Typical course of study for Grade 8. Appropriate for Grades 7 - 8.

The following lists our core recommendations for students in Grade 8. You will not be buying every book or only the books listed. Students have a wide variety of abilities and aptitudes; schooling — especially homeschooling — needs to be adapted to different children in different ways. Your advisor will work with you to (a) match each child’s strengths and weaknesses to specific materials; (b) combine your students in texts and subjects as often as possible; (c) choose a religion, history and science focus for the family for the year; and (d) weave materials you may already have or would prefer to use into your family’s course plan. 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Intermed Gram II [Semester 1 and 2]

• Easy Grammar Plus, Teacher Edition, Wanda C. Phillips
• Easy Grammar Plus, Student Workbook, Wanda C. Phillips

Creative Wrt III [Semester 1 and 2]

• WriteShop: Student Workbook 2 (5th Edition), Kim Kautzer and Debra Oldar
• Optional: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, Jane Straus
• Optional: WriteShop 1 Starter Bundle (5th Edition), Kim Kautzer and Debra Oldar

Penmanship G [Semester 1 and 2]

• Better Handwriting for Young Catholics, Seton Staff

Spelling 8 [Semester 1 and 2]

• Spelling 8 for Young Catholics,

MATHEMATICS

Pre-Algebra (Sxn) [Semester 1 and 2]

• Saxon Algebra 1/2 Homeschool Kit, 3rd Edition, John Saxon

RELIGION

Religion 8 [Semester 1 and 2]

• Faith and Life 8: Our Life in the Church (Student Book),
• Faith and Life 8: Our Life in the Church (Activity Guide),

SOCIAL STUDIES / WORLD HISTORY

European History I (EH1-B) [Semester 1]

• Semester 1: European Studies IB Study Guide, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Christ the King, Lord of History: A Catholic World History from Ancient to Modern Times, Anne Carroll
• Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World, 6th Edition, Rand McNally
• STAA Student Zone, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Optional: Fall Live Class: European History IB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy

European History II (EH2-B) [Semester 2]

• Semester 2: European Studies IIB Study Guide, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Christ the King, Lord of History: A Catholic World History from Ancient to Modern Times, Anne Carroll
• Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World, 6th Edition, Rand McNally
• A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt (Director: Fred Zinnemann)
• STAA Student Zone, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Optional: Spring Live Class: European History IIB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy

LITERATURE

American Literature (AL1-B) [Semester 1]

• Semester 1: U.S. Studies IB Study Guide, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Teaching the Classics DVD and Workbook, Adam Andrews and Missy Andrews
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (The Ignatius Critical Editions), Mark Twain, edited by Mary R. Reichardt
• DOWNLOAD: Exploded Story Chart, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Index Cards, 4" x 6",
• STAA Student Zone, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Optional: Fall Live Class: American Literature, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy

World Literature [Semester 2]

• A Landscape With Dragons: The Battle for Your Child’s Mind, Michael O’Brien
• Paideia Program, Mortimer J. Adler
• Let the Authors Speak: Guide to Worthy Books [ORDER USED], Carolyn Hatcher
• Christ the King, Lord of History: A Catholic World History from Ancient to Modern Times, Anne Carroll

FINE ARTS

Old World Art (App&Prac) [Semester 1]

• Ever Ancient, Ever New/Level 1 (Text), Bethany Pedersen
• Ever Ancient, Ever New/Level 1: ART Pad, Bethany Pedersen & AnneMarie Johnson

Classical Music Apprec [Semester 2]

• Music Appreciation I, Patrick Fata
• Music Appreciation 1 2-Disc Audio CD, Patrick Fata

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Science Literacy II (SL2-B) [Quarters 2 - 4]

• STAA Study Guide: Science Literacy IB and IIB, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• Developing Critical Thinking through Science, Book 2, Paul Eggen and June Main
• Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, 4th Edition,
• FORM: Science Activity Equipment Chart worksheet, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• FORM: Student Summary of Science Activity worksheet, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
• STAA Student Zone, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Introductory Latin I [Quarters 2 - 4]

• First Form Latin "Complete Set",