 25 hours • Book Studies • John • Galatians • Memory work • John 1:1-14 • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 • Galatians 5:16-26 • 1 Corinthians 12:1-7 • Proverbs 3:5-8 • 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 • 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 • 1 John 2:10-11, 15-16 • Prophecy Quote-Mathematical probability • Research • Topical verses • Location of stories • Commentaries • Presentations • Group Presentations over portions of Scripture • Discussion thrust Health & Physical Education • Physical Education (classes divided by gender) • Presidential Physical Fitness testing • Volleyball • Badminton • Pickleball • 6 Square • Tennis • Hockey • Lacrosse • Baseball/Softball • Archery • Basketball • Soccer • Running • Fitness Foreign Language • Spanish I • Vocabulary • Grammar • Alphabet • Subject Pronouns • Articles • Possessives • Comparatives • Stem changing verbs • Direct object pronouns • Ordinal numbers • Affirmative and negative words • Reflexive verbs • Present progressive • Indirect object pronouns • Demonstrative adjectives • Aerobics • Frisbee • Football • Jumprope • Omiball • Scooters • Myths about God • Speedball • Praying the Word • MN History 17 • Disc Golf • Relationships • Wisdom from Proverbs • Names of God/ His Character • Spiritual Gifts • Accuracy of the Word • Being a Christian 24/7 • Team Handball • Bowling • Health Education • Purity and relationships • Nutrition for health • Managing weight and eating behaviors • Physical activity and fitness • Personal health care • Skeletal, muscular, and nervous system • Cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems • Endocrine and reproductive health • The Life Cycle • Project Alert drug resistance program DETAILS FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 18–19