E. H. Sutherland Elementary School

10015 S. Leavitt Avenue
Chicago, IL 60643

773-535-2580
773-535-2621 fax

Catherine Gannon
Principal

Maureen Elwood
Assistant Principal

Ms. Annie Malone, Counselor/Case Mgr

Ms. Jeanmarie Ford, School Clerk

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8th Grade - 2nd Quarter Objectives 2011/12

Humanities

Geography
Eastern Hemisphere

United States History
Major Project
Supreme court Cases
Maoo v. Ohio
World Travels
Europe, Asia, Africa

Unit 5 A Nation Divided and Rebuilt
Reconstruction
Skills

Making Generalizations
Recognizing Effects
Comparing and Contrasting
Analyzing points of view and causes
Sequencing
Making Inferences
Summarizing
Drawing Conclusions
Finding Main Ideas

Math

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1st Quarter:
Variables, Expressions, and Integers
Solving Equations
Linear Functions
Inequalities

2nd Quarter:
Decimals and Fractions
Ratio, Proportion, and Probability
Percents
Pythagorean Theorem

Language Arts

How does literature shape the way we see the world, others, and ourselves?

First Quarter

From the Imagination

Unit questions

What do myths, folktales, fables, and legends reveal about a culture’s beliefs and values?

How does reading about characters and settings in fantasy help us to understand our world and ourselves?

Facing Adversity

Unit questions

What is the relationship between decision and consequences?

Reading

Can all conflicts be resolved?
How do art and literature express personal journey?
How does a writer create mood and tone?

Readings

Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
The Boys’ War by Jim Murphy
Short stories “Fog Horn” by Ray Bradbury
and “Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Alan Poe
Selected readings from
New York Times- Upfront
Scholastic Scope
Junior Scholastic
Student selected books
Selected poems

Writing

Response to readings
Definition paper (expository)
Civil War journals
Process paper
Begin persuasive writing

Curriculum shaped by NWEA and Core standards

Science

MATTER

Objectives/Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will get hands on experience with phases of matter and brainstorm to come up with their own definitions of the characteristics of each.
Students will be able to label matter as a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma and recognize the macroscopic aspects of each.
Students will be able to differentiate between diagrams of solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas at the submicroscopic level.
Students will convert their mass from pounds into Newtons in order to estimate their weight. In addition, students should be able to measure and convert units in the metric system after measuring them with a ruler.
Students will manipulate lab apparatus to collect and record data (density, mass, volume) in order to test the buoyant force in practical terms.
Attempt to create enthusiasm for contemporary science issues by having students bring a recent science related item to class for presentation.
Understand elements and the periodic table.